ELEKTRON DIGITAKT TUTORIAL MAKING SYNTHS USING SAMPLES

[@hovek1988]

This video convinced me to finally buy the digitakt. I was tired of looking at my computer screen to jam. Also, I subscribed right after watching that!

[@rdoetjes]

Fascinating for me the computer is also the tedious part of music production. I hate having to use it. Perhaps because I am a systems engineer by trade and reminds me too much of work ;D

[@thedeepblueskys]

I bought one of these a couple months ago, and the learning curve was a little steep. Once I got the workflow and some of the tricks down, it was well worth it though. I even picked up a Model Samples. Regardless, I like working out of the computer too. Just noticed hooking up a keyboard makes this even better, and not to mention how he had the metronome going and just started played it out. That’s what I’m learning from this video. I appreciate this, It’s gonna help a lot.

[@satyanpatel6403]

You sir, are extremely talented. Came here to learn if the device can do chromatic playback and was treated with that knowledge plus more and then finished with an amazing track. Truly inspiring and taken away. Great job and keep up the work.

[@onceuponasynth]

Thank you for the kind words, glad you liked it!

[@BradFuzztone]

What a brilliant piece of KZbin. Excellent stuff and brilliant work fella.

[@Sick1982]

That is awesome! Finally a good video that shows what you can do with just the Digitakt!

[@noizanthrope5446]

That's little piece is dooooope!

[@thomk7678]

I keep coming back to this video for the beat at the end. Creepy and dope.

[@manumusic5790]

This might be not brand new, but it is really cool. I like it a lo’! 😁

[@kyletait11]

Nicely done! Really demonstrates the possibilities. I was most impressed with the bass line. Thanks.

[@onceuponasynth]

Thanks Kyle, glad you liked it!

[@lightbright1113]

Much respect for all of your interesting and rich content synthesis videos. I was especially intrigued by your application of real percussive instruments sampled into the digitakt- thats what I really enjoyed so much and by that introduction to your creative methods led me to suss out all of your other presentations. Love, absolutely love your vocal composition here!😄 Keep going man!n!

[@onceuponasynth]

Thanks dude, means a lot!

[@mkultraproductions1549]

I need a keystep asap. Pairs so well with the digitakt.

[@Solidahmed]

Great upload, explanation, and sound! Thank you.

[@anthonya.8167]

Amazing video..nicely explained and a great track to finish off

[@orovoid3290]

So much coolness, thanks! Ordered a Keystep right away :D

[@scottharris7222]

Excellent overview and tutorial. I am sure you sold a few Digitakts with this demo.

[@johnbeuck587]

8:02 sounds almost like an acoustic bass! Pretty cool!

[@joeyanderson204]

Great tutorial

[@peyrardjohann]

It's really "mod" programming :) With a good eq, filter and fx ! You're pad need zero crossing to remove the clip. Good work :)

[@andreaaiazzi4501]

yes, I think a crossfade function is missing so you have tinker a lot

[@ubiquitousreverser]

I always enjoy your little diddy's. So I soon shall have my hand at the takt. Curious to start sampling all of the synth's I've recorded over the years. Get some of the 0-coast, and sub phatty reduced to single cycle waveforms and go from there. Can you play back the sample's w/ the polyphonic sequencing per track or would you have to re-sample a pattern with 4 separate copies playing in chords?

[@RobertParenton]

Thank You. Great demo..will buy one now!

[@andrzejolejnik991]

You put a lot of feeling into track. cool...... THX for super tut!

[@WeirdMedicine]

wow, I learned a ton with this one, thanks so much!

[@Corroyeur]

That was seriously awesome.

[@onceuponasynth]

thanks man

[@TomAndreen]

This is great! Is there anyway of playing a sample polyphonically on the Digitakt? I’ve got an order in for the OP-1, but loving the Elektron workflow I’m also looking into this one. Also I’m not sure if I’m ready to wait x amount of years for TE to get the OP-1s shipping again either :)

[@strangesevin]

Is it possible to use keystep pro as a controller for both digitkt and model cycels while also using keyboard to play sounds from both typhon and mc101 ? Just want to have a keyboard that controls all my devices and play keys from poloyphonic mc 101 and crazy analog power of typhon

[@TROGULAR10000]

Great demo as always, certainly a great machine. i woudn't mind knowing if a sampling keyboard exists that offers these possibilities, as if they made a digitakt with a gooseneck mic and a 49 key keyboard, that would be very useful to create tones with your voice like this. you could go all out and even create the drums with your voice. i've done things like that on my roland spds

[@Claidheambmor]

Korg Microsampler

[@0547706877]

hey great video. How exactly did you connect the keystep to the digitakt?

[@BrunoWiebelt]

whow , great tutorial that was inspiring

[@eldontyrellcorp]

Very good demo thanks.

[@80snostalgiafan79]

Hiya needing advice, can the Digitakt do samples automatically on octaves instead of being one tone per key?

[@nefaco]

Nice one! Did you keep in mind which note you where singing when sampling? When you play it cromaticly does it track the right pitch? Like with the old sampling keyboard like the Casio sk-1 you had to sing a c for example to play the sample in tune...

[@onceuponasynth]

Good question, I'm not sure which note it defaults to as the "C" trigger. Since here I wasn't playing any other instruments with it the absolute pitch didn't matter to me so much so I just tried to be consistent in pitch between samples so that they would match. I would guess that the sample defaults to be triggered as "C" but I'm not 100% sure.

[@jayneural]

Hi Thank you for the video ! Been long looking at the Digitakt but never found a way to integrate it in my setup so far. Could I use the Digitakt as sound engine with Novation SL61 MKIII (the latest one) in order to make of the mkiii a "standalone workstation" type setup ? I mean the Digitakt would be the engine and the SL would control multiple tracks through its keyboard and sequencers (each of its 8 parts would be assigned to a MIDI channel, assigned to one of the Digitakt's tracks).

[@thekidzcantfathom]

I've been wanting to purchase the Keystep controller for a minute now but I also want to purchase an actual synth. I know I can use the Digitakt like a synth but it also takes up one of the 8 tracks :/... So I've been kinda torn on buying a synth or just buy a midi controller for Digitakt.

[@1430sl]

Is it possible to play chords with the external keyboard? like a normal keyboard?

[@Mannex17]

when you loop the sample, I can still hear a sort of "clicking" as the section loops. does the digitakt have an option to fade the beginning and end of the loop to get rid of the audible clicking?

[@naught101]

Also want to know this

[@naught101]

Looks like no: www.elektronauts.com/t/cross-fades-auto-fade-for-smooth-sampling-remove-pops-clicks/43722/2

[@monomakes]

He has a much smoother loop at about 5:56, then changes it to the clicky one. It's all about finding the right loop points.

[@marcwav]

You can zoom in on the waveform to find the zero point and it shouldn't click. Fade would have been nice tho.

[@ubiquitousreverser]

I would think adjusting the attack on the amp ADSR for a slower attack could do the trick, as it does on an actual synth, otherwise I'd just keep adjusting the sample start and stop points with it zoomed in until I matched it correctly.

[@RabbitRabbitRabbit]

amazing work! was wondering if in this mode you could control with the keyboard other aspect like breath control, mod whell, pitch bend, etc ??

[@vampolascott36]

Hi! Is it possible get rid of the click in the looping Ooh?

[@onceuponasynth]

Not automatically unfortunately (that I'm aware of). I wish it would snap to zero crossings automatically or at least do a bit of cross fading at loop points, but alas... You could just tweak the length and loop points by nudging them a bit until you get something reasonable. Hopefully they'll improve this in a future OS update.

[@soundfx68]

It adds character in a world of perfect loops.

[@yanko1986]

Agreed. I immediately thought, oh cool it kind of adds a percussive element when it was used in a track itself, totally worked out imho

[@yeorgemusic]

Really love it! PS. Does the kick/bass samples sound a bit flat on the Digitakt. They miss a certain depth. Or is it because the used samples? Some honest feedback on this please! :D

[@onceuponasynth]

The sample I used was of an acoustic bass drum so it didn't quite have the most depth. The digitakt plays back sounds pretty transparently so if you load in a fat thick deep kick drum you should in theory get that sound back out of it. I haven't tried any deep kicks yet though.

[@yeorgemusic]

Thanks for the quick response, man. Appreciate it :) I had a feeling that the Octatrack plays the sample a bit "flat". The analog rytm has more beef/bass with the samples which is also sometimes unwanted. I'll probably just purchase a Digitakt to check out the sound. Looking forward to your next video! Do you have a Toraiz SP-16? If yes, how does it compare? I'm looking for the tool that allows me for the quickest way to load samples on a pad/in a project without having to name everything and load everything manually into the RAM. There's still room for improvement on the Digitakt.. What do you think?

[@jacobgolden]

very cool and helpful.

