Digitakt II Feature Requests

Yes, exactly.

Then you can randomise again, lock those new parameters to a different trig etc.

Someone mentioned this technique on here, it’s not my invention.

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thanks !

another way is to save it as a sound and load it in the sound pool and lock it to different trigs.

Filter for the audio inputs would be awesome

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Saving the pattern (fn+yes) makes it possible to unselect trigs and then restore them with reload (fn+no).

Hey there Protons :metal:

DN machine? ('lil DN)

Can you make a DNFM machine? (Werp, Stretch… > FMslammer: DNFM <)

I was thinking, maybe i coined this idea once before: FM, as i recall from my lovely DN1, has 2 carrier signals, if i’m not mistaken?..

Would it be possible to do a stereo pair of custom Carrier signals, by means of 4 sample slots? (picking SCWs from the +Drive folder into the project pool)

  • In an additional menue selecting the desired sample slots to utilize as carrier signals/base OSCs waveforms (from an already picked selection residing/added to the project pool?)

(oooh i can already feel the potential for the faux wavetable LFO action mixed with the FX sweeping when targeting, picking/switching between random samples from a selected designated range in the pool!!! Happy accidents galore and micro editing interval timetravel awaits!)

eg SCW x 4 for stereo FM carrier signal modulation opposed to the regular 2 x mono path? (in essens being a DUAL FM signal path (and then maybe even ! do a cross subtractive synthesis: where the left and right signals effect each other by blending them to a deirable percentage!!! - for more unforeseen maximum movement and dynamics tone shaping)

(or plain mono SCWs are fine also obviously - anything goes, as a bonus addition to an already incredible machine❤️)

Maybe have a menu Tab for choosing the different signal routing combinations/parameter settings.

A little mini stereo DN FM beastie where left and right signals are modulated independently? Through the wellknown basic DN1 signal path/chain?

(since you already have the code… :metal::sweat_smile:)

FX++

Somewhat coexisting in the same FM realm:

I also think the IR machine i opted for before would make a nice bonus addition too!

Like a custom FX signal chain based on IRs (IRs being plain wav samples and a no brainer this would be easily adapted using a sampler/sequencer, it could work like a charm)

But with the main difference from being just a regular IR loader + some parameter knobs…

Have it be modulated in an FM kind of fashion

The IR becoming a carrier signal type of subtractive FX !!!

Pounding any sample willfully into submission with some teasing playful iRFM whippings!

same way, FM modulation, where one signal influences the combined waveform through subtractive synthesis and shaping the harmonics.

One could possible do a FM type signal chain with one carrier signal being an IR, if this is not already in essence what an IR does???

Having a selected IR be FM sub modulated by a SCW?

Like a custom FX chain (Distortion IRs, Reverb IRs, Cab IRs, Mic IRs, etc) being modulated like FM? Single or combination of slots??? in a FX chain

Having this as a customizable send FX - would open up countless doorways to entire new multiverses full of sound design tone shaping options!

I haven’t seen this done before in any type of synth or plugin :muscle: would be amazing!

Most welcome,
the village Elektronaut salutes you :muscle:

@Elektron


Another way to shape the carrier signal waveform to tickle the combined harmonics could be shortening or scrubbing/shifting/rotating of the subtracting ‘shaping sample’

So i could also see a potential use for a scrubbing SCW samples parameter. or scrubbing through a single wavetable (string of SCWs) by steps of common SCW lenghts. (in essence being wavetable sequencing)

Maybe it can also be combined with GRiD??? where a desired segment of eg a faux wavetable (a series of eg 16 SCWs chained into one sample) where each segment loops like a SCW, but can be modulated like in GRiDsteps?

Anyhow don’t get lost in my own ramblings: DNFM + iRFMFX please :pray:

PS
Also i would like to ask again if we can have the ‘pingpong’ looping too! (now only having the option of looping parts FWD/BKW) :pray: tack!

:metal:

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Holy shit this is massive lmao thank you! I read the manual front to back and somehow missed this!

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I submitted a request for CC control of the Euclidean Seq. ON/OFF switch.
I think this is a really powerful way to create variations/breaks while performing live, and it would be great to have access to it without having to enter the SEQ menu. Plus that way we could have the mute mode available at all times, being able to turn the Eu.Seq. briefly, then turn it off and muting or unmuting tracks at the same time.

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I bet I’m not the first one to mention this, but I’d really love it if the send FX were per track, not global. Also, it would be great if LFOs could manipulate FX parameters, not just the send.

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I’ve been using the M8 more recently and when going back to the digitakt, I really wish there was an expanded song mode view (similar to the m8) that allows you to easily copy track sequences between patterns.

This would make it much quicker to arrange a track as you wouldn’t have to keep switching between tracks to copy and paste,

I would love it if we could create a submix to be sent to USB out (in class-compliant mode) rather than just a single channel or ext in. Or even just summing more than one source to USB out would be useful.

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Can’t you already do that?

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I set up my DTII yesterday to trigger a drum machine (RD6), so 8 tracks set to the same midi channel, with different root notes corresponding to the RD6’s 8 voices.
I’d love to save this as a kit, except the root notes aren’t stored, which was the longest part to set up.
Clearly storing root notes with kits in general would pose a problem for internal tracks, and go against the idea of applying a kit’s sounds to specific sequences, but I’m wondering if this would be as problematic for midi tracks.
What’s the general use case for midi within kits, and would it be a useful addition to store the root note in midi tracks within a kit for cases like the one described above ?

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You can send MAIN, EXT, 1 stereo track or 2 selected mono summed channels from 2 different tracks. No USB sub mix.

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I think this

Is a problem that would be mitigated by this:

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I think the real issue with the LFO is visualization. They choose for it to default to this free running mode where the phase of LFO doesn’t reset with pattern start so it’s different every time unless you know the tricks of manually resetting phase. To new users this = mystery when trying to modulate with precision, and things like the LFO.T switch and p-locks on LFO type don’t help.

IMO the fix is twofold - one, in LFO page on the shape of waveform, have the little square animate to show current phase, and two offer an LFO mode that resets its phase when you hit play then free runs. How many threads are there right now simply failing to understand the LFO across all devices just cus of this lack of visualization? It’s better than pre 1.5 where we didn’t get a big picture of the LFO even but still…

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Agreed.

I added a request for similar somewhere earlier in this thread.

My suggestion was a bar like the compressor visualisation that goes positive and negative. There’s even a gap for it in the same place as the compressor visualisation.

I have modules and effects that do this with one or two LEDs so it can’t be that hard.

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I think the compressor style bar would work very well too. I know they seem to be wary of animating things that can go up to audio rate - I get it but also this juice is worth the squeeze devs I promise you.

Combine that with the depth range changing according to LFO target, cycle time shown In terms of steps, and you’ve just empowered users across the board to do way more with the LFO on all devices.

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:100: @dialectrics … you’ve just pulled all my LFO wishes into one message.

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User scale keyboard

In keyboard mode - customise each note’s pitch in CENTS so you can explore Maqams and not only Western intervals.

Quick control

Similar to Internal mixer page but for other parameters - assign each track to a knob to control a specific parameter, assign 8 tracks to the 8 knobs in order to control them individually but simultaneously.

Parameters such as pattern length / time signature / FX / volume / filter / pitch / quantize etc’

New pattern variations

Sequence backwards / bounce / shift left or right a shorter pattern inside a longer pattern / skip steps / start from different steps (not forced to first) /

Hopefully

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I’m pretty sure from previous discussions this needs a hardware change.

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