I always love these "one layer deeper" type of videos that really show off some of the deeper aspects of an instrument. Great video as always Mr.Haste. :)
I’m just now jumping into the world of LFOs, I have so much to learn but I can tell there’s so many possibilities, I need a Digitakt LFO master class video
These are all great tips and very “you”, which is the value of this video! I loved the Sam Tune LFO tip! Gotta try that when I reunite with my Digitakt!
Thanks for the compression bit... I usually ignore that page since, despite watching numerous videos on it, I still have no idea of what I'm doing. I'll give this a go though, and see if I can actually hear a difference. Thanks!
Yeah!! It definitely deserves some tlc, try playing with it at some of the more extreme settings and then dialing them back to taste once you find something you enjoy
th-cam.com/video/K0XGXz6SHco/w-d-xo.html Compression can be a mine field. This video changed my whole compression game, he explains all the functionality of campression perfectly. A must watch, you'll add compression to everything after watching it. 😀
Hahah that’s a good point. I wanted to try to keep this one focused on sound design over workflow. Hoping to do a very focused vid on parameter locks in the future though!
A lot of the jams from my channel are available for download on my Patreon, and I have a couple of other albums I’ve released that are available on Bandcamp!
A huge tip & trick for making the lfo BPM multipliers, to sync lfos properly in time with tempo... Is to set the rate speed of lfos at +or- at 1,2,4,8,16,32 or 64... Or 3,6,12,24 & 48 work for triplet & dotted note rate timings. This seems to be a tip that is missed about Elektrons lfos, but TH-cam is otherwise great for learning about other Elektron lfo tricks??? These are the magic numbers to keep mindful for using speed rates, in many Elektron products... For LFOs, delays, reverb pre delay times & modulation fx rates like chorus or phasers etc. These numbers will sync things to work in sync with your tempo... But the manuals shed little light on this insight too? I just got the octatrack mk2... I haven't got into reading the manual, but I'm surprised at how much of its lfo or fx rate speeds are simply in tempo sync. Because I know to use these numbers to try it!
I love the demonstration of the side chain. What instrument(s) is that playing the C#- D -B-A lick in B minor? Beautiful sound and phrase…The side chain breathes a lot of emotion into it.
Thank you! Are you talking about the recurring string-like theme? It’s from Baths’ Splice sample pack - the entire run is one sample, but I cut it up a bit so the phrasing fit. I believe it’s a loop of possible reversed guitar swells with some other strings doubling? I’m not certain, but I also love how it sounds!
@@SlowHaste , beautifully put together sequence. I am now about 3 years in with the Digitakt, but am still trying to get the technical/menu switching and diving a little more embedded into my consciousness. It is…ahem, a somewhat enigmatic little beast, hey? I think I may have to finally treat it as a much more stand alone entity. Tip # 5. Always the golden rule of gear😃
I found the tip about the compression especially useful, an area I knew nothing about, thanks. The fact we have a second LFO too since the last update opens up so many possibilities. It would be good to see how you use your 1010 Bluebox mixer one day, I have no mixer or good way of recording atm, so I'm on the look out (along with a good effects pedal for ambient music) :)
Thanks as always, Andy! Having a mixer has really been a great addition to my studio, mostly in terms of routing audio wherever I need it to go. Definitely want to do another video about the bluebox!
Not a DT user (an aspiring one?) but I really enjoyed this. Is panning something that was added after launch? I seen to remember reading lots of bad press about this box for being mono but maybe I'm just confusing that I lose hours to my PO-33 and this seems like the grown-up version of it's features and workflow in a lot of ways
The Digitakt has always been a stereo instrument, but it can’t record or process samples in stereo. So if you sample an existing stereo track for example, it’ll get summed to mono. A lot of folks who like to sample long form stuff to trigger and manipulate/“dj” with it have an issue with that, which makes sense.
@@SlowHaste ah that's pretty big! I'm kind of interested in how this stands against the PO-33, all in all! I have a spare I'd send your way if you'd be willing to dive into that and return when research is done!
@@Two-Eyed_Boy f’real?! I’d be thrilled to do that. I had a PO-12 (that was sadly destroyed by battery acid and neglect) and had always wanted to upgrade to the KO, but never did! Feel free to send me an email or hit me up on a social media app where you can actually message people (ya hear me, TH-cam??)!!
