Interested in purchasing any of the gear in this video? Below are links that I would make a credit from AT NO EXTRA CHARGE TO YOU: ►Digitakt: bit.ly/3DJB4UB ►SP-404 MK2: bit.ly/3FLBlsf ►PC 12 Midi Controller: bit.ly/2QJBTu4
one thing I do with the midi tracks is set multiple tracks to the same channel and then program variations. you can then solo them or play a few together in which case if it's a mono synth you get all sorts of voice cancelling surprises and with a poly or para ..well you get it
@@LiamKillen midi loop-back is a neat trick you could do or use digitone to layer more midi tracks to dt and vice versa. personally i got myself an OT to do the mixing and fxs, but it’s kinda tape based so a bit different workflow. for trig based seqencing i think newer devices as dt do a bit better (just some qol and engine improvements).
So the Digitakt and Octatrack handle effects differently - if you’re using the Octa as a mixer, then effects and parameters carry from one pattern to the next, but machines are independent of parts which is why it’s easy to transition between patterns and have effects either not change or ‘morph’ if you have different pattern lengths for each track. It adds a huge performance aspect to the Octa which I’m just in love with. My go-to setup is always my Digitakt + Octatrack + Synth-of-the-moment.
@@LiamKillen IMO, it’s the best device Elektron has put out. The Octa is the one constant in my DAW-less setup because it’s such a powerful performance tool and sampler. Once you work with the different machine types and learn about parts to flip samples it’ll change how you perform live!
That eerie old school vhs-ish style sound/sample warms my darkend soul.. I'm building my way to a dawless setup.. Just started playing last year and went with a Minilogue XD as my first device and 2 months ago I picked up the Drum Brute Impact(black) I really wanted to grab a Digitakt but $700 used was too steep for a beginner like myself. Love the quality of your content tho man.. i gotta remember to stop back in for these info dumps!
I'm so happy you came back to this subject! And this is just unrelated, but you messing around with the Electron devices and hearing all the super satisfying clicky keypresses, made me pull the trigger on the Analog Heat mk 2. The form factor is super sexy and minimalistic.
Digitakt currently heart of my dawless set up too. Also utilising the 8 midi tracks to expand it out. 1 track for a Moog minitaur, 1 track for the ju06a, and 6 tracks for the Tr6s. A lot of menu diving though so haven't quite nailed it from a performance point of view. Using it more to create ideas and then jam them into Ableton where I'll then go and refine things after. Really like the look of the midi controller though! Maybe that is what I need to take the step into performance
@@LiamKillen I think your controller is a problem here, I've never had any problems with effects carrying over to the next pattern on any Elektron including Digitakt.
Anyway it's possible to send a feature request to electron. I guess that if the problem affects many users, they would consider to implement it in a new firmware update.
With the Octatrack you can use tracks to run audio through and apply effects to the track so if the pattern coming in changes, it doesn’t matter for the effects because the Octa just sees it as audio coming in. Or you can use one of the tracks as a master track and apply effects to that. Same idea but effects would be applied to the whole mix. If you use separate tracks with effects rather than the master you can split out things better so drums can be effected differently than synths, etc, and keep them controlled separately from pattern changes. Octatrack is pretty expensive though so a cheaper option would be to use external effects pedals instead of the Digitakt internal ones. If you went with ones they accept midi you can use one of the Digitakt midi channels to organize presets and automate changes if needed.
Great video - would love to see more DAWLESS videos. I’m a relative beginner with a Digitakt and Korg Monologue. The Digitakt is definitely a magical device in my opinion!
Good video. There were times though that you were working so fast that I couldn't figure out what you were actually doing. Like where you start up a track and then you're twisting knobs. It would be helpful if you showed some of the things in isolation first so I knew what I was listening for.
I'm glad you brought up the effects not carrying over. I just got the Analog Heat, and I was getting "Gassed up" for more Elektron devices. I think I'll just stick to my SP404 preorder
For those intending to produce finished tracks on a completely dawless basis, I suggest you first work in a DAW for a few months/years to find out what you can really do, then go ahead and recreate what you learned in the DAW with your hardware setup. It will help making the right decisions on what hardware to really get.
