Groove Through LFOs With the Elektron Digitakt

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  • Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
  • An LFO is a shape we can use to make things move around in our arrangement. They're like invisible hands. Let's play with them.
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  • @johnholdun
    @johnholdun 2 года назад +119

    This is so cool. I'm deeply underusing my Digitakt. This gives me GAS for something I already have! What a treat!

    • @afternoon
      @afternoon 2 года назад +13

      There is a neat hack here which I keep forgetting: watch gear vids for the gear you have. This one is an absolute gem.

    • @meilstone
      @meilstone Год назад +1

      Haha, like Gear Application Syndrome? That saves a lot of money!

  • @IhorMedia
    @IhorMedia 2 года назад +33

    Sequencing with LFOs is nuts! Love it man!

  • @abrahamechanical
    @abrahamechanical 2 года назад +22

    I am a woodworker. I have carved many a spoon, built a lot of furniture, and have spent a great deal of time trying to perfect something I thoroughly enjoy doing. I do not know if the analogy in the beginning was meant for anything other than a simplification, but it spoke to me on a level that I haven't had yet in regards to music production. This is definitely one of those epiphany moments. Thank you for this.

    • @RedMeansRecording
      @RedMeansRecording  2 года назад +5

      It was absolutely meant to be that kind of analogy!!!

    • @abrahamechanical
      @abrahamechanical 2 года назад +4

      @@RedMeansRecording My professional and personal interests have my mind purely thinking in CAD at all times. Explanations in terms of 2D sketches, 3D shapes, and materials really help in my understanding of a subject. Specifically, your explanation of an LFO breaking an edge simplified and cemented the feeling of shapes in my head.

    • @robllewellyn
      @robllewellyn Год назад

      Plus 1 for woodworker who now gets it a bit more.

  • @PHAN226
    @PHAN226 2 года назад +6

    "Yah, that's cool as shit!" - my thoughts exactly, Jeremy.

  • @robbret
    @robbret 2 года назад +40

    I notice a lot of people struggling with SPD ald MULT settings of the LFO when trying to sync it with the tempo. There are tables in the manual, but there is also a formula for that: s=2048/(SPD*MULT) will give you the number of trig steps for values of SPD and MULT.
    So divide 2048 by SPD and divide that by MULT and you get the number of steps for a whole cycle of the LFO.

    • @YToverTV
      @YToverTV 2 года назад +3

      *copy*
      *past*
      print
      tape to side of all my elektron boxes
      tyvm

    • @noxyu3m
      @noxyu3m 2 года назад

      Why? Why only now? Thank you!

    • @elek-trick
      @elek-trick 2 года назад +1

      What does the Sacramento Police Department have to do with the LFO? 👺

    • @Reggi_Sample
      @Reggi_Sample Год назад +2

      I turn then until it sounds right I’m not doing math

    • @Gu1tar1st
      @Gu1tar1st Год назад

      Great info. I should read the manual. Thank you very much.

  • @lying-dalai
    @lying-dalai 2 года назад +21

    Brilliant demonstration. One thing that isn’t mentioned is that if you wish to keep the groove consistent over reboots, you should think of setting, for the very first trig, the LFO "mode" setting to “trig”. If you don't, your groove might be different next time you switch on, as the phase of the LFO might not be the same, while all the groove depends on it.

  • @mwood1618
    @mwood1618 2 года назад +6

    Double LFO opened up so much more possibilities! Crazy that this box just keeps on giving after so many years.

  • @whitesonar
    @whitesonar 2 года назад +11

    the rhythm part - "ooh", the sample part - "aahh", haven't finished yet but this is such good stuff Jezza, thanks!

  • @BusAlderaan
    @BusAlderaan 4 дня назад

    Such a great explanation, thank you! I bought a Digitakt at the beginning of the year and I'm sad how long it's sat there, because I realized I don't have the slightest clue how to create groove with samples. It's been defeating, but I feel inspired by this video!

  • @meilstone
    @meilstone Год назад +3

    This lfo for sample slots idea got expanded by the slice machine of OS 1.50 which e.g. lets you trigger 16 different hihat timbres from one dissected sample. Even more possibilities to create variations!

  • @XxXSEPIOXxX
    @XxXSEPIOXxX 2 года назад +12

    I cant tell you how helpful the videos you make for this gear are to me man. Stuff like this is really so inspiring.

  • @BottleMakesMusic
    @BottleMakesMusic 2 года назад +3

    Having just splashed out on a Digitakt, this is a timely technique tutorial. Good stuff, Jeremy.

