Elektron Digitone review and FM synthesis explained (VPM synthesis too...)
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2024
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A detailed review of the core features of Elektron's new Digitone. Feel free to ask me anything in the comments.
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TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
0:40 The most FAQ
1:25 Subtractive synthesis
2:00 FM synth basics
3:40 Ratios
4:35 Envelopes
6:10 Algorithms
7:30 More controls
9:00 Filters
10:40 AMP options
11:35 effects overview
12:45 LFOs
14:30 Sorting thru sounds
15:40 Sequencing options
17:40 Parameter locks
18:05 Trig conditions
18:50 Sound locks
19:50 Some misc stuff
20:45 The arpeggiator
22:00 Midi tracks and FX
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I am so late to this party but this has got to be the very best, clearest and most informative video I've seen about the Digitone. You have completely dispelled my fear of this box and I'm going to have to have a serious think about whether I need one now.
Easily, one of the most informative, well thought-out synth channels on UA-cam. Thank you!
hey,
apart from the very good quality of your videos, i like the fact that you do not celebrate yourself like a popstar like some other youtubers.
but that is probably a matter of taste. your videos are very pleasant for me. thank you so much for all your helpful introductions to all these machines.
greetings from berlin
sbmphr thanks ;) my dad is a doctor so maybe that explains it
serdar saydan I'm just glad the internet provides different approaches for different people. Sometimes I just want the facts, how's and why's. But sometimes I really enjoy the interaction between creator and audience. This video is great though!
Your overviews and tutorials on all of all sorts of synth related stuff are so good, thank you!
You have an amazing wealth of knowledge! And you're also a great instructor/demonstrator. Thank you for the amount of time and effort you put into these awesome videos.
Cheers!
This is a great review! I learned something. Thanks!
Red Means Recording awesome! Thanks for the comment
Nice to stumble across red means recording in the comments
Dude you have single-handedly made me buy so much great gear. Thanks for making these videos! You have a real gift for demonstrating gear in an interesting and succinct way.
I often create drum sounds with mine using Steinberg's Backbone. It allows me to separate the noise and tonal characteristics into separate layers for resynthesis, editing, and a number of other things. I can also layer additional samples. It's an awesome tool for doing sound design and making drum kits. The digitone produces great samples.
Thank you so much for the in-depth tutorials you do. Somehow you manage to make it informative AND relaxing! Fantastic job 👍👍
Wow. Blown away by your teaching skills and explaining fm synthesis. What an incredible video!!!
Been waiting for your review since this was announced. As always, it was well worth the wait. Thanks for a very informative overview of what the Digitone is capable of and how it achieves it. Thanks again!
Karl Montzka cool - my pleasure ;)
Very informative. I'm an electronics engineering student and we just covered AM, FM and fibre optic communications. I love being able to connect what I'm learning in class to synths :D
Beautifully done my friend!! extremely informative and interactive!!! I was sort of on the fence about this guy but ultimately purchased one of these because of your video!
I’m a recent subscriber and the depth and clarity of your demos and synthesis explanations is awesome. I’ve seen more than my share of synth videos and your demos are amongst the best out there. I hope you get to keep some of these wonderful instruments.
Thanks!
First time to understand the basic mechanism of FM synthesis. Thank you very much. You are super!
Thanks - my pleasure!
Appreciate your tutorials and teaching method. I just ordered a digitone and this has been invaluable help to get started.
I’m looking to buy one. How do you like the digitone? I enjoy your videos also.
Thank you for the quality production... Camera work and Content... very nice
I just bought one recently and this video is epic, super helpful in understanding this machine.
This was very informative. FM synthesis coupled with elektron sequencing seems like a crazy ride!
If the digitakt wasn't such a buggy mess I'd buy the digitone. But elektron is really bad at updating and debugging. I don't trust any of their new devices.
Little Gator Farm as someone who own a digitakt and uses it as a midi brain I can honestly say it’s not that buggy, since os 1.06 I haven’t had a single freeze.
great review of the Digitone and awesome explanation of FM synthesis, superb job man.
All your expert knowledge and patience gives me hope to get to grips with this machines capabilities. I am so interested sound synthesis this video will be my reference point. I cant thank you enough.
Awesome work on this mate, my head was pickled when I got mine earlier trying to navigate my way around and just wanting to dive in. This has cleared it all up, will be referencing this plenty! Cheers for all your hard work 👍
Bob Bell Sound thanks ;)
Brilliant! excellent review and explanation of FM synthesis. Can't wait to get my pre-order!
Dude, you are killing it with these videos. Keep up the great work!
Sami Matar thanks - yeah much goodness coming!
Dude, your videos are excellent. Thank you so much for making such great videos!
I love love love your channel. Thank you so much for being such a fantastic teacher.
Great explanations! Just got my Digitone and this helps so much. :)
Jeez. I love your videos. You have all the qualities of a great teacher. Subscribed!
daemionic thanks :)
I never knew how to use a spectrum analyzer until I saw this video. I can use an Oscilloscope, but seeing the spectrum analyzer used with a "Harmonic Rich" synth voice and a filter really brought things together.
Love the production quality here! Keep it up!
Casey Weaver thanks ;)
I'm so late, but this looks like a phenomenal device!!!!! Amazing review as always.
thanks, great review. love the time signatures on the side, very thoughtful feature.
You finally made the synthesis of the Digitone sink into my brain. Thank you!
I can imagine with you combine this with an Eurorack + Octatrack & Ableton
Best videos around. Concisely done.
Wow...I think I actually get FM synthesis now. Amazing Review!
This is a really fine introduction -- thank you !!!
watched the first part just to learn more about Fm synthesis. very interesting.
Thanks so much for taking the time to put this together! I'm coming from the old DX-7/TX-81 style of FM so this was a huge help Elektron's take on FM synthesis makes me take back everything bad i ever said about the method :)
I have one quick question though! Is that beautiful piano-y type patch you have playing in the intro a factory patch or one of yours? I love it!
zerozero island thanks! Yes, factory patch
Thanks - will watch a few times more before mine arrives!
It's been many months since I started researching what synth I'm gonna get next. This video finally ends that quest. Thank you!
Decompiler you’re welcome and thanks for the comment!
@@loopop Well it took me 6 years but I finally got it.
There was a moment where the reading rainbow sound came on. Nostalgia!
I love that stand you’re using to angle the synth.
Check out Cremacaffe
This was excellent. Very well organized. Thanks. :)
Brilliant tutorial.... inspirational.... subbed!!👍🏻
Excellent overview and demo. Very interested in this cool box.
You are becoming one of the best synth/music-tech reviewers on UA-cam! Great explanations and right around of detail - interesting and informative. I am really starting to like these Elektron boxes... feeling pangs of GAS.
Valdis Krebs thanks! and yes the force is strong with this one
He might very possibly be the best in the world. It will take a lot more of experience and talent to be better than Ziv on this planet, no doubt!
Great review, thanks
Makes me want to buy one 👍
Great, I never knew how FM worked thanks for the video.
Hi i purchased the Digitone i really enjoying it and your video helped me to get the most of it Thanks Patrick Mimran
I guess you make the best reviews here on YT. KUDOS!
If you haven't already maybe consider penning some books on this stuff. Your comprehensive explanations, full feature coverage, and exceptional presentation skills make me think this is what you should be doing. Are you a dentist? Anyhow keep going. o/
David Robot thanks! I guess except the dentist part? No, I’m not.... I thought about writing ebooks and passed - I’ve never enjoyed a book or written review about music or gear as much as actually seeing it in action. But who knows maybe there’s a winning format I didn’t think of. Thanks again anyway!
@@loopop just was watching this video and saw this comment. Funny how things change, huh? Now you've got your (incomplete) ebook and it's easily one of the best resources out there for those getting into electronic music.
@@ndguardian Thanks - it took a while to come up with the format - really glad you like it!
As usual, a pleasant, easy to follow and understand tutorial Overview. So important, you take away the confusion from a new instrument.
complicated, deep, creative and a never-ending source by the looks of it for potential. i going to have to invest in one of these.
