Elektron today officially introduced Tonverk, a new polyphonic multisampler and audio processor.

The Elektron Tonverk has eight audio tracks that can be used in a variety of ways. There are a further eight tracks for buses, sends, and mix. Each of the 16 tracks has its own sequencer.

Tonverk offers polyphonic stereo sampling, multisampled instruments, tracks within tracks, flexible routing, a kaleidoscope of effects and modulation, and the extended 256-step Elektron sequencer.

Tonverk is the first device of in Elektron’s latest platform and the say “certainly not the last”.

The Elektron Tonverk features three sound creation machines, plus another for MIDI.

• Single Player is a Tonverk take on a polyphonic one-shot machine. Load, record, or drag and drop your stereo sample from your device, and play it back polyphonically. Find your start point, find your end, set your loop point, and smooth it out like butter with the crossfade parameter for seamless looping.
• Multi Player lets you load a multisampled instrument. The machine comes with several multisampled instruments, and with the Auto Sampler you can create your own.
• Subtracks offers you the chance to load a sample on every lower row key on Tonverk’s keyboard. This means one track is essentially eight Subtracks, each able to play their samples simultaneously. And every Subtrack has its own two filters, an amp envelope, and modulation. This means that you can do things like use a single track as a drum machine.

Here’s an overview of the Tonverk:

Features:

• 8 voices per audio track
• 4 × selectable machines per audio track:
  • Single Player
  • Multi Player
  • SubtracksMIDI (also selectable on the bus tracks)
• 8 × stereo audio tracks
• 4 × bus tracks
• 3 × send effect tracks
• 1 × mix track
• 1 × digital base-width filter per track/subtrack
• 2 × assignable LFOs per track
• 1 × assignable modulation envelope per voice
• 2 × assignable FX LFOs per audio track
• 2 × assignable LFOs per effect bus, send effect, and mix
• Modulation setup per track for pitch bend, mod wheel, breath control, aftertouch
• Step Edit
• Extensive routing options
• Diverse sound library (single samples, drum sets, multi-sampled instruments, and pres
• MIDI track features:
  • 16 note polyphony per step
  • 16 × assignable CC controls
  • 2 × assignable LFOs per track
• Performance features:
  • 2 × Trig modes
  • Tracks
  • Velocity
  • Keyboard mode with 36 different scales
  • Song mode
  • Chord mode
• Sequencer features:
  • Up to 256 steps per pattern and track
  • Arpeggiator per audio & MIDI track
  • Polyphonic sequencing
  • Individual pattern length per track
  • Individual time scale multiplier per track
  • Parameter locks
  • Trig conditions & trig chance
  • Retrig (audio & MIDI tracks only)
  • Micro timing
  • Sequencer lanes
• Effects:
  • Comb +/- Filter
  • Filterbank
  • Low-pass Filter
  • Multimode Filter
  • Infinite Flanger
  • Panoramic Chorus
  • Phase 98
  • Warble
  • Chrono Pitch
  • Frequency Warper
  • Compressor
  • Degrader
  • Dirtshaper
  • Daisy Delay
  • Saturator Delay
  • Rumsklang Reverb
  • Supervoid Reverb
• Hardware:
  • 128 × 64 pixel OLED screen
  • 4 × ¼” impedance balanced audio out jacks
  • 2 × ¼” balanced audio in jacks
  • 1 × ¼” stereo headphone jack
  • 48 kHz, 24-bit D/A and A/D converters
  • 2 × USB-C port
  • MIDI In/Out/Thru with DIN Sync out
  • SD Card slot
• Physical specifications:
  • Sturdy steel casing
  • Dimensions: W 286 × D 176 × H 63 mm (11.3? × 6.9? × 2.5?) (including knobs and feet)
  • Weight: approximately 1.85 kg (4.08 lbs)
  • 100 × 100 mm VESA mounting holes. Use M4 screws with a max length of 7 mm
  • Miscellaneous
  • Class Compliant USB Audio
  • External Input mixer with routable outputs
  • 3 year Elektron warranty
• Included in the box:
  • 64 GB SD card
  • Power Supply PSU-5
  • Elektron USB-C cable
  • Exclusive artwork

While the Elektron Tonverk has gone beyond the capabilities of the company’s previous samplers, it also is not designed to be an ‘Octatrack killer’, missing out on that machine’s fader and morphing capabilities.

Check out the details and share your thoughts on the Tonverk in the comments!

Pricing and Availability:

The Elektron Tonverk is priced at $1,599 USD / €1,399 EUR. It’s currently listed as ‘out of stock’ at the Elektron site, but retailers are starting to list it for pre-order.