Digitakt - Midi Tracks Overview (Beginner Friendly Tutorial)
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- My midi track overview. It is aimed at showing you all the current (OS 1.01) functions as well as how you can use them. It is not overly in depth and aimed at anyone wanting to know more about the Digitakt or wanting to learn how to use the basic midi functions.
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Excellent tutorial Bo. Keep up the good work!
Wow - loving the CC p-locks. Very tempting. Thanks for the vid!
Welcome sir!!
You're killing it with the Digitakt tutorials. Keep it up!
Thanks man! The m32 is a fun synth for sure
Thanks, Bo! This video felt almost like a one-to-one tutorial: you answered all my questions. Seeing this tutorial just reinforced the opinion I voiced in my video that the MIDI sequencer alone justifies the price tag on the Digitakt! Definitely getting one soon :)
+HalutioN thanks man!! Glad to be of service. :-) its a great machine, having loads of fun
I'd like to venture one more clarifying question, if you don't mind. You mentioned that you can p-lock program changes in the source menu. So, if I'm not mistaken, this should mean that you can change presets on your preset-enabled synthesizers on a per-step basis. Is that the case here?
+HalutioN I think you are correct. This should be doable. I have not tested it enough and as with midi there can always be unexpected kinks, but it seems to work
Thanks, if you find a second, maybe you can test it with your SUB37?
HalutioN good idea!
Great job man I've been watching your vids since I got in to novation circuit you have made tons of progress keep up the good work
+Parker Dwyer thank you mate! Glad you see my progress :-)
Thanks! This has been really helpful! Some really interesting stuff in this video :)
Your tutorials are great. Thank you for helping me tame this digital beast!
Thanks! Glad to be of service
Bo! - Thank's man, really appreciate this! I like your tinkling too (your musical style is quirky) which is ALL good too hear....I'm having a play with this right now with the XD which i think is a neat little combination - Helpful stuff
this is a great jam you created in the intro!
Such a hard workin' man! Thanks for making these. Very resourceful
+hosts of michael thanks for checking them out!
Thanks Bo, really informative
Brilliant video as always sir.
pretty powerful little box. they really are gonna unlock some mad techno insanity when they unleash this on the kids wooooo!
6K SUBS Congrats !!
Thank you mate =) overwhelmed
Fantastic, Bo. Thanks!
Good stuff Bo, very informative.
+Pure Ambient Drone thank you my friend :-)
My god that's complicated but very interesting, I think I'm going to watch this video several times to understand midi though lol. Thanks for sharing this with us!
Cheers mate! =)
Superb clarification.
Epic video!! Thanks so much BoBeats...Digitakt purchased :)
Cool hope you dig it!! =)
Great info. You're a good teacher! :)
Thank you mate!
Very good tutorial. I’m French and not getting a lot of aknowlegment about Elektron and english language, but you made me improve a lot.
Thanks for that
Thanks Bo. I shall be arpegiating my System 8 from my Digitakt now. This should be interesting to say the least.
Thank you mate for all your videos. Always informative and helpful. The Digitakt is my first Elektron product and I impressed. Wondering if you would ever do some videos on the Synthstrom Deluge. This piece of gear seems perfect for you given your love of the Circuit.
I want to cover the Deluge and I have been talking to the company making it but they can't provide me with a review unit yet.
That was beautiful!
Great! Very instructive.
Thx for this amazing lesson🤟
Fat like for the intro, Bo! The flute sounds awesome.
One of my best sounds yet on the Digi. Its sampled from a jazz sample and polished a bit with the Digi
Agreed, it sounds amazing.
Great Video Bo! But i gotta tell ya, the Mother 32 does take CC! When you go to setup mode, channels 13-16 can be assigned to output CV based on CC values out of the Assign out
Hm can Eurorack hosts like the Hermod convert a Midi CC message to CV so you could also change stuff on the Mother-32 via the knobs?
That was hard bro, keep it up, the vids are holding me over until mine arrives. Question, can you use your Clarett Thunderbolt interface to feed into your DAW/computer for insert FX.
+bigdap100 yeah that works. I have very low latency with the Clarett
i just got my digitakt. your videos are becoming my new bible
Int = Intensity
I think :) Great vid, big thanks for this!
+Sleepydog makes sense. Its referred to as depth in the midi cc list. But I guess thats basically the same thing
Órale/cool!
Gracias Bobeats.
Are we able to save the midi tracks with all of the settings? If you shut down the gear today and power up tomorrow (same connections), can you just pick up where you left off?
Gracias/Thanks!
New to DT and to hardware while on break from ableton live which i only learned a little bit too.
