There were amazing with the updates on the Digitakt Mk1 so i'm sure we will see lots of great improvements to the Digitakt 2 also. I love mine anyways, excited for overbridge also as I love using in a hybrid setup :) ✌️

Cheers mate! Check out the part 2 of this for a few tricks on how I did the breaks etc. on the Digitakt :) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bq15jMmVs9GYZps.html

Yea both those features seem pretty easy to implement so hopefully they will come. They've even got zoom in the samle recording edit screen but for some reason still left it out of the sampling window. ✌️🚀

Yea global mix seems to be something they just forgot. I was looking for it as I'm sure it was on the old one. Manual slicing is huge for me 2, I don't understand why some people don't think its important. Everything from breaks to resampling would benefit massivly from proper slicing. I have high hopes they will include it at some point whether it's overlaps with the Octatrack on not. At this point they're going to need to take the Octatrack 2 to a whole new level to attract people over the Digitakt.✌️

Yea I'm glad I purchased the Digitakt Mk2 and it was a present to myself for reaching 10,000 subs. But I fully get why you would want to wait. I love Elektron but don't agree at all with not including slicing on this maschine when all the architecture etc is all there ready to go. £900 is a lot of money at the end of the day. Looking forward to the update! Cheers for the comment ✌️😊

Yea the lack of overbridge is annoying for sure. If I had an Octatack to use I would probably have done the same but I'm sure there will be a new £1500+ sampler coming in the next few years. Is a great update from the Digitakt 1 and page loop by itself has made it far more enjoyable to sequence with. The FX on these boxes just seem far superior to the Octatrack even if its such a versatile machine. Octatrack 3 would be fire✌😊

Cheers ledge :) ✌️🚀

Cheers mate! I'm getting really into the ai background also. I use Midjourney + a few little tricks of my own :) It's really fun creating a theme and vibe for the vids. Lots more to come 😊🚀

@@groovining Keep it up! Videos about music gear can be so aseptic and visually boring, whereas they could be so much more inspiring and creative. This one actually made me wanna make music and not only absorb technical knowledge.

Thnaks dude! I agree, I love creating a theme & vibes for the vids and doing something a little different. Excted to see where it will go ✌️🚀

Thanks John, Yea for sure - i'll do lots more on the Digitakt in the future. I use quite similar techniques to how I do things in Renoise/Logic. I generally build up 1 or two main ideas in the loop stage as deep as I can go. Then spread them out and develop the existing elements whilst also adding a few new ones etc. I definitly find if I try and go to a full arrangement too soon, it gets really difficult to finish the tune. ✌😊

Hey nice! I've looked at the Pioneer SP16 a few times also. Seems like a fantastic ideas generator and not overly complicated. The Digitakt 2 makes a lot of sense in my workflow as I use trackers a lot and also other Elektron devices so its easy to dive straight in. I think its great as it is but also understand why someone would hold off for a bit. Give it 6 months & master the Pioneer SP16 in the meantime & hopefully we'll see a couple of nice upgrades from Elektron on this! ✌😊

@@groovining Thanks, great advice!

I had the sp16 well built great sound , Dave smith filters etc.. i go rid of it a while ago , something was lacking with the mute during live proformance i didn't like.. lol it's been a while but it was something to the effect that i couldn't mute in a way that wanted during live proformance.. I buy and sell gear all the time so don't mind me.. sp16 is a great machine however

Cheers Ben! Yea fair enough. It's stupid of them because they've so nearly knocked it out the park on this one. Missing out manual slicing has put a lot of people off. I'm sure it will still sell very well. The chorus is great, same on as the Digitone. I really like all the FX in general, even getting a hardware compressor you can route audio through is pretty handy. ✌️🚀

Thanks mate - ah I was looking for global mix/fx as I found it quite tedious having to sort the mix for each pattern when I wanted to do mix balancing! I can't believe they missed that out as i felt like it was there on the old one. I should have mentioned that damn. ✌️🚀

@@groovining yes, this is major issue for old projects, I contact them and they will fix it in the upcoming updates. Hopefully soon 😊

Yea I was quite critical of the Digitakt 2 regarding the slicing etc but I do think its a great upgrade and lots of fun to use. In the past Elektron have been pretty good at listening to the consumer and continually improving products so I have high hopes for slicing and zoom to come with time. 😊✌️

All good mate - thanks for the comment :) ✌️

Thanks mate. I get that DnB doesn’t resonates with everyone. I grew up on it so there is a lot of nostalgia there for me. Glad you enjoyed the vid :) ✌️

Cheers mate - glad you liked :) ✌️

Yea for sure! It should have had it years ago. Makes it so much more enjoyable to work with

Polyend Tracker + looks cool also. I bought the first one and sold it as I prefer working in Renoise. The keyboard workflow is so good in that program its like working in the polyend tracker anyways. Digitakt 2 is still a great sampler. With a few updates it will be 10/10 ✌️🚀

