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I got one of these for my 105 year old Bulgarian grandmother and she pumped out some of the best post-industrial, Coil-esque, "this is making me not miss the big band swing days," polymetaphoric, new gabber, "we didn't have the Grid back in my day you MPC sample chopping nerds," retro 2010s synthwave bangers out there.
I got to be honest with you, I don't really care much about gear, but your charisma, scriptwriting, editing and jams are the reason I keep looking forward to every video you upload, great stuff!
Just imagine how sterile quantum-computing converters are going to sound … 😖 I use only unpolished rocks as AD/DA converters, for that vintage prehistoric sound.💡
An original plus the new one will be a great setup. 8 drum tracks and 8 midi on the mk1. 16 tracks on the mk2 to do what ever you want with. Sample tracks,midi........ I am certaiinly keeping my OG and am buying a mk2
Same situation bro, feels very 💩 for real, the only hope is a software update, otherwise it will be a 💩 situation I wonder if there is anyone in the world who would want to buy mono dt1 if the dt2 is 100 dollars more than recent silver anniversary update and has so much features😢😢😢 Like fr, Digitakt is good, but i am pissed off that they dropped stereo version less then in a year after dropping their anniversary digitakt Looks like Elektron chose to became an Apple in musical world for real, very sad😢
Hint 1: Awhile back AudioPilz mentioned he was selling his Digitak I. Hint 2: Elekrton announced they had stopped production. Hint 3: They were on sale here in the US. I mentioned in that post, I'll hold onto my TR-8S till the new Digitak comes out. But it's cool you bought the old one. They are being dumped for like $500 now ? Awesome !
I just realised that this is the only channel I watch with my hands on the keyboard, so I can rewind and pause on meme frames. You, sir, have created a new content format: "watch like you were also editing media". Well played! 😂
One of my favorite finale jams yet. I could really get down to that in a proper setting. Proof that if you throw enough bad gear at a wall, most of it is probably out of warranty
@@AudioPilz I have recently dug out my A5000 with converted zip drive and after ten minutes of nostalgia I was worried it would fall through the floorboards it was so heavy. i would like to sell it but it would likely cost more to post it.
@@StanleyKubick1 I know he said "Channel", But seriously, CBS is a channel with many show's, No one say's it was shown on CBS, they might say it was shown on 60 mts for example 🤪AudioPlz has other show's, Better-Gear being one. The Digitak II is being featured on the show known as "Bad-Gear" . Anyway it didn't appear on his "Better-Gear" show. That's for sure. 🤣😂🤣 Here's some stuff from his "Better-Gear" show. ruclips.net/video/pPUYGK80yc0/видео.html
For the first time on your channel, I just saw a recycled meme from another video of yours. Which is a massive accomplishment considering you have never run out of memes. Sincerely, a nearly day one subscriber
Congrats dude, looks like the synth manufacturers are finally giving your work recognition by sending you their latest gear to dissect...fingers crossed you'll get the new dreadbox Murmux adept I ust saw launched on their channel before tuning in for my Friday meme & music fix
Whenever I consider one of these boxes I go and watch a video and realise I have absolutely no desire to try and learn this. If I had a wall of synths it might be useful as a sequencer but given the limitations of polyphony I'd go elsewhere, like a computer? Love that it's straight to BG - HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!! And ty Mr Pilz
It would be interesting which motivation Elektron had to release a special edition of Version 1 only weeks before the released the update. I bet there are some customers annoyed about that move.
@@tscanlonesq browsing the elektron forums it seems we are getting firmware updates because we are also beta testers, with problems not mentioned in RUclips videos so far.
I think the upgrades are okay, but to me Digitakt was never meant to replace a DAW. I see it as a drum machine- its more than powerful enough to do that. I love the Digi to start off the track, build the rhythm part, the just overdub in the DAW (overbridge is addmitting its ending up in the DAW anyway). On the one occasion I really needed a stereo sample, I split the file in two, left and right (on my computer), then trigger the two samples panned hard left and right at the same time= stereo.
I love Abelton. Using a mouse & keyboard isn't too complicated.... for most people. Plus there are a ton of midi controller's/keyboard. If you got ton's of $$$ to spend on hardware cool. I like both option's. 🤪
0:33 Steaming pile of horse dung are in fact preferred by farmers since it contain more nutrients then the 4 times rumination cow does a complex process involving regurgitation, remastication, insalivation, and deglutition, very similar to Electron UI , ending into a steaming pile of cow dung.
You can absolutely tell that you are used to the workflow of the Digitakt. Fantastic sounds and rythms. These jams were up there with my all time favorite. Keep up the good work! :D
Elektron: We might as well take the L early and call it a day No but seriously, you're reviews are pretty well balanced and fun so it's nice to see Elektron recognizing you
Being a single Elektron device owner currently(ST), and narrowly missing taking advantage of the 25th Anniversary DT1 sale at Sweetwater late last month, I'm very excited to get the DT2 when it comes back into stock. Love the workflow and wished I'd done more research before buying into the MPC ecosystem, hence why I'm currently trying to sell my MPC Live 2. Love the content. Like others, I frequently pause and rewind, for story time with your meme selections. Cheers to another great video.
