Digitone From Scratch 3 - Chill and Melodic
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2 жыл бұрынLet's make a sequence from scratch on the Elektron Digitone and then perform with it!
The Elektron Digitone is a 4-part, 8-voice FM synthesizer groovebox with amazing diversity in sound and playability.
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Thank you for watching. My name is Jeremy, and this is Red Means Recording. I've been making music for a few decades now, and this channel is a place to make music and to talk about the tools and techniques to make music with. We'll use synths, drum machines, modular gear, and software.
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@gaydeerinc 2 жыл бұрын
i love these "from scratch" videos, it's inspiring and so calming watching and hearing you build these soundscapes. i especially love the digitone ones, sounds wonderful
@GreatistheWorld 2 жыл бұрын
It’s neat that after this many years of subscribing to this channel my reaction is, more often than not, “hey, this is really nice, thank you for sharing this”
@RedMeansRecording 2 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️
@brentladue 2 жыл бұрын
goddam dude within 4 minutes alone it sounded gorgeous
@snugglepuff33 2 жыл бұрын
So hold on you're telling me it's my fault my Digitone patterns aren't 100% candy dream fuel all the time?
@JosephSizzle 2 жыл бұрын
The LFOs on the Digitone have been endless wells of inspiration for me. Same goes for your videos! Thank you Jeremy!
@RedMeansRecording 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah they're awesome
@43chord 2 жыл бұрын
@@RedMeansRecording and what about the LFOs?
@rollonfood 2 жыл бұрын
"Been relying on the arrpegiator too much" "gonna try something else" - plays arrpegios on the keyboard. 😁
@Godstatus51 2 жыл бұрын
Man this video is so soothing.....it makes me forget about all the troubles going on and just get lost
@IonStream 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely track!! Most of it reminded me of your typical town music in a fantasy RPG ps1 game 😂🙌
@nubalance 2 жыл бұрын
Always a treat. Thanks Jeremy.
@nickdevor6006 2 жыл бұрын
Nothing better than starting my day with a new video like this from you Jeremy. Love this kind of content! More more more plzzzzz:)
@z_supernova 2 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful... I could listen to this for hours
@christofferkiilerichjakobs8336 2 жыл бұрын
Just wonderful. Thank you for sharing!
@memunns 2 жыл бұрын
I love my Digitone and am just figuring it out right now. Keep these kind of vids coming!
@donnoone9665 Жыл бұрын
That was educational, super relaxing, I cooked an entire dinner to this and now I have to get a digitone!
@JoshIsMakingMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Really great video. And excited to hear that Tone/Takt album that you mentioned at the beginning!
@7177YT 2 жыл бұрын
Love this series! Thank you!
@NEOROADER 2 жыл бұрын
Really enjoying all of your new content, definitely keep going where your heart takes you. This kind of video is my favorite since I've got a Digitone (and learned most of my tricks on it from you). I hope you do more in this series, and with whichever gear you enjoy creating with. Modular videos have been killer too. Can't wait for the Digit[akt|one] album!
@BottleMakesMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Nice and chilled, perfect for a Sunday afternoon
@dillipphunbar7924 2 жыл бұрын
Always a treat to listen to. Thankyou.
@kenb7540 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely 😊 such a happy little melody. 👏
@kuciferr 2 жыл бұрын
This tune is gonna be stuck in my head for days.
@robertmyers6518 2 жыл бұрын
That was lovely. Thanks!
@medusajapan 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@will5359 2 жыл бұрын
beautiful, you have mastered the digi
@Protaganist 2 жыл бұрын
I watched your most recent video, and now I'm here, and I'm really excited for what you got comin'
@agitat0r 2 жыл бұрын
I really love your melodic sensibility, man.
@alan-nf4qx 2 жыл бұрын
Well that was magical.
@DavidDeLuge 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@guillermodieguez239 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! This jam reminds me of a mesmerizing game called FTL (Faster Than Light). I own a Digitone and I love it
@Koettnylle 2 жыл бұрын
Great job dude
@goshdarntootin 2 жыл бұрын
Love the digitone :D !
@danneu8 2 жыл бұрын
Love this series
@JohnnyWalkerArt 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!
@audian666 Жыл бұрын
my Digitone comes by the end of this week to join my Digitakt. this series is so awesome, thx !
