Triggers Diablo 2 memories for me
The ST has been demoted?
I think I did manage to arrive at early 1994
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Has def that feel!
Great one, love the kick!
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Just took the Digitone 2 for a whirl seeing the new update is out. Itās so nice to have it integrated with Ableton 
One thing that I canāt seem to get to work is the CAPTURE-function in Ableton, when Iām sequencing via the keyboard on the Digitone 2 - ie noodling around with the keyboard and wanting to capture the noodle I just did to then surgically remove all the errors I make whilst playing
The CAPTURE-function is there if I sequence the Digitone 2 with my normal computer keyboard or with a MIDI keyboard. Hmm. Anyone has a clue what Iām missing here?
what are your MIDI input settings in live?
They look like this:
In the Digitone 2 the SYNC settings are all checked yes to send, and Iām sending via USB.
UPDATE: Ok, so if I set the chosen track to MIDI and then send it to Ableton and reroute it to one of the other tracks on the Digitone then it works. So I can effectively just use track 1 for MIDI on the Digitone and then send it to track 2-16 via Ableton. Fairly easy
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Possibly neither here nor there, but hereās a storyā¦
Iām trying to compile a new record. Iāve written a silly amount of songs since my last release and I basically record everything. So I narrowed it down to my top 30 or so tunes and shared that folder with about 10 friends to critique. All of them are or have been in the music business and have good critical listening skills. Most of them donāt listen to my sort of music and one person whose opinion I value greatly, doesnāt really like my music at all! But heās honest and kind and provides great insight.
All this to say, from the feedback Iāve received so far, the top ratings Iām getting are tunes I did only or mostly on the DN2. Possibly a coincidence
, butā¦
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A few thoughts to considerā¦
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The DN2 is surely one of your newest boxes. Therefore, by default, presumably, anything youāve done on it will represent your most current work. And we can only hope that weāre always improving, right?
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Sonics are never trivial. Hence why an arrangement written on one instrument doesnāt always translate to another. So, itās possible that your particular musical sensibilities are simply better served by whatever tonal fingerprint the DN2 brings to your compositions.
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Working on a single instrument brings focus, which unquestionably translates to your audience. And when an instrument speaks to you thusly, it will draw out your best work. Indeed, the value of an instrument that inspires you to play is unquantifiable.
Most likely itās a balance of all these things.
Cheers!
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Good points youāre making. I might add: you often make quite interesting tunes with a new Elektron, since youāre still excited, exploring and discovering, without any routines youāve established for yourself with the new machine. At least for me, this often means that my first patterns are among the most interesting ones (but also messy at times).
What we can conclude is not necessarily that DN II is the best synth/drum machine/groovebox there is and it sounds so superior (which would be a stupid thing to say anyways). But that the combination of its strengths, itās perfect for @Snipecatcher to make their best music.
Iām pretty sure the same wonāt be true for me, since Iāve fallen back to being a preset surfer on DN II, which means the things I write on it feel a bit less like āmeā than on other machines.
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Had the digitone 1 when it first came out for about a week before I returned it.
Felt too limiting track wise, machines and clumsy compared to the monomachine
Im a week in with the digitone 2 and this is a keeper.
First time since the Md that elektron had had 16 tracks.
Fm tone is amazing.
Congrats to elektron
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Regarding the discourse several comments up, I wouldnāt presume to know how another user distributes their time amongst new vs old gear. Or even how individuals approach working with singular or multiple instruments as we are, in fact, individuals.
Not everything requires analysis. I think that we can just support each otherās efforts and hope that others support ours.
Obviously DNII is going to be inspiring, just look at it.
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FTFY. 
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This is certainly not the sentiment I felt was being conveyed, but anywayā¦
Cheers!
Hey everyone, Iām working on a soundpack based on essential sounds. I made a google doc that is shared for everyone to edit, so everyone can add desires of what to have on the DN II:
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Itās not necessarily an idea for a sound but rather a general remark, so Iāll put it here ā IMO thereās a lot of patches for the original engine, so if you could focus more on the wave tone and swarmer engines, that would be great.
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Does someone know why Digitone II still has the old USB B rather than USB C connection?
I keep saying this too.
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Maybe because it is mechanical more robust. What advantages do you expect from a USB C connector?