Digitakt 1 month Impression // I've Never Produced this Quickly

Digitakt 1 month Impression // I've Never Produced this Quickly

I'm not sure if it's because i'm going through a minimal phase but i've never produced as quickly as I have with the Digitakt. Elektron hit something big with this one.

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CONTENTS OF THE VIDEO:

0:00 Hello // My Impression of the Digitakt
1:23 Build Quality // Comparison
2:32 Digitakt Basics
3:07 My most efficient Digitakt Workflow (at the moment)
5:27 Pattern Conditions (Fill Mode)
7:52 Syncing external audio sources
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10:11 Thank you // How to support me

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[sinewaymusic]

For me, the word you used, "semi-finished" was the showstopper. I ended up with so many unfinished songs and I never really got the hybrid workflow going well. It was too much of a chore to get it to work nicely with the DAW, and I absolute hated that all the stereo panning was ignored when exporting via Overbridge. So the DT ended up as a music sketch machine for me and I couldn't justify the price given those limitations. That said, it sure was a fun and creative workflow.

[wilmerwide]

You're completely right, takt means beat in swedish. But it can also mean rhythm! If you've got "taktkänsla" you know your grooves, which you really do Liam! Keep up the good work!

[andrewseymour]

Bought the Digitakt 2 years ago, and I’m still learning new things I can do with it. It’s fun to get lost in the music. You should discuss conditional triggers a bit more. “Fill” is just one of the many conditions you can assign to each step. I’d like to hear your thoughts on this. Ricky Tines has done videos on how to implement these features. It would be nice to hear your input.

[micheldejesus]

I have a Digitak + Digitone, I just added the TR8-S and is real fun.

[bobz]

Had my since launch... nearly 4 years I think. The one bit of kit always on my table. Love the workflow, even after not using for a month or so my fingers still know what to do. The last major update 1.30 was awesome. Only problem I've had is the key coating breaking down and going sticky. Probably the heat and humidity here in Thailand. Elektron sent me a new set for free and I returned mine for them to analyse - they paid all the postage. From time to time I just delete everything, after saving my favourites, and start again. So many happy accidents when messing around. Look forward to more videos +1 sub 😎

[Tiger.Arcade]

I returned my mpc one because I felt it was killing my creativity (personally). It was cumbersome and take a lot longer to throw together tracks. With that said, do you feel the digitakt would still suit my needs? I’m trying to be more Dawless since I use my Logic Pro for a lot of the song writing process. Now I’m just trying to use it for mixing and mastering.

[SpeldosaMusik]

1:41 lol, I’m Swedish, but somehow I’ve never made the connection between the “takt” in the name (both for Digitakt and Syntakt) and the meaning in Swedish (rhythm/beat). Thanks for teaching me Swedish or something I guess :D

[smalltown]

I figured out why it is you seem familiar to me. And it’s because it’s you’re what I think Rufus Wainwright looks like.

[igotbit]

elektron just announced they’ll stop producing this model so maybe we’ll see an upgrade of it soon? The mk II perhaps?

[jwright]

damn, people really slap tf out of the digitakt triggers lmao I treat mine like it's made from glass.

[loganshirah]

I've been using the Digitakt and Digitone for years now and while I still share most of your enthusiasm about the workflow, people who are interested in playing out with these devices should be aware that Elektron has a dark side and it's shared across, I believe, all of their devices. NO IMMEDIATE PATTERN CHANGES over Midi. This means that while the Takt and Tone appear to be designed to compliment each other perfectly, you will never be able to design a set where they move to the next pattern simultaneously, EVEN WITH OVERBRIDGE, without workarounds that severely diminish the experience of making music. With all of the updates that have come out for both, (some majorly expanding their functionality!) to my knowledge Elektron has yet to even acknowledge this road block that almost every user will eventually run into. I have other complaints like that the Digitakt will not listen for mod wheel or pitch bend in the midi tracks, but this is by far the most major and confounding blind spot and few YouTubers have touched on it.

[trevormalcolm]

After many months of research I finally got around to getting my Model: Cycles a couple of months ago, and now I’m into the Elektron workflow I’m eyeing and lusting after the Digitakt. Great video!!!.

[BIGTOWER]

I bought one of these a few months ago ……..I love it. This alone with the Roland mc 101 is a killer match.

[triandgle]

▲ great vid lk, love your grooves!
▲ any thoughts on digitakt vs model:samples?

[paslugt]

you dont have to hold ptn to change pattern. just tap it once and than choose wich pattern to play next.. all with one hand, , ,

[VIRALBEATS]

Been eyeballing this for a minute. Maybe this year...maybe. Golden Age of Gear, indeed...

Still no SP404MK2 for most people. Many (like myself) recently cancelled their order. I also think 1010music will be on that list this year, as well.

Thanks for the video!

[robertsyrett]

It's never too late for a technical review. The limit of 1Gb onboard storage catches up with you eventually.

[enemoy]

How do you think the Digitakt and the new SP404 work together? The Digitakt has 8 Midi Tracks and you could use it as Sequencer and Drummachine, still having the longer stereo Sampling capability of the SP.

[kp]

9:15 Input tracks are separated if you're using overbridge

[Frozen_Smoke]

Funnily enough, I'm coming up on the first month mark with my Digitakt too. I'm enjoying the challenge of the learning curve but it is my first Elektron machine so it's still fairly slow going at the moment. That said, it is a quality piece of equipment and I'm looking forward to using it for live work later on in the year.