Where is the documentation for importing DT1 projects into DT2?

[Citizen]

I tested this with a few projects last night, and it changed some of the folder organisation of my Samples on my DT2.

I have reviewed both the DT2 Manual and the most recent Transfer Manual (2022!). The only mention of importing DT1 files into DT2 is a lone short paragraph on Page 21 of the DT2 manual:

‘It is possible to import DT1 projects into DT2. However, due to changes in the device architecture, the patterns in the project might not be 100% the same in some cases.’

Not a great deal of info! Is there more information on this functionality anywhere else?

[crimsonfancy]

There’s an April 2024 Transfer Manual that I noticed this morning for 1.8. I had to update to Transfer 1.8.6 and found it.
Not sure it will help for what you need but thought I’d mention.

Elektron

[auditorycanvas]

Page 9 of the 2024 1.8 Transfer manual covers it, though it doesn’t state it explicitly. You just need to export the projects from DT, then transfer them to the DTII.

[Scyphozoa]

It’s not official documentation, but apparently the bit-reduction parameter is not well-matched when loading the original projects.

Bitrate Reduction Conversion from Digitakt I to Digitakt II

I noticed that when loading DT I projects on my DT II one of the things that always sounds a little off is the Bitrate Reduction parameter. To my ears the BR always sounds more aggressive than it should. After spending some time with my DT I and DT II I think I identified why and how to fix it. The BR on the DT I goes from 0-127 and on the DT II it goes from 16.00-1.00. The DT II parameter range makes more sense since it’s telling you exactly how many bits you’re removing from the audio, but I …

[bibenu]

May be worth noting that when transfer is finished on the DT2 the project can be selected and used but what’s stored on the DT2 is, for the moment subtly different to a native DT2 project.

• It has some extra symbol beside it in the list of projects
• when you load the project the screen says something different. “Importing” rather “Loading” IIRC.

As soon as you save this project on the DT2, that difference goes away.

In practical terms not sure how much difference this makes.

[Citizen]

Thanks for that.

I’ve also noticed that it has created a new folder in my Samples folder called ‘Projects’ - which then has a folder for each of the imported projects.

Does anyone know if I want to place these samples in with the rest of my samples, if the projects will automatically locate the samples after being moved?

(Or do I manually have to keep track of them, and ‘relink’ them when I open the imported Projects next time?)

[bibenu]

@Citizen

Does anyone know if I want to place these samples in with the rest of my samples, if the projects will automatically locate the samples after being moved?

I’m pretty sure I moved the folders around with transfer and everything stayed linked … BUT … it was a few days ago, can’t be entirely sure (e.g. I may have been careful to first make sure I did not have the project in memory at the time.). It may pay to be cautious and back up the entire project first, then try a live rename.

[Citizen]

Thanks — I’ll do a cautios test with ah unimportant project.

[bibenu]

@bibenu

It has some extra symbol beside it in the list of projects

Shown below.

@bibenu

In practical terms not sure how much difference this makes.

Actually, this will prevent backups being taken with transfer, with the error “Permission Denied”. You need to save the project to get round this.