@LofiPask Жыл бұрын
Loved it ❤
@jeitoots 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful 💚
@lardzard9593 2 жыл бұрын
Oh boy Donkey Kong Country Vibes!! So inspired man! Can't wait to get my hands on this synth!!!
@EZBOT_ 2 жыл бұрын
Tasty tunes! I like the MOOOOVEMENT!
@MrMarcLaflamme 2 жыл бұрын
Yay another DN from Scratch!
@dertobel 2 жыл бұрын
I am now following the tutorial, thank you
@medianfidelity 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Getting some SkyRoads (old DOS PC game) vibes around 4:30!
@urban_degenerate6139 2 жыл бұрын
You’re a wizard bro good stuff
@urluberlu2757 2 жыл бұрын
Very useful! Thanks a lot...Subscribed :-) Hi from Belgium!
@jukesasaurusrex 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing thank you 😃
@Reav. 2 жыл бұрын
I could listen to that floating arps around my head all day
@DanChippendaleMusic Жыл бұрын
I was the thousandth person to like this. I really really like this so the like count should be 2000 (as mine counts as 1000). Ordered a DN today and this is helping me get very excited about being united with it 🙌
@lesvolga1355 2 жыл бұрын
wonderful!
@markharman5834 2 жыл бұрын
Always beaut man, always
@afterthewar54 2 жыл бұрын
DigiTony! My favorite little box friend.
@frankdev 2 жыл бұрын
NICE. thank you
@vksoundstudiokokow3236 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@calderwood9641 2 жыл бұрын
Love this series. Can’t wait until you put it all together. Maybe with some OT fx/resampling goodness?
@Daphoid 2 жыл бұрын
Part way through Jeremy says something along the lines of this is nothing, its the beginning of the day. Whereas I'm just leaning back in my chair being impressed and further cementing that I need a digtone in life.
@StephanieSante 2 жыл бұрын
Well done. You have an amazing ability to really get the tonal/functional relationships in a device and apply this to your sense of musicality.
@ToyKeeper 2 жыл бұрын
This gives me a strong urge to pair a Digitone with a NDLR. Digitone makes wonderful sounds and soundscapes, with the ability to evolve those sounds real-time... while NDLR makes big, long, interesting chord progressions easy. Seems like they'd go well together.
@stevepile8133 2 жыл бұрын
Yes that would be a powerful combo
@direhavok8732 2 жыл бұрын
I have both and they do work well together, also utilizing Digitakt for beat.
@kevinclarke9406 2 жыл бұрын
Do it! They work beautifully together...
@BottleMakesMusic 2 жыл бұрын
NDLR is a great starting point. The built-in mod slots and LFO's give so much scope to messing around with the arpeggiator, Pad and Drone parts, as well as just plain old output to MIDI CC's
@ToyKeeper 2 жыл бұрын
@@AcidTechnoMan5000 Yes, dear?
@MrCoyoteculler 5 ай бұрын
Bought the e25 version....its sittin at the house and im out trucking. Can't wait to get my hands on it.
@DrJ3RK8 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice! Sounds like the Dustforce soundtrack. :) (good thing)
@matt_freund 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely
@oxiary 2 жыл бұрын
BEST CHANNEL
@Nick-kb6jd 2 жыл бұрын
Digitone in your hands is delish.
@frossplays3539 2 жыл бұрын
Woahhh, it's been a long time for me
@trickfall8752 2 жыл бұрын
I'll never understand why we can't have 128 steps. This isn't helping quell my desire for a Digitone, but most importantly thanks for these videos. They always inspire me to explore some other avenue that hadn't occurred to me.
@fargoththemoonsugarmaniac 2 жыл бұрын
Gotta absolutely agree on that. Still you can either turn sync rate to 1/2 so the sequencer runs at half speed or tune down the bpm to half to get longer sequences (caveat being with sync rate 1/2 you have can't play that many fast notes, don't know which rn)
@trickfall8752 2 жыл бұрын
@@fargoththemoonsugarmaniac I usually wind up doing the 1/2 speed. It's funny because I use that on my Toraiz Squid, but when I wrote that comment I didn't realize the Digitakt also had that feature.
@internalreality 2 жыл бұрын
digitone is my first synth and all ive got to say is holy shit
@floydartx 2 ай бұрын
If Elektroplankton was a complex groovebox
@chrisj5547 2 жыл бұрын
Good technique to use the arp to get 16th notes on a half time 8 bar pattern. Thanks!