Totally disagree unless you’re starting with Reason. In the 80’s everything was hardware and learning midi and how to hook things up was done by trial and error (and your friends). Back in the 80/90’s the “DAW” part was called a studio and if you made it to that point you were paying someone else to do it. Making music with limited tracks and sound causes you to learn. Todays DAWs with virtually unlimited tracks spoils people and a new artist going from unlimited tracks, creating with a mouse, and not having to hook up any gear doesn’t translate over to “this is a pain in the ass! This sucks!” 😂
I see what you mean. However, I never had the opportunity to work in a real studio with all the hardware required let alone hooking it all up. So I started out with a free version of Cubase, then went on to Sonar and finally Ableton. It helped me understand how audio signals flow, how send and returns work, how to use compressors and limiters, etc. etc. A DAW environment allowed me to work on a professional level. You can publish tracks using stock/free plugins. However, I became frustrated with CPU-usage and audio/midi latency and finally got some hardware devices. The DAW-experience made it much easier for me to pick and choose the right gear on a budget because I knew pretty much where I wanted to go.
You do a great job featuring gear without being shitty about it. Really appreciate how well u make these vids, thanks! Any place you like for skins like your 404 mk2?
Ok, first off I know I’m late to this party and I’m not sure what you’ve added to your set up. I subscribed so maybe I’ll be onetime next time 😂. I was watching on my tv and when you said you might want to add a synth along with the issue of filters and patterns not carrying over from one pattern to the next? I felt I needed to come on and add a solution that I believe would be awesome for your set up. I have a digitakt and there is a piece a gear I love to hook up to it that doesn’t get very much love from people out there yet, most of them are clueless as to what this machine really can do. I would suggest the Roland MC 707.. this groove box also works with eight tracks. The digi has 8 midi tracks soooo there’s the first plus. The 707 has an amazing synth engine (Fantom) and it can cover almost all your needs. For each track you can choose between drum machine (either sample or synth based) a synth engine, or a looper. The 707 also has an audio in plus effect return jacks that you can assign each to route through one of the tracks. This gives you the ability to assign an effect too it and then run through the master effects. This would fix your effects issue when switching patterns if you run the digi through the 707. These two machines are made for each other.
Another way to carry over fx would be to send the DT's signal to the fx of the mixer or a small fx pedal (to keep it compact). For more inspiration on transitions on Elektron boxes (in this case Syntakt) watch the tutorial by Wolfgang Grows.
Like the idea of getting some beats going dawless! Ahh… just got a Dfam in conjunction with an Arturia BeatStep Pro … the syntakt could be a great partner for odd time signatures!
I recently came across what you're saying about the MPC One not great at receiving midi information. For me I found the bug where if separate midi channels send the same note then one would get cancelled. It totally broke my "iPad as a sequencer" workflow (ipad to mpc - record midi data while forwarding to hardware synths - edit after jam for polishing) and now I'm selling it on. Came here for the Digitakt though as I'm currently thinking about putting one in my setup, looks like it can be a good brain for setup.
I think it would be good to talk about number you gave in the video to text you. Maybe I missed it in another video, but is it a number you created, or some third-party service. Are numbers and texts stored? Love the content as usual!
I just use a soft, narrow paint brush from the hardware store. Works well, super quiet, uses no power, doesn't move any of the knobs, faders, or switches.
i did not make it compact ending up with a bunch of moogs and elektrons + a behringer x32 producer mixer the flightcase is now 120cm x 90cm but damn, theres nothing i can't do and gigging is actually pretty easy (if ur trunk is big enough) I need to carry it with 2 people and the setup is over 10 000 euros but still so worth it. But when i see this I'm always like "really" did you really need all that
With your set up, I think that one way to get around tweaks to the fx not carrying over between patterns would be to put some of your samples on the 404. Since you can now control fx parameters over MIDI, you can keep things like your filter position consistent between patterns.
@@LiamKillen Yeah, it would have to be for something like groups of samples that you want to treat the same way. Or, if you wanted to bring the MPC back in the mix, you could sequence your Digitakt from the MPC. But then things are getting complicated again.