Hi there Bob , great video !!!
Quick question : anywhere to get the CC values list ?
Thnxs
This helps so much if youre new to elektron, thanks you so much!
what I dont quite get: whats the difference between the source page and the amp page? I get how the cc values work, but I dont get what pb, at etc are for..
Intro jam was sick AF.
Great video. I'm sold.
Question: If I had my trusty 5 channel Midi thru box hooked up to the midi out of the DT, I could use the midi out thru the 5 to sequence 5 external syntsh right? BUT.. could I then also use the Thru on the DT to sequence a 6th device? Does that make sense?
+Matt Greer Music the tru only sends from input, so it does not send midi from the sequencer (as of now, might be changed, I have pointed this out to Elektron) but I use a thru box as you say
Nice vidéo thanks 😉
I have a question for you, i wanna put out of my rack my Mimetic Digitalis and just create and sequence midi note quick like i normaly did with the MD.
But i just miss the randomize midi note option😭 on the Digitakt. Do you know a way to do the same random " shred " notes with the Digitakt?
Thanks in advance.
Hi Bo! I think I am missing something with the setup of midi send-recieve. I am trying to have DT control Tanzmaus midi CC parameters however it does not have any effect. Any ideas what should I check?
bought the digitakt today , but this video make me wanna bring it back to the store ! looks complicated
its complicated but well worth the effort!
hey hello, i was interested in the digitakt but i got some compelling questions. Can you use the digitakt to trigger e.g. the korg prologue to play a pattern (melody, bassline etc.). Also, how do you assign your external synthesizers to a certain midi track in the digitakt? And lastly, is it possible to use e.g. the prologue or another synth with keys to trigger the sounds on the digitakt?
Thank you and kind regards!
nice one bo
@BoBeats can you explain how the Digitakt would work well with a piece of vintage gear like SP-1200? I'd like to be able to control the MIDI tracks 9-16... do you have access to any vintage equipment to demo? Either control the SP1200 or have it controlled by DT. Thanks for your help.
Hi Bo, thanks for your amazing reviews! Just a simple question: can you give a name to the CC value on the Digitakt? (even a short one would help, three digits I guess) ...When you start having 8 CC's x 8 tracks it might be handy ; ) Thanks!
Thanks! You cant name the CC :-(
Intro jam was banging
Thanks!!
Hi...how you bypass the M32 sequencer when you send play from digitakt?
Thanks for the video, very helpful. My set up is Prophet 8, Nord lead 2, moog mother 32, Digitakt, midi keyboard. I now have digitakt out into the prophet, how can I play notes for the prophet and moog from a midi keyboard?
Thanks as always for your great tutorials, Bo. I'm learning a bit about the Digitakt out of curiosity. How do the patterns work, with the 8 monophonic sampler tracks? Does a single pattern consist of the 8 MIDI channels / tracks, as well as the 8 sampler sounds? So, in essence, it's a 9-part sequencer... let's assume your 8 sampler tracks are all drum/percussion sounds. So, you have those 8 tracks as "a drum track", and then MIDI A could be a bassline, MIDI B, chords, MIDI C a lead melody... etc? Thanks for clarifying!
Shadow of BoBeats
HI! I love your channel and ideas. Im trying to set more then one (two actually, Moog sub-batty and micro freak) synth with my Digitakt. But I'm getting only channel one. Im selecting another MIDI channel and it doesn't work. I need to make sure each synth is listening only to one channel. It's possible? How? Thank you!
Thanks for the video! I plan to control my monolouge with the midi and I'm wondering if the patch knob is controllable/ saveable with Digitakt? If I use a certain patch on the mono for a certain pattern on the digi, will it be saved/loaded by the digi when I load a project? this would be great for faster transitions in live shows
+Garvin Kelly hm, I am not sure since I dont know much about the Mono. My guess is that Monologue responds to program change data to switch patches. So therefor you should be able to set up a program change value in the track on the Digi corresponding to the patch on the Mini.
Would you know how I could link both my 0 coast and neutron separately with midi? As I have a beatstep pro controlling both at the moment but want to eliminate the beatstep pro and have the digitakt to be the main controller for both synths.
All the best
Samus Ordicus - Digitakt midi out into a thru box, thru box out to your other synths. Thru boxes work as midi splitters.
I was wondering how one could add this to another hardware sequencer such as the Yamaha RS7000 and if it would occupy one audio track of the 16 available in it? Also if the 8 MIDI channels on the Digitakt are added to the RS7000's 32 channels or subtracted? Thanks.
