This Arpeggiator Technique Is YOUR Sequencer

In this video I show you how I use the arpeggiator to inspire new tracks, build complex melodies, and instant basslines! A very simple technique that I believe is sometimes overlooked.

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[ModePhaser]

Elektron seriously needs to start paying you or at least sponsoring your content. Pretty much everything I know about my boxes comes from your channel. 🤘

[UpBebop]

Fun fact: the Digitone manual says that the arp offsets and transpose functionality should be relative to whatever scale you set up. Eg- you're C major playing a string of Cs and you then you offset 1 it should be D. Of course this doesn't work - it stays chromatic and you get C#. Elektron have been told this since the release. They've claimed this would be fixed, constantly, but here we are, years later still waiting for proper scale lock functionality. Think of how easy it could be set up chord progressions / bass lines, and more if transposition and offsets could actually be locked to the scale choice.

[andydavis]

Oh yeah. Picking mine up next week. Was about to get sh4d but this machine won me over.

[Gerry_Dorsey_]

This is great! I love this technique with the A4 because it has "random" as an arp type. You can put in a 4 note chord, hit random on the arp, and it will give you an instant random melody with those 4 notes! Give us random on the DN elektron!!!

[Screenshot]

Digitone is now and always has been their best box.

[Asyouwere]

Very nice!! Need to dust off my DN again now, thanks Matt!

[MrJemabaris]

This is kinda what the Metropolis and Metropolix sequencers are all about. Love my Metropolix!

[maarzt]

there is great value to this type of bitesize video that show off the simple things in (Elektron) life.

[_justin_joe]

Wicked good tip! We have so many tools at our disposal!
We dont need new gear, just new ideas like this.... :-)

[JorgBarrett]

Amazing work as usual, feeling the groove

[Number]

Wow! Excellent. I had no idea about this. Thank you for the vid.

[rgrant]

I like the pan technique. I have been playing around with Unison mode and retriggering tracks which gives some interesting results to the tracks with Arps on them.

[Number]

Also, you are a ELEKTRON treasure in the synth space. I've learned a lot from you and @surco about these really amazing devices. Keep it up, you're doing great!

[calderwood]

Great demo tutorial! Love the bubbly in the background.

[howardanderson]

Hey Matt, another brilliant tutorial (for lack of better words)……I’m always amazed at all the great ideas you bring to the Elektron line.

[sandyturner]

Wow! Thanks so much! I just got a Digitone, and now I will be able to start making music, so much faster ..Subbed.

[jeroen]

I mostly use the Arp of the octatrack for this. With the octatrack you can make all notes fall in a certain key. Then using the lfo's on either the transpose or on a second or third note. While doing this all will stay in the predetermined key!

[cameldiaz]

Shift and the arrows and you can move the all thing steps down and up

[martinb]

reminds me of working with the phrase editor in renoise

[OoraMusic]

Wish the Syntakt had the arpeggiator :) great video!!