  • @Davemech
    @Davemech 2 года назад +3

    Long live these versatile LFOs. Nice groove Jeremy

  • @laserdong
    @laserdong Год назад +1

    really needed to hear that the random wave doesn't create groove because of lack of repetition. thanks, great tutorial

  • @GuidoGautsch
    @GuidoGautsch 2 года назад +2

    When you turned up that LFO on the shaker decay, lights went on all around me 💡

  • @MysticCheeseCo
    @MysticCheeseCo Год назад +1

    I revisit this video quite often, and I’m always reminded of and continuing learning

  • @ijazzmunki
    @ijazzmunki 2 года назад +2

    one great piece of gear + one very imaginative skilled geezer = music - thanks as always Jeremy

  • @Andronicus2007
    @Andronicus2007 Год назад +2

    I've owned a ton of drum machines, Casio RZ-1, Roland R5, Boss DR-110, Boss DR-55, Boss DR-550, Korg Electribe Sampler (original and the current one), Behringer RD-8, all great machines. The R5 was my favorite until I used the Digitakt, honestly the Digitakt is the best drum machine/sampler of all time. The depth of programming ithas, while being pretty easy to use is jaw dropping. Elektron are amazing too with their support and updating the machine plus adding features.

  • @NeilYoung77
    @NeilYoung77 Год назад +2

    This is such a brilliant vid -- thank you! Loved the idea of LFOs as invisible hands -- makes it so much easier to understand.

  • @2tallcharles99
    @2tallcharles99 2 года назад +4

    Jeremy, you're the shit. I'd definitely appreciate more Digitakt videos but keep doing what you're doing and I'll tune in!

  • @michaelkonomos
    @michaelkonomos 3 месяца назад

    You are a good teacher, sir. I like the analogy of wood-carving in this video. The way that you explain the principle, using speed and depth to create the groove made me get away from any single use of the LFO I understood before (playing with filter cutoff or whatever) to a more general sense of how it can relate to groove and that's going to really stick with me. Thank you!

  • @ZonymaUnltd.
    @ZonymaUnltd. 2 года назад +3

    I dig the casual vibe, plus this looks like a really fun way to start a morning too ✌🏼

  • @Gu1tar1st
    @Gu1tar1st Год назад

    The best tutorial on the Digitakt. I’m using the LFOS on looped single cycle waveforms. Set one LFO to the filter, the other to sample tune. The enormous array of sounds you can get by adjusting the LFOs’ waveform, depth, speed is incredible. Then go to the source page and turn the tuning down. Go to the filter page and change the depth. The intricate interplay of all these variables literally turns your Digitakt into a great synthesiser. I’m not selling my Novation Peak or Digitone any time soon, but this machine never ceases to amaze me.

  • @PermissionToMeow
    @PermissionToMeow 10 месяцев назад +1

    Videos like this are the absolute best way for me to learn how to get the most out of my music equipment, especially one that can be as unique and complex as a sampler. Thank you so much for this, you really helped me wrap my head around things so that it all clicked and I can go have a ton more fun on my Digitakt now. 🤗 Also, you’re insanely creative! 🍻

  • @davidj288
    @davidj288 2 года назад +2

    Just got the Digitakt the other day so this video couldn't have come at a better time :D Love your work Jeremy, thank you!

  • @Haggisking
    @Haggisking 2 года назад +1

    Got a Digitakt last week and had a go last night at using the LFOs to control the LFO on my Circuit Mono Station - getting some ridiculous sounds out of it that are far more interesting than either piece of kit could produce on its own, this video has given me some more ideas of things to try, thanks! :D

  • @joshjaren5408
    @joshjaren5408 2 года назад +3

    I can't afford a Digitakt (for now), nor am I looking for one, and yet I watched and loved this video, because, Jeremy, your videos are that good. Speaking of, I recently picked up your RMR Circuit Tracks pack, and am LOVING the freaking bass-saturated drum samples (as well as all the other stuff). You rock, my friend!

  • @kyleguyettemusic
    @kyleguyettemusic 2 года назад +2

    "YEAH, that's cool as SHIT" is so relatable when finding a sweet groove

  • @Ki113dbysw0rd
    @Ki113dbysw0rd 2 года назад +1

    i like the way you carved that block

  • @silofuse
    @silofuse 2 года назад +2

    I gotta say...that groove is pretty, pretty FUNKY!