Yours are the best tutorials I've seen on the Digitakt, thank you so much for this. Is it possible to use the Digitakt for MIDI sequencing via USB MIDI or does it have to be 5-pin MIDI? I have tried using USB (DIgitakt>Computer and hardware synth>computer, both via USB) but don't think it's possible?
Can you save the 'filter' page you create for a midi instrument? So you don't have remember and reassign the CC's for a specific hardware instrument everytime
Very nice tutorial. But if if I want to record in the digitakt sequencer using the keyboard of the instrument controlled via midi by the digitakt?
hey Bo! what is the solution to playing live instruments with the digitakt? can you play the keyboard of your external synth and capture the midi in the digitakt to create a loop? i worry that programming note by note would be too clunky of a workflow and will pretty much make the midi tracks useless to me
Thanks much for the video! How do you sync the Arp Mode to the digitakt speed? Or is it already with the midi?
Great vid! Can i ask a noob question? (midi is not my strong point ha). I'm planning to use the DT as the main hub to control minilogue, TB3, TR8, 2 x volcas and an EMX2. Do i just need a midi thru box for this?
+richard morgan yes, a midi thru would be best. You might be able to daisy chain but that is often aaaaalot of work
Thanks Bo just got my Digitakt yesterday, set midi channels etc n went why isn’t anything playing out of my Yamaha reface dx??? The extra src step was unknown…..
Any way to route audio from my DX into the Digitakt while playing to output thru overbridge or too much to ask for such functionality? Thank you
Man I love the sound of the Mother-32. I've never bought one because people say to get it only if I want to get into modular/Eurorack, which I don't want to get into. But I do want that sound.
Check out the Behringer Crave, pretty much identical sound and options, but costs only 159 euros!
I own the Moog Grandmother, DFAM, and Mother 32 and use the mother 32 the least out of the three of them. With that being said, it does produce the best sounds though. I’m always taken by surprise of the warmth it has, especially with a little reverb on it. So glade I purchased it. I didn’t mind spending the extra money in comparison to the Behringer Crave. I’m a huge fan of Behringer btw. I have a Deepmind 12, and can’t wait for the future releases of there other clones. Mainly the OBXA and other’s alike. Anyways I’m starting to ramble. Point is, the M32 is well worth it. I hope in the two years after your commitment that you eventually picked one up.
@@Tony2dH SIRIUS, I'M GOING DOWN 3 COMPARE MY ( In total...) TW0 32s, grrrrr.
Thanks man, aslong as music never dies I'M a very versa happy individual.!
Selfish too....!
✌😉
Maybe you do wanna get into modular then?
Great demo! Well explained. How is everything hooked up? Did you use a breakout MIDI cable or something?
I use a kenton usb thru 5
Thanks again..for all your great videos. Re LFO on Minilogue: INT = Intesity?
hi , im thinking of buying and drum m/c -sampler to play live with my MainStage i use loops in MainStage , would you recommend the digitakt or the circuit ,will they play in time with my MainStage on my laptop ,thanks love the videos
dope jam
Thanks!
Idea: MIDI ch 16 sends from Digitakt to circuit to control some esoteric stuff about the session, like the left:right ratio on the delay, or the master filter q/rez. even to have a controlled, automated fade in or out of a synth part.
That is a very cool idea mate! Very cool indeed. I did not think of it at all but having this much control from the Digitakt would surely bring the Circuit to another level. I will definitely add this to the list of ideas I need to try out
Could anyone explain how the 4 machines in this video are synchronized? I see the the midi out from the digitakt, and then I'm a bit lost.
If you have p locks on the filter and then have an LFO also effecting the filter does it lead to some weird interplay?
Yeah that should be the case. LFO modulates based on the cut off position/value, so naturally any change to that cut of position or value should change the sound when the LFO interacts.
Is there a way to get just the master clock out as a MIDI signal/channel?
Im having trouble. I have my keystep, digitakt and tone all midi synced but i dont know how to get my outs of of my digitone to control the my erebus? Any thoughts? Thanks
Question about audio routing of the hardware that Digitakt controls via the MIDI tracks. Can I route the audio out of my 2 synths into the audio inputs of Digitakt so that I can monitor them directly through the Digitakt headphones output without using an audio interface or mixer?
I'm wondering about buying a Digitakt. Is it possible to record automation on the digitakt that you play on your synth (by turning knobs, I mean)? Or is it quite awkward? I mean, do you have to set up every parameter in the digitakt individually? For the sake of immediacy and the fun of improvisation, I don't really want to have to micro-edit every step of a sequence.
Hi, Im a bit confused, I'm trying to midi sync my minilog xd, do I have to change any settings in the minilog? also the midi cable goes from Digitakt out to minilog in right? Sorry!