Thank you very much for these wisdom pearls! I love the idea of panning on the digitakt, but as I'm someone who tends to play live in fairly DIY spaces, I can't guarantee that there will be enough DIs for me to go in stereo (as I usually play with several other musicians and DIs are in demand!) . As the L out isn't set up to be a default mono out, is there a way to change this? As I wouldn't want to programme a load of panning and then find out I can only use the left channel, which isn't the whole mix. Thank you again!
I would have to consult the manual to confirm that, but another solution would be to save a copy of the project/pattern with neutral panning. That way you’d have a backup copy just in case you’re able to run stereo!
I would like to use sidechain from the Kick track to the input audio which came from the midi sequenced external synths. Is itt possible to have any workaround to do?
Nice video, I think the additional LFO on the Digitakt is a game changer- it makes me want to go back and enhance a lot of tracks that I wrote prior to this upgrade. I have neglected the compressor features mostly, and your video has inspired me to utilize those parameters more. Are you using trigger locks in the sample pattern for the side chain effect?
The 5th and final tip is the best tip. Get out there and make something, even if you have just 15 minutes. Love it.
Thanks for watching!
I always love these "one layer deeper" type of videos that really show off some of the deeper aspects of an instrument.
Great video as always Mr.Haste. :)
Thanks a ton!! I like doing the deep dive videos too, so I’m glad to hear you’re enjoying them.
I’m just now jumping into the world of LFOs, I have so much to learn but I can tell there’s so many possibilities, I need a Digitakt LFO master class video
I like that idea! Adding it to the list 😎
These are all great tips and very “you”, which is the value of this video! I loved the Sam Tune LFO tip! Gotta try that when I reunite with my Digitakt!
Thanks as always!! The dual LFO of probably my favorite feature from the recent update.
I can't tell you how much I love Digitakt content. There's simply not enough out there
Thank ya! I’ve got another Digitakt vid coming out early tomorrow morning, too!
Spot on with utilizing the dual LFO's.....Great content as usual!
Thanks so much, I appreciate you watching!
Thanks for the compression bit... I usually ignore that page since, despite watching numerous videos on it, I still have no idea of what I'm doing. I'll give this a go though, and see if I can actually hear a difference. Thanks!
Yeah!! It definitely deserves some tlc, try playing with it at some of the more extreme settings and then dialing them back to taste once you find something you enjoy
th-cam.com/video/K0XGXz6SHco/w-d-xo.html
Compression can be a mine field. This video changed my whole compression game, he explains all the functionality of campression perfectly. A must watch, you'll add compression to everything after watching it. 😀
Really great alternative method of side chaining.
It’s such a great tool! I legit use it on every track in some capacity
Nice video, lots to consider here. Thanks.
Thanks for watching! Also you probably have the greatest username I’ve com across, maybe anywhere on the internet.
great video, thanks. Been exploring this box and totally neglected the panning on the track I'm working on now, so this was timely!
That’s great, glad to have helped! Thanks for watching
I was surprised that parameter locks were not #5, but I don't disagree with the advice to do more actual music making!
Hahah that’s a good point. I wanted to try to keep this one focused on sound design over workflow. Hoping to do a very focused vid on parameter locks in the future though!
Compression sounds great, tracks sound so polished and pro. How can I buy your music?!
A lot of the jams from my channel are available for download on my Patreon, and I have a couple of other albums I’ve released that are available on Bandcamp!
Thank you the sidechain trick is very clever!
You’re welcome! I use it at least once on every track I make
A huge tip & trick for making the lfo BPM multipliers, to sync lfos properly in time with tempo... Is to set the rate speed of lfos at +or- at 1,2,4,8,16,32 or 64... Or 3,6,12,24 & 48 work for triplet & dotted note rate timings. This seems to be a tip that is missed about Elektrons lfos, but TH-cam is otherwise great for learning about other Elektron lfo tricks??? These are the magic numbers to keep mindful for using speed rates, in many Elektron products... For LFOs, delays, reverb pre delay times & modulation fx rates like chorus or phasers etc. These numbers will sync things to work in sync with your tempo... But the manuals shed little light on this insight too? I just got the octatrack mk2... I haven't got into reading the manual, but I'm surprised at how much of its lfo or fx rate speeds are simply in tempo sync. Because I know to use these numbers to try it!
I love the demonstration of the side chain. What instrument(s) is that playing the C#- D -B-A lick in B minor? Beautiful sound and phrase…The side chain breathes a lot of emotion into it.
