yh im basically using the autosampler in Logic Pro instead, and then converting it to a format that TV can use. I explain it here. it’s a bit tedious but it works well for me
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If i get into a good workflow, master the unit and then I can make the same track on the TV than on the DTII I will stick with my decision of choosing the TV and to try to dont hesitate more about it. thank you!
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Very simple question: can the usb port be used to connect a midi controller? Manual mentions for use class compliant with a computer. I tried connecting an arturia midi keyboard (with usb a - usb c) adapter but wasn’t able to get it to work?
your reply drives me to stick with choosing the TV, thanks to make things clearer!
Unfortunately not at this time. This could change, if TV ever gets USB Host mode (its a linux under the hood so hope springs eternal)
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Be sure the cable you’re using is compliant to the TV and midi device. Iirc there are also differences in compliance versions.
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I know you didnt mean it about me. Lately at first I wanted a new drum machine and found about DTII that also was sampler, I find the different sampling machines that the DTII has (slices, timestreching, etc… ) really useful for the kind of music I make (ambient breaks, acid, braindance,…) then i bought it and after a good few tutorials and 20 days full on with it bought a DTII course that i was sure will make me understanding the deephs of the device and some tricks too. But then the TV release happened. I know what i want which is definetly drums but also making sound design textures and melodies, but both TV and DTII have their own characteristics and both options could be really useful for me. Thats why im doubting between sending back the TV and swap it again for the DTII, i dont know yet which one would be more useful for me… Thanks a lot for the reply. Regards!
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Yeah that’s it. DTII looks fantastic and simple, and y’know a lot of what I make could be made there too. But, for those times when I’d like polyphony, or an arp or just more tracks or effects, that means grabbing another box or sending the audio into the DAW. But not on TV. I was the same as you thinking I’d maybe go back and tey DTII for pure simplicity, but I think in the long run TV will be just as worthwhile a choice. Sounds like you’re on the right track.
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Have fun @Snipecatcher !
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Yeah, break a leg @Snipecatcher!
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Yeah, it sort of feels that TV has things from DNII and DTII, at the same time they are really different from TV for what i see. But i feel having a TV its like having a workstation on its own without the rush of buying another unit to make melodies, drums or what ever it is. Also having a lot more FX is a big plus, its sound quality and a good few more reasons. Having slices and timestretching, etc… would be ace but we can´t have all lolz
Yeah, no worries at all. I have said this a few times here, and it’s only my belief, but - pairing the TV with a more drum centric sampler is a powerful combo if you can swing it financially.
I have the most success with elektrons when I pair 2 up. I never have needed more than that, but for example, the analog rytm and octatrack pairing is mint for me.
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That’s a really interesting comparison. DTII and DNII was another option on my radar. The features of DNII (arp, chord etc) were very appealing, but I never committed to that route, and I was minded to go with DTII only. But it did feel like Tonverk was almost a fusion of the two before I’d heard what it could do with samples.
I guess the other thing is, just because it has all those extra features doesn’t mean you have to use them in every track to make them worth paying for. You may have a track that could be 90% made on both Digitakt and Tonverk, but then if you want to put a chord in while holding down some steps (hardware advantage) or use Degrader to mess up a sound (software advantage) and then sequence your bus FX (another software advantage) those features may be really important to have when you need them. For me that’s the main reason to get/keep Tonverk over DT.
You can copy the same sample into a sub track multiple times, find your chosen start points on each one then play the samples in via the keys. Need a different sound? Just swap the sample on one of the sub tracks. I really like this workaround but would love to see slice mode added as it would work well with the granular mode that’s coming. Meantime this is a cool way to chop.
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It seems like folks who never replaced their OG Digitone and Digitakt with the new versions might get a lot out of combining them with the TV.
Is it possible to run an external source through all the TV’s fx buses and so on?
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Was it so that sidechaining was not yet available with any method?
Yes you can! You can even route it to a track (post filter) to use the 2 insert fx there (which can be routed to a bus with two more insert fx)
Sidechaining is currently only available with a compressor on the mix (main) channel.
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Users: What is the boot time? I’ve read it’s slow, but not actually seen a number.
It seems to be a function of the size of the currently loaded project. So the Factory project takes an age, but it’s about 20s with a new/empty project.
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But I don’t think you can exclude channels from being sidechained á la Digitakt II? So you’d have to physically route the kick to another out?