Digitakt & Digitone Song Writing Tutorial + Sound Design Tips

[@KurtLorenz]

I really like you and your channel. Thanks for all you do.

[@SlowHaste]

Thanks for the kind words and for watching!

[@hlprmnky]

Well, it was your birthday but you got me the gift of demoing how to do ratchets with the retrig function on the Digitakt, which was really nice of you! I’m sure I would have found it eventually by reading the manual but just seeing it done put it directly into my tool belt. Happy birthday!

[@SlowHaste]

Thanks so much!! It’s honestly an amazing tool that I forget about all the time.. but when I remember it exists, I use the absolute hell out of it

[@supremeciroc]

Happy belated brother. You’re a gem and your tutorials have helped me greatly. ❤️

[@SlowHaste]

Thanks a ton!! And I’m glad you’ve been enjoying/learning from the channel!

[@thejoshuathomas]

Happy belated, my friend. Loved your enthusiasm during the breakdown of different elements, I can tell you had fun during the creative process.

[@SlowHaste]

Thank you so very much pal! This one definitely got me excited, it kind of just fell out of my head after a period of not playing for a few weeks. Sometimes we just get lucky!

[@chrispuhl6598]

Happy birthday! The magic is definitely in the tempos locked to one decimal place increments! In all seriousness this is great man! Love the vibe!

[@SlowHaste]

Hahahh that’s the secret sauce right there 😈. Thanks so much, I’m glad you’re into it!!

[@dgk_recordings]

Happy Birthday, Daniel! Hope you have an awesome day, and thanks for the great videos!

[@SlowHaste]

Thank you very much Doug, i appreciate you watching!!

[@FrankRhodesOfficial]

I really enjoy your videos. Would it be possible to do a video on the Midi side of the Digitakt and Digitone? I have both units and this always confuses me. Keep those great videos coming! Thanks

[@SlowHaste]

Thanks for watching!! I have a quick video on the channel going over setup and syncing. But I haven’t used them to control any external devices yet!! Primarily because I don’t have a MIDI input for my modular, and I don’t really have many other synths hahah

[@internet_glen]

hey i just watched that vid... so do you do the p-locking on the tone? ive thought about setting up cc mapping on the digitakt and saving a project as template for ease of use because it feels like you're juggling a lot when you try to parameter lock on both devices... but it kills me to think of the time itll take to input all the values lmfao

[@SlowHaste]

@@internet_glen I don’t tend to do as much p-locking on the Digitone. I think I would do it a whole lot for sound locks if I was only using the DN, but I don’t have to worry about it so much since I’m only using it for chords/pads/melodies (and bass, occasionally)

[@internet_glen]

@@SlowHaste I hear you, me too, but I feel like I'm leaving a ton of capability on the table

[@Rgdonaire_07]

Happy birthday Daniel! 🙌🏻

[@SlowHaste]

Thanks so very much!!

[@georgekay372]

Happy birthday pal! Always glad to see one of your videos pop up on a Saturday morning. Makes me wanna work on my music a little more!

[@SlowHaste]

Thank you so much :)!! And that's very motivating to hear, and always my intention with these videos!!

[@newflanged_]

Amazed that you can perform all those mutes and unmutes between two machines and different patterns. 🔥🤞🏻

[@newflanged_]

and happy birthday!!!! ❤️❤️

[@SlowHaste]

🥰 Many thanks!!!

[@SlowHaste]

It feels more intuitive when I’m able to practice as I build up patterns… but sometimes I’ll go back to an old project and totally forget how I’ve structured a performance :(. Luckily most of it is recorded on video though, so it’s easy enough to reference!

[@newflanged_]

@@SlowHaste Oh I thought you had a super strict structure for every pattern. We are all mortals then

[@SlowHaste]

@@newflanged_ I do stick to certain trigs for sounds (kicks on 1, hi-hats on 5, etc.) but for the structure of bringing sounds in and out, I kind of make it up as I go along (both fun and dangerous)!

[@all1nz]

Your best yet!!

[@SlowHaste]

Thanks Mark!! This is right up your alley, isn’t it?

[@all1nz]

@@SlowHaste absolutely. Love the percussion work here

[@CoffinNachtmahr]

Happy Birthday Dan

[@SlowHaste]

Thanks bud!!! Always appreciate you watching the channel 😎

[@lundsweden]

All jokes aside, you make these two boxes sing. Yes they are great bits of gear, but the user still has a bigger impact on sound than the devices themselves! I know if I had these two beauties, they would sound totally different!

[@SlowHaste]

That’s part of the beauty of them, they’re super versatile and flexible!

[@sarahhey8654]

Cool track Bro 👌. Would you be able to share the name of the Digitone bass preset?

[@SlowHaste]

Thsnk you! Yes I definitely can, but am away for the weekend so I’ll have to check in a couple of days - was my first time using it and I can’t recall the name!

[@boombap08]

Do you have them synced together? Great vid bro, love my digitakt

[@SlowHaste]

Thanks so much! Yep, they are synced via MIDI (Digitakt is controlling the Digitone)

[@boombap08]

@@SlowHaste now you got me going for a DN lol. these guys gotta pay you

[@lundsweden]

If I buy a Digitakt, then a Digitone, my partner will think I'm crazy, as in why did you buy the same thing twice! They look expensive too, so it won't fly if I say I got them for $200 each!

[@harry-cf4wu]

dog this song is so good

[@SlowHaste]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it