You might not have an FX track on the DN2, but you can use midi loopback and use a midi track to sequence up to 16 paramers on the FX channel (+ 2 LFOs).
But no master filter to put a slow LFO on… 
Global Mix & Global FX Controls
The ability to make track levels and fx independent from the patterns - independent from the perform kit mode to allow for track machine and parameter changes.
Super important imo for live performance!
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Like many I would love to see the A4’s Arp options make it across to the DN2. I genuinely miss the things I could do with the RANDOM arp setting, combined with conditional trigs.
I would also love to have a way to filter presets by machine. I think all the DIGI boxes could benefit from this.
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this is a really good patch. i was trying to emulate a similar M1 sound that the producers for Addison Rae used on her album. I think the sound i was after was from “Fame is a Gun”. very similar to this. nice work
what if they gave us an option for a new track type called (internal midi) where we could internally loopback midi from one track to an existing track without wasting the midi in/out ports?
would that even be possible
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another bump for
RANDOM mode on arp
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If you use a midi hub like a CME U6 midi pro or a CME H4 Midi WC, you can do midi loopback without wasting you midi ports (they let you route your midi however you want). That way you can do midi loopback and still use the midi out sequence external midi gear and use the midi in for a one or several midi controllers
my midi is actually routed in a way that i can loop it back into the dn2 but since i use it as my main midi controller, i’d need to split the in and out. so even though i have multiple midi mergers and thru boxes, i guess i’d need an extra one to merge to the dn2 input. it already feeds into a quad thru, but i guess i could even take the midi thru from a synth it’s already connected to
so yeah, it is possible. but for situations where you’re away from your home setup, it would be nice to have the ability to feed a launchpad or keyboard to the midi in and also map midi track params to a synth track
The CME U6 midi pro has 3 midi and 3 midi outs. You can route them, filter midi messages and even map midi messages.
With mine, I use the 3 midi ins (DN2, minilab 3 and LCXL3) and just one of the 3 midi outs (DN2 for loopback). Great for macros. (I mapped some CCs to aftertouch and pitchbend so I can control the macros with the LCXL3).
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- 1 for random mode, and chuck in modulation targets : transposition and speed , I do not want to have to save loads of presets then lock them to steps to be able to change the arp , it means u can’t make anything fluidly change over time
I’m thinking that a track should have another “machine” that turns it into an “FX track”.
An FX track can then send values to other tracks (the user selects which tracks similar to track layering) and change the MIDI controller values on those tracks that have a “mod matrix” in their track settings.
ie. These:
Just the four values for aftertouch, pitch bend, mod wheel, and breath would be enough (four is neater on screen and “velocity” already has a value on each trig on a sequencer track so save it for that).
Then…
- FX tracks can set those values when the pattern starts (or not - this needs a setting).
- Trigs on an FX track can send those values via trig locks.
- LFOs on FX tracks can send send those values
nb. FX track LFOs need to be able to continue smoothly across pattern changes in a song if their their type is “free running” and their settings are compatible.
FX tracks could also send values to the master overdrive and the soon-to-be-implemented master filter. 
We are getting a master filter, right?
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M1 organ bass is easy. It’s just four sine waves set to the right frequencies. I used two layered WAVETONE machines to do it (ie. two sine waves on each one).
The four frequencies are:
- Fundamental
- Octave (+12 semitones)
- Octave+fifth (+19 semitones)
- 2 Octaves+fifth (+31 semitones)
PS: I like the way you dial “2.5” on the DN2’s graphical tuning meter and it says “31” underneath. Well done, Elektron… 
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It can also be done with FM tone. Algo 7, and ratio sets to 1, 2, 3 and 6. (I’m not 100% sure about ratios). It only uses one track but it doesn’t allow volume per oscillator. Only mix parameter allows to balance between two pairs of osc.
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That algo is really useful, as it gives us four oscillators which can be tuned and detuned individually but sadly it’s not possible to change waveform of all the operators, only of some. The only way to add harmonics is to use BRR to square-ize the whole output.
So this is my feature request: give us more control over waveforms of the operators.
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I tried that and it works!
Here’s both versions, the FM7 version and my 2xWAVETONE version:
There’s no difference that I can hear.
Yeah, I hadn’t spotted that one (I’m new to FM) and the FM ratios aren’t very intuitive (yet).
Changing A+B gives pleasing results on that patch.
My feature request would be for the Syntakt’s chord machine (good in it’s own right!) on the DN2 but with a way to tune the frequencies individually like the Syntakt’s HH LAB machine does. This would allow formant synthesis and all sorts of “Delay Lama” type sounds.
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Improved Mute Mode Navigation
A more fluid and easier-to-understand way to navigate the various “track flags”.
The current setup is complicated and clunky. To change between global and pattern mutes, you have to hold FUNC and tap TRK twice. If you let go of FUNC while in Mute Mode, you have to press TRK three times and pay attention to the color of the keys to know what mode you are in.
I propose, in addition to the existing functionality so as not to trip up those used to it, adding a paged navigation to this mode, where pressing UP and DOWN switches between global and pattern mutes.
In addition, Control All and Compressor Routing could be either moved or duplicated here, they could be the third and fourth pages. If you’re daring, maybe even Track Layering.
I also propose making YES and NO exit to the Home screen (I think that’s what it’s called). Perhaps YES could apply the changes and NO discards them, though testing would be needed to find out if that is helpful or not.
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this would be amazing. hh lab is maybe my favorite ST machine because of the individual osc tunings
Probability per independent note in the same step. Please. This should be easy to implement in the Note Edit menu.
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Dear Three Wise Men, Santa Claus, or whoever is responsible for Christmas wherever you are, I would like to tell you that I have been good, that I have behaved very well, I would like to ask you for peace in the world and that all children eat sweets, and also a good update for my digitone and for that of all the children of the world.
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