Regarding the effects staying, while moving to the next scene, maybe the Octatrak live recording, is recording just the wet effects and mixing them with the main while the scene is changed.
so yeah, how do you effeciently program/come up with drops and transitions on a hardware sequencer? the majority of yt videos doesn't ever go further than showing the process of creating hooks, but how to quickly figure out a way to go into/out of a transition on a pattern based hw sequncer... noone just talks about it. I am usually better off adapting existing arrangement to digitakt's song mode than figuring out what goes into which pattern for a successfull transition. Doesn't feel like enhancing creativity, rather fighting some annoying bureaucratic restriction. If you want to try out several transition ideas.. forget about it. There is no out of the box way to flexibly program raisers and breakdowns on digitakt, say, so best you can do is come up with your own kind of kludgy solution (e.g. use another device for these, baking transitions into pattern copies...)
Honestly- drops are VERY difficult using just a sequencer. It might be worth it to get another FX box / mixer involved. Here's a video on a unit that does just that- the RMX-1000: th-cam.com/video/OwTLnQ9VmX0/w-d-xo.html Octatrack is dope too for this sort of thing.
@@LiamKillen I know...but in other news, why cant we have a sequencer/keyboard where it would function like this- press a "step" button in the sequencer, then pres a note/chord on the keyboard and it would occupy that step in the sequence. It could pick up on the velocity/hold/Release and so on. Would be really quick way to work.
It's technically a DAW. i think headless would be a more accurate term than DAWless. In computing it means running a computer without a screen (ok the DT has one but doesn't count as a full on OS)
I'm kind of over the whole "right pronunciation" thing because no matter how you pronounce things like this, there's always going to be someone telling you how they pronounce it lol
PC-12 looks amazing for paring with the DT, but is pretty damn expensive, and possibly overkill amount of knobs. What wou,d be a good alternative that is cheaper and maybe has less knobs / smaller footprint?
Hi, thanks for your videos. I thin on the menu, if you go to global fx/mix and select reverb or delay, etc, they will be affect all the patterns, I´ve just tried.
I just wanted to mention the Deluge. As a happy user myself I can only encourage you to check it out. Its arranger view should be very helpful in creating drops and other interesting song structures that Liam is missing in most das less setups (recently heard him say that in another video).
REALLY feeling this video and what you’re saying, today. Been almost buying an Arturia BeatStep (non-Pro) to be able to manually send single-message CC/PC messages with the pads, in addition to its other few features. Limits! But also, stuff like Digitakt, SL MkIII, and Launchpad Pro Mk3 (?) can sequence those sorts of messages, but not always (or ever) be used to manually send those messages, apart from a sequencer running… nothing’s perfect? Embrace the DAW? 😱 I’m exploring all this for stuff like being able to transpose loopers (via pitch or varispeed) or automate parameters on my effects pedals, for instance (like on Andre LaFosse’s and Hologram Electronics’ YT channels). I’m not even sure what exactly I want to do or am willing to learn; I just see people doing cool stuff with similar gear as that which I have, but I’m not planning on ever leaving the home studio, and some of these people are very much considering live performance. Oy. 😅 I wish I could live near Perfect Circuit and try stuff in person. *not a sponsored comment 😜
Honestly it starts with just finding a set up you like and committing to trying to achieve that. Chances are you’ll land somewhere completely different but will have a solid idea of what’s possible.
@@LiamKillen Yeah! Sometimes I plan ahead and also somehow feel my way along in the dark, to see where I want to go, and also where things will take me. I do a lot of Krautrock-ish, in the moment solo jamming, building up layers with loopers. I create musical sounds-with a few short excerpts worthy of sharing on the ‘gram-all while basically, perpetually trying to learn my gear. Like you say, DAWless is perfect for focusing on becoming familiar with our gear. I had a setup that included about 50-60 pedals forming signal chains within chains, and I had a problem, which required me to dismantle all that in late 2021. Since then, I’ve been kind of building smaller rigs out of bits of my total assemblage of synths, grooveboxes, keyboards, pedals, iOS devices, guitars, drum machines, mixers, and … occasionally a computer, if only to record the stereo output of everything else. Often times, for fun, it’s just whatever one instrument strikes my fancy, combined with lots of loopers and effects. tl;dr much? 😉
@@LiamKillen as your into synths … you might want to check out the xone px5 … I also have that one … as it has an awesome effects unit (better than pioneer in my opinion :) and awesome analog signal paths .. and looks great in the flesh
not following - i'm assuming that I made a comment about this in the video - but I can't remember! Filmed this one a while ago. You're the first one to comment about it though 🤷🏻♂️ Thx for watching !
@@LiamKillen I didn't put a time stamp because the comments you show are on the screen at the very beginning of the video. Even your response feels like you didn't even try to check what I mean't by simply scrubbing through the video, or you'd instantly know what I meant. Almost feels like you just replied to sass me for being the only one to care... almost troll like? 🤔 Guess you just don't know what the word really means, fair enough then. I had just found your channel in the last few days, and thought it was really thorough and informative, but you calling some simple criticism to a dramatic/clickbait title "trolling" kind of put me off. Your attitude now reaffirms it. Such a shame. Anyway, you'll just write this off as another "troll" I guess, so nbd. Best of luck with your channel and attitude ☺🫶
Interested in purchasing any of the gear in this video? Below are links that I would make a credit from AT NO EXTRA CHARGE TO YOU:
►Digitakt: bit.ly/3DJB4UB
►SP-404 MK2: bit.ly/3FLBlsf
►PC 12 Midi Controller: bit.ly/2QJBTu4
I love that you manage to keep your studio free of clutter with all your gear.
I’m constantly cleaning it lol
one thing I do with the midi tracks is set multiple tracks to the same channel and then program variations. you can then solo them or play a few together in which case if it's a mono synth you get all sorts of voice cancelling surprises and with a poly or para ..well you get it
Ohhh interesting approach- def something to think about
@@LiamKillen midi loop-back is a neat trick you could do or use digitone to layer more midi tracks to dt and vice versa. personally i got myself an OT to do the mixing and fxs, but it’s kinda tape based so a bit different workflow. for trig based seqencing i think newer devices as dt do a bit better (just some qol and engine improvements).
So going forward what do you think will be replacing the digitakt?
So the Digitakt and Octatrack handle effects differently - if you’re using the Octa as a mixer, then effects and parameters carry from one pattern to the next, but machines are independent of parts which is why it’s easy to transition between patterns and have effects either not change or ‘morph’ if you have different pattern lengths for each track. It adds a huge performance aspect to the Octa which I’m just in love with. My go-to setup is always my Digitakt + Octatrack + Synth-of-the-moment.
I’ve considered getting one but I dunno
@@LiamKillen IMO, it’s the best device Elektron has put out. The Octa is the one constant in my DAW-less setup because it’s such a powerful performance tool and sampler. Once you work with the different machine types and learn about parts to flip samples it’ll change how you perform live!
your way of working around the restrictions of the DT is inspiring, thank you.
Hey thx for that! 🍻
That eerie old school vhs-ish style sound/sample warms my darkend soul.. I'm building my way to a dawless setup.. Just started playing last year and went with a Minilogue XD as my first device and 2 months ago I picked up the Drum Brute Impact(black) I really wanted to grab a Digitakt but $700 used was too steep for a beginner like myself.
Love the quality of your content tho man.. i gotta remember to stop back in for these info dumps!
I'm so happy you came back to this subject! And this is just unrelated, but you messing around with the Electron devices and hearing all the super satisfying clicky keypresses, made me pull the trigger on the Analog Heat mk 2. The form factor is super sexy and minimalistic.
Would love to own one of those 😏
Digitakt currently heart of my dawless set up too. Also utilising the 8 midi tracks to expand it out. 1 track for a Moog minitaur, 1 track for the ju06a, and 6 tracks for the Tr6s. A lot of menu diving though so haven't quite nailed it from a performance point of view. Using it more to create ideas and then jam them into Ableton where I'll then go and refine things after. Really like the look of the midi controller though! Maybe that is what I need to take the step into performance
Oh yeah it’s such a beast!!
in the menu, go to the global fx/mix menu and select delay and reverb as global settings - then the effects carry over
Thanks for this! Unfortunately they do not carry over even with this setting
@@LiamKillen I think your controller is a problem here, I've never had any problems with effects carrying over to the next pattern on any Elektron including Digitakt.
