Elektron Digitone Tutorial | Setting up and using the Digitone for (Techno) Jams
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2024
- Hi friends,
I got some questions on how I use my Digitone for playing live. So in this video I tried to give you a little bit of a walkthrough on how I set up the Tone for live sets and jams to maybe give you some inspiration for your own approach. If you've any questions regarding the workflow feel free to ask in the comments - I'm happy to answer them!
Much love and stay safe,
Miles
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:45 - General Setup
4:42 - Track 1: Drums/Percussion
9:30 - Track 2: Bass
10:25 - Track 3: Leads (+additional Sounds)
11:05 - Track 4: Arps/Pads (+additional Sounds)
12:21 - End (showing some combined techniques)
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After maybe two years of owning DN, I finally know how to use it. Thanks to you!
Great to hear that these videos have also some value for DN 'veterans' - thanks a lot for your feedback, Pavel! ✌️
Same here, I am not what musician you are! Thank you for sharing this knowledge so that I may perhaps improve my loops and my shitty stock sounds that I have been torturing my wife and three daughters with for three years now. Ouch I bought the Octatrak in mid 2017 when it first came out followed by the digitone late 2018. I suck must watch @slow haste and @ I’ve (recommended by slowhaste). I shit at compose electronic music you are what I wish to but will never
Very informative and well done video. Great Work Sir!
💜🙏🏻
I only have a Digitakt but that idea of having the full patterns from 1-8 and transition patterns from 9-16 is a great idea and definitely something I can use. Thank you!
You're welcome! I'm currently getting into the Digitakt too and this technique indeed transfers great to the Takt. Good to see some Digitakt people here
Thanks for talking about the 'stealing notes' when they're layered on top of each other. I couldn't figure out why my sound was coming out weird when I overlapped them. Much appreciated sharing this info.
You're welcome, mate! Happy to hear that. When I found out about this trick it was a game changer for me as well. Otherwise I wouldn't get all of my drums on one track. Keep it up!
Jesus, boy, you saved my life!
i love jamming around with dm so much, but this finally gives me a structure!
Haha nice, that's great to hear! Creative chaos is great but some structure here and there is helpful from time to time :)
Thank you so much for this. Looking forward to explore the dígitone after your amazing tips (not new to synths but to the Digitone, got one for Christmas this year). Btw, your sounds are really smashing. And great that you don’t clutter up the video and having a clean (nice looking) surface with no distractions and only showing the Digitone. It’s easier to focus on the tutorial and the unit without seeing plants/dolls and things around it.
Hey Mack, thanks a lot for the great feedback! Really appreciate that you like the tips in this video and that they are helpful. And also congrats on the new synth - the Digitone is a great machine no matter if used on it's own or integrated into a setup. Have fun! 🙂
I second this! I also got this amazing little device for Christmas, and this video was a great collection of tips and tricks as I explore it.
@@CodyCampbellCanCode awesome Cody! Have a lot of fun with the synth and enjoy the Christmas holidays. 🙏🏻
This is by far the most helpfull dt video i've ever seen (along with the mega tutorial of cuckoo ofc) great job man!!
Hey wouter, thank you SO much for your comment! I'm so glad to hear that you find the video helpful and being compared to Cuckoo's amazing tutorial is a huge honour. Cheers man and have a great weekend! :)
By far the best tutorial I've found for the DN, and awesome jams to go with it! Nice work man, can't wait to see more!
Many thanks Calvin and super happy to hear that you find it useful! Yeah definitely planning more jams and tutorials but currently struggling to find the time - but there's more to come! :)
Wow, you bring out all of the power of this awesome synth/groovebox. Thanks a lot for sharing how you prepare your tracks!
Thank you! You're welcome and I'm happy to hear that you got something out of the video! :)
I've been really struggling to decide between a Digitone Keys and an Opsix. This brilliant video has made the decision for me. I actually feel silly for even considering anything but the Digitone right now.
I am looking forward to watching all your videos, thank you so much for doing this!
Thanks so much for your feedback, kwaping! Hearing that my video helped you in your purchasing decision really means a lot! I've never played the Opsix so I can't say anything about it but I can say that the Digitone is one of the best synths I've every played. The sound design options are huge and the sequencer is fantastic! When you learn to live with the limitations (4 tracks, 8 voices) and find some tricks to overcome these it is a great synth for standalone jams too! :) Happy exploring, I have a few more videos on the Digitone on my channel and some more to come soon!
