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You could actually do a built in battery DIY style but you'll loose the warranty of course. There're a few videos on TH-cam about doing the DIY battery route.

Back in 2016 my very first synth was a Juno 60 and I had NO idea what I was doing, just that it was hard to make it sound bad. I no longer have either of the Juno’s I’ve owned but I do have a larger understanding of subtractive synthesis and enjoy the MPC workflow; this couldn’t be more perfect. The sound quality is amazing and the extra parameters (even with a tiny bit of menu diving) make me feel way less shitty about selling my 60 and 106. Admittedly I wish I hadn’t sold the 60 for sentimental purposes but this at least goes above and beyond to scratch the sonic itch.

I agree! I will never let go of my MPC Live 2 because of its portability. A battery inside of the Digitakt would be insanely cool! I would take it everywhere!

No mono sampling, how is the panning in stereo?

Had it had at least 6 mono / 3 stereo pairs outputs we'd been golden. Too bad

ram should be a limit of your budget not the manufacturer, its 2024, ram costs next to nothing.

for +1k.. no internal battery, polyphony, looper, manual slicing, arp.. just a pure rip off. waiting for digitakt 7

Still debating if I should get DT 2 or another Octatrack The Octatrack has more outputs but I think the time stretch on this machine is probably better. Also the extra channels are interesting to me.

You got me into the MPC one back in the day great videos :) What’s ya thought on the Trackers from dirtywave and Polyend

100% agree about the battery - it should have been added and it would make such a difference! Literally it would become the perfect groovebox.

As an ex Elektron avid fan and ex owner of pretty much all their stuff except og machines and syntakt (still think it’s the laziest move they made) I had to try this mk2. I had original from the release month and loved it to death but gradually outgrown it an eventually sold as for a year it was just collecting dust. I had mk2 for a few weeks on loan and the problem I have with it is digitakt mk2 trying to be a jack of all trades but master of non. A bit of groove box, underwhelming sampler and somehow very limited synth. In my opinion even Dirtywave M8 being size of mobile phone is a lot better at everything. And even have built in battery. As you said it’s plenty of space inside which is just air. So my personal final thought is elektron lately just sell air in a fancy packaging and with good advertising.

I'm still sticking with the old version. The stereo sampling and storage space was always a problem for me. That's why I compensated for it with an SP404 MK2 or Blackbox. That's why I like the SP 404 Mk2, because of the battery and also because of USB-C, quick and fast with a working app.The new software features are great, I'd like them too, but the hardware doesn't make up for it. Maybe the third or an MK version? I'll wait and see, for the new price, I personally would have expected more.

Thanks!

Dude thank you for making this!!! This is pretty much exactly how I build songs, I like to play in as much as I can, and I have wondered if it would even be possible on Digitakt. I like to play my ideas in so it's intentional and built in phrases, then use the sampler/sequencer to modify and create weirdness. Especially since I've been getting more into idm/glitch/breakcore styles, but I still prefer to play in my parts. Once Overbridge is for sure available, I'm 100% getting the DT2. Thanks man this seriously helped contextualize its usability for me.

I'd trade the internal battery for polyphony any day! I'd carry a separate powerbank+pd adaptor with built in "poly machine" rather than RK midi loopback cable and "OEM" battery. Nice review tho, and I can relate in feeling the Syntakt suddenly aged a bit, workflow wise. I'd love a MK2 with just the QoL upgrades from the Digitakt II and the same new buttons layout, as I always make mistakes jumping from one to another during jams 😅

Would you consider making a tutorial for the Digitakt II? I really like your style and workflow. Thanks!

I have a PD for my Syntakt and I love that. I take it places and make music on the fly. I have a case that fits both the Syntakt and the PD, that’s a worthy investment. But I agree, it should at least have battery option. I’m shocked that wasn’t included in this upgrade.

Yo! Thanks for the shoutout <3 Super sick bassline Tefty!

Omg that’s what I needed to see! 🔥

Very informative 👍

Good video. I don't have one but I dig the diggy-tact and will continue to call it that. If I had the budget I'd get one and a 404 to go alongside my One because I think different workflows lead to different results in the same way a Les Paul will lead a guitarist in a different direction to a Strat or a Tele.

I would love to see a Digitakt 2 vs MPC One/Live/X from your channel sometime. The hype surrounding the mk2 had me looking at boxes and I wound up getting the MPC One+ instead of the digitakt2.

