My plea for OG Digitakt & Digitone to include MIDI CC names customization

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I know that nothing is owed and I’m already very grateful for what I’ve already got so far with the OG Digitakt & Digitone combo.

With that said, by now I feel like it’s been a decent amount of time since the Digitakt 2 has been released already, and in full honesty it’s become increasingly bittersweet to know that custom naming for mapped MIDI CC parameters on the Digitakt 2 exists for its MIDI tracks while the OG DT & DN have been left aside so far.

To people paying attention to the Digitakt section of this forum it’s probably old news that I’m extremely motivated when it comes to using my Elektron machines with an iPad Pro setup based on AUM, which consistently leads me to using the MIDI tracks on the DT & DN extensively due to having access to virtual instruments.

Throughout this process it’s been quite taxing mentally to have to remember every CC parameter I’ve programmed for any of my available total of 12 MIDI tracks dedicated to sequencing external sound sources (coming from AUv3 plugins hosted in AUM).

My way of dealing with this so far has been to document my mappings with text documents on my PC while I operate the machines. I think it’s safe to state that this way of operating isn’t particularly enjoyable for DT & DN users in general.

Considering all this and how MASSIVE the improvement in user experience would become if there was a system implemented to allow name customization for MIDI CC parameters mapped on the DT & DN MIDI tracks, I think my request is reasonable and represents a fair ask.

If you feel the same, please like/upvote to increase the visibility of this topic.

Thank you Elektron for giving us these amazing instruments which are at the center of our music making process and consistently enable us to make music which we would otherwise probably not be able to make. Your commitment and dedication to the design of high quality electronic music instruments is greatly appreciated.

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I think that what you’re asking is definitely reasonable and well stated. I imagine that the memory and processing constraints of Digitakt and Digitone are like a car with only enough fuel to make one last emergency trip and everyone is trying to get to a different hospital.

I think that some people want better slice on DT or midi arp for DN, custom CC naming is another good one and you should absolutely submit it as a feature request if you haven’t already, maybe it’s something that can be implemented systemwide with minimal coding but I’m not a programmer so I couldn’t even begin to say.

Some resources:
digitakt feature requests
digitone feature requests
all elektron feature requests
feature-request@elektron.se

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:grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: is this coincidence or did you read my post on other chat?

I don’t need this anymore if you want it!

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100% coincidence lol! The synchronicity is indeed hilarious. Because I always use the setup at my desk which gives me access to my PC relying on paper would be inefficient for me :smile:

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Thank you sir! email sent to feature-request@elektron.se following your suggestion, crossing fingers :yum:

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That’s not how it works, people can’t saturate the forum with their own pet peeve FR topics, it would get out of hand in no time - it’s all done through the respective Feature Request forums each of which details what else you might try - so on the assumption you have already posted there, this won’t be merged, whuch as you can imagine is a pain for an administrator. So please keep it Tidy, thanks in advance

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