Same story, I go for DN vs Wavestate because of you guys doing such a great tutorials and explanations ! Way better to have virtual mentor then to deal with emptiness ) Waiting for Godot )
I second that
Wow. The transition at the end is amazing. Thanks for sharing! Cheers!
Thanks Luca! Really appreciate the feedback 🤙
What a brilliant video. To know the Digitone alone can be used for a live gig.
You’re tutorials are so educative and you are an excellent teacher.
Thank you 🙏 so much
Hey Jo, what an amazing feedback - I'm so happy to hear that! You're very welcome and I'm glad you can take something away from the videos! 🙌🏻
Thank you for those awesome insights! I recently got my Digitone and found it quite accessible from a technological point of view (which might be due to my familiarity with the Octatrack), but seeing actual usage concepts is really valuable.
Also very well explained, I think I'll have to subscribe to your channel. 👌
Oh, and almost forgot to mention: your sound is awesome!!
Ahh that’s great feedback, thanks so much! 🙌🏻
Really clear demonstration of a good way to use the Digitone
Thanks for the feedback, Frimann!
Miles you're the best! This tutorial is amazing
Thank you so much Jamie! Really happy that you dig it 🙏🏻
amazing technique, I'm going to integrate a lot of these ideas
That’s awesome to hear! Keep on jamming 🙌🏻
@@MilesKvndra joined the patreon to deep dive the patterning ideas and for the good melodic techno presets. Really like the fill button for removing things like the kick, amongst other things your doing . 👍
@@INFINITYREALM wow that’s awesome! Thank you so much for the support it means a lot. And yeah I think exploring the pattern by yourself probably really helps to get a good understanding of everything. Feel free to hit me up on Patreon if there are any questions!
Great explanations. Also a very nice example! Gj
Thank you Visual Kickz! Appreciate the great feedback 🙏🏻
Really useful and complete description 👍🙏 thanks
You're welcome! Thanks a bunch for the feedback 💚
thanks man, your work is sick.i m learning a lot with your tutorial. Got the DT for 2 days and it"s very helpful :)
You're welcome mate! Happy to hear that you can learn something and that they're helpful. Enjoy your digitone :)
@@MilesKvndra keep up the great work man. waiting for more ;)
@@koolvapes8099 thank you! Will do 😁
Espero con muchas ganas ese live set! excelente trabajo
Thanks man!
Great tuto. I got the Digitone for 2 days. Coming from bass player, then mpc user. I love the DN. I have the same workflow on the mpc : each sequence is a song and each tracks a part of it. I will combine all this. Thx for sharing your knowledge.
Cheers man! That's funny cause we've kind of a similar path: I also started as a bass player and when my band split up, I got into MPCs (1000/studio) before switching to Ableton. :) The Digitone is just awesome - happy to hear what you get out of it! ✌️
Great relationship you make with the Digitone!!
Thanks a bunch Paul! Glad to hear that and thanks for the feedback! 🙏🏻
Great video!! Thanks 🙏
Cheers Adi! 🙏🏻😍
Brilliant. Thanks for the amazing performance tips!!
Cheers Guhl! You're welcome, glad to hear that you found the performance tips useful!!
I really like your tutorials and I hope you’re doing more soon! Thanks!
Thanks man! Already planning some more videos, just need to find the time to shoot :)
soo great ! thanks !
Many thanks wonhat, happy to hear that. 💚
thank you for all those tips and tricks!!!
You're welcome - happy to hear you find them useful!
Very neat workflow and great tutorial. You have a new subscriber thank you
Thanks a lot for your feedback and your sub! :)
Brilliant !!
Thank you! 🙏🏻
Very informative. Thanks for doing it. I'm a new owner and this type of tutorial is very useful.
Thank you so much for the feedback! Really happy to hear and glad that it’s useful. Have a good start with this lovely synth 🙌🏻
Great video and really insightful!
Thanks Yaw! Appreciate your feedback 💪
So helpful, many great tricks! Thanks
You're welcome Josh! Thanks a bunch for the feedback, appreciate it - and welcome to the channel. :)
Absolute gorgeous 👌🏼 like it
Thank you for your feedback! I really appreciate that 🙏🏼
Thank you!!! more videos like this pls
Thanks Roberto! Will work on that ✌️
This is great TY
Cheers D Jones! Appreciate it 🙂🙏🏻
Simply perfect!