I completely agree with the hater saying "no internal battery, zzzzzz" like the point of "handbox form factor" music making hardware is to take it wherever without having to juggle multiple expensive electrical gadgets wired to each other. People always say "well, rip cords!!" but you don't see them juggling an external battery pack with their Gameboys, PSPs, Nintendo Switches, Steam Decks etc do you? That's because no one wants a handheld-sized device that isn't actually handheld, unless, for some extremely strange reason, it's a groovebox with G.A.S. gravity behind it that makes people want one despite its flaws because of social proof and validation or something
That hit the spot! Our Bad Gear guide Florian tells everyone to go out and buy an OG Digitakt... ...just two weeks after I went out and bought an OG Digitakt
Thanks for the video. Thinking of trying out a digitakt to see if I like the workflow better than my RYTM. Does the digitakt 1 have a master overbridge / compression or is that something only added in the digitakt 2? Wondering besides the stereo samples if the sound engine with the master output fx / compression is similar and if I should just get a digi 1 used to try it out first .
@@new.romance999 Tell you what a remake of the the bitimbral megabeast that is the SH201 would be brilliant. It would cost 9000£ and be more of an obstacle than an instrument but heck it'd be exciting for a bit
Also, this is not 16bit graphics. It's an on/off oled with no shades of gray. It's 1bit graphics. I have no beef with it, it's clear and readable Scandinavian hieroglyphics, once you get used to it.
I like it a lot. Clear and concise. What is illegible though is all the people who complained about the original yellow display and are now complaining this one isn't yellow.
Ooooo my dude getting long term loans as he was destined with quality, memes, enjoyment and heart he puts to each one of these little episodes every week ❤ Happy weekend my dude!
I’m a MK1 junkie, and honestly I actually don’t feel the need to change to the MK2. Over the years I’ve acquired enough stuff that addresses the biggest upgrades of the new unit (e.g, using my mk1 with an Octatrack and OXi One). It a great device for anyone in the market for a Digitakt, and the MK1 did need upgrading, but I can’t justify throwing away a grand just to have the ‘new’ one when the ‘old’ one is still doing me so well 🤷♂️
Yep..... people are going to like your music no matter what you use as long as it's good music :) . Save that money and put it towards a Moog One .... lol
@edoksc 0 secondi fa Your external mixer works good or u have issues with it too? mine still have problems on the right channel after the 1.01a update and when i playback the sequence or change pattern the volume it mute till i touch the externalmixer volume encoder, do u have the same issue?
In general, Bad Gear episodes are the best way to get a quick overview and intro to a product. Pros & Cons, fun Memes, fantastic music that really show how the instrument can shine in production and fun stories. Big LIKE!! Thank you
What do you call a SimplTrek that can't be battery powered, is bigger, heavier, has less storage, and costs twice as much made by Elektron? Digitakt II obviously. Oh? the DTII has overbridge? That's nice. I can control most of the SimplTrek using MIDI and still add external IO audio with USB compliant audio... Now how often do Elektron owners USE overbridge? Also, I have another check mark for my bucketlist... I THINK one of my comments is on the wall of comments at 5:51. My life is now complete.
Once again another great episode! The addition of stereo and another 19 GB is nice, the new compressor functionality is really nice. However multiple outs is the feature I would have most wanted in the D2.
For me and my workflow the only thing missing in the original D1 was a chorus. With that addressed in the D2 it now becomes a more "complete" box for any task. Drums, beats, synth and sound design as well a scratch pad for ideas or to create complete songs. I for one love that fact that Elektron is making small refining updates rather than screwing up an already great piece of gear. If it ain't broken, don't fix it. Given how Elektron treats their products lifecycles I bet the D1 is now in line for a major fw update to give it most of the D2 functionality, except stereo tracks of course. It will come after the D2 news has settled down.
@@AudioPilz it's the same grid slicing that's available on my OG DT. No excuse, manual chopping has been on samplers since the 80s. It's ridiculous for $1,000 sampler not to have it in 2024. You can have that feature in any other box at any other price point. I'll stick with my OG DT and Octatrack MK2. 🙃
I’d say the lack of polyphony is even more insulting in this day and age. . A $10 ARM A9 SOC from 2007 can handle massive polyphony + high track counts, as seen in the Synthstrom Deluge. Digitakt 2 is sticking with the same underpowered 200mhz SOC from Digitakt 1, plus a Sharc DSP chip for audio, which lacks the power of comparatively priced general purpose ARM chips. Digitakt 1 and 2 are such wonderful, brilliantly designed machines otherwise, but I don’t get why Elektron would tie their arms behind their back with obsolete technology. It could be so much more with a little extra oomph under the hood.
@@AdamsOlympia I was unaware that this new machine doesn't have an updated processor! Holy cow, that's awful. Agree about polyphony, too. They released the same chipset from DT1 in 2024 and charged 1,000 for it?!?!! Nasty work
Yeah I had a hunch this bad boy would end up here. Lotta seemingly redundant crap releasing these past few months, granted that seems to just be electronic instruments in a nutshell tbh lmao. Great content as always!
thank you for mentioning lack of polyphony manual slicing and dated midi sequencer.. If they fix these in a firmware I will buy one for sure. Midi arp would be very nice as well
Can I be biased and hate it anyway due to it being Elektron, overpriced and under-spec’d compared to most Akai, Emu, Roland, and Yamaha samplers from last century? If I wanted this much disappointment I’d go mountain climbing in the Netherlands.
Late to the party, what do you think of it terms of abilities compared to say maschine or push 3? I know people rave about elektron but can it do more sound design and have more features than the 2 mentioned or is it more limited? Btw love your content!
