I’ve been kind of rolling the dice melodically and doing stuff like randomizing sustain lengths repeats, timings and voicings per cycle until I get something I like.
Then I copy it to another track and change stuff like pulse amount, pitches, harmony whatever to make it different but still relate to the original.
Not sure if this is the way, but it’s getting better results than I was in the past. Kind of giving in to the T-1’s generative side vs how I’d sequence on an Elektron.
Ah, thank you. I was thinking about the copy function a few minutes after posting my question and it does seem like a good first step to take. Rotating the pattern on a different voice to have a kind of dueling synths type of thing going while modifying and temp modifying it.
I am surprised that the video below wasn’t posted earlier. I like the different perspective.
Could I send chords from T1 to DTII using a rk002?
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I just got mine today (second hand from Reverb).
Only had an hour with it so far but I really like it, I knew what I was getting into, long time lurker (and I have Euclidian an Turing type devices in my Eurorack) but the way these things work together are very creative in use. So far the basics were pretty strait forward and the great thing about coming in late is a lot of the stuff I originally wanted when it came out are there now!
Only used it with Live so far, going top try it with mu Eurorack (possibly to replace my Acid Constellation and give me some HP back), My OP-1F (keep my OPXY GAS in check…) and my NordDrum to name a few ideas I have…
Happy camper so far!
You can do it, though the RK-002 isn’t necessary. Unless you use it for special MIDI treatment, of course.
Thanks for the info. I never managed to make chords on DT II with simple midi cable so far but will check some tutorial
Ah, I see! I assumed the DT II has polyphonic voice structure, but apparently the DT II manual doesn’t say much about per track polyphony so there is a chance that sending straight chords from the T-1 may not produce the same results as on a polyphonic/multitimbral synth. I am afraid I can’t help much with the DT II, probably a polychain strategy (splitting chords over multiple MIDI channels) is required: the RK-002 should be of help then.
Definitely using the RK-002 with PolyMux DUY is the quickest way to spread chord notes to different Digitakt channels. Those who haven’t or don’t want to rely on an RK-002 smart cable can create a duplicate track on T-1 for each note in the chord, assign each track a different MIDI channel and leave only one active note of the chord per track.
For example, if the chord track contains a triad progression it will be duplicated two times leaving the root note on the first track, the third on the second track and the fifth on the third track.
I think this should be posted here.
I know everyone here has either owned one of these or watched vids but i need to give it props for a few things it has that are amazing compared to similar priced sequencers.
There are 16 tracks which can send USB midi or DIN midi or cv/gate out to anything. Hardware, VST, Eurorack, it all works great.
Pattern length is amazing. The tracks have 16 patterns per bank. Each pattern defaults to 16 steps. The step length can be anything from 1 to 64 steps. BUT, the key is each pattern for each track also uses something called Cycles. Cycles contain the step length from 1-64 steps. You can have between 1 and 16 cycles per pattern. So, you can have up to 16 cycles with up to 64 steps per cycle for a total of 64 bars per pattern. For one bank of 16 patterns that is 1024 bars.
Also, each cycle and each step can be edited, changed, moved, adjusted.
There is a temp button you can press and try out different settings and they press it again to go back to your pattern. There is a random function that you can use to randomize almost everything the T1 can do.
I know this is old news but the Torso is incredible and just wanted to tout it’s features.
If they could just incorporate real time playing into the patterns, even fully quantized, that would be another great way to start a composition…but the way it is brings about so many interesting possibilities. Love it.
Supposedly we are getting the ability to real time play/record into the seq in the next update. Lord knows when we’re going to get it though.
I had one for awhile and sold it, but I do miss it. Its the kind of thing I might re-acquire one day
I’d write the same post. Sold yesterday due to lack of use, to finance some current gas, but It’s so unique that I’m sure I’ll miss it.
I’m trying to focus on the Hapax and Elektrons but I can see another T1 again on the desk sooner or later
Same here. Cirklon showed up and the t-1 never got used anymore. I also am not enthused with how Torso said a new update would be out in June and it never came.
It’s still one of the best creative sequencers out there, imo.
I still haven’t pulled the trigger but will one day - I have a gap for it now the midibox seq has gone to a friend.
Has anyone used it with the cirklon, recording into it, or is it better off left to its own devices?
To be fair, the T1 is less than a third of the rice of a Cirklon, so pound for pound it more than holds its own! I recon the new S4 held back development of the T1, but it had had a lot of attention as an only child to that point so I am quite grateful! .
I use it with the RK-008, recording short T-1 sequences on RK-008 parts along with tracks recorded with a keyboard.
Easily used with the cirklon if you want. Especially v2. The cirklon can power it through its usb hub and record all the midi coming out of it.
I like how you can switch a track between triplet and quadruplet divisions while playing without the track going out of sync. Similarly, after editing a cycle while it’s playing, the track will return to where it would be in the full cycle if it had continued playing. Little things but they are nice when performing with the sequencer parameters.
It can also work as wifi hotspot for Ableton Link, which I haven’t used but can see being useful in some live situations.