@vagueversatile 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Yet, I didn’t understand the midi channel trick for the performance phase
@wurlinnawurl 2 жыл бұрын
I hope a new update soon!!
@mechatomb2921 2 жыл бұрын
Early in the video: Playstation 1 Final Fantasy 7 Vibes. Late in the video: Final Fantasy 7 Remake vibes.
@mniesen9417 2 жыл бұрын
Now I want 1 to..
@yogopogo5985 2 жыл бұрын
I wanna buy one now :0
@crbenne 2 жыл бұрын
After you added in the arp bass line I started to get very strong Junior Boys vibes 👍
@RedMeansRecording 2 жыл бұрын
God I love them
@thomaslann5015 2 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate this ambient spoken word EP. Can I download it from Bandcamp?
@RedMeansRecording 2 жыл бұрын
I'll be doing a performance album of this layer this year
@alishatruman Жыл бұрын
420K subs bro! 420 haha
@RedMeansRecording Жыл бұрын
Lol
@fergusfurlong 9 ай бұрын
from 4:17 it just becomes a tune
@michaeldryer2208 2 жыл бұрын
Hey man love your videos, would you suggest an arturia keystep to pair with an op-z, or do you wish you had a different midi device to pair with it?
@RedMeansRecording 2 жыл бұрын
I always just used the opz and the iPad app
@MilesMalcom 2 жыл бұрын
I always leave the metronome on by mistake and think that its clipping
@Usercehdbf 2 жыл бұрын
The end sounds like something from the Minecraft soundtrack :)
@agentbo1979 2 жыл бұрын
Ulrich Schnauss vibes.
@RedMeansRecording 2 жыл бұрын
Huge inspiration
@sandyturner1911 Жыл бұрын
Can you use the Keystep to operate the sequencer, on the Digitone? Thanks!
@RedMeansRecording Жыл бұрын
Yes
@BackspinZX 2 жыл бұрын
Pretty...........
@FreeBeat 2 жыл бұрын
Ahh yes, time to spend 20 minutes not editing my own videos and lusting after the Digitone once again lol.
@granolakitti8521 5 күн бұрын
Can the digitone make brostep wobbles?
@Jack458111 2 жыл бұрын
Is there a good way to learn what each LFO does?
@RedMeansRecording 2 жыл бұрын
Each lfo does what you set it to do
@jamesherndon8066 2 жыл бұрын
I think the digitone will be my next major synth investment. I realize that a good sequencer is important in my gear and you cannot beat elektron's. I would love to see what magical creations you could create with the ekektron sequencer and the hydrasynth!
@RedMeansRecording 2 жыл бұрын
Oh you know that's a good idea
@Cebollaverde 2 жыл бұрын
I’m trying to decide on my first poly synth and idk if I should get the digitone, the minilogue XD…or save up for the analogue 4 or the novation peak?? Idk all I have right now is: -digitakt -korg monologue -Bass station 2 I need some polyphony in my life
@RedMeansRecording 2 жыл бұрын
Peak or digitone.
@evanmscala 2 жыл бұрын
The digitone is extra special because of the 4 track sequencer. In addition to being a wonderful and dynamic poly synth, I can’t express how indispensable that sequencer is. It’s like using four or more different synths at the same time and the elektron sequencers are *so* fun when you get the hang of them Also your setup is nearly identical to mine 2 years ago. Sold my digitone to get a minilogue xd and as much as I loved that synth, the digitone is so much better at that price point.
@Cebollaverde 2 жыл бұрын
@@evanmscala thank you that is extremely helpful!!
@akashnba03 2 жыл бұрын
you get 2 LFOs per track or you use the same two LFOs to modulate different things in each track?
@BigPlasticPlant 2 жыл бұрын
2 LFOs per track ✌️
@deegos14 2 жыл бұрын
Made me dust off the Digitone
@EVILJAMARR 2 жыл бұрын
Gosh, I really dislike these devices. I loved the electron machine drum, but the digitakt/tone are just horrible. I’ve watched countless videos, reviews and the like…it’s just bad. Sounds like the most generic EDM for Grade-Schoolers stuff, ever. Doesn’t matter how talented or hardworking the person using them is, they always sound like crap. Horrible work flow and those clacky buttons would make me throw the thing at the wall on day one. Gosh, I really hate these devices.