Comparing the Tonverk to Digitakt 1, 2 and Octatrack

Elektron Gear Tonverk
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A quick comparison of the main features of Elektrons mid-range and hi-end samplers. Might be helpful for making up ones mind whether or not to add a Toneverk to their setup.

Let me know if I missed anything, and I’ll add it.

Toneverk Digitakt Digitakt 2 Octatrack
Retail Price €1400 – €1100 €1700
I/O
Overbridge :white_large_square: :white_check_mark:
(12 channels)		 :white_check_mark:
(34 channels)		 :white_large_square:
USB 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Outputs 6 2 2 4
Inputs 2 2 2 4
Input Routing Master
(with send FX)
Audio Track
Bus Track		 Master
(with send FX)		 Master
(with send FX)		 Track Input
Buses 4 :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_large_square:
(but routing to neighbor tracks)
Tracks
Number of Tracks 8x audio
4x bus
3x send
1x mix		 8x audio 16x audio 8x audio
(7 if master FX are used)
Kits :white_large_square: :white_large_square: (:white_check_mark:) :white_check_mark:
(“parts”)
MIDI Tracks 0-12
(replaces audio or bus tracks)		 8 0-16
(replaces audio tracks)		 8
Effects
Track FX 2 slots
(11 types)		 (SRR, BR, Overdrive) (SRR, BR, Overdrive) 2 (14 types)
Bus FX 2 slots per bus
(13 types)
Send FX 3
(6 types)		 Delay
Reverb		 Chorus
Delay
Reverb		 :white_large_square:
Master FX 2 slots
(15 types)		 Compressor Compressor, Overdrive 2
(requires sacrificing a track)
Total simult. FX 29 2 3 16
Samples and Memory
RAM 4 GB 40 MB 400 MB 85 MB
Drive SD Card 1GB
(internal)		 20 GB
(internal)		 CF Card
Resolution 32bit
48kHz		 16bit
48kHz		 24bit
48kHz		 24bit
44.1kHz
Stereo Samples :white_check_mark: :white_large_square: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
Multisamples :white_check_mark: :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_large_square:
SRC Machines Single Player
Multi Player
Subtracks
MIDI		 Oneshot
Werp
Repitch
Slice		 Oneshot
Werp
Stretch
Repitch
Slice
Grid
MIDI		 Thru
Flex
Static
Neighbor
Pickup
Live Resampling :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_check_mark:
Live Looping :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_check_mark:
Streaming from Card :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_check_mark:
Slices :white_large_square: via Slice Machine via Slice Machine set in Audio Editor, used via Trig Modes
Audio Tracks
Modulation Setup Velocity
PB
ModWheel
Breath		 :white_large_square: Velocity
PB
ModWheel
Breath		 :white_large_square:
Filter Machines (Multi-Mode) (Multi-Mode) Multi-Mode
Lowpass 4
EQ
Comb+
Comb-
Legacy		 (HP/LP as effect)
Modulation 2x LFO
MOD Env
2 FX LFO (1 per slot)		 2x LFO 3x LFO 3x LFO
Other
Sidechaining for Compressor :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_large_square:
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Nice comparison.
OT: 16 or 24 bit/44.1 kHz wav/aiff files, mono or stereo.
SRC Machines: Add ‘Static’.
Filter is multimode, can do bandpass, FX only.

Don’t have a TV yet, but from the manual:
“Tonverk can load and play WAV and AIFF audio files (samples) with 16/24/32-bit depth (floating and fixed point) and sample rates of 44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz (mono and stereo interleaved).”
“It will play them back at a maximum of 32-bit float, 48 kHz.”
Page 19, 31.

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Thanks, I’ll fix that in a minute.

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Before I mute the topic (no fault of OP, I’m just muting all tonverk topics) can you please add retail pricing as an additional point of comparison? Thank you.

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Yeah nice comparison however Digitakt II suits me just fine :ok_hand:

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Digitakt I doesn’t have slice machine I think.

Also, Digitakt II has more FX than delay reverb and chorus:

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Second line are send FX, but first line should be track FX

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Digitakt II is a no brainer IMO

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Oh man, I was hoping the TV could handle live sampling. I skimmed the manual and thought I had missed it, but it sounds like it can’t :((

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Yes, I love it

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I know mine inside out I couldn’t be without it. Digitakt II would be the one I kept out of all Elektrons… f**k I would even buy another one without question

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Sidechain (direct or workaround) is missing for me in this list.

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You should mention that Digitakt II offers compressor routing setup so you can exclude the kick from being sidechained for instance

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DT1 got the Slice machine in a late firmware upgrade, but one cannot move slice endpoints like on DT2.

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So, regarding buses: the OT has the Cue bus — should that be mentioned? I don’t really care, but I use it a lot as a resampling bus, and maybe that’s useful info.

Regarding I/O: does the TV have 6 outs because we’re counting the 2 headphones channels?

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I don’t have a bad word for DT2 it does everything I want and more. :grinning:

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Such a killjoy

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Yes you are right, it became « grid machine » on the DT II I think

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I want to start a petition to ask @shigginpit to unmute Tonverk topics

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OG Digitakt for me. Elektron for the all around win!!!

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I believe dt2 has a master overdrive on top of the regular ones.

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