Best DN jam Iāve heard so far. Amazing sounds in this one
Absolutely Riviting!
want Digitone, need _Digitone
The Zabutom video is a great demonstration of art (practice) defeating theory. IMO, of course.
gorgeous tones and a lovely composition. another good reason for me to get both instruments.
brilliant jam. thanks for posting!
sar / chasm
Iāll be honest- I didnāt get it either.
I suppose it was bad sarcasm, then? I dunno, I posted a thorough rant, re: the OPās complaint, about three or four posts previous to it. It seemed like some people were making a big deal about the operator count (4 vs. 6, etc.), and that having only four (a, b1, b2 (?), and c) operators was severely limitingāin regards to sound shaping potential. After reading numerous posts about the nature of FM (PM?) synthesis, it became apparent that more operators doesnāt necessarily mean ābetterā sound shaping ability, but that it was better in scenarios where one is trying to closely approximate the sound qualities of actual acoustic instruments (which isnāt necessarily what weāre going for) - and that for those sorts of applications (like recreating a natural, acoustic piano sound), having more operator functionality is a benefit.
Itās apparent (by watching the NAMM YouTube vids with Simon and Cenk) that the Digitone has been streamlined to make the FM synteesis-process less complicated and more streamlined, and thus, more fun to useā¦ and that it is indeed possible to achieve juicy, satisfying sounds with a Digitone. I didnāt really hear much of the Tuss in the demos? but Iām a big fan of both Rushup Edge and the Confederation Trough ep (Fredugolon 6 is all-time)
Somebody remarked that Justin Bieber somehow acquired a Digitone - is there any truth to that? Anyway, apologies, Iāve barely slept over the last 96 hoursā¦ just a bit on edge. Wondering when Digitone is gonna hit the US distributors.
I probably wonāt get one, but I think itās a nice sounding tool for making music that will have its place for some people and none for others.
Some may choose to do it all in Operator/FM8, and lug a computer to the gig - if they play live at all. Fine by me.
Others may choose to pack a DX7, external sequencer, external FX, MIDI cables, etc to a gig - if they play live. Thatās also ok.
I definitely spend more time than I should hanging out on these forums, esp. on weekends when I should be making music. 
Iām sure Iāll mess around with running my Roland TM-2 four track .wav drum module with the DN.
Should be a good pair with the 4 voices for 4 MIDI tracks, battery powered operation, 2 channel output (great for running the kick out separately, and back into the FX track).
I got a lot of mileage with this thing and the A4, and it does the job with OT MKII as well.
No CC# control, but itās four more tracks of drums and loaded with Acidlab Drumatix one hits, I can see many electro tracks made with just it and the DN. Nord Drum 2 would be a great partner as well. I should have never sold mine.
Iām way into slowing the BPM down to 120 and cranking the swing up to like 60 and making deeper house jams. Which means Iām into layering weird spooky sounds and the DN seems perfect for adding some strange tones underneath a DT beat. Especially with trig conditions!
Yay for house music right now. I still love Techno for ever and ever
Edit: joke removed
Honestly, the modulation features per algorithm seem pretty complex, with the two synth pagesāthe extent of control you have over individual operator envelopes, tuning/ratios, wave-shaping (for the carrier and modulating frequencies), de-tuning and feedback functionality, and the X-Y blend / mixā¦ combining those controls with the filter(s), effects, and the two assignable LFOs per trackā¦ itās quite a bit to get your head around, and it stokes the imagination. Iāve never used a Yamaha DX, Volca FM, preenFM, or any software applications for FM synthesisā¦ Iāve played around with a PM synthesis patch in SuperCollider, and attempted at crude phase modulation with the 0-coast (using the LFO) - the Digitone seems like a dream machine, in all honesty. As Cenk has been saying recently, āitās the sound of my dream(s)ā - itās truly exciting, the anticipation is strong.
The X/Y parameter has the most of my curiosity. How does that work? Does it effectively make it 2x 2-Operator synths?
I canāt wait to play around with it!
The X/Y outputs vary by algorithm, and you mix them. In some, they share much more cross influence than others. It doesnāt make it 2x2 operators, it really just varies and lets you decide the emphasis/blend. Extra fun can be had by modulating the āmixā param with LFO or P-lock.
Sound of oneās dreams indeed. Iām still getting some really rough stuff from it as Iām in this weird post-album funk. But Iāve been dreaming of Alaska and this whole āicy desolationā concept - especially with the Modor NF-1m thrown in - seems to be speaking to me.
Further explorations in slow soundscapes. Sound directly out of Digitone, but includes Modor NF-1m sequenced (and processed) by Digitone. The kick punches through everything nicely.
So two tracks of Digitone flutey/sounscape sounds, one track Digitone kicks, one track MIDI sequencing Modor NF-1m (the really bright and sustained sounds, while Digitoneās sounds are more evolving).
Getting my DN tonight 