Yeah you should check out the rytm tips n tricks thread, some major ones that come to mind now:
-finetuning start/endpoint using vel mod or lfo
-slicing a sample using parameter locks on different startpoint settings
-using lfo as amp envelope
-primitive timestretching using vel mod/parameter slides.
-using the expression input as a second random lfo
-using direct jump pattern switch as a performance feature
-using the scenes for muting tracks
-using the fx track for a fake sidechain pumping effect.
I was thinking about that for the Digitakt, and I realised that instruments are almost always in mono. Guitare, drums, basses, keyboard… So yeah, sample in mono and pan next, it’s the logic way. Sampling in stereo is good only to perform and loop an external machine. That the job of the OT.
To create music, I feel DT and certainly AR are best suited than OT.
I had a week off earlier in May and put together an EP using samples of old tracks I made, old movie samples I had off Splice years ago, and samples from Revive. I haven’t produced/released anything in years, and was inspired by some others on this forum to force myself to finish ~15 minutes and just release it.
This is all sampled and sequenced on the AR MK2, recorded off via the standalone app, before “performing” each track through the SP404MK2 (hopefully subtle effects) and then adding some light mastering at the end. I had been lusting after an Isla S2400 and this was my way of proving to myself I already had what I needed, and saving some money … I think it was a success from that point of view
I learnt a ton about mixing on the Rytm and there’s plenty I’ll approach differently next time. Next one I do I might chop and layer samples on the SP404MK2 first as I think it’s smoother … but I was surprised at how easy chopping stuff is on the Rytm, with a lot of happy accidents and flexibility with the Amp shape to get each chop how you want it.