@@AudioPilz My comment was mean and I apologize. These are charming boxes but it's hard to justify the price tag when compared to the perpetually underrated modern MPCs. I also wish the MPCs had the parameter locks because its a really fun and powerful feature.
Yeah, that's a software thing. Elektron sequencers seem to be based on sequences with note events that define everything else (from what sound source to use to what effects and parameters for everything). Most stuff defines all of that info on the track, and the sequence just contains basic midi note events and automation on every track. Although, if the sequencer is properly abstracted to implement midi with program change, you get "parameter lock". It's more like freezing automation to a sequence step instead of letting it vary with every clock tick. Novation also pulled it off with the og Circuit, I'm pretty sure you can do the same thing on some old Yamaha boxes, but Elektron made it popular as a workflow because they let you change almost everything in the box for every step. We should be asking grooveboxes/samplers to work like this, by now. Akai software has always, always sucked.
Nice I’m glad you got one. You deserve it. We didn’t get the outputs but got everything else. I can’t see why they can’t firmware add that sidechain to mk1 down the road.
Honestly seems like a perfect sampler and I don’t really see how people can fault it. I previously avoided one because of the overlap with my analog rytm mk2, but now it’s making my octatrack a little nervous.
@AudioPilz Grüße Florian. Hast du mal den Casio xw-p1 unter den Finger gehabt (von2012) Ich hab den hier und denke mir oft, das der Synthesizer völlig unterschätzt wird, leider keine Phase Distortion synthese.
@@JustDatBoihab tatsächlich schon überlegt ihm den mal auszuleihen für eine Folge, da muss man sich natürlich was rein arbeiten, toll ist ja die multitrimbalität, das ist ja sonst eher rar gesät
@AudioPilz Ich besitze einen und wäre bereit ihn auszuleihen, muss ich sehen nur mal gucken wie und wann, aber da würde ich dir dann anderweitig schreiben, dann kann man das gerne machen.der muss halt von Norddeutschland ins schöne Österreich. Das kriegen wir aber bestimmt hin.
@AudioPilz Hey Florian, is the new Trig Mode called Retrigs always on the beat or is it free running ? on the AR2, its free running and not always on the beat unfortunately. Im missing the Repeat Note function of the MPCs which is always quantized
@@AudioPilz thank you for the feedback. I asked different places no one could tell me lol so cheers ! apparently there is still no direct pattern jump... also a great feature of the MPCs
Does the Digitakt 2 differ in hardware to version1, besides more memory and one more button (Kb setup)? Seems to me to be a firmware update first and foremost that Elektron choose to sell exclusively in a new machine rather than either giving och selling it to existing Digitakt users. Could these new features, or most of them, not be featured in v1 via firmware update?
I am now searching for my 2week old comments trying to figure out if dyslexic mind missspelled Polyphonic in my comment saying I wouldn't replace my MkI
I really wish they'd upgrade the octatrack os to have the mute prepare. Like the Octatrack is more like the original but with some more, different buttons, metal chassis, but from my understanding from those that used the og is it wasn't that different to the original in more ways. Some choices aren't just "I can see why you did that, but it sucks" but "why is this like this?" Like a quick sample mode would be nice or maybe give the sample, reverb and echo tails. They just cut off. I don't know, Elektron seems to make even their most ardent cult members want to sell their octatracks and feel a constant sense of conflict. Or maybe that's just me. Cause I make fun shit on it, but I'm just awful at it.
So, it’s just gone from monophonic mono-channel, to now monophonic stereo channels … ? And now has slightly better sampling and sample editing capability? And some new sample playback features?
I know it's easy to dunk on Korg, but want to do one on the Korg SQ64 sequencer next? It's a sequencer with surprisingly capable hardware let down by its software, as is par for course with Korg.
He mentioned he did one on the Dreadbox Typhon, has that been published? I can see the Nymphes video but not on the Typhoon. I only ask because it's the one of two last pieces of gear I own that hasn't been reviewed and obliterated on this channel :)
I bought a new Digitakt MK1 in January because I figure that any used equipment would be beaten up pretty bad since it’s a 14 year old machine. Feels pretty bad that I didn’t wait a few more months for this release. Oh well.
I think this was definitely a drift into good gear. Now that you mention it I have seen a few Digitakts for sale online. Also, I should have known all along that Alex Ball was one of the vintage Gods.
At first glance, the Elektron Digitakt II is ticking all the boxes. An interface that looks as musical as a 1980s business machine. Buttons that are louder than a cheap typewriter. When you take it out of the box, it smells like the kind of volatile organic compounds you get in a cheap tin of paint. Unscrew the box and you’ll find plenty of empty space under the bonnet to accommodate a school sandwich, a box of nuts, two apples and a yoghurt tube. How does it sound? Plug it in, and nothing happens. To make it work you need to read an instruction manual the length of John Holmes’s trouser snake, and when you’ve finished, it’s time to consider whether the price and the effort was worth it. “I had digital noise/cracking in the right output channel with active input” "Errors occur and the Digitakt's file system breaks down and it becomes increasingly difficult to use” “It freezes spontaneously and data is increasingly corrupted” “Transposing is still a pain and there is no arpeggiator” “There is still no CV connectivity” “But 1000 euros?” “Very slow transfer. No data transfer media slot.” “I sent mine back”
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Looking forward to Digitone 2.
Pls do the Evolver next.
I got one of these for my 105 year old Bulgarian grandmother and she pumped out some of the best post-industrial, Coil-esque, "this is making me not miss the big band swing days," polymetaphoric, new gabber, "we didn't have the Grid back in my day you MPC sample chopping nerds," retro 2010s synthwave bangers out there.
Bulgarian Grannies are known for that!!!
@@AudioPilz All the Bulgarian Grannies seem to be at the end of my road
And then she threw a cookie at you
Grannies in a nutshell.
Interesting! My Bulgarian grandmother is 107! So she's more into Ambient now...
I got to be honest with you, I don't really care much about gear, but your charisma, scriptwriting, editing and jams are the reason I keep looking forward to every video you upload, great stuff!
Thank you so much!!!
That might actually be the best, unbiased review I've seen for the DT2. Absolutely fantastic video.
Thank you so much!!!
“ i believe that the MK1 sound more warm tho, because of the vintage converters “ 🙃
😂
Just imagine how sterile quantum-computing converters are going to sound … 😖 I use only unpolished rocks as AD/DA converters, for that vintage prehistoric sound.💡
Does it sound more analog (good) and less digital (bad)? My favorite stupidism from people who have no idea what analog or digital mean.
@@jayjones2821 the irony about analog purists is that digital has better noise floor
I like both!
The tx6 mixer now has a looper and sampler. There is no excuse not to do a tx6 episode now.
Great suggestion, thank you!!!
Finally got a Digitakt towards the end of last year....and, of course. The Digitakt II has to come out..
I feel you!!!
i think you may have dodged a bullet, unless they do some more firmware upgrades! people still love the DT1
An original plus the new one will be a great setup.
8 drum tracks and 8 midi on the mk1.
16 tracks on the mk2 to do what ever you want with.
Sample tracks,midi........
I am certaiinly keeping my OG and am buying a mk2
Same situation bro, feels very 💩 for real, the only hope is a software update, otherwise it will be a 💩 situation
I wonder if there is anyone in the world who would want to buy mono dt1 if the dt2 is 100 dollars more than recent silver anniversary update and has so much features😢😢😢
Like fr, Digitakt is good, but i am pissed off that they dropped stereo version less then in a year after dropping their anniversary digitakt
Looks like Elektron chose to became an Apple in musical world for real, very sad😢
Hint 1: Awhile back AudioPilz mentioned he was selling his Digitak I. Hint 2: Elekrton announced they had stopped production. Hint 3: They were on sale here in the US. I mentioned in that post, I'll hold onto my TR-8S till the new Digitak comes out. But it's cool you bought the old one. They are being dumped for like $500 now ? Awesome !
I just realised that this is the only channel I watch with my hands on the keyboard, so I can rewind and pause on meme frames. You, sir, have created a new content format: "watch like you were also editing media". Well played! 😂
Thank you so much!!!
It's all cunning ploy to double his viewing figures - we all watch it through, then again to pause at the memes.
Ditto😂
Yeah, the memes are pure art…
I'm a simple man. I see a 10 minute video from Florian, I reserve 30 minutes of my day to watch it!
One of my favorite finale jams yet. I could really get down to that in a proper setting.
Proof that if you throw enough bad gear at a wall, most of it is probably out of warranty
😂😂😂
Very good jam….inspired ))
I had GAS issues for a few weeks now, nothing seemed to help but this video just cured all my symptoms! Thank you DR for the prescribed Audio Pill!!
Always a pleasure;)
My S5000 came out with 64 voices and 26 fancy filters in 1998
And it still weights a ton;)
@@AudioPilzJapanese nuclear zombie apocalypse-proof samplers
@@AudioPilz I have recently dug out my A5000 with converted zip drive and after ten minutes of nostalgia I was worried it would fall through the floorboards it was so heavy. i would like to sell it but it would likely cost more to post it.
and nearly 3 times more pixels on a screen that Roland product designers still swear is made of pure magic
Yes, but it cost the same as a car at the time.
Elektron: sends their new product to be advertised on a channel called Bad Gear.
Welcome to the future;)
If your products don't make it to "Bad Gear" then they are really bad ! 😛 Digitak II is Bad Ass !
channel's called Audiopilz, bud
@@StanleyKubick1 I know he said "Channel", But seriously, CBS is a channel with many show's, No one say's it was shown on CBS, they might say it was shown on 60 mts for example 🤪AudioPlz has other show's, Better-Gear being one. The Digitak II is being featured on the show known as "Bad-Gear" . Anyway it didn't appear on his "Better-Gear" show. That's for sure. 🤣😂🤣 Here's some stuff from his "Better-Gear" show. ruclips.net/video/pPUYGK80yc0/видео.html
Some people and companies like pain.
For the first time on your channel, I just saw a recycled meme from another video of yours. Which is a massive accomplishment considering you have never run out of memes.
Sincerely, a nearly day one subscriber
Thank you so much but it happens more often than you might think;)
Wow, which was it? I've been watching since Florian was trolling weird facebook synth groups for views about ep 2 or 3 lol
Recycled meme for recycled tech
@@AudioPilz This is true. You reused one here twice in this video!
(c.f. Bronze Medal guy meme)
gotta appreciate the sick editing of the final jam - amazing stuff
Thank you so much!!!
Congrats dude, looks like the synth manufacturers are finally giving your work recognition by sending you their latest gear to dissect...fingers crossed you'll get the new dreadbox Murmux adept I ust saw launched on their channel before tuning in for my Friday meme & music fix
Thank you!!!