Thank you very much! Glad you like it
Very useful video!
Thank you buddy! Appreciate the feedback 🙂🙏🏻
So cool. Thank you 🙏🏼
Cheers Andrew! Happy to hear that you like it :)
Well that was amazing!
Thanks David! Glad you found it useful ✌️
Impressive! Great that you share your findings. In my opinion you are a 2nd dan Digitone ninja. 👊
Cheers Daan, happy to hear that! Will further work on my ninja skills in the future. 😎
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching and reaching out, Sascha! ✌️
really useful. thnx for sharing.
You're welcome, Filip! Glad to hear you found it useful
Very nice!
You are the man.
Cheers Cyber Don 🙏🏻
Lots of really smart ideas in here, thanks so much for sharing.
Cheers Patrick, always happy to hear that they are of any use! ✌️
Miles Kvndra keeping the transitions on the white tracks, I was like, mannnn that makes so much sense! I’m excited to put this into practice. Thanks again 🙏🏼
Sometimes it's really helpful to give yourself a structure that you can rely on. In live situations you know exactly where to reach and what you can expect
Miles Kvndra agree %100. I am very new to the world of synthesis and it’s easy to just get lost in sound sculpting, or making a loop that I like but ending up thinking, well now what? So very sincerely, thank you for giving me some ideas for how to better structure full tracks.
Hearing that my stuff inspires others to jam and make music honestly is the greatest thing to hear. :) Big thanks!
Thank you! Very nice and detailled explanation. Gave me some very nice insights in using my DN more sophisticated. Subscibed to your channel as well.
Thanks Marcus! Happy to hear you got some Insights out of it! :)
Very Nice
Thank you! This cake looks delicious 💚
Super sick track
Thanks Brandon! Appreciate it
Very interesting video, learnt a lot!
Cheers Martebar! Btw your Digitone only techno set here on UA-cam was one of the reasons I went for the DN - super inspirational work! Keep up the great content. :)
@@MilesKvndra Oh awesome, I'm so happy to read that! Well, I'll keep on watching your videos for sure :)
so goodm ty
Cheers for reaching out, Karlis! 🤙
Very nice 👍
Thanks Denis!
Very, very well done. Ive seen so many digitone videos that get a very similar sound out of it. It is very clear you have delved into sound design in this box and have made some really impressive sounds. Have you released any sound packs? I love the bass tutorial you made, it’s been a go to of mine ever since I checked your vid out.
Tank you so much! I really appreciate this feedback. Have been taking some time lately to just focus on designing sounds without making music and arrangements. That was so much fun and I'll do more of these sessions soon. Will drop a sound pack when I have enough sounds ready to go. :) Thanks again!
@@MilesKvndra your sounds are so good! I would actually pay for them, something I've never done before. You make the Digitone sound like it's playing samples!
@@kwaping Thanks so much that's a huge compliment! Really cool to hear that you like the sounds :) Actually I've been more into sounddesign on the Digitone and really enjoy it! When I have enough sounds togehter I'll release them as a pack :)
New favorite channel. And who is the monster that down voted this?
I don't know but it literally broke my heart. 💔 Thanks Alex! 😁
@@MilesKvndra ignore them. Keep going. I just ordered a Digitone so the tutorial is perfectly timed :)
@@nanob0zo awesome news, Alex! Have fun with it, it's a great and super versatile synth. Got some more Digitone tutorials on the channel that might be interesting for you
I gave an upvote to compensate for the vile act of downvoting.
Nice use of the Fill pos and neg.
Thanks Richard! ✌️
Thanx 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Cheers Vlad! 🙏🏻🙌🏻
Would be amazing have a full digitone tutorial for beginners from you
Hey Valerio, I thought about this too but figured that the big Digitone breakdown that Cuckoo did probably is one of the best resources for beginners to get into the synth. But maybe that is something for the future to do. :)
Love!!!!!
Liebe zurück Bro! 💚😍
is perfect
Thanks fam! 🙏
Subbed!
Thanks Lucas! Appreciate it
nice!!
Cheers buddy!
