The Digitakt Feature Request Thread

Elektron Gear Digitakt
#1695

Momentary Sequencer Control Trigs
A play mode where, to explain by way of example:
hit play (sequencer plays 16 step seq as normal)

hold trig 2: seq restarts and runs forward starting from trig 2 for 16 steps (trig 1 is last step)
release 2: seq restarts and runs from 1 as normal again

hold trig 2 and before the sequencer gets there hold trig 6 simultaneously: seq runs forward from 2 to 6 in a loop
release both trigs: seq runs from 1 as normal again
or instead of release 2 + 6, hit [FUNC] while still holding them and the loop locks to 2 to 6 looping
hit 2 + 6 again to return to normal

hold trig 7 and if you also subsequently hold trig 3 seq runs in reverse from 7 to 3 in a loop
release 3+7: seq runs from 1 as normal again (or hit [FUNC] to lock the 7 to 3 reverse loop, as above)

Hold [PLAY] + any trig: just play that trig once for all tracks

ā€¦ not a fully thought out description, but you get the gist - a special play mode that allows you to use the trig buttons to loop fwd and reverse, adjust loop start and end points etc.

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#1696

Iā€™ve got a crazy idea- what if you were able to manually set the default sample select position for each track? Say 1 for track 1, 11 for track 2, 21 for track 3 and so on and so forth.

That way you could group all your kicks together, snares together and not have to go through the entire list in order to find the right sample for the track.

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#1697

One possible feature please, add the ā€œDJ EQ effectā€ you have on OT for DT ! for each tracks!
Easy for Elektron team to make it possible !

#1699

I donā€™t think the processor of the digitakt can handle 8 additional effects, but I may be wrong.

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#1700

Compressor is amazing! Makes it feel totally unique from their other gear.

Been thinking about this for awhile:

  1. Input track routing similar to the the A4/AK (and AR through sidechain in OB). This could be implemented using an additional submenu on the SRC button to assign the track audio source to an input, given the hardware is capable and the necessary DSP is available. Other people have different preferences, but I would gladly give up a sampling engine or two for processing external audio more precisely.

  2. On what is currently the ā€œmixerā€ page (func + LFO), an assignable parameter page could be implemented by pressing function, holding down and turning the knob to choose the parameter. It would expand the capability of controlling the volume on each track to creating a performance-oriented submenu. This seems like it could be implemented almost exclusively through software, so hopefully we see something similar in the long run.

  3. More sound design options are always awesome, but specifically a notch filter for getting rid of the boxiness on kick drums/ear fatigue on the snare without killing the sound. This saves a lot of time in post-production, even without OB.

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#1701

Bank Chain?

Itā€™s really nice that you can chain patterns together from various banks. Itā€™s super easy and quick if your patterns are all organized in the desired order already too (letā€™s say A1 to D16). But, would be even easier to just hold down the bank button, then press the desired bank buttons (A-H/9-16) in the same way that you chain patterns, but this way you get A1-D16 in secondsā€¦

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#1702

THIS
I donā€™t count anymore how many times I wish I could play with two parameters of two different tracks at the same time. This would add so much possibilities in terms of performance. Right now the only way around is to use an external midi controller. :control_knobs:

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#1703

No you can you use midi loop also

#1704

Canā€™t stress how nice to have these:

-Delete unused samples

-Warning before deleting or moving used sample

-Message before loading sample into a full ram and dialogue to free some space

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#1705

  • Better integration with midi controllers - sending feedback data to sort CC value jumps from pattern to pattern :tada:

  • Better backup model - project/pattern data + the samples assigned to the project etc :paw_prints:

  • Live audio input thru - add a synth / external source to your setup - no need for a standalone mixer.

  • Routing audio input into the compressor.

  • Band Pass Filter would be very welcome ofc.

  • btw - when I see this - eqq - I think TILT EQ :sunny:

If having one on every channel seems too much, Iā€™d love at least one instance on the master page :boom: (switchable pre/post compressor) :butterfly:

:sun_with_face::sun_with_face::sun_with_face:

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Update including more filter types?
#1706

But you canā€™t have one midi channel sending midi cc on two different midi channels, so you still canā€™t change parameters of two different tracks from the same pageā€¦

#1708

But you can set two audio tracks to respond to the same same midi channel.

#1709

It would be sooo nice if we could microstep-shift every step to step 1 for the conditional trigs ā€¦imagine what you could do with conditional trigs and only one page.

#1710

This is probably already in there but it would be nice to:

  • be able to activate control all so that you donā€™t have to hold the button

-ARPEGGIATOR!

#1711

Hereā€™s my list:

Must have

  • second lfo - looks like simple touch to me and expand sound design possibilities greatly
  • fades for looped samples, snap to zero crossing to avoid clicks - itā€™s hard to get short cycle free of clicks/pops etc. (requires some tinkering to find the right spot in the sample)
  • scale per track

Not essential but useful and very welcome

  • resampling exact loops + slicing (by transient/time resolution - like in Ableton Simpler) - then automatic assignment of slices to tracks in a selected target pattern
  • automatic unloading not used samples from project
  • randomize pattern
  • randomize samples assigned to tracks
  • more filter types - bp, notch, comb
  • solo track
  • auto trim silence from sample on the edges
  • manual edit of existing samples
  • master saturation would be nice

Luxury stuff

  • sample timestretch
  • distortion effect per track - kind of morphing distortion (changing its character depending on knob position) would be really cool
  • waveshaper on source page or some kind of wave warp (like in wavetable synths)
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#1712

Stereo sampling

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#1713

But, is that possible to copy a pattern and past to another project?

#1714

Oh, man, yes! All of those, please. Preferably three lfos per track! :slight_smile:

#1715

Locking parameters on effect parameters. For example: delay time

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#1716

Sure the more the better :slight_smile: