The Digitakt II Workflow in Action

The time has come, for me to use the Digitakt II! I'll be making a track from scratch and recording sounds on Digitakt II. We'll sample the 3rd Wave Synthesizer and play around with the Digitakt II's built-in Oscillator samples to make the bass line. Not bad!
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00:00 Hey Hey!
00:18 Laying down the drum basics
01:38 Recording the 3rd Wave
03:30 Recording the synth pattern into the sequencer
04:13 Making a lazy bassline with the oscillators
05:07 Sampling the lead line off the synthesizer
07:09 Setting up the sidechain compression on Digitakt II
08:17 Vocals time!
08:51 Should I go full JUNGLE mode?
10:10 Some light mixing
10:56 Building a pattern variation
12:22 I've been SLEEPING on retiggers
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[@nomad1517]

I wish Elektron had a certified instructor program. Ricky would be an amazing instructor.

[@ParkerRoberson-jf8ew]

EZBOT on yt does lessons for elektron gear, he is definitely someone I'd trust with teaching me these things.

[@GUIDESPERSPECTIVE]

I'm fully convinced that Ricky's brain has more RAM than the devices he is using.

[@iancain6647]

Just wait until the transition into full robot happens...

[@McEnroe911]

The average human brain has more than 20 million gigs of memory so I would hope so

[@rustlemuscle9002]

Hahaha! I sure hope so 🗿

[@dillipphunbar7924]

@@McEnroe911 ROM maybe, RAM, I don't think so.

[@madguy228]

really tempted to sample "who put this in jungle mode" in a jungle track lmao

[@RickyTinez]

Hahahah! Do it!

[@norenttv_]

I agree do it

[@claystephens8522]

bro i just spent the last 7 hours holed up in a dark room hovering above my Digitakt 2 -- with great effort i was finally able to pry myself away and go outside for a minute but now you're dropping this. *sigh* back to work right after i cook dinner.!

[@RickyTinez]

Hahaha! Get it while it’s hot! Both food and inspiration

[@AmbientMusicStudio]

I learn a lot from your videos. I'm impressed by how you've mastered the workflow on the Digitakt and many other devices. I'm convinced that it's more important to get good with the gear you have than to always be looking for something new.

[@RickyTinez]

Oh 1000%… I couldn’t agree with you more! Stay focused and you’ll go really really far with a machine

[@stiptreezy8481]

Very true, I also give myself a cap on what I need, if I have one type of synth chances are I probably don’t need another that does the same thing but just slightly different, besides these days there are so many ways to shape sounds via pedals and daws that 9/10 times I can achieve my sonic goals by utilizing those. When considering new gear I like to ask myself three questions: do I have something that already does this? Will getting new gear enhance or limit my workflow? And is it something that is one of a kind. (Its the one of a kind ones that are usually the hardest to pass up) 😅

[@BIG1TOWER]

I think this is my favorite groove box.

[@philphilphil]

Love this Ricky. Thanks for showing the workflow.

[@RickyTinez]

No problem 👍

[@wljhawk]

Crushed it as always, looking forward to my digitakt arrival!

[@jaimeross7507]

FLAWLESS!! ❤.

[@werex3]

what a madman 🔥🔥

[@swagmaster12321]

Watching someone smoothly wirk through their music making process is so inspiring ngl 🥰 boutta get me back in the studio

[@verstaerker]

Thanks for sharing this… interesting to see how quickly you develop your ideas to a track. The DT2 is a great device for that

[@ffabs]

Been waiting for this video for the entire month! 💪💪

[@RickyTinez]

More to come!

[@Teleken1968]

Your videos are responsible for me (finally) diving in to Elektron gear - got my Digitakt II yesterday and I’m learning the “Elektron workflow” now. :) Have to say, really impressed with the user interface - considering how much is under the hood, it’s not nearly as painful to get around as say, the SP404 Mk II, which I also have.

[@RickyTinez]

Yea there is a “fear” that I think might be a bit overblown haha. It’s select the track/sound you want to edit, then what part of the sound? And repeat

[@iancain6647]

Yes!

[@deeegamer925]

That’s a vibe!

[@Srejv]

Very nice! Hope you had fun!

[@RickyTinez]

Always! I love jamming around

[@cgxone7578]

Yyyyeeeeaaaaahhhhhhhh... Rickey Tinez all in the massive! I would love to hear you produce a jungle track! Yo!

[@SONWU]

Great video as always! Just got my DT2 back from repair. As someone who didn't like DT1, I am pleased about all the additions to the new version and think it's a keeper. Thanks for the 16 levels! I feel you probably had something to do with that being implemented…now all we need is a new SLICE machine ;) 🤫

[@AboutHouseMusic]

... or a new Octatrack.

[@fatbeatskev]

Sick beat nice to see you using a digitakt again too

[@RickyTinez]

Thanks! it's been a minute for sure but im back baby!

[@AboutHouseMusic]

Effortlessly moves past HOUSE and goes straight into creating an awesome AMAPIANO track. Your signature vibe is like no other. Been waiting on this video. Blue flame, every time.

[@JGlassy]

Oh yeah!! 🔥

[@stuartboldt8441]

nice work thks 🎉

[@k-g-p]

Share the love! Share the knowledge! Knowledge is power!❤ You kept the promise! Thanks, Ricky🎉😊

[@Painsoreal]

Let's go! Mine on the way :3

[@illegalgiant_]

thing does look much more powerful with stereo, filter modes, better trigegr control, additional pages, etc. waiting for now but kind of want to send it. thanks ricky t. I sold off my DT1 at a point because I was gelling with the daw but there relaly is nothing like that elektron level of mind bending creativity out there

[@maikrobin]

Every Ricky-video is a good video.

[@jorgbarr]

Mi Hermano Ricky

[@nightcitywanderer]

exactly what I was hoping for. love this one! would it work to also not route the claps to the compressor, or would that kill the vibe?

[@kstyle12]

Hey Rick ,Have been follow you by years now , love your workflow ... you show to people how cool working in hardware can be fun and inspiring;D Digitakt 2 is amazing and pretty sure you working in Elektron is making the better and better but I really miss you making music in Retro Mpcs you not have plans of making more videos using like Mpc 2500 ? or Mpc 4000 / 1000 ? i know you have your focus now in what is new but i miss that videos .. By the way thanks so much for your work here , very clean , elegant and inspiring. Cheers from Japan .

[@lildave215]

Ricky coming through with those broken beat vibes!

[@felixnamba]

YEAH!

[@rtoipbezecha4257]

❤❤❤ thx ❤❤❤

[@patrikhuber179]

Yoooooo nice 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

That is crispy n' crunchy

[@AlexFeverTV]

Ricky!!! Big fan dude. Let's jam soon

[@DetroitMicroSound]

Sounding a bit Carl Craig here. ✌ ..I'm still TOTALLY in love with my Blackbox. 😉

[@dylanmassey7748]

Nice video. I’m looking forward to eventually getting a 2 but will keep my original as well. What’s the microphone you use?

[@djpaulloraine]

Love this video. What is the microphone that you're using?

[@TriangleWaveRecords]

I might have missed this from previous videos, but what microphone is this?! Awesome vid as always!

[@Rollur1234]

🍺🍺🍺 cheers from Iceland ❤❤❤

[@tarshenry]

Brilliant video, loved it. What kind of mic is that at 08:32 btw?

[@gminorcoles]

I don’t even watch your videos for the gear any more you just make good music

[@jeejeeBlaps]

At 12:50 you could have also used the new velocity mode to get that hat effect! so many ways to work on the D2 and I love it. Great jam.

[@RickyTinez]

I JUST started using the velocity mod to decay on hats along with velocity to volume and it’s awesome

[@DannyTaurus]

Sweeeeet! 👌

[@RickyTinez]

Thanks! 😁

[@BassAnywhere]

Yeaaaaaaahhh

[@TheLordGU]

This had some Brazil/samba feel to me. - This was good fun watching, Ricky, thanks a lot!

[@RickyTinez]

Thanks GU for coming through!

[@mmoreify]

Great video! Is anything in this video specific for the Digitakt II? I'm new to Elektron gear. So I am considering getting a second hand Digitakt oringal to see if I like it. But not sure...

[@kevintheimpaler]

Descending order on the bottom 8 audio tracks is wild but also 👀

[@GeorgeL909]

I've been trying to incorporate more house music lately and these videos are a huge inspiration, especially cause I use similar gear, the techniques transfer very nicely. Thx for this. P.s. that first chord sample was a prime lo fi dungeon synth patch if I've ever heard one (before the lfo's) 🤓🛡️🗡️

[@RickyTinez]

Awesome! im happy you're finding some inspiration in this video :)

[@henrikfisch]

Even though I don't do House at all ... and his videos are always a huge inspiration. 🙂

[@GeorgeL909]

@@henrikfisch hey I feel you. I mean... Calling my music house music is like saying Alien was a movie about an orange cat trying to survive in space. But the more ideas I can cram in into a song the better, and there's something subtle and nuanced about slightly displaced claps and hats over a four on floor that house music does very very well. I have trouble putting my finger on it.

[@AmbientMusicStudio]

@@henrikfisch Same. All of Ricky's demos are useful across multiple genres of music. I like House but I don't produce it.

[@bmj7883]

it was totally gonna work

[@RickyTinez]

hell no! hahahaha

[@DannyTaurus]

Agreed! 😂

[@AmbientMusicStudio]

I dunno. I could have worked as a texture way off in the background. Some bit reduction and reverb. I was hoping you'd try it.

[@Hexxedtone]

Feel the whippin'

[@HardyNahtal]

Thank for the video!! Personally, parallel mixing/processing is the jam, but I live in NYC.(New York Compression)

[@jedmarsillo]

I don't like house music I don't care much about elektron stuff. Yet i love Ricky Tinez videos. Dude you always make electronic music fun ❤

[@RickyTinez]

Hell yea! Thanks for tuning in Jed

[@spot1119]

I have a question about the keyboard mode which seems like an MPC keygroup kinda thing. Can you set the polyphony to mono on the DG2 so you can use say 808’s without them running into each other?

[@bebussound7991]

holy shit you are a god

[@pirateradioFPV]

I love that you skip the 3 hours of finding the samples part 🤭 I use a drum machine as a source for my hardware compressors sidechains so I can just drop the kick when I want, either for effect by muting it at the source or removing it completely from the main mix by muting it at the mixer. Or both 😊

[@DIVVES]

Any issues with samples lowering half a semi tone? I saw EZBOT talking about this last stream... Gotta show coming up and I have not ran into this bug but its got me shaking a little bit haha.

[@RickyTinez]

This happens when transferring samples over at a different sample rate! It happened to me on my Octatrack and I was so confused haha. My audio interface was set to 48k and I would drag and drop that onto my OT which was at 44k. to the sample would get stretched ever so slightly (about 1 semi-tone) The fix was to set my audio interface to 44k.

[@johncitizen8828]

Whats that little green microphone you are using?

[@BrandonAaskov]

Amp-down races? Terrible joke. I love it.

[@rxchurch]

@rickytinez What mic is that?

[@bassywax]

what mic is that?

[@richarddiaz6357]

What is the mic you used?

[@KurtLorenz]

If it sounds good it is good.

[@Patroxx87]

Around 12:55 it seems like you loop just the first page, if I understand correctly. How do you do that? I haven't figured that out yet on my machine :D

[@Patroxx87]

To answer my own question (I should RTFM more): In GRID Recording mode -> HOLD Page button -> Select which page(s) to loop via TRIGs 9-16

[@user-xj6xf5bf3j]

whats that green mic?

[@Vindamato]

Would you recommend buying a Digitakt I to put the hours in and learn or just jump right into the II?

[@el_dani]

Digitakt 2 if you have the money. 1 is great value though, especially below 400. It‘s the same workflow

[@2pandaemonium2]

Nice one Ricky. Did you use a mono to stereo cable with the mic?

[@el_dani]

You can sample in mono signal

[@2pandaemonium2]

@@el_daninot until the next update!

[@el_dani]

@@2pandaemonium2 true that, but Rickie probably split it anyway on the patchbay

[@JohnDoe-yr5tg]

I hace the digitakt 2 but after painstakingly putting my library on there now I can not load any more sounds it’s over 52% full I can not delete files neither it’s like the drive just don’t respond and not had no messages back from support the transfer app fails and if I format the drive it has taken me over 4 days to fill up 10gb of files which on my Mpc would take minutes don’t know what to do is this an isolated issue with my drive

[@NSW-ye3xw]

I have a D1. Would I upgrade to a D2? For that price? No! So I bought a mint condition black Akai MPC1000 instead 😀

[@MonkeyBeats-zl6tr]

Use the vocal in jungle mode in a break.

[@Bigger-Circuitry-Bigger-SOUND]

dope track, take an alpha juno man it is true brand and butter instrument for the type of house u make (and no it doesn’t sound 80s if you don’t play 80s tracks)

[@RickyTinez]

hmmmm I do remember wanting the Alpha Juno 2 for awhile but the programming of it is what threw me off. BUT THEN AGAIN! I use my Nord the most and the only "programming" I do on there is octave down or up haha

[@caseyrocksohard]

Are you using wireless headphones?

