Elektron Digitone + Digitakt Tutorial 2 | Track structure for (Techno) Jams
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2024
- Hey friends, here comes the second video of my tutorial series on the Digitone + Digitakt combo! This video is all about my track structure and builds upon the first tutorial where I talked you through my general setup and thoughts on how I use the Digi combo for electronic music/techno jams - if you haven’t already watched this first video yet you can find it here: • Elektron Digitone + Di...
I also already planned a third video which will be about live performance techniques using this combo - it will be out here on my channel in the next few weeks. And if there is anything that you would like to know about this combo or that you want me to go into more detail, please let me know - I’m happy to extend the series beyond the three planned videos! :)
Thank you so much for your support for this series!
Miles
Find the whole Digitone & Digitakt tutorial series here:
• Playlist
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:49 - Track structure overview
2:49 - T1: Kick/Riser
6:14 - T2: Snare/Clap
10:15 - T3/T4: Closed HH/Open HH
14:48 - T5: All other Percussion
16:52 - T6/T7: additional melodic and percussive elements
19:13 - T8: SFX/Risers
21:14 - T9: Bass
24:25 - T10/T11: Main melodic layers
30:42 - T12: Additional lead/plug/pad
32:45 - Outro
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Anxiously awaiting the day you bring home the octatrack.......
Maybe one day... 😎
This is extremely useful, thank you!
Hey Zhou, very happy to hear that and thanks a bunch for the feedback! Have a great weekend 🙌🏻
Great tutorial! Really helpful.
Cheers Pawel - great feedback. 🙏🏻
Great videos, man!
Cheers Scott! Really appreciate it :)
Loved it as always. Thanks so much!
Thanks a bunch, Eric! Happy to hear that from you and have a great Saturday! :)
So many good ideas and techniques in here, it's hugely inspirational. Thank you again Miles! 🙏
Hey Smerin, thank you so much! Great that you dig the ideas and techniques. And hearing that my stuff is inspiring for other people honestly is the best thing. Cheers! 🙏🏻
Wow, so much useful stuff in here. This video needs to be watched several times for sure. Thank you for doing this!
You're welcome, mate! Happy to hear that you find it useful and get something out of it - cheers! 💚
Thanks man for sharing your skills and knowledge 🙏🏽
Cheers man, you're welcome! Happy to hear that you enjoy the content. :)
Thank you for the time and effort put into these videos
You're welcome, Jack! Happy to hear that it is appreciated 🙂
Such a complet tutorial my friend! This opens a whole new world of possibilities for me :) !
That is great to hear, G! Happy that the video was helpful for you. 😍💚
Great explanations that build meaningfully. Excellent video.
Thank you so much, buddy! Happy to hear that you like the video, I appreciate the support! 🙏🏻
You are a true scientist of the digi duo, I admire your work and the clarity of your explanations 👍👏🤗
Hey Clo, I'm so happy to hear that! 💚 Thanks for the nice comment, I really enjoy your synth journeys too, keep that up! :)
@@MilesKvndra thank you so much ❤️
This is so well explained. Thank you for taking time to make this video. Subscribed!
You're very welcome, Ryan! Thanks a bunch for your lovely feedback, I'm happy that you could follow the video. Next part of the series is coming by the end of this week. :)
Really nice walkthrough mate.Enjoyed all along and great tips as always 👍
Cheers buddy! That's great to hear, thanks a bunch for your support! 🙏🏻
I learned so much tonight. Thank you
You're welcome - thank you so much for watching, appreciate you! 🙌🏻
Highly appreciate those videos, it's refreshing and ispiring to see how somebody else works with those magic boxes. Btw really like your music style !!
Hey Ray, thanks so much! Great to hear that the videos are inspiring and that you get something out of them. :) And I'm also happy that you dig the music - appreciate it! 🙏🏻💚
this is such a great resource for DT and DN owners. thank you!
Hey Douglas, you're very welcome and many thanks for the great feedback! :)
Nice. New content. Thank you!
You're welcome, Erblin! Hope this is useful for you!
Very good tutorial !
Cheers Viktor! Appreciate it :)
Man, you are a beast! really clever use of the machines tracks
Thank you Alonso! Very happy to hear that 💚
Great videos as usual! I need to figure out to make tracks based on more than one pattern actually ... nice tipps, saved it to my tutorial playlist.
Cheers Mat! I'm super happy to hear that it's useful but I have to say I'm always amazed by people who can make tracks that are only based on one pattern
Great video Miles! 🐓
Thank you, Miss Laubsänger! ❤️❤️❤️
Makes me think about the digitakt too :) Great explanation as always
Thanks for the support, mate! I guess I'm the wrong person to talk you out of that haha - the Digi-combo is dope! 😁
@@MilesKvndra Yeah I know!! 😝
Thank you, guru!
You're welcome, dude! Thanks for the comment. 🙂
Hi Miles Kvndra. Thank you for your videos and your tutorials wich are very usefull. I thought maybe for your fill problem ( use both hands) you can use : " page + yes " or " yes + page " wich will block your fill .
Hey Arthur, many thanks for the feedback and the hint! Already tried that but it just feels more natural for me to hold down the fill button and release it to have more immediate control. Would need some kind of MIDI solution to send stuff between the two machines. But cheers! :)
damn I am like 10 mins in and I have to pause because there are so many ideas packed in here its amazing! thanks for sharing
You're welcome, Martin! I'm happy to hear that you get so much out of it. :) Cheers!
