That would be the definitive upgrade!
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-buys digitone instantly-
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Yeah, this is good stuff. Digitone for drums is one of my favorite uses, but using up 3 or all of the tracks for drum sounds isn’t very good use of it, programming sound locks AND mod macros is kind of a pain to do over and over again even though its essentially required to manipulate sound locks… not to mention the hassle of setting up a Multimap for a drum kit…
If Elektron could somehow make it super easy and flexible to rock all drums in one track (seems like the machines are a good way), I would be absolutely ecstatic, DN+OP1f+Guitar heaven.
The DN and OP-1 F are amazing together. I work around the track limit for drums by making a pattern on the DN and recording it as a loop on the OP-1’s tape.
These are such beautiful ideas, and would be such a huge game changer for the synth. I’m sad to have read your response because I was happy to live in ignorant bliss not thinking about this genius manipulation of the operator setups.
I will say first I read only the first post and then responded so if anything I say has been stated or suggested before, I apologize. 400 something pages of posts is a bit of a read. It’s the internet and therefore I must be lazy.
So machines…I’d personally like to see machines as a way to get folks interested in the digitone. Sorta like a beginner mode and the current version is ‘advanced mode’.
That said I think the real question is…are we getting new algorithms and maybe more harmonics options so we can have all non-sinewaves in a sound? These feel far more doable then unending the machineless freedom we have on the DT.
a bit offtopic - theres not really more algorythms to be had on the digitone?
if you break down them into FM building blocks, you have all possible/unique combinations for 4op engine and more.
love the simple 2op/double the voice, and dedicated drum kit track ideas!
recently thought about how morphing between two FM patch values would sound like, idk if i ever heard how it might sound. Would anyone be interested in a Morph machine? Specify/load 2 patches, choose smooth or stepped interpolation, and if you want algo to be switched or not. Ability to export mid-way morphed sound as a new standalone patch would be hella cool too.
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I had a similar idea, always thought an Octatrack style crossfader for the digitone would be amazing for morphing between different parameters. FM would really lend itself to that sort of interaction
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How about a recording machine? It records a loop of your current pattern.
Use case: create a drum pattern, record it, and then play it back while you work on, say, bass, chords and melody in another pattern.
Or what about MIDI capture, like Ableton and Logic?
I have always wanted the crossfader and scenes on a synth/groovebox
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Wavetable machine - Synth page 1 contains two identical oscillators. Each of the first three parameters for the oscillators represents an independently morphable waveform (A, B, C for the first, E, F, G for the second). Parameter D is mix, parameter H is FM. The 3 waveform parameters are all identical wavetables with a variety of different shapes. I know that user wavetables would be a pain for developers, who knows if the hardware is even capable, which is why this would be a compromise I’d be willing to take.
Synth page 2 looks identical to the current FM envelope page, but the “level” parameter is instead a “morph” parameter which morphs between the three waveforms from Synth page 1.
Using the LFOs, you could transform the first three parameters making the wavetables very vector-like.
Synth page 1:2 has octave for each oscillator and detune. Synth page 2:2 looks the same.
Physical Modeling Machine - Again separating the first four parameters from the second four parameters on Synth page 1, for the first to control the exciter, the second to control the resonator.
Synth page 2 again controls the envelopes, with the ‘level’ parameters controlling the strength with which the surface was struck.
Karplus Strong Machine - Some sort of dual-oscillator karplus strong engine. Similar to the physical modeling machine, has an exciter section but can use the sounds from the external inputs (?) Has a comb filter and stuff (just kind of winging it now). In my mind this is the machine that makes the crazy Autechre sounds.
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Resurrecting this thread, surely now a DigiTone 2 is in the making??
Outrageous. Will never happen on the Digi boxes. 
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