Announcing the first official version of DigiPAD - the Launchpad Pro firmware for Digitakt and synths.
Please note: An independent creation. Not endorsed by Elektron or Novation.
New features allow Polyphony on the Digitakt with PolyFORK smart midi channel managing. This could also be used to control multiple monosynths or multiple channels of a multitimbral synth in a cool way.
Blues Mode!
Volume and Filter Control with a Slider-like layout.
Many more features highlighted on past YouTube videos.
I’ve started a Patreon account related to this. Get extra features of DigiPAD by being a patron and at certain level help steer the future features and development of this and other cool “gearwear” projects.
This unlocks all sorts of potential in the Digitakt in a hardware only solution. A new instrument and control surface. Let me know your questions and thoughts.
This is quite brilliant! Every feature leaves me more and more impressed. Most immediate- sample slots. Brilliant!
Even the Patreon release platform is an interesting move as well- Are you planning to add more features later on?
Also, is there a difference between the open download and the patreon version? (I don’t have a Launchpad- I’m just admiring the art of the execution of this)
Thank you! Yah, I really like the sample slots “surface”. I’ve poured a lot of different aspects of musicality into the modes and hope this can inspire many performance ideas and songs. the “ScaleArp” Mode is one of my favs for melodic jamming.
Yes, planning on many more features. The Open download is very generous and I would say doesn’t hold back. It gets all the core features out there so that people can experience the power of the PolyFORK and demo a lot of what this thing can do. The patron version has some really nice added modes like DualScaleArp Mode (a refinement of ScaleArp that’s great for playing 2 timbres together like bass and lead) and the Master Arp Mode. More modes will be added to that one first I predict.
I’m also thinking of making other music apps eventually.
Thanks to those who helped get this up and running. I’ll be adding more complete documentation on all the features and some videos to further explain things.
Lots of progress on spreading the word around for this…I’ve made videos about various different use cases. I added a Goal to the Patreon account… check it out at https://www.patreon.com/fenixsong
I’m also really excited about Digitone, so let’s get this going and I will add Digitone specific features to “DigiPAD”. Of course if I get there, new Digitakt specific features will get added as well.
Thanks!