Elektron Tonverk: Multisamples, 8 Subtracks Per Track, More in This Exciting New Sampler Powerhouse

[10 September 2025] The Elektron Tonverk is real, it’s here, and it’s a sampler’s paradise. But is it everything people have been hoping for in a new Elektron release?

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Elektron Tonverk Is Finally Here

After a series of leaks suggesting a new Elektron instrument was coming, the Tonverk is finally here. And while advanced speculation had it that it might be a hybrid sampler/synthesizer, the new black groovebox is very definitely a sampler – but with a number of features that may surprise you.

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8 Tracks, 8 Subtracks, 4 Bus Tracks, 4 Machines

The new machine is a polyphonic performance sampler with eight stereo audio tracks. Yes, stereo. Additionally, all of those tracks can be used either as audio or MIDI tracks, positioning the Tonverk as a sequencer for a hardware setup. It also offers four bus tracks, three send effect tracks, and one mix track.

Elektron Tonverk · Source: Thomann

Each main track can be set to one of four Machines: Single Player, Multi Player, Subtracks (more on these later), or MIDI, which is also selectable on the bus tracks. Single Player will give you polyphonic playback of individual WAV files, either mono or stereo, while Multi Player allows for the loading and polyphonic playback of multisamples with multiple velocity layers per note.

As for those Subtracks, these let you expand each single track out into eight monophonic and multitimbral subtracks, each with its own sample, sequencer, and individual parameter controls. If you’re keeping track, that’s up to 64 individual sequenced tracks total.

Sampling Power, Modulation Power

As a sampler, Tonverk offers 5GB of internal sampling memory. There’s an onboard recorder for easy audio sampling plus an MPC-style Auto Sampler for automatically creating multisamples from MIDI-connected hardware instruments. Additionally, you get a filter per track and subtrack, two assignable LFOs, two FX LFOs, an assignable modulation envelope per audio track, two LFOs for each bus, send effect, and mix track, plus routing options.

Elektron Tonverk · Source: Thomann

Sequencer Power

It wouldn’t be Elektron without a sequencer, so of course Tonverk has one of those too. The polyphonic sequencer gives you up to 256 steps per pattern and track, individual pattern length per track, as well as an adjustable clock divider, the famous parameter locks, trig conditions, and retrig, plus micro timing and arpeggiator for each track. As for the MIDI tracks, you get 16-voice polyphony per step, as well as 16 assignable CC controllers and two LFOs. Two different trigger modes plus keyboard, chord, and song mode round things out.

Elektron Tonverk · Source: ElektronFX & parameters · Source: Elektron

Hardware Power

In terms of hardware, there’s a 128 x 64 pixel OLED display, a 64GB SD card, MIDI in/out/thru, two 6.3mm inputs, four 6.3mm outputs, a headphone jack, two USB-C ports, and an SD card slot.

Elektron Tonverk · Source: Thomann

Elektron Tonverk Price and Availability

The Elektron Tonverk is available now from Thomann* for €1399.

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Is Elektron Presenting the New Hardware Today?

[23 October 2024] After the photo leak of the unreleased Tonverk hardware, there are now new signs of new hardware from Elektron. Tonight, the Swedes will show something new in a YouTube premiere that has now been announced to start at 18:00 CET. But what will it be?

What is Elektron Presenting Tonight: Tonverk or Digitone II?

With ‘An Introduction’ and ‘Ready To Dive Deeper’ Elektron show a teaser for a video premiere on their own YouTube channel, which will be streamed tonight, 23 October 2024, at 18:00 CET. The forums are full of speculation about the Tonverk hardware shown in the leak, but also about a forthcoming Digitone II. As for the sound, the teaser features a lot of FM. Unfortunately, we don’t know much more about it yet – but as always, we’ll keep you posted!

Elektron Hardware Leak: Elektron’s Official Response

[30 September 2024] The company responds to the Elektron Tonverk rumors, hinting it’s just a prototype, revealing Overbridge for Digitakt II is “soon done.”