Hi from the Netherlands, when you connect a midi keyboard (midi in) DT on auto channel you can play and record directly the sequence. I dont' understand why Aftertouch, Mod wheel Pitchband can't be used by keyboard, but only with the 4 knobs. Is that the big difference with the Octatrack ?
I don't think the sequencer can record those things... I think you have to program it manually. But I am not sure.
Mr Bo, I'm having a midi issue I'm hoping you can help me with. I've got track 9 (midi track A) set to channel 1; midi out to midi in of my minitaur; but this weird thing is happening that when I'm not working on track 9, when I press the trigger buttons (any of them, 1-16) a signal is going to the minitaur and it makes a noise. so i could be previewing a kick sound on track 1 but the minitaur will also get triggered, even though I'm pretty sure the minitaur itself is set to midi channel 1. the same thing happened when i had a reface cs connected. i went into settings and set channel to off for tracks 1-8 but that didn't change anything; in ports output is set to track channel. i'm running OS 1.02. any ideas what's happening?
+Fahad Ashraf my guess is that the Minitaur recieves midi on some other channel as wellZ autochannel or say channel 16 where Digitakt sends and receives some control messages... other than that I really cant say
Great reference. The thing that I was having problems with is that the midi notes on what I was trying to sequence are for some reason two octaves higher on the Digitakt.
I am also having no luck with figuring out how to play the external device and have that be sequenced. I have heard that you need to use autochannel to do that but I haven't been able to figure that out yet.
The keyboard issue: you go into settings, midi settings, channels, look up auto channel setting and set it to say channel 10. Then you switch your midi keyboard to midi channel 10. Then you should be able to play any selected channel and play it.
Hey @BoBeats Been a long time fan! I wanted to know if it's possible to program the patterns on the digitakt to control my tr8s. That way I get the sounds I want on the tr8s without having to program both digitakt and tr8s. I'm new to CC control and that is giving me trouble. Thanks so much.
Yes this should be possible but I cant explain it very well here in comments. But you can.
Can you please tell me what are my actions if I wish Digitakt to control Digitone and my modular system via midi splitter? I mean is there any way to route audio from each device to Digitakt w/o using an external mixer? Or simply send a mono signal from Digitone and modular into the two input channels of the Digitakt? Many thanks in advance! 🙏
Hi Bo, great video! Do you know if the digitakt supports midi over usb at this point? I can get it to sequence hardware synths but am having trouble getting it to send notes to my arturia vsts via usb. Thanks for your help!
It can send midi over USB but I am not certain why it does not work for you
Thanks for the reply! Still problem-solving over here. Have you done this yourself, Bo? Connecting the Digitakt directly to the computer and getting them to work together? I must be missing something...
I have set up the Digitakt to change the sounds on my synth through Program Change. There are 5 banks of 128 sounds. How do I limit a control knob to 5 banks? It tries to do 128 banks which then breaks the MIDI somehow.
Hey Bo, do you have any insight on how to get the Digitakt sequencer controlling the Blofeld? I've got them on the same channel, and the Blofeld light blinks when I hit the Digitakt's chromatic keyboard, but there is no sound. I'm completely befuddled. I watched your video, but didn't come away with an answer to my particular problem.
+DJ Pangburn sorry mate... all I can think of is if sound is muted somehow.
BoBeats yeah, strange. Thought the same thing. Gotta love MIDI.
P-Locks on synth patch changes will be pretty fun I think. Live hardware complextro basslines here we come :)
Yeah!
I want to send the digitakt sequencer to korg ms 20 mini on channel 1, but the weird thing is that, and I could not figured out yet, digitakt is sending midi signal to another 2 instruments at same time, on the same channel 1. All 3 instruments are connected through a midi splitter out from the digitakt. Why do I cannot split the instruments on different channels (why all instruments receive signal on channel 1)?
Awesome!... a little help tho?? I have a 4 page 64 step sequence with the DT controlling my prophet. I recorded the part
"live" in the chromatic keyboard mode. Now I cnat figure how to program the cond trigs.... ????
Jared Rodgers hey! You press the record button once. Now you should see steps light upp. Hold a step, tweak any knob. If value backgrounds changes color (white I think) the value is now program changed!
got a brain buster for ya'll, just made a 64 step bassline via midi.. how can i link the same riff but have transpose up after it plays round once and then they loop from 1 transpose to another ?
nice video's, makes me think of replacing my MPC 1000 as studio brain. which brings me to my question. I like the MPC but it has to stop playing when you want to set things up or record which is a bit of a downer when making beats or jamming.