Anyway it's possible to send a feature request to electron. I guess that if the problem affects many users, they would consider to implement it in a new firmware update.
With the Octatrack you can use tracks to run audio through and apply effects to the track so if the pattern coming in changes, it doesn’t matter for the effects because the Octa just sees it as audio coming in.
Or you can use one of the tracks as a master track and apply effects to that. Same idea but effects would be applied to the whole mix. If you use separate tracks with effects rather than the master you can split out things better so drums can be effected differently than synths, etc, and keep them controlled separately from pattern changes. Octatrack is pretty expensive though so a cheaper option would be to use external effects pedals instead of the Digitakt internal ones. If you went with ones they accept midi you can use one of the Digitakt midi channels to organize presets and automate changes if needed.
Yeah that’s what I’ve been looking into- essentially the RMX-1000 has been my 👀
Hey Liam, thanks for making this. It was very helpful for me.
Hey thanks for watching! 😊
Great video - would love to see more DAWLESS videos. I’m a relative beginner with a Digitakt and Korg Monologue. The Digitakt is definitely a magical device in my opinion!
Thank you!
I have so many DAWLESS videos! Digitakt is so awesome
@@LiamKillen I will check them all out!
Good video. There were times though that you were working so fast that I couldn't figure out what you were actually doing. Like where you start up a track and then you're twisting knobs. It would be helpful if you showed some of the things in isolation first so I knew what I was listening for.
Something I will consider for future tutorials!
I'm glad you brought up the effects not carrying over. I just got the Analog Heat, and I was getting "Gassed up" for more Elektron devices.
I think I'll just stick to my SP404 preorder
Yeah it works great for master FX that DO carry over
For those intending to produce finished tracks on a completely dawless basis, I suggest you first work in a DAW for a few months/years to find out what you can really do, then go ahead and recreate what you learned in the DAW with your hardware setup. It will help making the right decisions on what hardware to really get.
Totally agree actually- unless you just have no interest in working with a DAW / staring at a screen.
Totally disagree unless you’re starting with Reason. In the 80’s everything was hardware and learning midi and how to hook things up was done by trial and error (and your friends). Back in the 80/90’s the “DAW” part was called a studio and if you made it to that point you were paying someone else to do it. Making music with limited tracks and sound causes you to learn. Todays DAWs with virtually unlimited tracks spoils people and a new artist going from unlimited tracks, creating with a mouse, and not having to hook up any gear doesn’t translate over to “this is a pain in the ass! This sucks!” 😂
I see what you mean. However, I never had the opportunity to work in a real studio with all the hardware required let alone hooking it all up. So I started out with a free version of Cubase, then went on to Sonar and finally Ableton. It helped me understand how audio signals flow, how send and returns work, how to use compressors and limiters, etc. etc. A DAW environment allowed me to work on a professional level. You can publish tracks using stock/free plugins. However, I became frustrated with CPU-usage and audio/midi latency and finally got some hardware devices. The DAW-experience made it much easier for me to pick and choose the right gear on a budget because I knew pretty much where I wanted to go.
Couldn’t have said it better. I’m actually working on a whole video explaining this concept exactly.
You do a great job featuring gear without being shitty about it. Really appreciate how well u make these vids, thanks! Any place you like for skins like your 404 mk2?
Haha I try to be as transparent as possible. Thanks for being here!
and I still need that vacuum duster!