[@UnconsciousChanting]

Yeah, he uses the Aiaiai ultra-low latency wireless cans.

[@sullycliftona]

I really want a digitkt but it looks so dam difficult..I’ve had a play about in a shop but it was all set up already, I imagine if I was to get one box fresh it would be a nightmare trying to get the flow going ..

[@AlainKaczmarek]

It is not. Everything is ready to play. Ricky's mastery may seems impressive, but you could do your music at a much lower pace/flow ans still get cool and inspiring results.

[@romi2910001]

Just bought one never had the og hope i become quick as u ... wish me luck..

[@el_dani]

Years if daily training ahead!

[@georgepeshkov2747]

Kaytranada bounce

[@velanche]

I am conflicted. I have an SP-404 MK2 that I am thinking of trading in for the Digikakt 2. Musically, it just feels like my style of music would be a better fit, especially for grooves like that one. Tune’s tight!

[@RickyTinez]

Thanks! if you want a solid super quick and easy groove box the DTII is hard to beat!

[@1UpBebop]

Nothing can compete with the SP404 in terms of sampling, mangingling, chopping, warping, effects, etc, especially after the 404 Day Update. Well except a computer/MPC. The issue is the SP404 M2 is a tank while the Digitakt is more of a motorcycle. Right now the Digitakt 2 is a little too lean. No ping pong loop, no slicing/chopping, no Overbridge, etc. But, many "synthfluencers" like Cuckoo have hinted that there some secret sauce under the hood with the Digitakt 2, ie a specialized audio SoC, and some very big updates could be coming so... I'd say hold on to the 404 for a bit and see where the Digitakt 2 ends up in 4 to 6 months in terms of support.

[@HIFI1965]

If you can afford it, they make a great pair!!

[@ron.h264]

The warping is a lot worse on DT2

[@velanche]

@@RickyTinez Hey thanks! Just ordered. On backorder, but looking forward to it!

[@WalkingHeadPro]

how are you liking the new arp/midi arp, manual slicing, looper, internal battery, and polyphony? Oh wait, elektron didn't really do anything interesting i forgot

[@Hagsjakdahgweqr]

yyyyyyyyyeeeeeeaaaaaahhhhh

[@RickyTinez]

hahaha! on my end it says "translate to English" and it just takes a few "e" out LOL

[@podcastharry]

Yo Ricky and comment crew - why are more synth KZbinrs not using Push 3? Is it just price, or is there another reason nobody is really talking about it? Yes, not really a comparison to the Digi, but with stereo and more channels it's getting closer.

[@squarelanguage]

Probably not price, since the 3rd wave is over double it and he only used it for a short bit

[@Kung_Fu_Jesus]

Still looks pretty anaemic in the RAM / memory department compared to an OG MPC Live form 10 years ago

[@Clammyclams]

WHO PUT THIS IN JUNGLE MODE

[@dillipphunbar7924]

Funky mic

[@user-xv8yg1li2t]

not mk2 but xl

[@apartfromhouse]

F to my EP133 who arrived with a broken fader this week

[@damelos4039]

Very sorry man. I've been there and had to send mine back. Got a new one and it worked fine. Keep the faith. You'll get there.

[@vertigev]

Damn that sucks.. love that thing though!

[@johnfitzgerald1055]

Hey guys. I’m a guitar player that wants to incorporate a drum machine in my live show. Does anyone know of a drum machine that I can start/stop by midi or external foot switch? I’ve gone through a bunch of drum machine manuals and there’s no cc message dedicated to start/stop. Please help!

[@RickyTinez]

That's a super good question. I think transport control might be in the MCC message section of operations. slightly different from CC. I wonder if anyone makes a simple guitar pedal that has a stable midi clock. That'd easily solve your problem!

[@johnfitzgerald1055]

@@RickyTinez thanks Ricky, appreciate the feedback!

[@el_dani]

No CC because it‘s covered by MIDI clock transport

[@damelos4039]

My only problem with your videos is I have to watch them at 1/2 and 1/4 speed. Hey....gotta do what works.

[@christdolphin69]

i honestly cant believe that any synth manufacturer would hire this guy. every "beat" he makes sounds like what i'd get if i typed "generic youtuber house beat" into an AI music generator

[@sean8190]

First

[@CEEPMDEE]

That thing is not worth the asking price.

[@ShawnBrandon888]

What would this "music?" Ever be used for ? To sell a t shirt? So pathetic ...

[@myreviewdotcom]

2 seconds into the video and nice beat is there...