Elektron Digitakt

Impacts and white noises trigger only once

Having impact sounds like white noises and sound effects on your drop will greatly improve the energy of the track. Not everyone is aware but the Digitakt has a special trigger for this called “1ST”. That will trigger the sample only the first time ...

Keytrack modulation

Keytrack modulation is really interesting to modulate parameters on the Digitakt 2. In essence the higher the note, the more modulation is applied. A really cool trick is to use a Comb Filter+ and apply keytrack to play the filter with pitch. Se...

Using an LFO for a buildup on the Digitakt

Creating buildups is a great way to create tension and have a more dynamic song. A pitch riser is a great idea to draw the listener in! 1. To create a pitch riser, loop a sample and set the LFO to:Trig mode: "ONE"SPD: 0.5BPM 1SRC: TuneDEP: ...

Building songs on the Elektron Digitakt 2

When building songs you want to have a proper arrangement. To achieve this you can use a single pattern to jam around with. For a more dynamic song it's better to have more patterns.Something like:IntroBridge to breakBreakBuildupDropDrop 2 (inc...