It’s so useful haha
I use a 15$ ostritch feather duster :)
Ok, first off I know I’m late to this party and I’m not sure what you’ve added to your set up. I subscribed so maybe I’ll be onetime next time 😂. I was watching on my tv and when you said you might want to add a synth along with the issue of filters and patterns not carrying over from one pattern to the next? I felt I needed to come on and add a solution that I believe would be awesome for your set up. I have a digitakt and there is a piece a gear I love to hook up to it that doesn’t get very much love from people out there yet, most of them are clueless as to what this machine really can do. I would suggest the Roland MC 707.. this groove box also works with eight tracks. The digi has 8 midi tracks soooo there’s the first plus. The 707 has an amazing synth engine (Fantom) and it can cover almost all your needs. For each track you can choose between drum machine (either sample or synth based) a synth engine, or a looper. The 707 also has an audio in plus effect return jacks that you can assign each to route through one of the tracks. This gives you the ability to assign an effect too it and then run through the master effects. This would fix your effects issue when switching patterns if you run the digi through the 707. These two machines are made for each other.
I know about the MC-707! It's just the workflow that never really sat well with me.
GREAT video bro and the music sounds lovely. Subbed 😎I’m flirting with this machine man great real life take.
Honestly could not recommend it more
What I have is the MPC One so my challenge is to come to an agreement with it on what it will do for me.
Exactly
Looks like the infinitely more practical fader fox replaced the cute TX-6
😏
Great video. Great knowledge. Awesome Liam.
Thanks as always Kenny- always appreciate your support
Another way to carry over fx would be to send the DT's signal to the fx of the mixer or a small fx pedal (to keep it compact). For more inspiration on transitions on Elektron boxes (in this case Syntakt) watch the tutorial by Wolfgang Grows.
Thanks for this! :-)
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! song mode just Dropped!!
Yessss!!!
6:50 _A sudden wave of déjà vu, followed by asking myself why I’m watching a Digitakt video anyway…_ 😅
😏
Like the idea of getting some beats going dawless! Ahh… just got a Dfam in conjunction with an Arturia BeatStep Pro … the syntakt could be a great partner for odd time signatures!
Haven’t messed with the syntakt much yet but yyyeessss!!!
This track sounds dope dude 👌
Thank you!
bitesize crystal clear helpful! thanks.
Glad to help 😊
mine should be delivered in 2 or 3 hours.... the wait is real
Ohhhh baby! Have fun with it
Great video. Great knowledge.
Thanks for watching! 😊
I recently came across what you're saying about the MPC One not great at receiving midi information. For me I found the bug where if separate midi channels send the same note then one would get cancelled. It totally broke my "iPad as a sequencer" workflow (ipad to mpc - record midi data while forwarding to hardware synths - edit after jam for polishing) and now I'm selling it on. Came here for the Digitakt though as I'm currently thinking about putting one in my setup, looks like it can be a good brain for setup.
Yeah it’s just not reliable 🤷♂️
I think it would be good to talk about number you gave in the video to text you. Maybe I missed it in another video, but is it a number you created, or some third-party service. Are numbers and texts stored?
Love the content as usual!
Yeah! It’s a number that I use through my music distributor DistroKid. I use it to build a close knit audience.
damn that duster blew my mind.
😏
I just use a soft, narrow paint brush from the hardware store. Works well, super quiet, uses no power, doesn't move any of the knobs, faders, or switches.
@@Hakucho64 I've actually been using a paintbrush recently as well ☺
i did not make it compact ending up with a bunch of moogs and elektrons + a behringer x32 producer mixer
the flightcase is now 120cm x 90cm but damn, theres nothing i can't do and gigging is actually pretty easy (if ur trunk is big enough)
I need to carry it with 2 people and the setup is over 10 000 euros but still so worth it. But when i see this I'm always like "really" did you really need all that
Yeah I mean some people pull it off! Lol
I love you bro, your videos, your music, your style, but homie that Digitakt stand bro 😂 sgot to go, all love homie
Really? Fkn love the stand bRuH!
@@LiamKillen To each their own, keep rocking my brotha
With your set up, I think that one way to get around tweaks to the fx not carrying over between patterns would be to put some of your samples on the 404. Since you can now control fx parameters over MIDI, you can keep things like your filter position consistent between patterns.
That’s exactly the next thing I’m looking at 😏
The thing is that I’ll lose control on individual FX tracks in that case which I’m really liking
@@LiamKillen Yeah, it would have to be for something like groups of samples that you want to treat the same way. Or, if you wanted to bring the MPC back in the mix, you could sequence your Digitakt from the MPC. But then things are getting complicated again.
