I’m currently using a Digitakt 2 with MIDI input coming from a Keystep Pro 37. All my receives are enabled, but when I play a note on the keyboard, it triggers the same sample at different pitches. If I move between tracks (which are connected to different voices on my Eurorack), I can hear different Digitakt tracks. I can also assign any sample to a track by simply pressing it on the Digitakt.
What I’m aiming for is to assign a specific track, like the Track 1 Drum button, and then use the keys on the Keystep to trigger different samples. The issue is that it’s currently just playing the same sample at different pitches instead of triggering different samples.
Any suggestions on how to configure this would be greatly appreciated!
Hi, on the Digitakt external midi playing C0 triggers the track 1 sample in a non-chromatic fashion, playing up from C0 to I think G0? will trigger the successive tracks. I don’t have the manual in front of me at the moment but you’re probably playing middle C which as it states will play the samples on the active track chromatically.
Give it a try and refer back to the user manual, if necessary, sometimes you have to read related sections to get relevant information, unfortunately it’s not all where you’d think it would be.
Hopefully that helps
Bottom line: shift the octave down on the keystep until it triggers the tracks in succession.
I’m guessing you have it set to auto-channel, so the keyboard will always affect the track that’s selected.
Beyond shigginpit’s advice, you’d need to use different MIDI input channels or set those splits up with a separate device if you want to access different tracks.
Edit:
8.4 MIDI NOTES
Some functions can be triggered by sending MIDI note values from an external MIDI device (a MIDI key-board or a computer, for example) connected to the Digitakt II via a standard MIDI cable or a USB 2.0 A to B connector cable.
Of the 128 notes in the standard MIDI range, *Note numbers 0–7 correspond to notes C0 through to G0, the leftmost octave (which is sometimes called C-2–G-2 in certain applications). These notes will trigger the preset of track 1 through track 8, respectively (provided they are set to their default channels 1-8). These notes values map to each of the eight tracks, regardless of which track is active.
MIDI note numbers 12–84, that corresponds to notes C1–C7 (C5, MIDI note 60, being middle C) will trigger the preset of the active track in any of its 73 chromatic variations (as if played by the [TRIG] keys in KEYBOARD mode, see section below), from lowest to highest pitch
Hey everyone, thanks so much for reaching out—I really appreciate your time and help. I’m still facing the same issue. On the Keystep, Oct is all the way to the left, and I’ve turned off the auto channel, but I’m still getting the same kick at different pitches, almost as if it’s in keyboard mode.
I’ve tried going into the channel config and setting all tracks to channel one, but that just triggers everything at once at different pitches. I just can’t seem to get the right settings on the Digitakt to align with the keynotes on my Keystep Pro 37.
I’m pretty familiar with my setup, as I have my rack wired ADAT and am comfortable with CV, but this one has me stumped. I feel like the solution is somewhere in the Digitakt’s internal menu. As I mentioned earlier, no matter which note I hit, it triggers the same track at different pitches. Sync is set to receive, auto channel is off, and all tracks are set to channel 1, 2, 3, etc, but I’m still having trouble.
Thanks again, and sorry for the long explanation—this is driving me a little crazy!
Have you tried adjusting the options with the KS pro’s software; I think it’s called the midi control center or something like that. I think this might help you out.
Hey everyone, thanks so much for all your help! I’m dealing with a bit of a challenge, and I’m not sure I’m asking my questions clearly. I can control each track chromatically on the Keystep, but I’d like it to work more like the drum gate function, where I can assign each track to a key on the Keystep. I don’t want to have to press the track number to switch between one-shots. Ideally, I want it to function like the drum gates.
It seems like there’s no real reason to use the Keystep to control the Digitakt if all it’s doing is playing chromatically.
I believe your solution is a combination of all of the above replies. In the midi control center (Arturia’s software), adjust the value of what the KS pro C is sending. That way, when you lower the octave on the KS pro, you’re able to play notes C0 - G0 and trigger tracks 1-8 on the DT. Try midi channel 10 on the KS pro (I think) and auto midi channel receive on DT.
As @nightlyclosures says you don’t need auto channel off to make this work. I use channel 10.
I think it might be a bug but you do need to select one of the top row of tracks. Selecting a bottom row track triggers that selection plus the sample!
Octave as far down as possible on the KS and it should be possible to trigger all 16 tracks with the first 16 notes.
Note. I use an akai mpk mini plus so it might not be exactly the same. Also I have 8 pads assigned to the first 8 notes so I can trigger them anytime without changing octave.