Playback of samples triggered via hitting a pad vs via midi

Elektron Gear Digitakt
#1

Hi,
There’s something weird going on with my digitakt.
When i trigger a sound by hitting a pad on the digitakt, the playback sounds ok.
But when i trigger the same sound via midi, it sounds distorted/ flat/ broken.
E.g. the kick sounds very thin and the snare has a huge ‘whoosh’ over it when triggered via midi.
I suspect there’s a problem with the digitakt. Can someone confirm this might be the case, or does that sound unlikely?
Thanks

#2

…this is regardless if triggering happens via usb or midi.
only by hitting the pad on the digitakt itself it sounds as it should.

#3

So sometimes it might be the cord, a little known fact about usb is that some cables are rated for data and some are rated for power, rarely both. Try a data cable if you can find one and it might fix the issue.

#4

thanks but i haven’t replaced any cables and it was working fine… The usb cable came with the digitakt and the midi cables are fine also. No chance there’s the culpritt.

#5

solved. i should smoke less.
i was triggering the notes on a wrong scale.
…:blush:

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