Do you think the Digitakt will make a good modern replacement for a MPC 1000 in a small studio/ live set?
+jip Homburg I have little experience with MPCs so its hard for me to say. I think you need to adopt the Elektron workflow in order to truly enjoy the Digitakt. And I am sure you will miss some of the sampling options on the Digi... it doesnt slice samples for example
Thanks for the reply.
i've been looking at your video's and tutorials and the workflow on the Digitakt looks more hands on then the MPC. The fact that it also has 8 channels i can sequence my other synths with makes it very interesting for me since I mainly use the MPC for sequencing.
awesome
Got yours yet??
BoBeats Monday!
Does anyone know how to set up so that when I press play on Digitakt my minilogue plays the sequence I programmed on the Digitakt and not the sequence on the minilogue sequencer
Hey BoBeats, loving the Digitakt got mine a few days ago and its great. I noticed you have a Korg Minilogue like me and I have been trying to understand why I cant get the midi CC of Digitakt to control the filter cutoff. I have read page 57 of the minilogue manual which provides the midi mapping as CC43 but when I set all the correct things in the Digitakt it doesn't work for me.
I have managed to control env decay and I can sequence sounds on my Korg using the Digitakt but no dice controlling the korg filter. I wondered if you have the same settings?
+Jonathan Mosley i have gotten the filter to work but yes, it was behaving a little odd at times. Try setting the CC parameter first THEN enabling the CC controller (under filt page). This helped me.
Ah cool I will give this a go. I did notice the video cut when you mentioned you were going to setup the filter so wondered if you also had trouble. I couldn't tell if its an issue with the Digitakt or the Korg, but if I remember correct I had no problems doing the same with the Octatrack, so maybe its just Digitakt teething problems. Thanks very much for the help :)
Yeah the video cut because it took time getting it right. But that was because I had an old manual with wrong CC numbers :D
Could I ask where that flute sound/ Sample from the circuit came from ? Fantastic instructional btw.
I think its a Steinberg sample pack
Great Tutorial! I was just wondering if it is posibble to use a midi-keyboard like the Keystep to play "live" on the midi channels? Or even just to play in sequences in chromatic mode?
dude did you ever figure this out? not being able to record midi with your external keyboard would be a huge limitation and i’m super anxious to find the solution. i’m all but sold on the digi but i need to figure this out first
@@AlmostHomeSounds sorry, i am not 100% sure. i never did use the digitakt in that way :( maybe a video of loopop could clear that up, he does a lot of videos where he explains complete setups.
nevertheless, the digitakt is a great piece of gear. can't really go wrong with it!
Amazing, informative video! How many midi patterns can you save on the hardware? Only 8 at one time? Can you point each of those 8 tracks to a diff channel? Thanks so much for the help!
+Quest thank you!
There are 127 projects I think... each project contains 128 patterns. Each pattern has 8 midi and 8 audio channels. So plenty!
That's great. Thanks so much for the info!!!
Hey nice video just curious what type of keyboard,synth or controller are you using in the video???
+Brent Walker I dont use any. I use the Digitakt to do the controlling of the other synths. But I have also used the Keystep a lot with the Digitakt
Terrific! Did you mention the drums you were using where were those from?
I can not trigger a chord playing the Midi Buttons. The chords work when recorded in a sequence, but not when triggered manually. Anyone know how to fix this?
What does the bank know do on the midi track in the source page? I have my mc 101 hooked up... But I cannot figure out what it does
Hi, sorry, I didn't even said Hi or anything😂 but it's frustrating. Any answer would be great. Thanks
Hello and thank you for your videos, they're great !
When I change pattern, my minilogue is still playing is 'MIDI A' stuff (that's recorded as a sequence in the preset) and I don't find how to stop it when I change the pattern.
That's quiete annoying, I don't want to press stop on the minilogue or to turn down the sound ...
Have you got any tips about that ?
Thank you :))))
Well what I would do is delete sequencer data and only send midi notes, not clock from the digitakt
BoBeats That I will do, big thanks for your fast answer :)))
This is great! Thank you. But once you set everything up, is there a way to save your midi settings so you can import the whole midi set up into another project?
+Kevin Rodriguez you can not save presets. But what you do is you create a project, name it Template X, save it, then you can duplicate that project
Thanks Bo!
Bo can I ask you about your video recording setup? How do you record your voice, and the instruments, and then glue these two audio streams together? I know this is TH-cam Creation 101, but somehow the answer eludes me. Thanks!
Hey buddy. I have a video on this: how to make synthesizer videos
@@BoBeats Thanks, I'll check it out! Keep up the great work.
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