I bit the bullet on the DT2 and love it. I decide to keep the OG as a midi sequencer and backup sampler. Still waiting for DT2 Overbridge support though. Thanks for the vid. Regards to you and Meems.

Awesome overview! Would be something I would think about if I was into hardware!

I'm curious to know how sonically different this is from the stock soft clipper under drum efx 🤔

Great honest review!

Thank you.

Thanks so much for reviewing this plugin. Much appreciated.

The sp404 doesn't have real side chain that can be a deal braker for some people but theres work arounds to get kinda the same effect

Im gonna be getting either one of them to upgrade on the novation circuit rhythm but cant make up my mind im leaning towards the mpc one

Thanks for the advice.. just upgraded from a MacBook ‘15 to a new Mini M2. Hopefully some huge upgrade! What kind of screen do you advise to me? And maybe two ?

Quite surprised to find myself preferring the filter of the hydrasynth, even without the drive. Was not expecting that at all, and now I'm on the fence about the minifreak 😆

🤬🤬🤬🤬 I bought this 3 days ago and it STILL isn't showing up in my mpc , how did you get it into standalone ? I never had this problem. I'm signed into my inmusic account on my mpc. The soft clipper doesn't show up in my activations or my plug ins drop downs. It isn't anywhere. When I enter the serial number it says "already registered"

Dude, clicked this video had no clue it was going to be a nostalgia trip. Used to watch you back when you did Destiny content! Good stuff man. Glad you’re in this world now. Subbed.

very helpful, thank you

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neither have good bass from what I hear

You should have test the Limter because all this is just a cleaner clipper for the MPC which already has a limiter that you can set to no lookahead. Kind of a waste of $20 honestly. They must need money. They should port over something like XPand2 for Standalone bcuz that would fly off the racks.

Great video man. Where did you get the longer slat wall arms? I am using your affiliate links but I’m looking for one for my Obx8. Thanks man 🎉

Sounds cool but i'm good with tubedrive. Thanks for the thorough and technical explanation. I wish they'd develop a visual parametric EQ, I'd gladly pay for that! I see people mention a reverb also, i have no issues with the current reverb yet. Seems pretty good to me.

Now that you've mentioned you're a gamer, I am curious to know what games you're currently playing or your favorites....Thanks in advance!

I mostly use my MPC in controller mode but I try to limit myself in hiw many plugins I use just in case I have to continue work in standalone mode. Of course that's unless I continue the song in Reason or eventually Ableton Live

I kinda feel like i wanna pick it up but... Kinda only because it is in standalone.. I need the juno-plugin and the Flex Beat before i even think of this somewhat questionable plugin though - and idm spending on these plugins either - i feel like i give em money so that they can make more plugins that will or won't be useful. My aim is to work completely standalone since i dont own a computer if im honest... But at this point i SHOULD just save up for a laptop so i atleast can run Arturia V Collection X and Arturias FX Collection 5 which i also rent-to-own - feels silly that they drop this1 and not more VSTs if im going to drop abit of criticism... Although they have the essentials already i guess

Great video on this plugin...💯👍

MPC Pad Loop function Main page Track 01>Transpose set to 1. Program 001>Warp samples> Global tab>note on. Samples tab>pad loop on. For different drum loops, include them in the same mute group to alternate back and forth.

Does it support 4K 144hz monitor (just one) ?

What was that oscilloscope you were using showing the harmonics ?

Id personally probably use it to sound design 808s and basses. I think basically made it for the new FL users who've been buying mpcs. apparently the FL soft clipper is how they make their beats "loud" (and distorted lol)

You seem very knowledgeable with this topic. I have my MPC X SE connected to my Roland Fantom EX 8. My goal is to play all my Roland sounds while combining the sounds from my MPC and saving the entire project on my MPC. I have my TRS quarter inch cables coming out the Roland going into the inputs of my MPC. I’m also connecting the MPC & Roland via USB. My issue is my MPC is not displaying the Fantom EX 8 in the “Input ports & output ports” of the midi section. I decided to order the midi din cables because maybe this was the missing component . Do you have any other tips on where I am going wrong?

You right. It should have been a free update. we don't really need yet another clip fx. We need things we don't have. How about a Proper Reverb ? 😉