#107

nice yeah that’s what i was wondering about too. is there a way to assign script functionality to cc?

#108

long live part of the 80’s

^ it’d definitely be within scope for someone who’s never scripted with norns to build a meta-controller for digitakt using this study ( w/ the other studies, of course, but this one is the midi-focused one :slight_smile: )

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#109

nice! will give it a shot :+1:t2:

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#110

Thanks everyone for sharing your experience on Digitakt in this thread. I’m kicking myself a little bit because I sold my OT at the beginning of the year after not using it for a couple of years. This preceded my entry into Eurorack by half a year, but now I kind of wish I had a sampler…

I do recall how difficult the OT learning curve was for me… I spent some months with it and dedicated a Moleskine to notes I made when I figured out how to do something! :joy: (I was never able to figure out how to use the crossfader either… :pensive:) Reading that Digitakt is more immediate is nice to hear. Though I have also been eyeing a Polyend Tracker as well…

I have a question for Elektron aficionados related to Digitakt: Is the sampling provided by Rytm on par with what Digitakt offers? I like the idea of a drum machine/sampler combo and a part of me wonders if I should just get the Rytm rather than the Digitakt.

If anyone has advice and opinions on that, I’d love to hear it. Thanks!

#111

it’s the same. However, other than the sampling engine (and related FX), these instruments are nothing but the same. For me, Rytm is an odd one out in big Elektron boxes. Great sounding instrument of course, much easier to learn compared with OT but not as straightforward as Digitakt. Pads make you play drums differently, more as MPC (but of course, Rytm is not really MPC).

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#112

Just so I understand your response clearly, you’re saying the sampling is the same between the two, but the fx and some things are different, including the pads? If so, Digitakt seems like a better deal, because I’m not that concerned with onboard fx or all of the individual outs on Rytm—don’t care about the pads either really.

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#113

I’ve had the Digitakt from the first week it launched and I keep finding new things with it all the time. Elektron have somehow hit the magical spot of being restricted enough yet open enough.

Last week I bumped into Oscillator Sink’s video on tape loop style textures combined with trigless trigs and it opened a new world to me again.

This little bugger rewards exploration so well!

Even tho it’s very well balanced, there’s of course some things I’d like to see added. A second LFO would be nice so I wouldn’t have to use the ones of MIDI channels. A band pass filter would expand its sound sculpting capabilities quite a lot. A ping pong loop mode would offer nice things for the aforementioned tape loop technique.

What’s your favorite technique/workflow with the Digitakt?

Edit: thanks for moving this here. Somehow I failed in finding this thread.

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#114

sampling and fx are exactly the same, workflow and interface are different. Pads are integral part of the workflow in Rytm so thats something to consider, if pads are not your vibe. Something to keep in mind is that Digitakt/Rytm dos not have the same realtime sampling machine like does Octatrack.

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#115

This (and lack of real time sampling) was one of the main reasons I went back to Octatrack.
The custom LFOs on Octatrack are so great for more irregular modulation. It keeps it from getting too predictable. .

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#116

Yea. I’ve had and sold the Octatrack twice. Kept my Digitakt. During the time I had both, the DT was so much more fun and it was much easier to direct my intent into something that I liked. I’ll probably have the OT at least once more. Looking forward to seeing what I make of it then.

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#117

the OT MKII has a much better workflow for me now w/ the added buttons and more meaningful labels. the new OS brings it up to date with many of the features of the current line. I’m glad I went back.

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#118

Been wanting to test the mk2 as the improvements look handy. Gotta say tho it puzzles me how they didn’t add audio interface capabilities for usb class compliant I/O mode as they did with all the other boxes.

#119

I agree but I think they were focused on making the changes they could make without totally redesigning the device.
It would have been nice to at least have had midi over USB.

#120

Oh that’s missing too? Wow. Sure, cost is king but then again for a full version increase the added functionality seemed a bit underwhelming.

#121

I do consider fairly ofter to get Octatrack again. These days time is the biggest concern. Sadly I never got over the learning curve with this machine. People say that Elektron devices are hard to master. There is a certain truth in that but for me Octa is the real enigma.

#122

I thought so too at first but it makes more sense to me than things like the Analog RYTM or an MPC 1000. At least w/ the MK.II all the front panel labels make sense and there are buttons to get you places that before were more difficult to find. The Octatrack is really deep for sure but it can also do shallower digitakt stuff with ease.

#123

Did they add decimal points like on the Digitakt in the parameters by any chance? I had a MK2 briefly but found it a bit unprecise for my tuning needs. But I definitely gave up too early.

#124

No decimal points.

I am so puzzled about Octatrack seeming complex to people. It’s not at all more complex than say a Digitone, it’s much more open ended though:) Maybe the MK1 version is a bit cryptic in it’s labels, dunno.

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#125

I’m confused too as to why people think it’s so complex. It basically gives you a lot of choices, once you get what the choices are it’s fairly ok I think. The only thing I find unnecessarily convoluted is the tendency Elektron has to rename things with their own lingo “Pickup Machine”, “Flex Machine” etc. For stuff that already exists under much more conventional terms elsewhere. It’s like just because they’ve added a few features and cool workflow tricks they consider those concept need a rebranding and I find that annoying and a bit pretentious. Other than that, they’re really not that complicated. The Octatrack is really the Dark Souls of music gear.

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#126

Oh yeah, I don’t find the OT complicated at all. I used to have two MK1 and used them like Ableton in a box. When I got the MK2 many years later, I thought it would rekindle my love for the machine. But after I had the Digitakt, the overall UI just felt a bit dated and slow.

I find the Digitakt just faster to use and simply more fun in comparison. But of course it is much more limited in some regards

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