Digitakt II: Making a Track with AstroLab

This week I'm making a song / track / beat from scratch with the Elektron Digitakt 2 and the Arturia AstroLab (both provided by zZounds links below). This is a pretty awesome combo. I'm not sure it's the best beat I've ever made but it was a good time and hopefully watching the process of making it is helpful!
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[@DylanParisMusic]

If you enjoy the video please consider checking out my album “There’s Something Better” wherever you listen to music: hyperfollow.com/dylanparis

[@MichaelBogaMusic]

Thanks for the cool on the spot demo, I really enjoyed it and learned few new things! By any chance, would you know if there are different firmwares, because compared to all the YT videos I have checked, some of the menus are different on mine (monitoring option when sampling and the menu that allows you to exclude track from the comp)? Thanks in advance!

[@DylanParisMusic]

Thank you! And yes there have been some firmware updates, you can update with the Elektron Transfer app and download the update from the Elektron website I believe

[@MichaelBogaMusic]

@@DylanParisMusic Brilliant, thank you so much!

[@stavflow]

Great video! I was wondering how you would compare the workflow from sketching ideas to finished track in 1) Digitakt 2 + Ableton Live (once Overbridge works) vs. 2) Push 3 + Ableton Live? Which one would you recommend based on your experiences so far? I am looking for a fast, intuitive but also FUN way of not just producing pattern but finishing full songs :)

[@DylanParisMusic]

That’s tricky with over bridge not out as you said but I’ll still try! If you could only have one, and money wasn’t an issue, probaaaaably the push 3 for its suuuuuper solid integration with Ableton and the MPE pads / built in synths (assuming you also have Ableton suite. Digitakt II with a good synth paired is a LOT of fun though and feels more musical? Less like working with daw and more like crafting audio somehow

[@stavflow]

@@DylanParisMusic Many thanks for your feedback 🙏🏻

[@milk_bath]

Hoping Overbridge comes to iPadOS. Can you route the 16 tracks via usb on iPad? Would be sick to use with AUM.

[@DylanParisMusic]

That would be awesome! Audio over usb class compliant is just stereo main output I think, need overbridge for multitrack out. Not even out on pc yet for the 2 but hopefully soon, and agreed that it would be awesome to have that on iPad as well

[@remyvegamedia]

That beats turned out coooool man. And yeah, I'm definitely gonna have to cop one. I'll probably wait until Overbridge is integrated, though. I'm getting more and more into techno/house/IDM and I don't know if there's a better hardware option than the Digitakt 2. It seems like it's easy to record audio loops from a keyboard too since you can record during pattern play, right?

[@DylanParisMusic]

Thanks man! Hopefully over bridge comes soon! You can definitely record using the threshold arm option, I still need to see if you can start sample record and pattern play at the same time with a count in though, there’s still a lot I have to learn with this one

[@givemhades]

I’ve been considering something similar but using koala instead of the digitakt.

[@DylanParisMusic]

Nice!

[@HIFI1965]

@dylanParisMusic It's a nice beat, but a beat isn't a song. A good followup would be about techniques to transition from a beat to a song. Cheers;)

[@DylanParisMusic]

Good callout! I definitely have other videos where I do this with other gear but still pretty new to the Digitakt. Once I get a better understanding of song mode I’ll make something about it, but in the meantime I’d recommend checking other creators out to see how they leverage song mode

[@igotbit9454]

Great beat and video but the Astrolab has got to be the worst design in a keyboard in awhile. It has that thermostat feel and I am not for it! 😅

[@DylanParisMusic]

Fair enough haha, it’s probably my fave keyboard I’ve ever used 🤣😅

[@beartrona6621]

Bro is playing the keys on a nest thermostat.

[@DylanParisMusic]

🤣🤣🤣