Digitakt RK-002 set-up and use issue

Elektron Gear Digitakt
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i also struggled with this but managed to get poly / euclidian / arp modes working. here’s what’s working for me:

MIDI CONFIG SETTINGS

sync :

  • enable clock send = checked

port config :

  • output to = “midi” or “midi + usb”
  • receive notes = checked
  • receive cc/nrpn = checked

channels :

  • track A channel = OFF
  • track B channel = OFF
  • track C channel = OFF

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POLYPHONY

  • MIDI A SRC page : enable CHAN ( knob A ) and set to 9

  • to play chords either activate chromatic mode for MIDI A, or program chords manually through MIDI A TRIG page knobs A - D

  • you can control the polyphony depth / number of sample slots the rk-002 distributes polyphony across in realtime straight from the digitakt. enable knob D “PROG” on the SRC page for MIDI A

    • a value of 3 = 3 note polyphony utilizing sample trigs 1, 2 and 3. a value of 8 = eight note polyphony utilizing all 8 sample trigs, et cetera
    • super handy changing this on the fly directly from the digitakt versus needing to plug the rk-002 into a midi interface to edit the settings through the retrokits DUY webpage

  • ( if you get double notes while not in chromatic mode = double check midi config channel A setting = OFF )

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EUCLIDIAN PATTERN GENERATOR

  • MIDI B SRC page : enable CHAN ( knob A ) and set to 10
  • pattern must be playing
  • all control via FLTR page knobs A - H corresponding to sample trigs 1 - 8. ( knobs must be enabled first )

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ARPEGGIATOR

  • MIDI C SRC page : enable CHAN ( knob A ) and set to 11

  • activate chromatic mode for MIDI C, played chords will be arpeggiated

  • arpeggiator sound source = sample trig 8

  • change parameters on knobs knobs A - G on the FLTR page for the MIDI C trig ( knobs must be enabled first )

    • knob A : mode: OFF, UP, DOWN, ALTERNATE, RANDOM, AS_PLAYED
    • knob B : gatecode: 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, et cetera
    • knob C : clock length 1-48
    • knob D : transpose 0-36
    • knob E : octave range min 0-4
    • knob F : octave range max 0-4
    • knob G : hold off/on

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min / max values above apparently mapped 0 - 127 for each knob

not sure what “gatecode” does, different settings make no difference in the sound for me. other settings like octave min / max don’t behave as expected, but turning the knobs does change things. arpeggiator seems to follow the master clock regardless when a note is triggered. not the most fully featured or easy to control arp but better than nothing !

def agree explicit instructions up front from retrokits would help but they’re very responsive to clarifying questions on their youtube videos. hopefully this’ll get you going at least.

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