Who needs a Digitakt 2 anyway? Digitakt jam (and GAS suppression)

GAS (gear acquisition syndrome) has been peaking recently so we had to do something about it. No, this isn't the Digitakt 2 - it's the original Digitakt. And it's actually the third time we have one in the studio.

We've had this bad boy for a week now and wanted to share our first standalone jam on it, as well as share some of our thoughts on how it compares against the Digitakt 2 and the Syntakt.

The previous times we had it, we used it mainly as a companion for the Digitone and other pieces of gear. This time we've used in standalone instead, without other things connected to it. It worked surprisingly well.

We'd love to hear what you think about the music as well as the Digitakt! Please join us in the comments and share your thoughts.

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[eternal-tremolo]

Man the was intense. Love the buildup and the contrasts!! 🔥

[AramisChallenger]

This song is nothing but EPIC! Can't wait for the next one. ❤️

[darrellbarry]

Thinking about dipping my toe into the Digitakt workflow, hopefully GAS brings cheap secondhand units onto the market.

Awesome jam! I only want these extra 4 sequencer pages for the syntakt, that would be an insane upgrade, right now i have to cure my GAS with doubling some patterns lol

[rumo]

Good old times… time to say goodbye to the Digitakt. Welcome to Digitakt 2!

[alexandervaldorf]

Great Track.
I stay at the original digitakt too.

[raysubject]

great tune !

i am glad that Elektron released DT2 also because it pushed down peices of DT which made it available for many talented people who were not able to afford it to buy before .. win-win for everybody !

OG is still powerful device nothing changed about that.. Enjoy it, looking forward for more jams 👍👍👍

[SebastianTenser-frpt]

jag älskar din musik om jag inte hade hörsel skulle jag ändå kunna njuta av den den har så bra toner den är gjord av magi

[onaucc]

Very nice song.
I'm thinking about getting a Digitakt 2 (as my first Elektron device ever) and have to say that this jam really convices me, even if it's the "old" one. A lot of the other stuff i heard from other people sounded a bit to "amateurish" (not to be mean or anything, but i need to see if it's capable of the the sound-aesthetic i'm looking for) while this is a really nice, "up to the standards" sound design display.

I just wish there was a Digitakt 2 that had Synth Engines or a Synakt 2 that was Stereo, Polyphonic and could play samples....
Something like that not existing feels a little like arbitrary feature-exclusivity for god-knows-what reason :(

[alecsbuga]

For quicker resampling just arm the sampler from the main screen and play the pads together.

[higherself]

What in all hell has happened to the buttons on your Digitakt??! Did you buy it from Edward Scissor hands? I use mine a lot and that is way beyond normal usage! You could make a video about just what ever it is you did to it.

[sossa]

i got a digitakt 2 and i will send back . Digitakt 1 is quicker, warmful . Mono is better for some kinds of drums : no phasing and instant mix

[iamyila]

I don't really undestand people say they play live and press play on Elektron machines