So hear me out!
I came up with a way to do multi samples on the Digitakt using sample chains!!
How does it work?
open ur DAW
record a sequence of notes of the desired instruments
(In this example: C1, E1, F#1, C2 ,E2, F#2, C3…C7)
after recording slice up the sample chain and pitch all the notes up or down to the middle note (in this case C4)
(In this example: C1 +36st, E2 +32st, F#1 +28st…, E6 -28st, F#6 -32st, C7 -36st)
now you should have a sequence of notes which are all the same pitch but with different timbres
export the sequence as a sample chain (ideally with the same distance between slices, to make the chopping process easier)
transfer the sample to the Digitakt
open the sample in a Slice Machine and chop it up
(In this example, 19 slices)
Set the slice param to the center slice, which is the original C4 note
go to the keytracking menu, choose SRC SLICE and set the value to +2 (this value might need some trial and error depending on the note stride)
You have a multisampler now!
Lets call it the DIGIVERK
Im sequencing the DT with a Torso T1, so if i copy a track its easy to play chords etc
also, im seriously considering the Retro Kits RK-002 now to enable polyphonic playing from a MIDI keyboard
For now I made a template project in FL Studio to speed up the process, but I know theres a lot of capable coders on here!
maybe this technique could somehow be turned into an app to automate the steps?!
I guess it might even be possible to do velocity layers by using sample chains with different velocities loaded to multiple sample slots and assign velocity modulaion to change the slots!
Thought not possible, remembered that it is on the Digitakt 2.
Every time people say DT1 is a great deal used I’m struggling to get it. As a straight drum machine yeah, but at that point the model samples is probably the better deal if you wanna go cheap.
DT2 just has so many more sequencer/modulation options that it’s not even fun to compare them. Every time I see a neat trick to get more out of it then an average Drum machine it’s about the DT2.
I’ve messed with this before. You arrange increasing velocity samples in ascending order in memory, then map velocity mod to sample slot with the lowest velocity sample selected. Works in a pinch but not perfect. Had more fun when I accidentally broke it
No key tracking (you can play slice by note, but you need to prepare the sample chain well and it breaks easily), and no velocity mod to chance the sample chain for a different sample on low or high velocity.
So with this workaround you can get a good multi sampled mono instrument and on a digitakt a badly multisampled instrument.
(I’m mostly frustrated because you neither can modulate the effects (reverb, delay) on the DT1, while DT2 seemingly can do that, nor use velocity as a modulation source. Both something that should be possible on DT1 and would immensely help me. Just as the Euclidean sequencer is something exclusive to DT2 but takes pretty much zero processing power and could just as well have been added to the first one)
Nice one from the Onek Labs! I understand what happens, but it’s a bit beyond my abilities and requirements right now (rookie here!). Still, good find!
Thats my plan too!
I sequenced it polyphonically with torso t1 yesterday and its pretty amazing since ech voice has its own 3 lfos, envelopes etc!
Even more powerful then the tonverk
