Curious how two OB devices would work simultaneously. I don’t need to record them both at the same time, but I’d like to get audio from the Digitone into my DAW just over USB. Would make it very easy to detach the DT when I want to take it from my studio and compose ideas remotely.
I already have a template in Abelton for the AR, and it works great. Would I need to install OB for Digitone and run it as it’s own plugin as well? Just curious who does this and how it works for you.
4 tracks from the digitone is a huge appeal to me in buying this machine.
No. When you download OB, you have all the Elektron device plug-ins in the same folder (AR, DN, DT, AK/A4, AH). Just drop the DN plug-in on a MIDI Track and create 6 Audio Tracks (T1, T2, T3, T4, FX Track and DN Inputs on the 6th Track).
I have another question. If I am sending MIDI into the DTone so I can sequence some it from Ableton, can I do that over USB, or should I use a MIDI din cable?
Example -
track 1 - Chord progression written in ableton - sent via MIDI to 1 track in Digitone. (bonus question - Can I use Plocks to modulate the sound even though no steps are programmed in on this track?)
track 2 - Percussion track sequenced on Digitone sequencer
Track 3 - Bassline written on DT sequencer
Is it possible to do all these things, basically sequence the DT from multiple sources and have them all play back?
Should be possible to sequence it remotely as well as with the onboard sequencer. MIDI over USB is absolutely fine, potentially preferred with Overbridge. Note that you still have the 8 voice limit, and I don’t know if it it guaranteed to play nice being simultaneously sequenced externally and internally, since that is kind of a niche way to do things. Worst case scenario is that you could send MIDI to the DN from Ableton when you are done to transfer the notes, but I wouldn’t anticipate needing to do that.
And just to clarify, on this forum at least, DT is typically the abbreviation for Digitakt, and DN is the abbreviation for Digitone, mostly because the Digitakt came first, in case you are looking at other threads.
MIDI over USB makes it even easier. I plug my Keystep into a USB port so if I can reroute that to the DN like I do over DIN with other hardware, thats just one less cable, which is awesome.
This is basically a USB and power cable hookup, which makes it great for grabbing and taking it with me places when needed.
You’re going to have severe latency issues. OB uses the daw (abletons) vst latency compensation to align the audio as needed. That latency will not be accounted for on the device itself. I’ve not found it particularly useful to use external midi for the overbridge devices. Instead I’ve been looking at the m4L device @Airyck made to structure the patterns made into songs. Recording knob automation from the ob plugin works fine as well. Midi is still something they haven’t quite pinned down a solution for yet.
Ok thanks. What do you suggest? should I use a MIDI din cable or just sequence everything on the DN?
I have not written chords on an Elektron machine before (I own an AR and octatrack and had a digitakt) so I am interested in how that will work. I like that I can force it to a scale. I can probably come up with some nice chord changes by accident that way.
You get latency free midi if you plug directly into the digitone, there are work arounds to record notes into the digitone via USB into the computer without latency but better to plug directly into the DN…
I stick to working in the dn when using ob generally. Programing chords ks pretty easy. From grid rec. hold a trig then press the add notes key the ( key). Then you can just tap in all the notes in each octave you want on that trig.
oh wow thats super cool. I love the elektron sequencer a lot so I think this should be fine for me as well. Having another way like this to come up with chords and chord progressions is nice as well. I either play them (poorly) or use a chorder. But the DN has those 1 touch chords and also locks notes to a scale, so that seems like a good way to come up with some voicings I may not have thought of.
Here’s a quick expository vid I made for someone else on a different topic showing how I enter chords. I generally program my sequences this way rather than the root note or trig + up and down arrow methods as it’s faster if you know the key part you want to play in advance. But the up and down method is good for quick edits like flattening or augmenting, transposing an entire chord (by moving the root note), jumping octaves (holding func when hitting the up or down keys) the digitone has one of the more layered and complex sequencers of the Elektron boxes. I love it
You have to create an Audio Track.
Audio from : Digitone and underneath, you choose Post FX. You will now be able to hear the FX of the 4 Tracks on that Audio Track.
Yes, thank you! Thats great. I notice that my Digitone Plugin channel also seems to have the effects now too, when it shows level. Its MIDI so it cant record them, hence the extra audio track.
I did not see page 2 of the Amp part where I put the sends in, that was my mistake. I was turning up everything in the Master section. I need to learn a little more about the differences still.
key). Then you can just tap in all the notes in each octave you want on that trig.
