@cuckoomusic does this really cool thing at around the 34 minute mark
he uses the trigs in keyboard mode to play different looping slices in the grid machine while also assigning keytracking to change the pitch of the slices
does anyone know the numerical value for keytracking that will accurately play the slices chromatically?
i just tested this. it looks like the numerical value should be 1
weird, i just tried this myself and it seemed it like the keyboard was tracking chromatically at 8?
Iām sure Iāve heard 8 mentioned before. (Stuck in my mind as odd, would have expected 12.0 or 1.0 or 100% or something)
Itās +8 TUNE for me as well. Perhaps itās different for different slice count?
The video above is great. Thanks. The explanations and thoughts are really well said.
Itās +8 on the pitch patameter!
This technique is very fun and brings a lot of possibilities.
Mute tracks from Grid Recording mode!
This might be something everyone knowsā¦ but I just discovered it by chance: In Grid Recording mode, [TRK] + [FUNC] (in that order) momentarily displays Mute mode. I find this very useful!
Digitakt 2 Still Lack Slicing - But This Is the Next Best Thing
Been exploring the Digitakt 2 postāOS 1.10A, and while a proper slice mode is still missing, Iāve found a surprisingly usable workaround that I wanted to share (and get your thoughts on).
By using the preset pool to store multiple start points from the same sample, you can treat it almost like a manual slice rack. Combine that with TRK+TRIG (to apply parameter changes across all steps) and PAGE+TRIG (for editing specific pages), and it actually gets you decently far ā especially with chopped breaks, vocal bits, or odd textures.
I made a video walking through how Iāve been doing it and talking a bit about how these limitations sometimes push me into more creative, human grooves.
Curious if anyone else is doing this or has other tricks for sample slicing on the Digitakt 2? Or if youāve just made peace with the lack of a real slice mode?
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Hi,
is there a way to save a trig as a preset into the preset pool directly without saving it to the +Drive first? I just want to prepare a bunch of cool sounds and then play/record them with the Preset Pool trig mode.
Yes I showcase this exact use case in the video two posts up! You hold trig and tap kit to open save as preset, hit left arrow and add to preset pool.
Oh, cool, thanks. I somehow missed the option although definitely saw it.
And now Iām wondering how to save a preset into a specific preset pool slot for better organization.
Maybe i can ask here instead of opening a new topic.
What is the best way to find right key of a sample for then to be used with scale on Digitakt 2?
Or best way to use scale and key that we can choose on digitakt for samples we later import in a song?
I know there are some digitakt wizards who dealt with this issue before.
One method i found online is to use single cycle sample, witch is usually tuned to C and then loop it with overlay of sample you want to match, by ear tuning pitch to match.
Is there any reliable method i can use to always be sure i am in a right key?
Such workaround was useful with DT1, but now that you have plenty of slots, youād better use functionalities offered by the Warp machine.
Slots can be modulated with an LFO, so a square LFO with extremely slow speed couldāve used a bit like your sample chain, more or less. Depends what you wanted to do exactly with your chains.
You can (and maybe should) save your loops as Presets, maybe in one Bank that you keep for these, and that you can load in the Pool all at once. You would then be able to use Sound locks (aka Preset locks = hold a trig, turn Level encoder) e.g. on each of the 8 Pages. Then with Page mute youād be able to loop over one of 8 loops, possibly more with FILL conditions.
Sick, didnāt know this. Thanks!
This exactly, seems the simplest/quickest way.
Trust your ears, plus itās an excellent training that youāll use later for tuning the whole pattern.
What sounds good is good enough, you donāt have to be extremely precise.
Save your Preset to avoid doing this twice, plus youāll be able to refine it with time, if needed.
Not sure if this is actually a tip, more food for thought.
Iāve never experimented with NEI conditions before but now with track swap, it would be easier to try things out without having to plan from the outset.
What if you connect your Digi to your phone through USB and use a tuner app? I mean, your phone is probably always somewhere near you.
I even use my phone as a pocket synth. I send MIDI from the Digi to the phone, and then record audio from a software synth back to my Digi. I like Flowtones Edit very much.
I mean thatās an option. I thought there is something on digitakt for more convenience.
Ear tuning is a good practice