Damn, that price hike just slapped my eyes out of my skull though! Your tracks were so yummy with this one :D
Thank you so much!!!
Whenever I consider one of these boxes I go and watch a video and realise I have absolutely no desire to try and learn this. If I had a wall of synths it might be useful as a sequencer but given the limitations of polyphony I'd go elsewhere, like a computer? Love that it's straight to BG - HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!! And ty Mr Pilz
Have a great weekend!!!
It would be interesting which motivation Elektron had to release a special edition of Version 1 only weeks before the released the update. I bet there are some customers annoyed about that move.
I think the motivation is rather clear cut
Already? This is a record that will never be broken
I think Roland is still in the lead;)
I don’t know what’s more impressive, we have a Bad Gear on the Digitakt II or there is already a firmware update.
@@tscanlonesq browsing the elektron forums it seems we are getting firmware updates because we are also beta testers, with problems not mentioned in RUclips videos so far.
I believe korg drumlogue has the record
@@AudioPilzAre they just putting their stuff in the toilet for you, and shipping them in the same box?
I think the upgrades are okay, but to me Digitakt was never meant to replace a DAW. I see it as a drum machine- its more than powerful enough to do that.
I love the Digi to start off the track, build the rhythm part, the just overdub in the DAW (overbridge is addmitting its ending up in the DAW anyway).
On the one occasion I really needed a stereo sample, I split the file in two, left and right (on my computer), then trigger the two samples panned hard left and right at the same time= stereo.
Agreed!!!
My Digitakt is the reason why I finally switched to a DAW. It's great for people who like loops and the Elektron workflow, but that's not me.
Definitely an acquired taste;)
@@StatetrooperBillyBill Yeah, I wouldn't want to use a mouse and keyboard for music. So I'm using a hardware DAW instead, a Force.
I love Abelton. Using a mouse & keyboard isn't too complicated.... for most people. Plus there are a ton of midi controller's/keyboard. If you got ton's of $$$ to spend on hardware cool. I like both option's. 🤪
The only advantage over a DAW is better timing stability. Other than that, it doesn't do anything that a DAW can't do better.
My meme at 5:45…thank you Florian 😅 Super Friday Bad Gear as always
Thank you so much for that one!!! Nice!!!
Love that Elektron sent one to Florian, but not Bo lmao
the second jam was a biohazard for my ears. more please.
Thank you!!!
0:33 Steaming pile of horse dung are in fact preferred by farmers since it contain more nutrients then the 4 times rumination cow does a complex process
involving regurgitation, remastication, insalivation, and deglutition, very similar to Electron UI , ending into a steaming pile of cow dung.
That's some expert's insight, thanks!!!
16 tracks and no overbridge in their latest machine is the most Elektron thing ever
I was quite suprised by that too
also go on their forums and see whats in the firmware threads. Things I found out after I bought one.
@@randommcranderson5155what did you find out??
@@smallcarrot6970yea please share
Isn’t going to be implemented in the future?
You can absolutely tell that you are used to the workflow of the Digitakt. Fantastic sounds and rythms. These jams were up there with my all time favorite. Keep up the good work! :D
Thank you so much!!!
Elektron: We might as well take the L early and call it a day
No but seriously, you're reviews are pretty well balanced and fun so it's nice to see Elektron recognizing you
Happy to hear that!!! Thanks!!!
Being a single Elektron device owner currently(ST), and narrowly missing taking advantage of the 25th Anniversary DT1 sale at Sweetwater late last month, I'm very excited to get the DT2 when it comes back into stock. Love the workflow and wished I'd done more research before buying into the MPC ecosystem, hence why I'm currently trying to sell my MPC Live 2. Love the content. Like others, I frequently pause and rewind, for story time with your meme selections. Cheers to another great video.
Thank you so much!!!
I completely agree with the hater saying "no internal battery, zzzzzz" like the point of "handbox form factor" music making hardware is to take it wherever without having to juggle multiple expensive electrical gadgets wired to each other. People always say "well, rip cords!!" but you don't see them juggling an external battery pack with their Gameboys, PSPs, Nintendo Switches, Steam Decks etc do you? That's because no one wants a handheld-sized device that isn't actually handheld, unless, for some extremely strange reason, it's a groovebox with G.A.S. gravity behind it that makes people want one despite its flaws because of social proof and validation or something
👍👍👍
What is G.A.S.?
That hit the spot! Our Bad Gear guide Florian tells everyone to go out and buy an OG Digitakt... ...just two weeks after I went out and bought an OG Digitakt
Er he said he was selling his Digitakt awhile back. I'm sorry you missed the memo. Now he wants you to buy his OG DT1🤣
This show is not investor's advice;)
@@AudioPilz Florian, do you mean to suggest that I may have bought some... ...BAD GEAR??? ;)
The Elektronauts forum is in a security position since this video aired. As always, Bad Gear makes for Good Reviews!
Thank you so much!!!
Thanks for the video. Thinking of trying out a digitakt to see if I like the workflow better than my RYTM. Does the digitakt 1 have a master overbridge / compression or is that something only added in the digitakt 2? Wondering besides the stereo samples if the sound engine with the master output fx / compression is similar and if I should just get a digi 1 used to try it out first .
Finally upgraded to 2003.
