I’m going to believe that your ??? -> ??? is:
People who give no f*cks about anything except what makes them happy -> make exceptional and inspiring music despite any silly constructs like “limitations”
which is why the stuff you do with these boxes makes me so happy.
Hi all, I’m new to this forum.
Very curious about the DN2…but I have a few questions before taking the plunge.
Hopefully I can find answers here 
I think @boorch may have answered this a few posts up, but I am wondering about connecting my Midi Fighter Twister to the DN2, and then assigning various parameters to the knobs on that - would that be possible?
As far as I can tell from some cursory enquiries, the 8 knobs can only modulate the given param on that track (but this was in reference to the OG DN, so maybe it’s different with version 2?)
If I could connect my MFT to the DNII, then, in theory, I could modulate shitloads of parameters.
Is that a thing? Midi learn?
Look forward to hearing back from you all.
More questions to follow…
Question 2: how come there isn’t a random mode in the arpeggiator? Or have I missed something? Seems like a strange oversight…
Welcome.
If MFT is USB only you need an USB host like computer, iOs, Android.
Besides that, most of DN2 parameters can be controlled via midi, and there are “macros” like modwheel, breathcontrol…
Strange indeed. Basic feature for an arp. Probably my No1 feature request…
Would be an huge time saver for me, as I have to record notes on different trigs, extend their duration, add probability…
Thanks @sezare56 - appreciate your fast response(s)
That’s curious, that there’s no random option in the arp section 
Do the Elektron bods hang out here? Is there a chance that they read these threads and consider feature requests? Or is it exclusively a place for gear users?
There is a dedicated thread (Digitone II Feature Requests) and you can write here :
feature-request@elektron.se
I think random arp is a common request since Digitone 1 release (2018).
Just arrived yesterday. I started trying out the less Digitone 1-ish stuff first like Wavetone and Drum machines. Quite nice! Perfect additions to the Digitone to widen the palette a bit. Can’t wait to properly dig into this.
FM Drum is a cool synth too!
It’s funny how a very slight LFO on rate can bring some big variations to the sound.
I found that the Wavetone could also make some really nice kind of rumbling taiko type drums with the ring modulator and some envelope mods. No surprise really, but it sounds really nice! I like it better than the DualVCO machines on the ST and AR for RM/Linear FM type sounds. It’s a little more controllable IMO.
Definitely need to dig into the FM Drum more. I did notice some of those nice sidebands when LFOs are in use.
This is my new favorite Perc Machine.
It’s my favourite everything machine 
Well, Wavetone, too, … but also for perc! 
We’d surely be “productive” “songwriters” if we endlessly scrolled through whatever royalty-free Garageband loops, but what a dull life.
Elektron mods are not staff, staff may lurk but more helpfully / socially and not really as an “on the clock” obligation.
There are “feature request” megathreads moreso to keep the forums tidy of littered multiples of the same. I do not believe Elektron consider those actively, they serve more of a “wishlists are fun to make” function or the opportunity for the community to advise on how to do something you want that may be possible within existing featureset.
Emailing your requests doesn’t guarantee response, but significantly more likely to get counted by whatever product manager and aggregated with similar requests to prioritize specific improvements. Posts on this or any other forum shouldn’t be expected to be psychically absorbed into design 
So some of the factory patterns refuse to change to the next pattern when I ask for it. I have to stop and start again. Is this normal? I can imagine what might be causing it but it seems odd for factory content.
Goddamnit, I found a B-Stock for 900€. Now let’s see how far I can push it into „I‘m doing all my future tracks on this“ territory within the 30 days return window. There’s a few tracks on there that either have all the melodics or all the drums I need, let’s see if I can finish them on DN 2. Just couldn’t resist, despite all of my rationalizations why I don’t need or want it.
@plragde: Sounds like you caved as well?
if the pattern length is set to infinite, patterns will not change for example. not sure, if this is the case with some factory patterns
Right. There also could be some tracks that are running at half speed, but if I’m not on them, I’ll see the page indicators wrap around, but no change happens.
“Caved” may not be the right word. With DT2, it was pretty clear on investigation that I didn’t need to upgrade. But with DN2, the positives just kept piling up. I sat down and made a list of all the improvements, and it was quite convincing. At a month after release, it is the fastest I have ever bought a standalone device (I preordered one module, which was a big mistake, it was sold quickly). I don’t tend to jump in quickly but I just ran out of reasons to delay further. There may be a modest amount of retail therapy at work here.
In lieu of Overbridge, can I send selected tracks to my ST or DT II via USB so I can separate drums and melodic elements more easily?
I don’t think you can use USB to send audio from one Elektron box to another. You need a USB audio host.