Flawless .. Dawless ... cheers to all !
🍻 😏
Regarding the effects staying, while moving to the next scene, maybe the Octatrak live recording, is recording just the wet effects and mixing them with the main while the scene is changed.
Yeah I’m not totally certain how he did it
Run 2 takts or use midi trk to trigger a sample of your pattern from a sampler could route sampler into the takt mixer.
I was actually thinking 2 takts 😏
so yeah, how do you effeciently program/come up with drops and transitions on a hardware sequencer? the majority of yt videos doesn't ever go further than showing the process of creating hooks, but how to quickly figure out a way to go into/out of a transition on a pattern based hw sequncer... noone just talks about it. I am usually better off adapting existing arrangement to digitakt's song mode than figuring out what goes into which pattern for a successfull transition. Doesn't feel like enhancing creativity, rather fighting some annoying bureaucratic restriction. If you want to try out several transition ideas.. forget about it. There is no out of the box way to flexibly program raisers and breakdowns on digitakt, say, so best you can do is come up with your own kind of kludgy solution (e.g. use another device for these, baking transitions into pattern copies...)
Honestly- drops are VERY difficult using just a sequencer. It might be worth it to get another FX box / mixer involved. Here's a video on a unit that does just that- the RMX-1000: th-cam.com/video/OwTLnQ9VmX0/w-d-xo.html
Octatrack is dope too for this sort of thing.
Wish there was one piece of gear that would do it all.
Never will be unfortunately
@@LiamKillen I know...but in other news, why cant we have a sequencer/keyboard where it would function like this- press a "step" button in the sequencer, then pres a note/chord on the keyboard and it would occupy that step in the sequence. It could pick up on the velocity/hold/Release and so on. Would be really quick way to work.
@@va941 - far quicker to play it in live surely?
@@leftmono1016 not everybody can.
It's technically a DAW. i think headless would be a more accurate term than DAWless. In computing it means running a computer without a screen (ok the DT has one but doesn't count as a full on OS)
Yeah i guess it depends on how you look at it
@@LiamKillen of course :)
Enjoyed the vid man! What's the stand the Digitakt on? I've been looking for one like that for ages!
It’s from varidock! Highly recommended
When going high tech i will always go swedish❤
They know what's up those swedes.
I bouht this because of you 😀. Thank You
MIDI is pronounced mid-ee, not mee-dee. I see that a lot. It's kind of like the Moog (like Rogue) vs Moooooog (like a cow) thing.
I'm kind of over the whole "right pronunciation" thing because no matter how you pronounce things like this, there's always going to be someone telling you how they pronounce it lol
PC-12 looks amazing for paring with the DT, but is pretty damn expensive, and possibly overkill amount of knobs. What wou,d be a good alternative that is cheaper and maybe has less knobs / smaller footprint?
Yeah insane amount of knobs- killer for digitakt / Digitone combo as well
@@LiamKillen Well, actually - that’s the combo I use. Can you split the knob assignments between both the Digitakt AND Digitone?
700 Euro midi interface is a bit overkill though?
Not a jab, but is there not other stuff out there that has the same functionality for less?
Yeah it’s a lot but like this is all I need. Top qual 🤷♂️
It’s big though
Hey Liam, do you have a video on the digitakt stand you use?
It’s from varidock! I don’t have a stand specifically about it
I mean a video lol
Hi, thanks for your videos. I thin on the menu, if you go to global fx/mix and select reverb or delay, etc, they will be affect all the patterns, I´ve just tried.
It doesn’t translate from one pattern to the next even with global FX selected. The FX params are pattern based
Great video(s). Any hot takes on the Deluge as a competitor in this space?
I don’t own it yet heh
I just wanted to mention the Deluge. As a happy user myself I can only encourage you to check it out. Its arranger view should be very helpful in creating drops and other interesting song structures that Liam is missing in most das less setups (recently heard him say that in another video).
Have you integrated the OT MK2 with the DT and if so is the DT still the clock?