Yessssss
Totally. Maybe Roland will release the SH 201 again
At least it was actually upgraded, compared to the mpc one+
@@new.romance999 Tell you what a remake of the the bitimbral megabeast that is the SH201 would be brilliant. It would cost 9000£ and be more of an obstacle than an instrument but heck it'd be exciting for a bit
Jam #2 bass riff - so cool, so cool. (Has a sort of Chaos Engine vibe to it for those of us old enough to remember the game.)
Thank you!!!
Also, this is not 16bit graphics. It's an on/off oled with no shades of gray. It's 1bit graphics.
I have no beef with it, it's clear and readable Scandinavian hieroglyphics, once you get used to it.
Scandinavian hieroglyphics😂😂😂
@@AudioPilz Or space age morphing Runes. Depends on perspective.
I like it a lot. Clear and concise. What is illegible though is all the people who complained about the original yellow display and are now complaining this one isn't yellow.
I cant get enough of these avant garde music genre names you come up with ! Am i the only one who come just to here the jamz?
Thank you so much!!!
You can save yourself a lot of money and get the same feel by mapping your DAW functions to one of those clicky-clacky mechanical computer keyboards.
No I don't think so.
I actually thought about that too!!!
Ooooo my dude getting long term loans as he was destined with quality, memes, enjoyment and heart he puts to each one of these little episodes every week ❤
Happy weekend my dude!
Have a nice weekend too!!! Thank you so much!!!
I’m a MK1 junkie, and honestly I actually don’t feel the need to change to the MK2. Over the years I’ve acquired enough stuff that addresses the biggest upgrades of the new unit (e.g, using my mk1 with an Octatrack and OXi One). It a great device for anyone in the market for a Digitakt, and the MK1 did need upgrading, but I can’t justify throwing away a grand just to have the ‘new’ one when the ‘old’ one is still doing me so well 🤷♂️
I feel you!!!
Yep..... people are going to like your music no matter what you use as long as it's good music :) . Save that money and put it towards a Moog One .... lol
I thought I'd be waiting much longer for this video. You're good.
Thank you!!!
Alright there is no turning back now. Access Virus video!!! :)
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Your external mixer works good or u have issues with it too? mine still have problems on the right channel after the 1.01a update and when i playback the sequence or change pattern the volume it mute till i touch the externalmixer volume encoder, do u have the same issue?
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So, has it caught up to the specs of 1993's Akai MPC3000 yet?! The theory of Devo-loution PROVED!!
Hey, that's quite a challenge;)
In general, Bad Gear episodes are the best way to get a quick overview and intro to a product. Pros & Cons, fun Memes, fantastic music that really show how the instrument can shine in production and fun stories. Big LIKE!! Thank you
Thank you so much!!!
What do you call a SimplTrek that can't be battery powered, is bigger, heavier, has less storage, and costs twice as much made by Elektron?
Digitakt II obviously.
Oh? the DTII has overbridge? That's nice. I can control most of the SimplTrek using MIDI and still add external IO audio with USB compliant audio...
Now how often do Elektron owners USE overbridge?
Also, I have another check mark for my bucketlist... I THINK one of my comments is on the wall of comments at 5:51. My life is now complete.
Lol, shots fired;) Thanks for the comment!!!
You put soo much effort in those Clips I'm amazed.❤
Thank you so much!!!
This as close to a Mangum Opus on Bad Gear as we'll get.
Thank you so much!!!
Once again another great episode! The addition of stereo and another 19 GB is nice, the new compressor functionality is really nice. However multiple outs is the feature I would have most wanted in the D2.
Same here!!!
That's ok you can use Overb ... oh.
I'd rather go through medical school than trying to understand the Digitakt!
😂😂😂
Law school for next level.
I went through med school and digitakt is harder
Wow it is TRULY bizarre to see Digitakt get features from SQ64 (ie Euclidean sequencing) rather than the other way round for once XD
Lol, shots fired;)
The screen is still at the same low low resolution just in a different color... It's 2024 already.
The Elektron way;)
It's OLED everyone wants oled
Are Canon still using LCD displays?
Good.
It looks nice, but I'm really sold on that Bat-PWM Controller. There will be no peace in my life until I find one.
I want it too!!!
For me and my workflow the only thing missing in the original D1 was a chorus. With that addressed in the D2 it now becomes a more "complete" box for any task. Drums, beats, synth and sound design as well a scratch pad for ideas or to create complete songs.
I for one love that fact that Elektron is making small refining updates rather than screwing up an already great piece of gear. If it ain't broken, don't fix it.
Given how Elektron treats their products lifecycles I bet the D1 is now in line for a major fw update to give it most of the D2 functionality, except stereo tracks of course. It will come after the D2 news has settled down.
The chorus is indeed awesome!
2:41 ‘We ain’t sound like $h:t’
😂😂😂
No sample chopping in 2024 on a 1,000USD sampler is nasty work.
It’s there, just a bit basic
@@AudioPilz it's the same grid slicing that's available on my OG DT. No excuse, manual chopping has been on samplers since the 80s. It's ridiculous for $1,000 sampler not to have it in 2024. You can have that feature in any other box at any other price point. I'll stick with my OG DT and Octatrack MK2. 🙃
I’d say the lack of polyphony is even more insulting in this day and age. . A $10 ARM A9 SOC from 2007 can handle massive polyphony + high track counts, as seen in the Synthstrom Deluge. Digitakt 2 is sticking with the same underpowered 200mhz SOC from Digitakt 1, plus a Sharc DSP chip for audio, which lacks the power of comparatively priced general purpose ARM chips.