Hey Miles, ich finde deine Jams und Tutorial hervorragend, man so klingt die digitone in den Händen von jemandem aus der Berliner Schule 👌 Ich habe zwar nur die Model Cycels aber ich werde versuchen deine Tipps auf sie anzuwenden. Einige Funktionalitäten wie Trigger conditions und param locks sind dabei erhalten. Ich Frage mich was du aus der MC zaubern könntet... Auf jedenfall viel Respekt und grüße aus Frankreich.
PS ich folge dich auch auf IG
Heyyy, vielen Dank dir für deine ausführliche Nachricht, auch auf Instagram, hat mich sehr gefreut! :) Und freut mich sehr zu hören, bin gespannt was du damit aus der Model Cycles rausholen kannst. Hab den Synth ehrlich gesagt noch nie gespielt, müsste ich mal ausprobieren. Aber als nächstes steht erst mal die Digitakt auf der Kaufliste. 😁
Grüße nach Frankreich, dein Deutsch ist extrem gut! In Gegensatz zu meinem Französisch haha
Miles I love your videos- I have a Digitone and your videos have been great to help me. I was interested that you more recently got a digitakt- how does it add to you setup as I am considering getting one. I have a TR8S and SE02 to complement my Digitone but started as a DJ and thinking adding another source for drums would work well
Hey John, thanks for your feedback - really appreciate to hear that and I'm very happy that my videos have been helpful! Yeah I got the Digitakt in the end of last year and really like it so far. Changed the way I make music quite a lot by adding a lot more possibilities. I think that it is a great companion for the Digitone as the workflow on both is very similar and setting them up and using them together works really good. But as you already got a TR-8S have you tried using it along with the Digitone? Would love too hear how this combo works, as I heard it's great for drum sounds too. I'll also start to do some Digitone/Digitakt tutorials in a couple of weeks here on the channel so if that's something you're interested in, stay tuned! Have a great weekend. :)
There is no need to mistakingly delete files from your sound pool if you use the purge samples option. Nice video :)
You're right! Great info here as I totally forgot about that new feature the latest OS update brought. Glad Elektron added that :D
"for some people this might at first seem a little bit limiting" lol you can play 4h with a filled project haha. thank you for the video :)
Hahaha that's exactly how it is! Some people seem to look at the DN and only see the limitations of the 4 tracks and 8 voices. But as you said if you tweek these limitations to the max you can get creative for hours. Thanks for checking out the video! :)
So cool, man! Always learning smth new from you. Thanks for sharing your experience.
One question: what are you doing at13:14 pressing MIDI and turning the filter opening knob, then pressing FUNC + NO buttons?
Thanks pasxxxa! Super glad to hear that this one was useful.
Yeah, for this transition I hold PAGE to take out the kick then I hold MIDI at the same time and open the filter on all tracks. Then I take out all drums by muting T1 and to go back I hit FUNC + no and unmute T1 to have the 'regular' pattern playing again. :)
Thanks! Could you please explain the last part: “go back to regular pattern”. What does it mean? Is it some sort of Undo?
Also, where do you learn all of that? Manual doesn’t have this info
@@pasxa Yes exactly, by hitting 'FUNC'+ 'No' you can restore the pattern from a savestate (which you can create with 'FUNC' + 'Yes'). This is great when you really funk up your pattern and change parameters, trigs, etc. and then want to go back to the pattern as it was before.
In general my learning process is a mixture of UA-cam videos, the Elektronauts forum/DN Facebook group and trying out different things on the DN by myself. Eg watching other peoples workflow can be a great inspiration for your own workflow - you just try it out for yourself and see what works for you and what doesn't. That's basically why I made this video. :)
Something new to try out today! Sounds like an indispensable feature for live sets. Thanks!
Beste digitone Video!!!!!
Danke Stefan! 😎
Thanks for the super great video Miles and for sharing your workflow, all very interesting and inspiring to use a single piece of equipment to the max! i have a bit of a noob question... when drum programming on a single track, is it only ever possible to have 16 triggers (sounds) per page? I see you can have 2 sounds at the same time using micro-timing like you illustrated with bd and sn, but cant work out if u can have say 16th note HH pattern on all 16th notes and bd and sn? or if only 1 sound on every step.
