Audio enhancer. Audio destroyer.
Take a sound, any sound. Send it through the Analog Heat MKII, try out the eight different stereo analog distortion circuits, add stereo analog filtering and EQ, and hear beautiful things unfold. Breathe new life into your existing gear.
Add sparkly brilliance, or grimy roughness, to any sound source. Samplers, drum machines, synths, vocals, the master bus, you name it. Analog Heat MKII is the fiery furnace capable of igniting your music.
The eight stereo analog circuits are designed to quickly access varied and powerful sound shaping. Each circuit has a distinctive way of processing sound. Clean boost, tape-like saturation, tube amp-like enhancement, overdrive, crunch, distortion, harmonic fuzz or high gain? You’ll find your favorite flavor with ease.
The MKII version of the Analog Heat features improved durability and precision encoders, new tough back-lit keys and a crisp OLED screen. The display is bigger, sharper and brighter: perfect for performing in the dark. There is also additional visual feedback on the Amp, Filter, Envelope and LFO pages that makes overview and understanding of sound processing and modulation a whole lot easier.
The circuit of eight
Clean Boost – Boosts the signal from 0 to 20 dB, run at a high internal voltage, thus giving plenty of headroom. When fully driven, it sounds similar to overdriving old mixers.
Saturation – Reminiscent of tape like saturation. Wooly and warm.
Enhancement – The perfect circuit for adding glow and sheen to a track or loop.
Mid Drive – Mid-range focused overdrive with a solid and distinct body. Increase the Low EQ setting to add more bass.
Rough Crunch – Gritty, worn and gnarly character. Full of flavor.
Classic Dist – Pleasantly distorts upper mid-range frequencies. Ideal for acid bass lines.
Round Fuzz – Adds a lot of harmonics and alters the signal in interesting and often unpredictable ways.
High Gain – Clear sound with plenty of gain and great sustain. Probably the most aggressive of all the circuits. Very maxed out!
Analog Heat MKII and Overbridge
Any DAW user will love Analog Heat. It is perfect for adding analog warmth and grit to digital audio. Suitable on individual tracks as well as on the master bus. It can also double as a sound card, making it perfect for the nimble studio.
- Control your Analog Heat with audio and sync using a dedicated VST/AU plugin
- Process DAW audio with beautiful analog stereo filtering and distortion
- Mid/Side mode lets you expand audio processing possibilities
- Analog Heat MKII can be used as a 2 in/2 out sound card (CoreAudio/ASIO/WDM)
- Use Analog Heat as a separate sound card, all while using the other features of the instrument
- Total Recall remembers all Analog Heat settings when loading a DAW project
Analog Heat MKII specifications
Sound processing
- 8 × Stereo analog distortion circuits
- 1 × Stereo analog multi-mode filter (7 filter types)
- 1 × 2 band adaptable stereo analog EQ
- 1 × Assignable envelope generator/envelope follower
- 1 × Assignable LFO
Storage
- 128 user preset slots
Hardware
- 128×64 pixel OLED screen
- MIDI In/Out/Thru with DIN Sync out
- 2 × ¼″ balanced audio out jacks
- 2 × ¼″ balanced audio in jacks
- 1 × ¼″ stereo headphones jack
- 2 × ¼″ CV/Expression pedal input jacks
- 48 kHz, 24-bit D/A and A/D converters
- Flash-EEPROM upgradable OS
- Hi-speed USB 2.0 port
Audio outputs
- Headphones out level: +19 dBu peak
- Headphones output impedance: 36 Ω
- Impedance balanced main outputs level: +19 dBu peak
- Main outputs impedance: 440 Ω unbalanced
Audio inputs
- Balanced audio input level: +19 dBu peak
- Audio input impedance: 39 kΩ
Control inputs
- Input level: -5 V – +5 V
- Accepts CV, Expression pedals, Foot switches
Physical specifications
- Sturdy steel casing
- Dimensions: W215×D184×H63 mm (8.5×7.2×2.5″) (including audio outputs, knobs and rubber feet)
- Weight: approximately 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs)
- 100×100 mm VESA mounting holes
Miscellaneous
- Overbridge enabled
- Class Compliant USB Audio
- 3 year Elektron warranty
Included in the box
- Power Supply PSU-3b
- Elektron USB cable