@@MilesKvndra Do you have plans to do a tutorial on the different patterns? Such has how you designed the main patterns vs transition patterns, what sort of elements separates the transition patterns? So if you have a system or approach for that would be very interesting to learn about it :)
@@conduit-seoir nothing planned right now but could be a good idea for a future video! Thanks for the hint! :)
Nice Tipps and Tricks again ✌️
Cheers Alex! Happy to hear that you like it. :)
@@MilesKvndra Sure you helped me alot getting started with these. I tend to recommend you to everyone who ask me stuff about the Digitone haha. Also made a Techno Jam with both if you want you can check it out on my channel maybe you got some advice for me :)
@@alxdpo6471 just seen it and it's really dope! Like the harder sound of the percussive elements and it sounds very coherent! Keep the jams up! 🙌🏻
@@MilesKvndra Cheers mate, really appreciate it :)
Awesome content 🔥❤️
Cheers Gustavo - happy to hear that you like it! 🙌🏻
Really dug those last videos, waiting for the third part
Cheers from Brazil
@@gustavost86 happy to hear that! Hope I'll find the time soon :)
yay the digi duo.. mint !!
Thanks fran! Appreciate it :)
@@MilesKvndra I have just got these, and love them and your video's are brilliant, thanx for the information its a great help.. :)
That is really great feedback and I'm so happy to hear that! Thanks so much and keep on vibing with the combo! Cheers :)
It takes me a few hours to get through the videos, I'm always stopping to play with my setup and apply what I've learned.
Cheers Cameron! I'm happy to hear that you get so much out of the videos. Keep on jamming and have a great weekend! :)
Great tutorial again 🤗! Curious about longer sets with several songs. Btw you can rename your patterns that now are 'untitled' into verse or chorus/rise. 😊 That helps as well for organising. 🎵🎵🎵🎵
Hey Andrea, thanks a lot for your feedback! Yeah I'm currently working on more jams to get a set together and then maybe do a live performance with the combo - would love that! Yeah I know that with the renames but I'm sometimes too lazy haha. But definitely need to get this on because as the jams get more and more it's important to stay organized, like you said. Cheers and have a great Saturday! 🙌🏻🙂
@@MilesKvndra yes I know, I'm also a bit lazy with that haha 😄. But now I already start to notice that I need to be structured as otherwise I get lost with the set. Enjoy your weekend 😅
@@AndreaCichecki haha that is so true - organization is key! 😁 Enjoy your weekend too! 🙌🏻
Great structure vid, though I dont wanna make techno per se, it will definetely help when mapping out ideas.
Thank you for the feedback! Yeah I hope this tutorial translates also to other genres and will be helpful for users no matter what genre they're into. :)
Great rundown! I like especially the idea of the transition tracks and also sampling the DN’s excellent drum sounds. Question: how do you record your tracks while maintaining the Digitakt’s track panning? I record individual tracks over USB with Ableton and Overbridge, but because the tracks are mono none of the panning info gets preserved. Still trying to find a solution to this other than having to manually set the panning on the Ableton tracks themselves…
Hey Paul, thank you so much for the feedback! Yeah these are great opportunities to have with these devices. Regarding the recording process I usually record the stereo sum of both devices into my mobile recording device or into Ableton. I do most of my mixing directly in the machines and the Digitakt now having a second filter with the latest firmware makes this even easier. Then I master my jams in iZotope Ozone. Quite happy with the results I get but I see the point in recording all tracks separately. Way more flexibility in terms of mixing!
Great Miles! So what i see that you can use more then 8 tracks on both machines if you work with more patrerns ? And use a different sound in a different patern.
Hey Jdv, that's correct. You've 8 sample tracks on the Digitakt and 4 synth tracks on the Digitone. And each pattern in a bank can be completely separate from the others, you can also have a different BPM in each pattern. Great creative possibilities! 💚
Miles, this is excellent! It just reignited my inspiration for the Digitakt. What do you think about running Digitone outs into Digitakt Ext Ins since the 1.3 update? and use the master compressor and effects that way? and are the external ins sum the signal to mono on the digitakt or does it pass through in stereo to the FX ->Comp->Ouput?
Hey man, thanks so much! The new update on the Digitakt offers great new possibilities: I've not tried it yet but I think now the ins are stereo which is super dope and I'll definitely try to route the Digitone into the Digitakt to make use of the compressor on the Digitone's sounds. :) Cheers!
very good video!! I sub you!!
Thank you! I really appreciate that, have a great day! 🙌🏻
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Hi miles, what are you thoughts on the Analog Heat or other methods of dawless sound processing?
Hey John, that is a really good point and exactly what I'm currently thinking about. The Heat looks like a great solution and it's currently really high on my list. But I'm also thinking about getting something more versatile like for example the ZOIA. What are your thoughts on this? Have a great Saturday! :)
I assume this can be applied to a digitone/octotrack combo. I know the digitakt and octotrack are slightly different but would you know of any limitations with the way the digitakt is used here in comparison to an octotrack?
Hmmm that's a good question as I don't know the Octatrack in detail and I can't answer this yet for sure. I just know limitations the Digitakt has compared to the Octatrack (mono samples, sample time, inputs, etc).
wie könnte man den Digitone Sidechain(en)/ das simulieren ? bestünde da eine Möglichkeit , wie beim tr8s ,dass is momentan der einzige Grund warum ich den tr8s noch nutze , wollte mir jetzt auch einen Digitakt zulegen weil der Elektron Workflow einfach Liebe ist
Moin Sebastian, guter Punkt: das geht bei den Digis aktuell nur über nen Workaround mit den LFOs. Da kannst du den Ramp Mode auf die Lautstärke anwenden und dann auf Viertel-Noten einstellen, sodass der Effekt dann bei ner FOTF Kick jedes mal eintritt. Aber natives Sidechaining gibt es leider nicht. Und beim Workflow gebe ich dir total recht: Der Elektron Workflow ist wirklich Liebe 💚💚