Looking for a device that can add some tactility and complements a hybrid workflow with ableton.
At first I was thinking DT2, but Simpler is much more powerful. I don’t really understand what Tonverk does but it seems like it would be a nice addition to ableton.
Would love to hear anyone’s experience with either device and how they use it with Ableton.
Been an Ableton user my whole life. I’m new to hardware but been having a lot of fun with the Digitakt :)
Hey everyone,
Spring is coming along in Sweden and I would like to find a way to create on the go. I have two very young kids so convenience is a must – and I have some money to spend if needed.
I would like to have a bag/box/case that I easily can throw in a bag or take as it is and quickly be up and running. And some sort of power supply of course that fits in it aswell.
Have you made such a rig, please post recommendations and pictures. If you have seen any good ways to do this, please provide all the information you can. It would be much appreciated.
would it be foolish to buy a second hand octatrak? They are sooo expensive new but maybe buying second hand is more likely to end up with some faulty unit ultimately costing more money
Anyone have some sweet hacks for not dropping $100+ on a dual tier stand for DT/DN/SYN size machines? Bonus if the angles are adjustable.
Thanks!
Howdy yall. I have been trying to integrate my DT2 into Ableton after having it for a while, but the audio routing is making things less than convenient.
My setup (DT2 aside) is Mac -> Scarlett 4i4 -> Monitors.
I have the DT2 going USB into my Mac.
Now, if I bypass the Scarlett and have my monitors go direct from the DT2, I can hear the DT2 (obviously) and also send audio directly from my Mac to the DT2 for sampling.
I would like to be able to keep the Scarlett in line so that I can use the ins on it for other instruments, but also be able to send audio to the DT2. The problem is, I cant get these to work at the same time. I set up an 'aggregate device' on my Mac that I have been using, but I always am switching back and forth to be able to send sounds to my DT2 and having to use headphone out on the DT to hear what is being sent (to avoid having to swap my 1/4 inches from the scarlett each time).
Is there a simpler workflow I am missing? I know OB is a thing, but havent really delved too deep into it. Ideally I would still be able to use the DT2 without having to open ableton and arm a track for it (not a huge deal, just an ideally thing)
Please tell me your routing! I imagine I have a very common setup. Happy to clarify anything in the comments as I just sort of word-salad'ed that explanation.
Hi all
I recently was 99% sure I wanted the syntakt - now I am gravitating towards the rtym mk2 for heavy techno.
Does anyone have any views on this? Have you owned or do you own both?
I want the best workflow with synthesis capability for a pad or two (atmospheric techno).
Thank you:)
I’m a heavy analog rytm and Octatrack user and I don’t use Digitakt II to its full potential with external gear routing or loops and slicing as I prefer it on Octatrack. I use Digitakt as a sketch pad to get ideas sketched out quickly and it’s amazing for that role. I’m thinking about selling Digitakt II and buying Tonverk as I love FX and it seems like Tonverk can do exactly what I’m using Digitakt for and then some extra mileage with the added FX and melodic machines. I also have the Digitone II which I love and is also a very fast workflow. I’ve heard some people just don’t click with the TV as it isn’t as immediate as the digitakt and Digitone.
What are your thoughts as TV owners? On paper it seems no brainer that it can replace my use case for Digitakt and adds some extra things I’d definitely use. What is the workflow like for getting ideas up and running quickly? I reach for Digitakt when Octatrack just feels a little too heavy at times in terms of mental load. Thanks!
Shortly - what I'm trying to do is to transfer my loops from DN2 to Ableton using Digitone2 plugin within Ableton.
Just to test how good (or not) it is I have created 1 bar loop (16 steps) with trigger on the very first step and length=16 (so it sounds like non stop drone when I listen on DN2).
When I just recorded 1 bar in Ableton and looped I noticed some glitch every time loop starts from beginning so I zoomed in and there is ~3ms of nothing.
So I recorded 2 bars long clip of that track and the beginning of second bar is matched on picture to the beginning of 1 bar (top plot beginning of recording, bottom 2nd bar).
Looping just 2nd bar sounds like what I have on DN2.
What am I doing wrong? I noticed same behavior on other tracks etc. so that is why I have tried above 'experiment' with constant sound.
Technically for 1 bar loops I could record always 2 bars long clips and crop them but it seems like not necessary and annoying job.
Is there any solution to that?
I opened the device thinking it would be a simple fix of reseating the key but it turns out the switch is slow.
Hey guys, im currently using my Octatrack as Master clock for Ableton and some external synths, so when i press play on the OT Ableton just starts to record my Gear. it works fine and i like the workflow but the issue is the song pointer position reset that happens every time i press play on the OT. Ableton always jumps back to Song Position 1.1.1.
Is there a way to not reset the song position? So that for example i could record 16 Bars into Ableton, press stop and continue Working on the OT and then record another 16 Bars into Ableton starting from song position 17.1.1 (bar 17).
for now i might just use clip mode and record a new scene everytime and put it into arrangement after, but im wondering if it would be possible to just do it in arrangement mode straight away…
appreciate any help, thank u!
Hello hello! Apologies for the formatting, mobile is what mobile is.
Currently i’m in the market for a hardware drum machine that good at some of the more "interesting" (for lack of a better word) sounds you can get out of a drum machine, as well as good for shoegaze and more oldschool drum n bass music.
Influences are groups like Jesu, Love Spirals Downwards (especially the album Flux), Astrobrite/Polykroma/Transient Stellar (all made by the same guy, Scott Cortez), Forever ☆, Cocteau Twins and more ambient groups.
I’m already familiar with a lot of Elektron gear so would be inclined to get something like the AR or Syntakt second hand (and would make use of the sequencer), but before i jump straight to dropping that amount of money i'd love to see if there are any other options out there.
Does anyone know of anyone that attempted this mod? or have any idea of any constraints I’m not privy to?
First, I recorded everything on Digitakt. Then I replaced the samples with Analog Rytm sounds and added automation.
The bass on the kaleidoscope is an overdriven filter resonance that is sidechained to allow the oscillator noise to come through.
Quick jam video with an idea I’d like to develop further in the weekend.
Drums are coming from the Octatrack, and the Digitone 2 is handling the main synths (piano and some low-end/sub layer). There’s a pad on the Hydrasynth, which I just brought back into the setup today, plus a subtle texture from the Virus.
The Analog Rytm isn’t doing anything here, and a Subsequent 37 (not visible in the video) adds some extra weight to the bass.
I have a basic grasp of FM but I’m not a theory person. Expected that to be a problem for using the DN2. Mostly I just work by ear, poke at ratios until something sounds interesting and lock it in. The presets have actually been useful for that, as a reference for what purposeful FM shaping sounds like before you start pulling it apart.
Curious how people here learned to use it. Theory first or just ears? Do you have any good resources to share about FM synthesis?
Hi all,
I just got a jellymix for my tonverk and id like to incorporate them into one setup. My plan is to have the jellymix above the tonverk and both maybe a bit at an angle.
Any ideas what stand are on the market which let me do this and is pretty compact?
thanks!