Yeah, I was never a fan of its overall sound. Especially when sampling into the unit

Thanks mate! Yea I've read a lot of mixed reviews on the Digitakt 1. From my understanding the Digitakt is a little different from the Octatrack so probably also from the Analog Rytm. People generally prefer the sound of the Digitakt. There is definitly some colouring to the sound & tracks you make in the Digitakt which I've always quite liked. The fx are also great in the Digitakt from reverb, delay, chorus, overdrive, compression etc. They're all solid. 😊✌️

No none at all. Sounded very similar if not exactly the same

Yea I agree with you. I think the Digitakt 2 sounds almost identical to the first but having stereo samples also makes a big difference when you sample record slices or pads/chords etc. Definitly mixed review's on it's sound/colour even in the comments on this vid you can see. I do notice a bit of similar feeling to my Akai & Emu where it glues everything together a bit. 😊✌️

@@grooviningdo you think Digitakt 2 vs mk1 has the same overall sound or is it different in mk2?

@@shawnsaul7759 Identical to me or very similar. I don't have two next to each other so I can't compared but it's very close.

The Amen is I used is taken for the vinyl record I have - sped up on the turntable - recorded hot into my Akai s1000 hardware sampler & pitched back down on the Akai to give it some extra crunch. EQ + Compression then I programmed all the hits on the Digitakt 2 - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bq15jMmVs9GYZps.html

MPC 1000 is a dope sampler. Simple & effective with a great workflow. I've thought many times about picking one up. Would definitly go that route over a newer MPC I think ✌😊

Haha 🙋‍♂️ :)

Haha I'm not but would love a new Octatrack also! ✌😊

All good mate :) - I've just got to edit the next part of the video but it should be up this evening/tomorrow. I go over my whole process on breaks but I essentially use digi chains to evenly space individual hits or chunks of breaks that so I can precisely put my slice markers where I need them. Then load into Digitakt and slice by grid ✌️🚀

I think you could be very happy with both to be honest. I had the Polyend tracker original & enjoyed it but thought the Digitakt was more suited to my needs. I already use Renoise which is a DAW tracker & find that easier to work with than the polyend. I'd will say the Digitakt is a very creative and unique device to work in. Much more than any other hardware sampler i've used. It leads you into lots of intresting directions & now the Digitakt 2 fills in a lots of the drawbacks I had with the first. If you do actually buy a polyend or digitakt, if you use the affialite links in the description of this video would be super amazing for me as i get a 5% kickback 😊 cheers mate

Yea I agree, it's a stupid limitation that makes no sense other than to not overlap the Octatrack with is 10 years old. Hopefully they will update ✌️🚀

It does do slicing, very well in fact. It also does manual slicing (which I assume you are referring to) if you use the one-shot machine. But it does help to prepare your breaks on a computer so your loops are quantised. I do that anyway so no different personally. If I were to sample direct from records into the DTII, I'd chop samples in one-shot mode and make Sounds/Presets of each slice.

@@lstlvls2521 it doesn’t do it as well as the octatrack the MPC the M8 or the sp404mk2 seems like a glaring shortfall for a premium product in the $1000 range. I know it has plenty of fans but this is simply a fact with the digitakt. Elektron owes its supporters more.

Yes Grid mode slices a break or sample at even divisions. However what we want is manual slicing. If a break has swing or you want to slice up resampled chords etc, having manual slicing is the best for this. Being able to zoom in the wavefrom would help a lot also. 😊

You've got a great collection of hardware sampler there mate! The thing about the Digitakt 2 is that even though its missing a few vital features, it is still super creative & fun and the workflow/sequencing is solid. For me its always been a great ideas tool. Still a great update. ✌️🚀

I wouldn't reccomend it for sound design. Something like the Syntakt or Digitone would be better. The Digitakt 2 is amazing from drums & creative idea generation. It is much more of an overall sampler now but the MPC can do a lot of the same things. The Elektron workflow is definitoly more experimental the the MPC style. ✌😊

Probably

Were all hoping for this. Digi chains for now works great

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yea it's dope. Keep your MDUW though! They will only get more valuable 🚀

@@groovining already sold :D I dont need to wait when something inside screws up This way I got new machine with parts for 5 years...

@@jindrichpruza4651 Yea fair enough! Give it a new life with a happy owner. Once we get overbridge & a few other updates the Digitakt will be 10/10 for me :)

Kinda but not really. You can use LFO's to sample start and cycle through the audio in a granular sort of way. It hasn't got a built in graunlar engine or anything like that. ✌😊

@@groovining oh, well guess will have to try Polyend Tracker plus then 😅

Yes that looks fantastic also! Or this is the ultimate for granular by the sounds of it - tasty chips gr 1

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