I haven’t! I think I would make octa the clock though TBH
I played live DAWLESS music 50 years ago. We called it a "band".
lololol
@@LiamKillen Thank you for not saying “OK Boomer”.
I like it. MOD DUO.
😏
He'll change his mind soon
I’m down with the octa rn
@@LiamKillen lol
REALLY feeling this video and what you’re saying, today.
Been almost buying an Arturia BeatStep (non-Pro) to be able to manually send single-message CC/PC messages with the pads, in addition to its other few features. Limits!
But also, stuff like Digitakt, SL MkIII, and Launchpad Pro Mk3 (?) can sequence those sorts of messages, but not always (or ever) be used to manually send those messages, apart from a sequencer running… nothing’s perfect? Embrace the DAW? 😱
I’m exploring all this for stuff like being able to transpose loopers (via pitch or varispeed) or automate parameters on my effects pedals, for instance (like on Andre LaFosse’s and Hologram Electronics’ YT channels). I’m not even sure what exactly I want to do or am willing to learn; I just see people doing cool stuff with similar gear as that which I have, but I’m not planning on ever leaving the home studio, and some of these people are very much considering live performance. Oy. 😅 I wish I could live near Perfect Circuit and try stuff in person. *not a sponsored comment 😜
Honestly it starts with just finding a set up you like and committing to trying to achieve that. Chances are you’ll land somewhere completely different but will have a solid idea of what’s possible.
@@LiamKillen Yeah! Sometimes I plan ahead and also somehow feel my way along in the dark, to see where I want to go, and also where things will take me. I do a lot of Krautrock-ish, in the moment solo jamming, building up layers with loopers. I create musical sounds-with a few short excerpts worthy of sharing on the ‘gram-all while basically, perpetually trying to learn my gear. Like you say, DAWless is perfect for focusing on becoming familiar with our gear.
I had a setup that included about 50-60 pedals forming signal chains within chains, and I had a problem, which required me to dismantle all that in late 2021. Since then, I’ve been kind of building smaller rigs out of bits of my total assemblage of synths, grooveboxes, keyboards, pedals, iOS devices, guitars, drum machines, mixers, and … occasionally a computer, if only to record the stereo output of everything else. Often times, for fun, it’s just whatever one instrument strikes my fancy, combined with lots of loopers and effects. tl;dr much? 😉
Digitakt 2 solved it all
Indeed it did :-)
Have you consider adding a dj mixer to better mix tracks? I use the xone96 with a K2 added
I have actually- I’ve been 👀 ing pioneer
@@LiamKillen as your into synths … you might want to check out the xone px5 … I also have that one … as it has an awesome effects unit (better than pioneer in my opinion :) and awesome analog signal paths .. and looks great in the flesh
Anybody know the name of the stand the Digitakt is on?
Got it from varidock!
@@LiamKillen Thank you!
Does anyone know the brand of the blue audio cable he is using?
MyVolts! Get everything from MyVolts!
Is it not pronounced di-jee-takt? like digital?
Everyone seems ot pronounce it different.
Why on gods green earth does this not have stereo sampling? It's like its 1991 again lol
I know- Octatrack is better for that.
you really view those comments you show as "trolls"?
are you alright?
not following - i'm assuming that I made a comment about this in the video - but I can't remember! Filmed this one a while ago.
You're the first one to comment about it though 🤷🏻♂️
Thx for watching !
@@LiamKillen I didn't put a time stamp because the comments you show are on the screen at the very beginning of the video. Even your response feels like you didn't even try to check what I mean't by simply scrubbing through the video, or you'd instantly know what I meant.
Almost feels like you just replied to sass me for being the only one to care... almost troll like? 🤔
Guess you just don't know what the word really means, fair enough then.
I had just found your channel in the last few days, and thought it was really thorough and informative, but you calling some simple criticism to a dramatic/clickbait title "trolling" kind of put me off. Your attitude now reaffirms it. Such a shame.
Anyway, you'll just write this off as another "troll" I guess, so nbd. Best of luck with your channel and attitude ☺🫶
I would like to see you perform focusing on the interaction between the digitakt and the sp404mk2
To be considered!