Stimming reviews the Elektron Digitakt (Electronic Beats TV)

Elektron's Digitakt digital drum machine and sampler has been one of the most highly anticipated pieces of kit this year. Telekom Electronic Beats TV entrusted Stimming to put this versatile machine through it's paces.
INFO: N.B. Software version 1.01 was tested in this review, 1.03 is now available.

[agilekind]

Stimming should review all hardware. This was brutally honest and informative.

[evil]

can this guy do all the reviews....I'm reading subtitles but it's still so clear. Good vid

[kcineman]

hab selten so ein gutes und ehrliches review gesehen!

[Davimre]

So honest! So many gear reviews read as thinly veiled marketing, but not this video.

[andrewlefevre]

It's incredibly refreshing to hear such an honest review...thank you!

[antfactor]

I don't speak German, and thought this was a FANTASTIC review! (and I've watched MANY in English) Why all the negatives?? This guy knows his stuff in a musical way. Great job, Stimming!

[TheoVoidTV]

I can’t believe I watched this whole review reading Sub titles. I usually can’t do that but for some reason this one was an exception.
Good on ya Stimming

[ganaeldumreicher]

Stimming ended up getting one and he's using it in all of his new sets (or at least in those that I saw). In a new video by telekom beats he described it as the one drum machine/Sampler he would keep if he would have to only keep one.
I'm writing this comment because this review almost convinced me not to buy one (During months I was comparing so many different Drum Machines, because I needed one which I could use for my live setup and in the studio as well). I finally ended up getting the Digitakt and it was the right decision for me. Here's why:
1. It has overbridge (a beta version which works fine) now. Which means that you can record all of the 8 Tracks separately via USB. I'm making 80% of my drums w/ Digitakt now. I even use it for the productions which are not meant to be played live (I'm not only producing techno but Hip-Hop as well)
2. It is the perfect brain for a live setup. You can control every parameter on your synth and automate it in advance. The 8 drum tracks are way enough for a live track. and w/ Overbridge you are able to save a Pattern on your computer and when you come back from your live set you're able to plug it in and tell the machine to get everything back the way it was before.
3. There is some menu diving and a little learning curve, but the moment you really understand this machine and its menu (it took me about 4 weeks) you can play it like an instrument. I already did some live gigs with real instrumentalists (I made the drums & fx sounds) and it worked fine.
4. Because it's a sampler it can do so much more than just a drum machine. During my Hip Hop Productions I'm often making the melodies and the fx sounds with my digitakt.

[krass]

Klasse Review, und auch von Seiten des Electronic-Beats-Teames echt spitze dass ihr den Martin einfach mal machen lasst.
Manchmal (jetzt nicht unbedingt bei euch aber generell) sieht man, dass solche Reviews einfach zu heftig geschnitten sind, das grenzt fast an Pokis Zensurgnome mit der pinken Farbe.
Einfach mal den Menschen sein faszinierendes selbst sein lassen, das ist herrlich finde ich.
Und hut ab vor dem Übersetzer des Videos, die Subs treffen den Nagel auf den Kopf!

[Digiphex]

They call the inputs left and right because that is where you put the left and right stereo information in. It will be turned into mono but you could have different information on each track which ends up all on your mono track. Hence the perfect input names "LEFT" and "RIGHT." This is also covered on page 48 of the manual. You can also have the option to select just right or just left or both or whatever you want.

[Acidman]

Könnt ihr bitte Stimming öfter einladen?! Super sympathischer und lustiger Typ! Sehr gute Review vom Digitakt, danke

[AdnanAlsannaa]

Amazing video. I like the idea of having an artist review a new piece of gear! Thanks for uploading.

[hern]

It looks cool with all those buttons and stuff

[MrMichaelHeat]

Ja vielen Dank für den Test. Endlich mal ein Test & Tester, wo gewisse Umstände oder Details mal "nicht so geil" sind und das dann auch so ehrlich gesagt wird, ohne etwas schlecht zu machen. So macht´s doch Spaß. :-)

[bastian]

Hoffentlich macht Martin noch ein review mit den ganzen Updates die es jetzt bis 1.50 bekommen hat. 😍

[moschmuda]

stimming perfekter mann für diesen job! bitte mehr!

[huhabab]

Was für ein sympathischer Review/Reviewer. ("Ich habs gleich!"). Dicke Props, hätte gerne mehr Tests von aktuellen Gerätschaften von euch.

[theway]

Here’s my take on elektron. 20 years ago I got my first elektron gear. No one could teach us. Utube was not what it is today. Mono machine and syd machine plus machine drum where so diff for us to wrap our heads around. At the time I owned 3 large commercial studios. Was making big rock and folk and pop records everyday. Top Producers would look at elektron gear and love it but not be Abel to use it. We had to teach ourselves. Now there is so many gear heads to hat love elektron gear. Sharing what they know with each other on utube. The learning curve is not as bad as before. I love all their gear and own every piece they have. I also own everything else to some vintage so, e not. I’m glad there is a company like elektron. Diff way of being creative. But understand the early adopters in the beginning had it the hardest. Bless ya guys.

[ushandelucca]

sehr trockenes und ehrliches review<3 man muss und kann nicht alle glücklich machen

[blogasys]

Besten Dank für diesen sehr guten und amüsanten Test!