Hey folks,
I’m a few weeks into working with the Digitone 2 and… honestly, I’m with mixed feelings.
There are some things I really want to love — the sound, the possibilities, the sequencing — but I’m finding myself more frustrated than inspired. I’d really like to hear how others experience it, especially those who got past this stage.
Here are the main things that are bugging me:
Only 3 LFOs per track — and they get used up fast. Even basic things like LFO to pitch, then to filter, and I’m already almost out of destinations.
No general-purpose envelopes. You get AMP, one for operator A, a weird shared one for B1+B2 and filter. no way to route an envelope to other destination.
But… I could live with that, if only live automation recording felt smooth.
but the recording feels inconsistent. Sometimes it captures what I play, sometimes it doesn’t, and sometimes it plays back sounding totally different than what I recorded. Not sure if I’m doing something wrong, but it’s killing the flow.
Parameter locks are powerful but don’t feel fun or organic when working with pads or melodic stuff. On drums and percussive sounds they’re great, but on longer sounds it feels mechanical and tedious.
At this point I’m torn:
On one hand, I hear people making music on the Digitone that sounds exactly like what I’m aiming for — deep, textured, emotionally resonant stuff. So I know it can be done.
But the workflow is not clicking for me right now. It feels more like programming than playing.
Did anyone else go through a phase like this and come out the other side?
Any mindset shifts, tips, or ways of working that helped it open up for you?
Thanks in advance — really curious to hear how others relate to this machine.