I actually learned this in the comment section of another Digitakt video (unfortunately can't recall which one) but it helped me so much to finally understand how to set the speed of my LFOs: The formula for the LFO-Speed is 2048/(SPD*MULT) To reference on what you said in this video let's try SPD = 1, MULT = 128 which results in 2048/1*128 = 16 So the LFO cycle will take exactly 16 Trigs/Steps to complete. Lets say you want the LFO to fully cycle between every downbeat, you'd need to choose your parameters in a way the formula returns 4 (= every 4 Trigs/Steps) e.g. 2048/ SPD=16 * MULT=32 = 4 i hope this helps more people to figure out how to set their LFOs :)
Also you can set if a step is triggering the LFO or not in the trig-page where it says "LFO.T" So when you set your LFO to take 16 Steps and want all the other hihat steps not to trigger your LFO from the start but just the first one, you need to switch the "LFO.T" OFF and then param-lock the setting on the trig of the first step.. Now your LFO will sync with your Play/Stop actions every start of the pattern/page instead of floating free even when stopped
Having already learned a lot from your M32 playlist, this is even better so far. In particular this LFO section has been a great learning curve…having a repeat sound running through all 16 steps is such a simple but very effective way of hearing the different LFO ‘Dest’s take effect. Made me understand right away. The different modes are such a revelation coming from analogue too, can already see lots great use cases for those. ‘ONE’ in particular. Looking forwards to the rest of the playlist!
Thanks so much for the useful tutorials for the Digitakt and for the Moog Synths! Your explanations have simplified in a snap so many concepts that I have struggled with for years! Kudos!:-)
I love to usually keep 1 of the now 2 lfo's, for a random shape mod generator... & unless im knowingly going to be shaping the pitch/tune of kicks,toms or certain snare hits... With a one or half cycle ramp or saw shape on the pitch of such percussion samples that will suit that to use a lfo on it... I generally will otherwise start exploring & experimenting with lfos on most other sounds & loops, by setting up both lfos as random mods... If ive got both ready to be a random mod generator, & they are both bpm synced to 8th or 16th's timing divisions for modulations on stuff... Just finding 2 good sources on anything to be modulated with a little, or a lot of in sync randomness as some lfo modulation... Is always going to give a more interesting result on sounds, than no exploration or use from the lfos imo? The Digitakt became much better when they gave it x2 lfos, & now its fantastic for using loops & easily resampling those lfo mods in on them too.
I actually learned this in the comment section of another Digitakt video (unfortunately can't recall which one) but it helped me so much to finally understand how to set the speed of my LFOs:
The formula for the LFO-Speed is 2048/(SPD*MULT)
To reference on what you said in this video let's try SPD = 1, MULT = 128 which results in 2048/1*128 = 16
So the LFO cycle will take exactly 16 Trigs/Steps to complete.
Lets say you want the LFO to fully cycle between every downbeat, you'd need to choose your parameters in a way the formula returns 4 (= every 4 Trigs/Steps) e.g. 2048/ SPD=16 * MULT=32 = 4
i hope this helps more people to figure out how to set their LFOs :)
Also you can set if a step is triggering the LFO or not in the trig-page where it says "LFO.T"
So when you set your LFO to take 16 Steps and want all the other hihat steps not to trigger your LFO from the start but just the first one, you need to switch the "LFO.T" OFF and then param-lock the setting on the trig of the first step..
Now your LFO will sync with your Play/Stop actions every start of the pattern/page instead of floating free even when stopped
Great suggestions! Thanks.
Solarj
These tutorials are helping me so much. Thank you!
So glad you're getting something out of it! :)
Having already learned a lot from your M32 playlist, this is even better so far. In particular this LFO section has been a great learning curve…having a repeat sound running through all 16 steps is such a simple but very effective way of hearing the different LFO ‘Dest’s take effect. Made me understand right away.
The different modes are such a revelation coming from analogue too, can already see lots great use cases for those. ‘ONE’ in particular.
Looking forwards to the rest of the playlist!
Thanks! Really appreciate it.
Thanks so much for the useful tutorials for the Digitakt and for the Moog Synths! Your explanations have simplified in a snap so many concepts that I have struggled with for years! Kudos!:-)
Thanks! Really appreciate the positive comment.
thanks for this. That 128 thing is rather odd... but then... Elektron. :-P
Yep! Elektron does it's own thing...
Woah there are presets ?!
BAM!
I love to usually keep 1 of the now 2 lfo's, for a random shape mod generator... & unless im knowingly going to be shaping the pitch/tune of kicks,toms or certain snare hits... With a one or half cycle ramp or saw shape on the pitch of such percussion samples that will suit that to use a lfo on it... I generally will otherwise start exploring & experimenting with lfos on most other sounds & loops, by setting up both lfos as random mods... If ive got both ready to be a random mod generator, & they are both bpm synced to 8th or 16th's timing divisions for modulations on stuff... Just finding 2 good sources on anything to be modulated with a little, or a lot of in sync randomness as some lfo modulation... Is always going to give a more interesting result on sounds, than no exploration or use from the lfos imo? The Digitakt became much better when they gave it x2 lfos, & now its fantastic for using loops & easily resampling those lfo mods in on them too.
Oh yeah! More modulation is definitely the way to go!
Can an LFO do random motion?
That's a really good question! The short answer: The Digitakt can't do smooth random - just stepped random.
@@braintree56Thanks for the answer and for these very good videos you are making!
For a smoother style random lfo modulation... use a little bit of lfo 'fade' in will help.