Digitakt 1 and 2 are such wonderful, brilliantly designed machines otherwise, but I don’t get why Elektron would tie their arms behind their back with obsolete technology. It could be so much more with a little extra oomph under the hood.
@@AdamsOlympia I was unaware that this new machine doesn't have an updated processor! Holy cow, that's awful. Agree about polyphony, too. They released the same chipset from DT1 in 2024 and charged 1,000 for it?!?!! Nasty work
Yeah I had a hunch this bad boy would end up here. Lotta seemingly redundant crap releasing these past few months, granted that seems to just be electronic instruments in a nutshell tbh lmao. Great content as always!
Thank you!!!
still one output for a $1,000 sampler.
Yeah, that's a real limitation
@@AudioPilz main reason I still have my octatrack mk1.the same with the digitone how can anyone enjoy a fm synthesis experience on one output.
thank you for mentioning lack of polyphony manual slicing and dated midi sequencer.. If they fix these in a firmware I will buy one for sure. Midi arp would be very nice as well
Can I be biased and hate it anyway due to it being Elektron, overpriced and under-spec’d compared to most Akai, Emu, Roland, and Yamaha samplers from last century? If I wanted this much disappointment I’d go mountain climbing in the Netherlands.
Nice analogy!!!
Late to the party, what do you think of it terms of abilities compared to say maschine or push 3? I know people rave about elektron but can it do more sound design and have more features than the 2 mentioned or is it more limited? Btw love your content!
If Akai put parameter lock automation in the modern MPCs, there would be no more need for the Digitaks.
There's some truth to that
@@AudioPilz My comment was mean and I apologize. These are charming boxes but it's hard to justify the price tag when compared to the perpetually underrated modern MPCs. I also wish the MPCs had the parameter locks because its a really fun and powerful feature.
Yeah, that's a software thing. Elektron sequencers seem to be based on sequences with note events that define everything else (from what sound source to use to what effects and parameters for everything).
Most stuff defines all of that info on the track, and the sequence just contains basic midi note events and automation on every track. Although, if the sequencer is properly abstracted to implement midi with program change, you get "parameter lock". It's more like freezing automation to a sequence step instead of letting it vary with every clock tick.
Novation also pulled it off with the og Circuit, I'm pretty sure you can do the same thing on some old Yamaha boxes, but Elektron made it popular as a workflow because they let you change almost everything in the box for every step.
We should be asking grooveboxes/samplers to work like this, by now. Akai software has always, always sucked.
and yet akai's mpc one+ isn't even really an upgrade, so its sort of moot. maybe if they had made an actual effort on the one+ it would matter.
@@randommcranderson5155 Save up for the MPC Live 2
Please don’t turn into a marketing channel
Let him cook.
No worries
@@AudioPilz dont let people tell you how to make your money. If you were to market your genuine fan base would understand. Do you.
Actually i love the fact that it is possible to sync loops and have different banks of samples. It makes it more live friendly.
Glad I bought a 1010music Blackbox. 😄
I've got a 1010 Music BlackBox. And I just bought a Digitakt II. Am I the drama?! 😂
Nice I’m glad you got one. You deserve it. We didn’t get the outputs but got everything else. I can’t see why they can’t firmware add that sidechain to mk1 down the road.
😀😀😀 Agreed on the outputs!
My comment made it in the hate section! My mom will be proud!
Nice!!! Thank you so much!!!
Other manufacturers take note!
Its great that Elektron sent you one - I hope this becomes a trend among synth manufacturers!
Agreed!!! Big shoutout to Polyend too
Did you say 1000$, I officially hate elektron now
Still cheaper than an OP-1 Field;)
the og was only like $150 less lol
@@EstusSlushynot when it was out
@@croassantposting3571 inflation happens brother
It’s one thing to raise the price, it’s another to raise the price and then run a “sale” at its original price xD
Honestly seems like a perfect sampler and I don’t really see how people can fault it. I previously avoided one because of the overlap with my analog rytm mk2, but now it’s making my octatrack a little nervous.
They really included quite a few improvements!
I guess that expands the number of grasshopper species in Austria with the Digitakt II Trap Mode Grasshopper. Rarely seen, hopefully not often heard.
I like em deep fried...
bad gear more like gear ad
Not more than usual...
3:34 For liquid piano, he literally uses water in the keyboard.
😀😀😀
Are there also meme packs available on your patreon?
Not yet but working on it!
Nice!
I’m still happy with my MPC Live Gen1, but your jams are always incredible.
If anything I might downsize lol.
Great episode as always!
Thank you!!!
Top notch jams as usual. Maybe the time for me to finally dip my toes in elektron waters, with a now affordable digitakt og.
Thank you!!! Definitely worth a shot!
Feel free to remove Song Mode from the Digitakt I to squeeze in that Euclidean Sequencer
This!
Hell yeah!
hi can I make a complete track with this machine.without.needing anything else?
Absolutely, it’s not the most straightforward experience tho
@AudioPilz
Grüße Florian.
Hast du mal den Casio xw-p1 unter den Finger gehabt (von2012)
Ich hab den hier und denke mir oft, das der Synthesizer völlig unterschätzt wird, leider keine Phase Distortion synthese.
That would be an amazing Bad Gear episode!
