"Hold"ing a trig, to add a 4 note chord from a MIDI controller?

Elektron Gear Digitone/Digitone Keys
#1

I’ve hooked up a MIDI controller to my Digitone which is really nice… but I was wondering if it’s possible to “hold” a trig somehow to set e.g. a 4 note chord which requires two hands on a single step? Right now I have to hold the trig with one hand, so can only play in a one handed chord. Not the end of the world but would be cool!

#2

That’s just how it works… maybe you could try to play your chord in live recording mode as a workaround. And copy and paste the trig to another trig if necessary…

#3

Yep, that’ll do the trick and is what I’d been planning to do :slight_smile: Thanks!

#4

In a few other threads here on the forum people were even experimenting with little magnets and weights to hold down the trig key(s)… maybe also worth a try

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#5

Haha! Ah I’m not that worried :wink: Thanks though!

#6

out of curiosity i hooked up my sustain pedal to my midi controller and played some notes while holding a trig.
so now i can play lots of notes, over a wider span than my hand can reach, one by one, and these get recorded onto the trig.
for some reason it doesn´t sustain my notes while holding the trig?
also, maybe not the solution you where looking for. :slight_smile:

#7

Ah interesting! I actually have a sustain pedal that I’ve never plugged in lol, going to try that! Thanks :slight_smile: