Five Ways to Record on the Digitone

[@KristianGO86]

Such a helpfull video. I like that you explain it all so simple and make it understandable for a new digitone owner like me :) 10/10

[@davidfitzgerald2903]

Just bought a digitone keys. It's my first elektron device so this little sequencer tutorial was very helpful. Still getting used to all the button combos.

[@et4able]

I'm glad it was helpful! I just love the Digitone, and by extension, the Digitone Keys. How is the keyboard action? I have never actually gotten my hands on one.

[@Timbrrrdoodle]

@@et4able The Keyboard is really good quality on the Digitone Keys. Having the pitch bend, mod wheel, and aftertouch for extra modulation is awesome.

[@r3dsnow757]

​@@TimbrrrdoodleHi i'm considering getting one as well, quick question, is it possible to record pitch/mod wheel? I heard they serve more as live performance features.

[@Timbrrrdoodle]

@@r3dsnow757 The sequencer does not record pitch and mod wheel information.

[@Timbrrrdoodle]

@@r3dsnow757 you also get 4 assignable mod destinations per track for the pitch and mod wheels which makes them extremely powerful

[@mynewcolour]

This video is so needed. The writing from Elektron is fine but pretty opaque.

[@et4able]

Glad it was useful!

[@decreasingmass4577]

brilliant, that was explained really well, thanx for this tutorial, please add more ;)

[@et4able]

You’re welcome! And I’ll definitely make more :)

[@benoitsauvage7671]

Eh ! Thanks for the tutorial. Maybe i've missed something, can you have a "arm recording" with the digitone. I mean, the digitone records as soon as you start to play on the keyboard. Does it have this option ?

[@Zenkman]

Super work ! Top tutorial Thank you greetings from Germany

[@et4able]

Dankeschön! Vielleicht eines tages werde ich ein Tutorial auf Deutsch machen. Ich habe viel Deutch vergessen, aber ich werde ueben! Jedoch Sie und jeder Deutcher scheint ganz gut Englisch sprechen aus! Did that make sense? lol

[@heavysystemsinc.]

Function + LONG PRESS 'PTN' (sub metronome) turns metronome active on/off parameter without having to go into the menu.

[@heavysystemsinc.]

Also, there's two live record funtions similar to two step recording modes. Mashing REC+PLAY together toggles between quantized and unquantized recording modes.

[@TimothyDempsey]

"Annoying as hell" LOL, I am back to learn from you. I think Grid recording is what I think of when I hear "Step" recording coming from Maschine. Thank you for this.

[@et4able]

haha yes totally understandable. Glad it's still useful. :)

[@jellebolijn]

Thanks for the video! I think it would be amazing if we could program the internal sequencer from overbridge also. This would really help out with bring it to gigs and using the internal stuff for performing my track :)

[@et4able]

Yeah that would be a great addition! Maybe one day?

[@fargoththemoonsugarmaniac]

But hooooooow can I live record the ARP?! It never sounds like I play it, quantized or unquantized... This is such a bummer.

[@gustavnp9481]

great tutorial

[@pfmmodule5144]

Very helpful

[@dynesanddesigns]

This is a great tutorial. I wanted to clarify whether the percussion sounds were all coming from the Digitone (and not the Digitakt sitting next to it). And then was each drum sound from a different patch and does that mean you can have one sequencer track trigger sounds from multiple patches but with the limit of one patch per step? Thanks in advance for clarifying my question. The Digitone is looking like a great option for me, but I'm just trying to do my homework before getting one.

[@Thomasabraser]

He enters all the percussion stuff in the grid recording mode. It's all coming from the Digitone itself.

[@acidtechno]

Any live delete function for real-time recording ?

[@lwpweb]

was the goal of this video to demontrate how complicate and uncomfortable this beast is, in this case yout achieved a perfect Demo. Congratulations.

[@et4able]

Thanks for the feedback I’ll consider it for next time.

[@Cantrip1957]

From the off not clear.

[@chsm72]

...and subscribed!

[@aabe4327]

hm. nope. My Digitone doesn't do that at all when I try to :|

[@aabe4327]

os update solved it. Great tutourial this. Thanks man.

[@ThePlombix]

forgot step jump

[@magnuseriksson8081]

You really need to know what you doing to work like this, not just listen to how it sounds

[@kosemoja8348]

Every video I watched they don't use a controller because it's seems awkward just pushing buttons

[@et4able]

Yeah totally. I like how it makes me think differently though. Too much muscle memory on a piano, but your point is well taken.

[@ballroom6]

"Mother Mary.....confetti" ??????????

[@solongyouth]

Great stuff! Your way of teaching is really easy to follow along with. Any plans to do more Digitone tutorials?

[@et4able]

Yes! I have wanted to, but life is busy at the moment. Thanks for the compliment I'm glad I could help.

[@PM-yz8fx]

Excellent tutorial! Thanks a lot for taking the time to do this, very useful stuff

[@et4able]

Of course, you're welcome! Thanks!

[@chickenpasta7359]

hey, when i press page it doesn't change the pages. all it does is glow all the buttons but it just stay on 1:4 and i can't figure out why its doing that. its super annoying when trying to write stuff without ableton. could you help me understand why its doing that? thanks

[@Thomasabraser]

Great Video. I love my Digitone. But to tell the whole truth, I find myself watching tutorial-videos again and again even after years. It shows how capable this machine is, but also that it's not really easy to learn or intuitive. I am a father with a full time job and don't have the time to make music every day. Sometimes it pulls me more to other more simple pieces of gear in my collection because I would need learn the Digitone again.

[@et4able]

Hi Thomas, thanks! Yes the Digitone is really in-depth and I find myself in a similar situation. Especially going from the Digitone to the Digitakt if I have only been working with one of them for a while. But once you get that fluency back it's so rewarding.

[@housebrigade]

Fuck sake. I just ordered one about and hour ago. I also have a 4 year old and then funny get home till around 6pm. Ur comment about the learning curve has just made me regret buying it

[@Thomasabraser]

@@housebrigade :D Wait. First of all: Maybe I'm just stupid. Second: It depends what you are planing to do. First of all it's a great synth! All the synth stuff is not to complicated. Just the sequencer is demanding.

[@et4able]

@@housebrigade it’s amazing I would not regret the decision. It’s basically changed the way I write, so the challenge is worth it. Also, you don’t need to learn every feature in a day. Flip the power switch on, double click one of the four colored track buttons, and then scroll through the sounds hitting the numbered trig buttons to hear the sound. You’re going to love it!

[@housebrigade]

Lol sorry both. Just when u read that comment my heart sank for a moment. It's just been delivered to my house so I will have a play tonight

[@SanplerVarondaro]

great

[@aeko]

Diggy-tone. Nice.

[@chsm72]

Please do more

[@et4able]

Will do! Thanks!

[@johanmalmer4876]

Great tutorial. Thanks a lot!

[@et4able]

You’re very welcome!

[@tubeMonger]

I've settled for recording with playing the keys (of the Digitone Keys) live, but your instructions help to modify the played chords afterwards. I also noticed that when you go to the step record mode, hold the trig where the chord is, and push the up or down arrow you can transpose the whole chord in addition to just one note (you showed in the video). Anyway, thank you for a great compilation of tips for recording notes on the Digitone.

[@et4able]

Yes you’re right you can transpose the whole chord! Thanks for the kind words and the feedback. I’m glad you found it useful.

[@lotusreaction714]

Is it possible to sample like in Digitakt? Meaning recording something directly to Digitone and then edit it?

[@et4able]

Unfortunately not! But you can run audio through the Digitone into your DAW, if that makes a difference to you. It's a class-compliant audio interface as well, so that's really useful.

[@lotusreaction714]

But is it possible to load samples into Digitone?

[@et4able]

@@lotusreaction714 Nope it's all about FM synthesis. The Digitakt and Octatrack are amazing for that though.