Cheers Catt for your feedback! Regarding your question, unfortunately it is only possible to have one sound per trig. I've thought about this 8th or 16th note hihat problem that you explained myself and used a delay on the hihat to find a workaround: I set the global delay settings to 8th or 16th notes and then apply it to my offbeat hihats. This kind of works but unfortunately the Delay setting is global for all tracks per pattern so you'll have a 16th Delay timing on all your other tracks in that pattern as well. With the limitations of the Digitone you often have to weigh up which evil you are willing to accept but this can also lead to creative and unexpected results. ;)
@@MilesKvndra U ⭐... thx
Fantastic breakdown, thank you! I use digitakt and digitone, tho digitone I only got last week so I still learning how to implement it into the two way setup. Any recommendations for digitakt +digitone techno live setup? Maybe you can make a video? Cheers!
Cheers man! Unfortunately I don't own a Digitakt (yet?) and do every jam Digitone only. But that would be an interesting setup as I think the DT + DN are a fantastic set up for live techno jams. 💪
@@MilesKvndra i like the (yet?) part. Get it!
@@nutella571 hahaha - need to save some money, it's definitely on the list of 'gear I could get'
So much useful! What gear are u using to make this overhead shooting ?
Im shooting with a Fujifilm X-T30 sitting on an overhead camera tripod from K&F Concept. Great combination that works really well!
Hello! Thanks for sharing some good tips and making this cool vide :)
I wanted to ask you:
1) Do you use the same tempo in the project?
2) how do you manage the project reverb and delay settings? I sometimes find that a different delay setting fits one bank/song better than another, which is kind of annoying :)
3) how about sample management? Do you pick out 3-4 kicks, 3-4 claps/perc and a few hats you spread on all songs or do you have a more flexible or organic approach to managing sounds?
Hey man, thanks for your feedback and for reaching out! :) Regarding your questions:
1) Yes in this one I use the same tempo on each bank (song) but it would be possible to have different tempos as the tempo can be set per pattern and not only for the entire project.
2) The global delay and reverb settings can be set per pattern, be sure to check that out. So I usually have different settings from bank to bank, sometimes even from pattern to pattern. The global delay send can in a live set also be used to make smooth transitions from one track to another which works for me really nice, maybe I'll make a tutorial on that in the future.
3) I usually do it like that but I also try to add a maximum of 15 sounds for each new song of the project to my soundpool. That way I can assure that I don't bump into the soundpool maximum to early. In the last firmware Elektron also added this cool feature, where you can select and delete all sounds in your soundpool that are not used in the project. This way you can make some space for new sounds from time to time
Hey! Thanks a lot for your reply :) really good, I’ve missed some of those features. Did read about the “purge” feature from the new OS update. I’m really curious to follow your lead. I’ve got an ARMK1 so I’ll pair those up which will give some more space in the digitone for sounds but overall I love the ambition to keep a set to one machine. There are some cool creators such as Glo Phase who’ve done entire sets. Also John Tejada released a record not many years ago entirely made on the Rytm. 🙌🏼
@@reframeofc5268 hey there 2 years later I'm being curious over here lol. I too have ARmk1, OT and am looking into getting a DN. how did things pan out for you? is/was DN good for your musical workflow?
Hey! Haha better late than never. I synced them and jammed quite a bit and the Digitone complements the AR really well. I did however end up selling my Digitone, more due to lack of time and efficiency inside Ableton. So I mainly use my AR to create grooves and don’t spend time creating a live set. It’s partially simpler to me but I do think a live act using two machines is way cooler.
My advice is to set a structure which allows you to ideate 20-30 jams on either machine and then using the E-H banks for arrangement. The one thing I did lack was a good way of fading between songs, I’d have to start the DT and then keep playing drums on the AR before moving completely into the new song, or vice versa. It’s easy to get confused but you could do even numbers AR first and uneven DT first for transitions.
How’s it going for you?
More tutorials please¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
Will work on more! :)
Hey miles.very nice tutorial.i got my self a digitakt and some other synthesizers for techno sessions.now i am thinking about to sell the synth area and get a digitone for saveing space when i ˋm on the road.
From witch country are u?are you acting on stages?wanna see you live.
Greez jay
Hey Jay, thanks so much for the lovely feedback! Really happy to hear that you like the tutorial. The digis are definitely an awesome combo on the road, very portable and great sound. Both also work great standalone. The only thing I'm missing here is to run them battery powered, but apart from that it's great! I'm based in Germany and I haven't played a stage as Miles Kvndra, but I would definitely love to! Cheers
Thank you for this videos, is there any chance to have a private session with you on zoom about the digitone? Of course not for free
Hey Skeleton Jacket, thanks a bunch for the feedback, really appreciate it! I'd really like to but I'm currently lacking the time to do that. Maybe at some point in the future. :) Cheers and have a great Sunday!