Thank you! Are you talking about the recurring string-like theme? It’s from Baths’ Splice sample pack - the entire run is one sample, but I cut it up a bit so the phrasing fit. I believe it’s a loop of possible reversed guitar swells with some other strings doubling? I’m not certain, but I also love how it sounds!
@@SlowHaste , beautifully put together sequence. I am now about 3 years in with the Digitakt, but am still trying to get the technical/menu switching and diving a little more embedded into my consciousness. It is…ahem, a somewhat enigmatic little beast, hey? I think I may have to finally treat it as a much more stand alone entity. Tip # 5. Always the golden rule of gear😃
love this track
Thanks!
I found the tip about the compression especially useful, an area I knew nothing about, thanks. The fact we have a second LFO too since the last update opens up so many possibilities. It would be good to see how you use your 1010 Bluebox mixer one day, I have no mixer or good way of recording atm, so I'm on the look out (along with a good effects pedal for ambient music) :)
Thanks as always, Andy! Having a mixer has really been a great addition to my studio, mostly in terms of routing audio wherever I need it to go. Definitely want to do another video about the bluebox!
@@SlowHaste Oh great! Also I didn’t realise you’d already done a video for it, I’ll go take a look.
@@G0nz0uk it’s a very casual/brief video from when I first opened it up -nothing groundbreaking, but perhaps entertaining nonetheless hahah
Hahaha that ending got you a like ;) good stuff!
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Not a DT user (an aspiring one?) but I really enjoyed this. Is panning something that was added after launch? I seen to remember reading lots of bad press about this box for being mono but maybe I'm just confusing that
I lose hours to my PO-33 and this seems like the grown-up version of it's features and workflow in a lot of ways
The Digitakt has always been a stereo instrument, but it can’t record or process samples in stereo. So if you sample an existing stereo track for example, it’ll get summed to mono. A lot of folks who like to sample long form stuff to trigger and manipulate/“dj” with it have an issue with that, which makes sense.
@@SlowHaste ah that's pretty big! I'm kind of interested in how this stands against the PO-33, all in all! I have a spare I'd send your way if you'd be willing to dive into that and return when research is done!
@@Two-Eyed_Boy f’real?! I’d be thrilled to do that. I had a PO-12 (that was sadly destroyed by battery acid and neglect) and had always wanted to upgrade to the KO, but never did! Feel free to send me an email or hit me up on a social media app where you can actually message people (ya hear me, TH-cam??)!!
Can you sequence odd time signatures with the digitakt? Appreciate your time
Yes you can! The func + page button allows you to select any amount of steps (1-64) per pattern
@@SlowHaste so sick, thanks man!
Great stuff even for a newbie
Thanks for watching!
Thank you very much for these wisdom pearls! I love the idea of panning on the digitakt, but as I'm someone who tends to play live in fairly DIY spaces, I can't guarantee that there will be enough DIs for me to go in stereo (as I usually play with several other musicians and DIs are in demand!) . As the L out isn't set up to be a default mono out, is there a way to change this? As I wouldn't want to programme a load of panning and then find out I can only use the left channel, which isn't the whole mix. Thank you again!
I would have to consult the manual to confirm that, but another solution would be to save a copy of the project/pattern with neutral panning. That way you’d have a backup copy just in case you’re able to run stereo!
@@SlowHaste Good point, thank you!
I would like to use sidechain from the Kick track to the input audio which came from the midi sequenced external synths. Is itt possible to have any workaround to do?
Fresh!
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Nice video, I think the additional LFO on the Digitakt is a game changer- it makes me want to go back and enhance a lot of tracks that I wrote prior to this upgrade. I have neglected the compressor features mostly, and your video has inspired me to utilize those parameters more. Are you using trigger locks in the sample pattern for the side chain effect?
Thank you!! No trigger locks, the LFO is just set to “TRG” mode, so it resets with each active trig.
isn that the digitone?
The digitone is on the left, but I’m using the Digitakt here
I ride the hell out of the LFOs going way more is fun and wonky
The wonkier the better
What is that bass sample?
It’s from the Baths sample pack!
@@SlowHaste Do you have an affiliate link?
@@musiclifelove not an affiliate link, but here it is! splice.com/sounds/packs/splice/baths-sample-pack
@@SlowHaste I found it, I just wanted you to get credit! Thank you brother,