Geiler Vorschlag, danke!!! Nach dem halt ich die Augen schon eine Zeit lang offen
@@JustDatBoihab tatsächlich schon überlegt ihm den mal auszuleihen für eine Folge, da muss man sich natürlich was rein arbeiten, toll ist ja die multitrimbalität, das ist ja sonst eher rar gesät
@@godfreyofboullion8349 I ain’t no Clavia, I don’t speak Nord!
@AudioPilz
Ich besitze einen und wäre bereit ihn auszuleihen, muss ich sehen nur mal gucken wie und wann, aber da würde ich dir dann anderweitig schreiben, dann kann man das gerne machen.der muss halt von Norddeutschland ins schöne Österreich.
Das kriegen wir aber bestimmt hin.
Look out mum, trouble overbridge the water 5:30 - great video again Florian
Thank you so much!!!
@AudioPilz Hey Florian, is the new Trig Mode called Retrigs always on the beat or is it free running ? on the AR2, its free running and not always on the beat unfortunately. Im missing the Repeat Note function of the MPCs which is always quantized
Didn’t manage to get it unquantized here
@@AudioPilz thank you for the feedback. I asked different places no one could tell me lol so cheers ! apparently there is still no direct pattern jump... also a great feature of the MPCs
Does the Digitakt 2 differ in hardware to version1, besides more memory and one more button (Kb setup)?
Seems to me to be a firmware update first and foremost that Elektron choose to sell exclusively in a new machine rather than either giving och selling it to existing Digitakt users. Could these new features, or most of them, not be featured in v1 via firmware update?
Afaik MK1 is pretty maxed out
I am now searching for my 2week old comments trying to figure out if dyslexic mind missspelled Polyphonic in my comment saying I wouldn't replace my MkI
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I really wish they'd upgrade the octatrack os to have the mute prepare. Like the Octatrack is more like the original but with some more, different buttons, metal chassis, but from my understanding from those that used the og is it wasn't that different to the original in more ways. Some choices aren't just "I can see why you did that, but it sucks" but "why is this like this?" Like a quick sample mode would be nice or maybe give the sample, reverb and echo tails. They just cut off. I don't know, Elektron seems to make even their most ardent cult members want to sell their octatracks and feel a constant sense of conflict. Or maybe that's just me. Cause I make fun shit on it, but I'm just awful at it.
The Octa is still an arcane artifact to me
So, it’s just gone from monophonic mono-channel, to now monophonic stereo channels … ? And now has slightly better sampling and sample editing capability? And some new sample playback features?
Don't forget about the revamped filter;)
I’ve reduced my synth count quite a bit but I still own a Virus B , Novation Drumstaton, and a Typhon so low hate count is not a surprise 😊
Nice setup;)
The Cenk meme really got me hard "Hocus Pocus you're brocus" 😂
I know it's easy to dunk on Korg, but want to do one on the Korg SQ64 sequencer next? It's a sequencer with surprisingly capable hardware let down by its software, as is par for course with Korg.
Great idea, thanks!!!
Does it have any sync problems with midi clock?
I had a few hiccups, yes
He mentioned he did one on the Dreadbox Typhon, has that been published? I can see the Nymphes video but not on the Typhoon. I only ask because it's the one of two last pieces of gear I own that hasn't been reviewed and obliterated on this channel :)
No, Typhon is safe;) Not ticking all the boxes...
Damn, you are slick. The SUBSCRIBE heading on the display. Lol Nice Pilz. 😅
Thank you!!!
Once again very well done. Thank you, your videos are really funny and still very interesting. Quite unique!
Thank you so much!!!
I bought a new Digitakt MK1 in January because I figure that any used equipment would be beaten up pretty bad since it’s a 14 year old machine. Feels pretty bad that I didn’t wait a few more months for this release. Oh well.
Isn’t it more like 7 years?
Another great episode. Nice idea for the finale!
Thank you so much!!!
I think this was definitely a drift into good gear. Now that you mention it I have seen a few Digitakts for sale online.
Also, I should have known all along that Alex Ball was one of the vintage Gods.
He is THE Vintage God!!!
@@AudioPilz ♥
Great episode! I have a stupid question though. How does it work without any synths? Where do you get the source sounds from?
Thanks!!! You just load up a few samples and it has a very synth-like architecture for sample-based patches
If you were to design an elektron product, what would you make?
MemeTakt
Did anyone else notice the water level changes in the drinking glass on the bookshelf? Is it weird I notice things like that?
Well, I drink it;)
At first glance, the Elektron Digitakt II is ticking all the boxes.
An interface that looks as musical as a 1980s business machine.
Buttons that are louder than a cheap typewriter.
When you take it out of the box, it smells like the kind of volatile organic compounds you get in a cheap tin of paint.
Unscrew the box and you’ll find plenty of empty space under the bonnet to accommodate a school sandwich, a box of nuts, two apples and a yoghurt tube.
How does it sound? Plug it in, and nothing happens. To make it work you need to read an instruction manual the length of John Holmes’s trouser snake, and when you’ve finished, it’s time to consider whether the price and the effort was worth it.
“I had digital noise/cracking in the right output channel with active input”
"Errors occur and the Digitakt's file system breaks down and it becomes increasingly difficult to use”
“It freezes spontaneously and data is increasingly corrupted”
“Transposing is still a pain and there is no arpeggiator”
“There is still no CV connectivity”
“But 1000 euros?”
“Very slow transfer. No data transfer media slot.”
“I sent mine back”
Have they changed the materials for the buttons?
Not that I’m aware of