Nice one thanks!! good to know the trigs are deleted if on the same note!! :) and the trig+yes to ear the sound assigned I forgot this one...
But about the workflow I don't get the white and black trigs trick at the beginning.
You mean if going on the bank E1 for instance there are black trigs (empty patterns) this is a transition bank?
Thanks!
Cheers Arnaud! Trig + Yes is sooo useful when tweaking sounds from the soundpool in the sequencer - super happy Elektron added that.
Regarding your question: The thing with the black + white patterns is more a logical structure than a trick. All black or top row patterns are regular patterns and all white or bottom row patterns are transition patterns. So no matter in which bank I am during my live set I know all the time where my transitions and where my regular patterns are and never get confused by it. The empty patterns that you mentioned are just empty, becuase I didn't use them for my jam (yet). Hope it gets a bit clearer now. :)
@@MilesKvndra Perfect thanks a lot!!
yes I do kinda the same on digitakt with top and bottom rows. Fill is nice for it too ;)
Cheers!
German ? Da ist was deutsches in deinem Englisch...beste Grüße aus der Vulkan-Eifel. Geniale Videos. 😍😎👍
Erwischt haha! 😁 Und vielen Dank dir auch für den Tipp mit Nølah, gefällt mir echt gut. Grüße in die schöne Eifel aus Kölle! 🙂
@@MilesKvndra Effzeh !!! Man sieht sich bestimmt mal im Musicstore. Ist quasi ein zweites Zuhause 😜😉.
@@AndreasHimmes same here haha! Wegen Corona in letzter Zeit seltener, aber sonst hänge ich da öfters rum 😁
What you're showing is really cool I just wish that you explained a little further how you got there. Awesome video though!
Thanks Liam, really appreciate the feedback! Do you mean a more basic approach on the Digitone regarding sounddesign, making a track from scratch, creating patterns, etc.? Maybe that would be an idea for a future video, but feel free to ask if you've any questions left!
Btw really dig your content and learned a lot from your OP-1 videos. Keep it up! :)
@@MilesKvndra Do I have you on Instagram?
Just followed!
It's going to take me months to learn this thing
Yeah definitely takes some time but it's worth the effort!
Hi Miles I have a question , can you change banks while jamming live the same way you change patterns live while jamming , or will the music stop if you try to switch banks while jamming?
Hey man, yes this works flawless and the same as if you'd change from one pattern to another within a bank. The only thing where you'd get problems is if you'd try to change a project. This doesn't work without stoping the music.
@@MilesKvndra Awesome man thanks. Keep up the good work you are rocking it.🤟
Hi I struggle with consistency between sounds in patterns as I am always tweaking synths and then the digitone saves sounds in patterns independently. How do you think about this so it works for you? thanks.
Hi malara, this is not something I struggle with in particular. When I make a jam and go from pattern to pattern I tend to change the sounds by opening/closing filters, change ADSR, FX settings etc. This is great as sometimes the evolved sound is so different from the root sound, that I save it as a new sound to the +Drive.
But I agree with you that sometimes I want a particular sound in the other patterns too, then I copy that sound and paste it to the other patterns, which works great for me. Hope that helps!
Very nice tracks, you have mastered this sonic monster! I say that because I am from the old analog school of synths, having just purchased the Digitone last week I am at a complete loss on how to create anything that sounds good to my ears (like your stuff). I have the manual and am trying to decipher the new "language", but there is nothing like hands on experimentation, even though it is not giving me good results. There are so many variables within each parameter that it makes it very confusing. Is there a simple way to get started and build from there?
Cheers dude for reaching out and sharing your insights from the analogue world (which I love)! The Digitone is a digital FM device and it is really tough to get sounds out of it that sound like an analogue synth but I would suggest for a start to go into the preset project patterns and check what sounds of these you like. There are some really nice sounds that you can shape to your taste and then use them them your way! ✊
Check Digitone sound design vids on UA-cam. There is plenty of them (including from Miles!) and yes, stock sounds is a great start for never ending turning the knobs :)
@@pasxa ....Thank you, yes that is what I have been doing. The sonic capabilities of this machine are insane (in a good way).
