Digitakt - How I make and use Sample Chains!

I'll be explaining how I make and use sample chains in the Digitakt!
Questions, comments and enthusiasm are encouraged!

#digitakt #electronisounds #sounddesigntutorials

0:00 Intro
1:17 What is a sample chain?
8:12 How I build sample chains in Ableton
24:09 Building 2 more sample chains
32:41 Transferring the samples into the Digitakt
35:18 Starting to work in the Digitakt
46:02 AN IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE
46:42 Back to programming the beat
52:08 Adding the chords sample chain
58:03 Adding a ride
1:00:12 Adding a clap
1:03:38 Starting a new pattern
1:09:33 Adding the Micromonsta Synthesizer
1:16:01 Adding a chords sample chain
1:19:19 Adding a BIG kick
1:21:49 Rant about hi-end Roland Midi Cables!
1:23:45 Recap
1:24:27 Adding more chords from the sample chain
1:26:08 Adding a crash/impact
1:27:37 Starting to wrap it up / Recap
1:33:45 Shoutout to Omri Cohen! Sub to his Channel!

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[tapsy]

“Alright, I do believe I’m alive” is how I start my morning every day 😏👍

[AlexFainDj]

Dean! Thanks! This is what I looking for you are a professor

[frakfeem]

Amazing tutorial mate, thanks for doing it!

[crust]

Can you do an update now with the slice machine?

[mellemellor]

I like to save drum kits to a template project which uses quite a lot of my slots up. This could save heaps of space, thanks!

[attizzoso]

Your tutorials are always useful and well explained.
This samplechain method, while being resource-saving I believe it has various downsides:
- the samples are choking, no overlap possible on same track
- impossible to control volume, eq, reverb etc in the classic way (this could be frustrating)
- On a complex project, mixing can be a nightmare (imagine to adjust eq of just one sigle bassdrum…)

In any case an original workflow: thanks for sharing

Note: I guess the chain events could be randomized by using LFO on the sample start, I have to try that

[carlosneira]

One question: Why equal-lenghth the samples if you can parameter-lock the length of the slices? I understand this in the context of randomly triger sample slices with lfo…Thanks for your videos.

[Sangejzer]

you were talking about limited eq options on digitakt but isn't there parametric EQ on digitakt now with new update? I mean not the latest one, previous one. I'm getting mine on wednesday so I don't know :P

[jolieuke]

Hi! Is there a link where we can hear more of the content of the "Sample Chains Vol. 1" pack? Thanks !

[petri..]

Hi, I'm following your guide but something that I must have missed, how many bars are you using for the 12x chain? I think I'm on the right path, I have equal diatances between my samples which gives me three bars when using 12 samples. Is that correct? Btw, thank you for this great tutorial, love your channel mate! 🥳

Edit: I was doing it right, it works, great stuff! 🔥