Elektron Leak: It’s a… Prototype?

Last week, images appeared on the internet of a supposed new Elektron device, the Tonverk. Was this the new Octatrack? Or some other new device?

Now Elektron has made an official comment on the Elektronauts site in response to the speculation:

Official response from Elektron about the Tonverk images. · Source: Elektron

“It’s great to see the speculation in the threads even if things occasionally drift a little off-piste. At any given time there are a number of prototypes in various stages of development. It would be strange if we didn’t have any since creating music machines is what we love doing. Some eventually see the light of day and others stay in the proto stage.”

So, just a prototype device that somehow got out of the office and onto a Chinese auction site (which is apparently where the pictures are from)? The Tonverk could just be an idea that they’re kicking around – or the message itself could be spin. Only time will tell.

In other news, Elektron did mention in the same post that the company was closing in on a release for Overbridge for Digitakt II, among other things.

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Elektron Leak! Is This the New Octatrack?

[24 September 2024] Multiple sound engines! Two USB-C ports! SD card slot! Onboard keyboard! Is the Elektron Tonverk even real?

Elektron Hardware Leak

The synthernet is all abuzz with pictures of a leaked Elektron instrument. Called Tonverk, it first appeared on Elektronauts, Elektron’s forum site, before being deleted and making the jump to Reddit r/synthesizers.

Is the Elektron Tonverk real? · Source: Reddit

Where the photos came from, no one knows, but they appear to show a (rather dusty) new device, the Elektron Tonverk. Elektron superfans will know that the company registered the name Tonverk as a trademark in February of this year. Is this it?

Elektron Tonverk: Pure Spekulation

As there was no accompanying information and Elektron has yet to confirm or deny anything (other than deleting the original post), all we can do is speculate on what’s in the photos.

Photos of a possible new Elektron instrument appeared on Elektronauts · Source: Reddit

The photos (are they Chinese?) show a new tabletop instrument in typical Elektron style, wider than a Digitakt and closer to an Oktatrak in size. It has DX7-like teal and purple color accents, suggesting possible inclusion of FM, but also some hints that sampling will be involved, like audio in and an SD card slot.

The display screen in the photo shows “Engine inactive,” suggesting multiple sound engines. My money is on at least FM and sampling but an analog engine would be nice too.

Sequencer, Keyboard and Effects

From the photo, it’s likely that this possible Elektron Tonverk has a 16-step sequencer, 13-key button-style keyboard and 10 rotary encoders. Audio and MIDI track buttons also suggest that it will have eight audio and 12 MIDI tracks.

The new instrument is closer in size to the Octatrack than Digitakt · Source: Reddit

There also appear to be effects. One eagle-eyed Reddit user commented, “The MOD/Matrix button and the three Send FX trigs are very interesting. That suggests more programmable effects routing than just the fixed Reverb/Delay/Chorus sends the other small boxes have, more like the Octatrack.”

Elektron Tonverk: Connectivity

Connectivity labeling reveals some surprising things, such as two USB-C ports. There’s an SD card slot suggesting sample import plus two audio-in ports, which also suggest sampling. In terms of outputs, there are four: A/B for main outs and C/D as a secondary out pair. It will also have MIDI in/out and thru.

Thoughts

Many people are saying that – assuming this is real – the Elektron Tonverk will be the new Octatrack. The original Octatrack was immensely popular, with techno producers particularly using it in their live sets. The Octatrack MKII came out in 2017, so we’re definitely overdue for a refresh of the series.

As for the name, I’m no expert on European languages but that ‘ton’ part had me intrigued. Turns out that tonwerk with a W means musical composition in German. This suggests an instrument that is more than just a drum machine, with synthesizer-like composition elements as well.

Elektron has yet to comment on the possible Tonverk. Of course, no price or availability information as of yet. First we have to confirm that it’s real. Stay tuned.

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