@@georgesboutz8080 pasxxxa is absolute right. I can recommend Ivar Trytis UA-cam channel, he has some great jams and tutorials out that are super useful. Learned a lot from his channel!
@@MilesKvndra ...Thank you, yes I watched Ivar's tutorial video, it is excellent, just wish he would not move so fast (had to use the pause button a lot) :)
Servus, dein workflow ist sehr ausgefeilt, echt stark. Mich würde mal interessieren, ob du dir zutrauen würdest oder das vielleicht auch so praktizierst, live ausschließlich mit der Digitone zu performen. Ich frag mich immer wo hier die Grenzen sind. Als Produktionstool ist das Gerät natürlich unschlagbar. Freue mich auf deine Einschätzung 😎👌 Grüße aus Stuttgart
Moin moin, und vielen Dank dir! Freut mich sehr zu hören :) Live mit der Digitone zu performen würde ich definitiv machen und mache ich ja auch schon im Rahmen meiner Digitone Live Jams: ua-cam.com/play/PLYADoF8Fpo2TDFpp-v8h0qTDZtgfyVO4k.html
Aber auch für Livekonzerte würde ich die Digitone gerne mal nutzen, aber das ist ja gerade wegen Corona etwas schwierig. Glaube aber, dass es da in der Kombo mit der Digitakt erst so richtig geil wäre - die kommt hoffentlich bald auch in mein Arsenal ;) Hast du schon mal mit der Digitone live gespielt? Grüße aus Köln zurück!
@@MilesKvndra also ich bin auch stolzer Besitzer der Digitone und feier das Gerät extrem. Den passenden Digitakt habe ich auch dazu ;-) Ich kann nur bestätigen, dass sich die beiden Geräte sehr gut ergänzen. Ich selbst nutze die Elektrons vorrangig zum produzieren und hatte bisher nur einen kleineren Auftritt, bei dem ich den Digitone als Addon-Synth genutzt habe und via Faderfox PC4 mit Potis via Direktzugriff einige Parameter direkt angesteuert habe.
soundcloud.com/atlasdreher/2019-08-17-liveset
Ich kenne aber nen Kumpel, der vor Corona regelmäßig mit der Digitone aufgelegt hat. Mit dem bin ich immer am philosophieren, wie man den am besten ins Live-Setup integrieren kann. Was mich halt immer interessiert ist, wie ich von Track 1 zu Track 2 einigermaßen smooth einen Übergang hinbekomme. Am besten wohl mit 2 Digitones 😂😂😂
Beste Grüße
Tobi
@@FreakMusiK2010 Geiles Set, Tobi! Gefällt mir gut, vor allem ab Minute 20 ist schon sehr mein Stil - hast du das mit dem Digitone gemacht?
Smoothe Übergänge mit dem Digitone sind echt nicht so leicht, ich hab zuletzt mal nen Tutorial für Digitone only jams gemacht, weiß nicht, ob du das schon kennst: ua-cam.com/video/sFUZnmipYiQ/v-deo.html
@@MilesKvndra Servus, ja wie gesagt, der Digitone spielt ab und zu ein paar Synths dazu. Die Drums kommen alle aus einem Modularsystem oder aus der Ableton session. Das Foto zum genannten Set (auf Soundcloud) zeigt mein damaliges Setup. Nur wie das mit Live Setups eben so ist, die verändern sich ja ständig. War aber ganz cool mit einem Ableton Liveset als Master, einer Reihe Modularsystem (als Drums) und einem Digitone gesynced zu spielen, das hat wirklich Laune gemacht!
@@FreakMusiK2010 cooles Setup und kann ich mir absolut vorstellen. Ich mag Ableton auch sehr, wollte aber mal weg vom DAW/Hybridsetup und mir ein reines Hardwaresetup aufbauen. Die Digitone ist dafür echt die perfekte Grundlage und auch als Standalone Synth ziemlich gut ;)
Great video and channel thanks for sharing (FB Elektron DG group)
Thanks for your feedback, James! 🤙
Hello there. Can you record a sample lesson for techno kicking? Of course on digitone :)
Hey Malik, thanks for the hint! I'm not too good in crafting percussive sounds on the Digitone but I'll keep trying and maybe do that in the future. :) Could be fun!
