Hey Leo, of course, let’s support each other - this is in my eyes the best thing about communities like this one here! 
Regarding your question, I’m not sure if I get your point right, but if you want to change the bass drum on one step, you can do that with a sound lock from the soundpool: while holding down the step you can turn the data/level encoder to change the step sound to a sound from the sound pool. This way you can load your kick drum to the step.
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Ill give it a shot, thanks Miles!
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Hi Elektronauts,
I made a short tutorial on two techniques I use to overgo the pattern or track length limitations on the Digitone or the Digitakt (works on both machines the exact same way). I often find it hard to get melodies or chord progressions down using only 64 steps, because this in my eyes is way too short. That’s why I searched for ways to extend the pattern length to at least 128 steps and wanted to share my thoughts with you. If you have other solutions to tackle this problem, I’d be super happy to hear them! And if you have questions feel free to ask.
Stay safe and enjoy your weekend,
Miles
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Miles thanks lots for the help… I’m taking it slow and stay out of my own way. I’ll go through the video. I also have the Cycle. Both are similar as they’re made by Elektron. Now I’ve got most, I must not be following along with the sampler and how to load it. I think Ill be spending most of my time doing that. And that will be marvelous. Again thanks dude…dating myself:grin:. Be well. 
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Hey Leo, I’m happy that I could help and that you’re on your way - good to hear! Be patient with the learning process and it will pay off. I wish you great fun with your devices and happy jamming. Stay safe too!
Hi Miles,
Since you now use both DN and DT, you may have faced the following issue so… feel free to make a short video on it if you wish
Digitone MASTER FX Common ISSUES (STOP TWICE vs SWITCH PATTERN) and SOLUTION
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Hey Fac, thanks for that! That’s definitely an interesting topic I’ll have a deeper look into - thanks for pointing me there!
Hey Elektronauts,
I made a new video talking about why the Digitone in my eyes is a great standalone synthesizer, pointing out 6 things I like about it and in the end some downsides too. I’ve used the device for quite some time now and had a lot of fun making standalone jams with it. However, I’ve also faced some limitations that need to be considered when making Digitone only music.
What is your opinion on this? Do you think the Digitone works good as a standalone synth? Happy to hear some other thoughts on that as well.
Enjoy your weekend,
Miles
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Hey Elektronauts,
I’m starting a new tutorial series on the Digitone + Digitakt combo and just dropped the first video, covering my general setup and thoughts on how I use the Digi combo for electronic music/techno jams. I’ll also have a look at the global effects and compressor settings that I use. Hope this is useful for you and your feedback on improvements of the workflow is highly appreciated, as I still have some settings (especially on the DT) where I feel that I’m not fully there yet.
Thanks and enjoy your weekend everyone,
Miles
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Your music soooo cool) thx for your videos!
ps I have both DT and DN but I’m noobie. Your tutorials and sound make me spent much time on DT n DN)
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Hey man, I’m so happy to hear that and thanks for letting me know! I try to make my videos helpful and insightful for other synth heads and hearing that this seems to work out is honestly the best thing! Huge thanks!
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Hi Elektronauts,
I just released the 2nd video of my tutorial series on the Digitone + Digitakt combo. This one covers the general track structure and takes an in depth look on what’s going on in the sequencers in all 12 tracks available with the combo. It’s a bit long, so feel free to use the timestamps to jump to the parts you’re particularly interested in.
Hope this is useful for you and your feedback on improvements of the workflow is highly appreciated, as I still have the feeling that I’m not fully there yet.
Have a lovely weekend y’all,
Miles
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Hi friends, here comes my first Techno Sketch! The idea is to show in these short videos different stages in the process while I’m working on a new jam. This first sketch here is a very basic idea (only 1 pattern and three tracks on the Digitone are still empty) but the idea is to move on from here. Think I’ll add some arps on the empty Digitone tracks.
These sketches are recorded into Ableton, no further processing apart from bringing the volume up with a limiter.
Have a great Sunday!
Miles
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Your “very basic idea” sounds better (and more complete) than 100% of the stuff I ever made - am I a joke to you??? 
Looking forward seeing your finished liveset - live, in person!
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true story
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Haha cheers Pete! 
To be fair I recorded three tracks on the OP-1 before I sampled it into the Digitakt, so it’s maybe not so basic anymore. Playing a liveset with the Digi combo would be awesome!!
Hi Elektronauts,
I made another sketch with the Digi combo, adding more elements to the jam. This time I especially made use of all the Digitone tracks and also included a new pattern, trying to walk you through everything that’s happening.
I shot this one before the new update was released, so this is still the older firmware on the Digitakt. The sketches are recorded straight into Ableton, no further processing apart from bringing the volume up with a limiter.
Have a great Sunday y’all,
Miles
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I just love the way you think through how to control patterns in a musically meaningful way and keep everything so organized. You’re truly a treasure for anyone who wants to learn their boxes better.
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Hey raku, thanks a bunch for that great feedback! Means a lot to hear that people experience it like that and can get some inspiration from the videos. Cheers!
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Great video again! Always learning a lot - one of the best Digi videoseries out there!
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