I keep coming back to this video! Ugh my interest is truly peaked
Excellent walk-through!!
thanks for your time and sharing...
Really enjoyed the video! Now its all up to me figuring out how to save up the money for this beast.
really solid walkthrough, thanks!
Scott Baxter my pleasure ;)
One of the best videos about the Digitone - now, I definitely need one.
Thanks! but I assume you mean Digitone?
You're right, I meant Digitone (to pair with my Digitakt). :)
an amazing Drum machine you can create an entire drum part on one track base + melody on the other still leaves you with 2 tracks
"and cuz this is an FM synth.... ring the bell."
Brilliant video, and very helpful. Thank you.
Also, now that I see how well Elektron implemented the second LFO in the Digitone, I kinda want a second one on Digitakt, too.
Amazing review - thank you!
Mark Crosbie thanks ;)
"Infinite reverb... can't get enough of that"
Thanks so much... Looking forward to more on this instrument.. Subbed..
Thanks, nice overview!
I'm ordering one today! can't wait to pair this with my Volca Sample and make some 16 bit Genesis bangers!
Loopop always top of the UA-cam ranking if he's done a video on what your looking for. Top class!!!
Great video! Now I need a digitone
Luis Houses thanks! And sorry
Just ordered mine today. I'm an FM junkie, and although I am not especially impressed with the 4OP here and only sine wave (TX81z is has far more capabilities), the sequencer itself is what will make this machine for me.
👍 nice. Educative and helpful.Thank you. 👍
Haha i thought your dog was one of the sounds it really confused me 😊. An excellent educational video thank you
Same and it blew my fucking mind for a second. I was like "Damn, that's a great synthesized dog bark!"
Oh man I played that bit over and over. So glad he left that in, haven't chuckled that hard in weeks. Brilliant review as per usual too.
Thanks, clear and concise.
Nice vid, LP . . . I'd like to know more 'bout the midi seq. channels' capabilities ! Cheers !
Just bagged one because of your video! Cheers pal
Oooo, microtiming is nice. I haven't heard of that before. Pushing that snare a bit early sounded great.
I was going to get it anyway but...thank you soo much for this review i learned something new! So i guess it comes with 32 patterns todo
It is best when the dog approves of the sound. I cannot accomplish much without cat approval myself.
Thank you lots to learn but appreciated
Excellent tutorial .. thanks so much :-)
Great video! Thank you man...
Great video! ✊🏾
Love you content, loopop! always here when i need it.
what software do you use for spectral/waveform representation? cheers
This is a pretty cool little machine and seems super powerful for its size. I bet it has a steep learning curve. Of course, I do love me a good challenge. I also love diving through a .PDF manual. This might just be right up my alley. I have DOZENS of SoftSynths, but no hardware units. I might add this to my Sweetwater WishList.
Currently saving up for the keys version,. So just back here to watch again and try to understand it
Awesome review
Great review! This sounds almost exactly like my Yamaha DX-100. If only the DX-100 had all of the Digitones modern features.
That’s a perfect tutorial!!! Thanx!!!
Great video, thanks.
thanks this one is really good!
Great tutorial about Digitone! Hope we will see more Tips&Tricks or "How to make sounds with Digitone"
from you like Cuckoo done it with his Elektron Tutorials.
Chris Eos thanks! Yes I will definitely be getting back to this...
Ha! The dog bark at 15:09 at first i thought it was a super realistic preset!
def love the LFO settings from 12:51 - 14:17
I usually leave thos alone lol
Fantastic video
Gdämmit...should i opt for the op1 or the digitone/mother32 combo....times are hard for us non-millionare types...what an great review this was, you really made a clear walktrough of the operation of this here device.
hehehe... love it when your dog barked :))
thanks a lot, and what a cool box :) maybe soon a new tuto digitone + mother 32, and midi control? keep going great stuff !
paul boivin yes... it’s on my to do list...
This thing is awesome. The abiiity to control 4 other devices while it does its own 4 synth parts would be a good thing to have...
How do you get to know all these Instruments so well!....
Again a fantastic review. Inspiring also!
Thnx!