[@mrclaytron]

Great video man! I've got an Octatrack MK1 so am having a tough time justifying getting a Digitakt because obviously functionally they cover a lot of the same ground... But damn the UI and general workflow for Digitakt looks so tempting... What are your thoughts regarding OT vs DT? Would there be any benefit having both? Cheers

[@ccsc9728]

did you get a digitakt?

[@mrclaytron]

@@ccsc9728 nah, I think they are pretty cool, but I can't justify getting one now. I got a Synthstrom Audible Deluge, which is a really awesome multi purpose device which covers most of the things I might use a Digitakt for

[@joneckhaus8560]

Great vid! Is it possible to get polyphony from these sample based synths? Or is each track monophonic?

[@marsfraeuchen]

That would be my question as well! Thanks for the video!

[@anthonyhharper8512]

Late response, but, You could use a chord as the base sample and move that but it wouldn’t be hugely flexible. Or you could use multiple tracks to create chords.

[@joneckhaus8560]

Anthonyh Harper thanks! Really wish there was something out there that hit all those needs. I’m thinking rolands new groove box might be the ticket

[@DaT0nkee]

Amiga mods reinvented.

[@ToyKeeper]

That's a good thing! I'm tempted to get a Digitakt precisely because it's like an Amiga mod box, but with some nice extras (midi and effects and a fresh take on the interface). Also, because I lack a decent drum machine.

[@robinsutcliffe-video_art]

Great video, thanks!

[@onceuponasynth]

Thanks Robin!

[@jimshannononsounds]

This was really good. Digitakt is on back ordered here :( RYTM Mk2 eta is uncertain.

[@thedrumunkey8582]

Great vid! BTW, this same principal (minus the onboard sampling... for that just use the STROM app) applies to the Analog Rytm. You can use single cycle (or multiple cycle to get more of a variable, analogy feel due to drift, etc) waves as sample. It's a pretty strong synth engine in the AR that I feel most people overlook.

[@onceuponasynth]

Cool thanks for the info. I have my eye on the rytm mkii... maybe one day.

[@thedrumunkey8582]

Oh man, you gotta get one.

[@onceuponasynth]

to be honest I'm not crazy about that new slanted look elektron is going for lol

[@thedrumunkey8582]

Maybe it's a Swedish thing? d39a3h63xew422.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/21092225/IMG_3814-1000x667.jpg

[@IlRicercatore1]

this setup is dawless?

[@dipyourghosts9983]

awesome

[@apocalypseplease19]

I'd like to know how to make that on the octatrack

[@alfonsofernandez4358]

Hi, could you use any keyboard ?

[@onceuponasynth]

Yes, any standard keyboard with MIDI will work (in fact, any device that transmits MIDI will work).

[@_cloaking1627]

Curious how your record in chromatic mode, do you need a keyboard to do so?

[@onceuponasynth]

You can either use an external MIDI keyboard or the buttons on the Digitakt itself can act as a mini keyboard.

[@_cloaking1627]

okay cool, I figured out you have to press the record and play function together? or twice? I got the keyboard to work but I was struggling with recording it

[@andycarrillo48]

That was hard af

[@tesla6400]

You know it can works like a polyphonic synth

[@MaatStile]

Had to subscribe

[@onceuponasynth]

sweet, welcome!

[@krakou2]

Vey cool, could be stromae

[@onceuponasynth]

lol I wish, but thank you!

[@thelebas6652]

and you cant play chords¿?? or only mono?

[@onceuponasynth]

only mono, but you get 8 tracks.

[@odditonic4267]

Or just use one track and play it in chromatic mode...

[@anthoonius_gabagoolius]

odditonic still can't play chords

[@odditonic4267]

Anthony Tamez Not on one track, no.

[@universalphysiques8619]

Chords are possible with a special midi cable, RK-002

[@jimmywheelo]

nice

[@ingokomenda3771]

Thx

[@Maulleygxxx]

Niiiiice 👍🏿

[@onceuponasynth]

thanks dude

[@KrasavkinRomanE]

Super

[@brianrio3607]

Watched twice before I caught the homage.

[@WARDISWARD]

I'm wearing the exact same headphone Beyerdynamic dt 880 pro What you are demonstrating is 30 old technology ..its called a sampler . Best samplers for doing modulation and synthesis is the yammie a series and the emu emulators ultra

[@mikefalcone477]

m I n. D. B. 7 0 w n !

[@johnbeuck587]

11:15 hey ;D

[@franzwilhelm9682]

cool as f*K, thanks man.

[@onceuponasynth]

Thanks dude!