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 Tonverk to their setup.

Below the table there’s a list of TV and OT’s effect machines.

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

Tonverk Digitakt 1 Digitakt 2 Octatrack
Blurb Polyphonic multisampler and audio processor Digital drum computer & Sampler 16 Track Drum Computer & Stereo Sampler Dynamic Performance Sampler
Retail Price €1400 – €1100 €1700
I/O
Outputs 6 2 2 4
Inputs 2 2 2 4
Overbridge :white_large_square: :white_check_mark:
(12 channels)		 :white_check_mark:
(34 channels)		 :white_large_square:
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)
MIDI Tracks 0-12
(replaces audio or bus tracks)		 8 0-16
(replaces audio tracks)		 8
Kits :white_large_square: :white_large_square: (:white_check_mark:) :white_check_mark:
(“parts”)
Effects
Track FX 2 slots
(11 types)
(plus Overdrive)		 (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:
Total simult. FX 29 2 3 16
Master FX 2 slots
(15 types)		 Compressor Compressor, Overdrive 2
(requires sacrificing a track)
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:
Polyphony 64 8 16 8
SRC Machines Single Player
Multi Player
Subtracks
MIDI		 Oneshot
Werp
Repitch
Slice		 Oneshot
Werp
Stretch
Repitch
Slice
Grid
MIDI		 Thru
Flex
Static
Neighbor
Pickup
Resampling :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :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
Time Stretching :white_large_square: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
Sample Start Methods Manual
Threshold
Auto Sampler (for multi-samples)		 Manual
Threshold		 Manual
Threshold
Play Button		 Manual
Threshold
Trigs
Pickup Machine (loops)
Concurrent Samplers 1 x Stereo/Mono 1 x Mono 1x Stereo/Mono 8x Stereo
Normalization after Sampling optional automatic automatic optional
Audio Tracks
Arpeggiator :white_check_mark: :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_large_square:
Filter Machines (Multi-Mode) (Legacy Filter) 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
Modulation Setup (“Macros”) AT
PB
ModWheel
Breath		 :white_large_square: Velocity
Key Tracking
AT
PB
ModWheel
Breath		 :white_large_square:
Velocity Response Volume (3 curves) Volume Volume (4 curves) + Macro :white_large_square:
Responds to MIDI velocity :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_large_square:
MIDI Tracks
Voices per Track 16 4 4 4
LFOs per Track 2 1 2 3
MIDI Arp :white_check_mark: :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_check_mark:
MIDI Retrig/Ratchets :white_check_mark: :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_check_mark:
MIDI Learn :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
Perfomance Features
Scenes :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_check_mark:
Control All :white_large_square: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
(all or selected)		 :white_large_square:
Macros :white_check_mark:
(only on audio tracks)		 :white_large_square: :white_check_mark: :white_large_square:
Sequencer
Steps 256 64 128 64
Track Recording Grid
Realtime		 Grid
Realtime
Step		 Grid
Realtime
Step		 Grid
Realtime
Step
Euclidean Sequencer :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_check_mark: :white_large_square:
Other
Sidechaining for Compressor :white_check_mark:
(only on Mix track)		 :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_large_square:
File Transfer Card, USB (Disk Access) Transfer App Transfer App Card, USB (Disk Access)
Hardware
Requires Shutdown :white_check_mark: :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_large_square:
Boot Time 30s fast 10s ?
USB 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Screen 128 × 64 OLED 128 × 64 OLED 128 × 64 OLED 128 × 64 OLED
Converters 48 kHz, 24-bit
(D/A and A/D)		 48 kHz, 24-bit
(D/A and A/D)		 48 kHz, 24-bit
(D/A and A/D)		 44.1 kHz, 24-bit
(D/A and A/D)
PSU USB-C (locked) 12V DC 12V DC 12V DC
Power Consumption 20 W 7 W 7 W 7 W
Dimensions (mm) 285 × 181 × 63 215 × 176 × 63 215 × 176 × 63 340 × 184 × 63
Vesa Mount :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_large_square:
Weight (kg) 1.9 1.45 1.48 2.3

Tonverk FX

Send Insert Bus Mix
Chrono Pitch :white_large_square: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
Comb ± Filter :white_large_square: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
Compressor :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
Daisy Delay :white_check_mark: :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_large_square:
Degrader :white_large_square: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
Dirtshaper :white_large_square: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
Filterbank :white_large_square: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
Frequency Warper :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
Infinite Flanger :white_large_square: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
Low-pass Filter :white_large_square: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
Multimode Filter :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_check_mark:
Panoramic Chorus :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
Phase 98 :white_large_square: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
Rumsklang Reverb :white_check_mark: :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_large_square:
Saturator Delay :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
Supervoid Reverb :white_check_mark: :white_large_square: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:
Warble :white_large_square: :white_large_square: :white_check_mark: :white_check_mark:

Octratack FX

  • 12/24DB Multi Mode Filter
  • 2-Band Parametric EQ
  • DJ Style Kill EQ
  • 2-10 Stage Phaser
  • Flanger
  • 2-10 Tap Chorus
  • Spatializer
  • Comb Filter
  • Dynamix Compressor
  • Lo-Fi Collection
  • Echo Freeze Delay
  • Gatebox Plate Reverb
  • Spring Reverb
  • Dark Reverb

(effects in italics cannot easily be approximated in TV)

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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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