@@MilesKvndra Hello again. I watched all the videos and I really liked them. I would like to thank you for sharing. I wish you success.
@@MalikKayaalp you're welcome, Malik! Happy to hear that feedback and thanks for watching all of the content. :)
Wait. What buttons did you push there at 3:50-4:00? The page and the midi button?! What did you do there
Hey Fargoth, these are two "operations" at the same time:
1. I press and hold the PAGE button to activate FILL mode
2. I hold down MIDI while changing synth parameters (eg filter cutoff) to apply these changes to all tracks and not only the selected track
Hope this helps and happy jamming! :)
@@MilesKvndraohh I see, thanks a lot dude!
Now after all your experience,- Digitakt or Digitone if you could only get one?
Hey Tapsy, I think if I really had to choose I'd still go with the Digitone - I just love the variety of sounds you can get out of this device, once you got into the sound synthesis engine. And I still have the feeling that I'm not too deep into it. So this makes it for me more versatile than the Digitakt - but if I don't have to choose I'd go with the combination of both! :)
@@MilesKvndra cheers mate! 🥲
What headphones are thise
These are Neumann NDH 20 - great headphones that I can definitely recommend!
Can you hook up a controller to this device
Hey Kose, yeah that should work, I've seen some people using it with a MIDI Keyboard. But I've never tried this myself
@@MilesKvndra thank you for your response
I'm a *very* excited new DT&DN owner. Something is driving me crazy: I create a Pattern and I'm asked to name it-yet the Pattern menu doesn't seem to allow me to browse the Patterns by name. That seems crazy. Why isn't "Select Pattern" (from a list of Patterns) in the Pattern menu?? Also, it lives in a Bank (A-H)...but the Banks are not named. The Patterns (which are named, but not viewable) and Banks (which are not named or viewable) are saved to a Project (which *is* named *and* viewable......BUT I can't view which Patterns are saved to each Project. What on Earth is going on??? Can anyone shed some light on these riddles? What am I missing? Other than that total mystery, I **LOVE** these machines!
Hey Scott, first of all congrats on the new synths! About the patterns I agree with you although I never named any of my patterns. Maybe when I create a liveset in the future this makes sense but for now it works for me this way. I try to look at the whole organization structure like a folder structure you have on a PC or Mac: The projects are the broadest folders which then hold subfolders (banks) and they have subfolders again (patterns). This makes sense to me however I totally agree with you that naming banks would be a great thing to have as 1 bank is 1 song for me so naming these (and also being able to swap whole patterns) totally makes sense. Wishing you great fun with the machines! :)
@@MilesKvndra Are you aware of any way to actually view a list of what's in a given Project? It is like a folder system on a PC/Mac......except, on my Macbook, I can click on a folder and view its contents. It seems bizarre that Elektron would organize everything so wonderfully-and then not give one the ability to actually open a Project and see a list of what's in it. I thought there was a menu function that I was missing (Perhaps not; maybe it just is this way). Thanks for your great vids! They're a big help.
@@Lo-fi_Hi-brow very good point and unfortunately I don't know about a function like this. Would be very handy to have though! And you're welcome, happy to hear that you like the videos and appreciate the content :)
Hi würde mich freuen wenn du das alles mal auf deutsch machen könntest 😇☮️❤️✌️
Hey Marl, danke dir für die Nachricht! Habe ich auch schon mal drüber nachgedacht, das Ding ist, dass echt der Großteil meiner Community nicht deutschsprachig ist, daher hab ich das bis jetzt nicht gemacht. Aber ich behalte es mal im Kopf für die Zukunft! :) Cheers und schönes Wochenende dir!
@@MilesKvndra also ein Zuschauer mehr hättest du denn schon mal 😁☮️❤️
Jo miles.es gibt einen weg die elektron boxen mit powerbanks zu betreiben.hier mal ein link
ua-cam.com/video/IxRzmXF1baQ/v-deo.html
Es gibt noch andere videos dazu.vielleicht funktioniert es.habe noch keinen test gemacht.sieht aber vielversprechend aus.
Lg jay
Moin Jay, danke fürs teilen! Hatte mit Eric, der das Video gemacht hat, auch schonmal dazu geschrieben. Klingt mega gut, aber habe es bis jetzt noch nicht probiert, wäre aber definitiv mal was für die Zukunft. Cheers und schönes Wochenende dir! 🙌🏻