Hey all, I figured out a way to do timestretching natively on the Digitakt so I made a video to document the method. Setting it up is simple:
1: on the SRC page set the sample start point to 60.0 (the middle of the sample)
2: on the LFO page set the LFO destination to sample start, LFO type to saw, the speed to -8.0, and the depth to 60
3: place a trig on each step in the sequencer and parameter lock the LFO to trigger on step 1
That’s it!! Once you set that up there’s a lot of variations and ways to improve the method. The most basic thing is to alter the amplitude envelope. Try adding a little attack time, short decay time, then bring the hold time all the way down so you can hear the grains at work.
Next thing is retriggers. You can increase the density of grains (aka resolution) of the timestretch by adding retriggers to each step. Experiment with different retrig multipliers and lengths. Try parameter locking different envelope, pitch, and sample slot settings per trig and lower the probability a bit (make sure to p-lock trig 1 at 100% if you want to stay synced).
Also it’s possible to play back 2 or 4 (or longer) bar samples by lowering the LFO multiplier accordingly and experimenting with more trig pages, grid dividers, and 1:2 or 1:4 conditional trigs on step 1 (LFO realigning trigger)
TONS of possibilities, this video just scratches the surface. More videos coming soon, like and subscribe if you want to see more and let me know what you think. excited to see what you create with this method
Here’s the link: https://youtu.be/vTHeVaUot7I