Hello,
I’ve mostly been using my Digitone 2 and Novation Peak for my (questionably) produced tunes, with a bit of iPad for FX, and my Digitakt OG has ended up a bit neglected. I’d only really reach for it occasionally—for one-shots or a simple beat. To be honest, the thought of digging through samples after a long day has felt pretty off-putting. Does anyone else hit that wall?
Anyway, I recently came across some nice drum loops and melodies, sliced them up (OG style), and spent a couple of evenings just experimenting and wow, what a machine. There’s something really inspiring about grabbing a drum & bass or IDM loop, chopping it, randomising it, throwing LFOs at it, and suddenly feeling that spark again. It genuinely brought back my enthusiasm to spend more time with the Digitakt and get back into making music. It was the first piece of gear I ever bought, too.
I do wish the slicing was a bit more advanced, but it’s great that it has the feature at all now compared to when it first came out.
Working with samples feels like such a different creative approach, and I’m keen to give it the time it deserves. One thing I do miss, though, is being able to play samples chromatically without them speeding up or slowing down.
Anyway, just a bit of a brain dump!