  • @robllewellyn
    @robllewellyn Год назад +1

    Woodwork and electronic music are both my hobbies. I appreciate this analogy. 😊

    • @robllewellyn
      @robllewellyn Год назад

      Ooh second question. The LFO seems to be picking from ALL the samples in the project. Am I missing something where you can somehow programme it to only play a range of specific samples? Loving this content Jeremy.

    • @robllewellyn
      @robllewellyn Год назад

      Arrrr, fifth time watching, I missed the bipolar aspect you described. Set the sample as the middle of 5 in the list, then the wave depth goes 2 up and 2 down if you set to depth 2.

  • @aptudo
    @aptudo 2 года назад +1

    What an inspired technique (that I wish I had thought of)! Any device that has multiple LFOs and a generous selection of mod destinations can do super-powered EUCLIDIAN RHYTHMS. Say what?! You rock.

  • @WingHouseCup
    @WingHouseCup 2 года назад +5

    I do this with vocal samples, add some reverb, delay and distortion for extra craziness. The results are always fun and interesting and add that extra something to tracks.

  • @pdools27
    @pdools27 2 года назад +1

    "Yeahhhhh.. that's cool as shit!"
    Applies to all your videos homie, hell yeah.

  • @shanepeach4793
    @shanepeach4793 2 года назад +1

    This is a fantastic tutorial. It just made the Digitakt one of the most important pieces in my kit. The depth and variety is incredible.. you are a star man!

  • @jaguarvssnake
    @jaguarvssnake 2 года назад +2

    Thanks so much, Jeremy. I love all your videos but this was nice to see pop up on the week I finally succumbed and bought one of these boxes. Honestly, the whole device is still a block of wood to me at this point, but this really helps.

  • @jaleneR
    @jaleneR 2 года назад +2

    Yay! Love your Digitakt stuff. And this is super sweet. Thanks! :)

  • @non-sequitur
    @non-sequitur 2 года назад +2

    This is very cool! Going to try it once I figure out how to get started w/ my Digitakt

  • @TheMattgician
    @TheMattgician 2 года назад +1

    I love that block of wood analogy! I wrote it down and everything. Part of my research is about the creative process, so I find the metaphors artists use for their process endlessly fascinating. Great video as always.

  • @alansalomon
    @alansalomon 2 года назад +1

    hahaha that was the the best sales pitch for the digitakt!!
    Awesome video and one hell off a lfo tutorial.
    cool as shit bro!!

  • @sojourner-kl6ei
    @sojourner-kl6ei 2 года назад +1

    really awesome wood block analogy and presentation of how to carve it into a work of art Jeremy. Thank you for this.

  • @greatwhitedonkey
    @greatwhitedonkey 2 года назад +1

    Man, that glass bump gave me some serious anxiety, lol :D Great video!

  • @TimothyDempsey
    @TimothyDempsey 2 года назад +1

    Another face-melting masterclass. Bravo.

  • @matstjean
    @matstjean 2 года назад +1

    Cool! I just get my DT out of his dust! Soo dazzled by the digitone! Thanks for this!

  • @rylanleipelt2237
    @rylanleipelt2237 2 года назад +1

    Yes Yes Yes YES! I love your digitakt videos and they are so helpful! Please do more when you can!

  • @DiegoFuego87
    @DiegoFuego87 Год назад +1

    So so so good! Take a bow sir. Killer jam too!

  • @backpacksamples5803
    @backpacksamples5803 2 года назад +1

    This is quite possibly the most informative vid I’ve seen on the Digitakt. Your workflow and explanations are inspiring. Much appreciation and thanks for all you do.🙌🏼

  • @magade4206
    @magade4206 2 года назад

    CARVE THAT WOOD! Thanks again for the amazing content!!

  • @grandmasterjo1
    @grandmasterjo1 2 года назад

    Wow this is some tutorial on LFOs
    Makes the Digitakt dance a new tune
    Thanks 🙏👌👌👌

  • @G0nz0uk
    @G0nz0uk 2 года назад +2

    Absolutely loved this video!! What a great tune you created too. I hope you do more of these for the DN and DT, they make me happy. Thanks Jeremy.

  • @akepamusic
    @akepamusic 2 года назад +1

    Loving this! Specially the idea of topology in relation to modulation 🤩

  • @mykalesalad
    @mykalesalad 2 года назад +2

    Jeremy, this is really neat. Your videos always inspire me to try new things. Also now I want to but a digitakt :)

  • @dwdougherty
    @dwdougherty 2 года назад +1

    Wow… that was a fantastic tutorial, Jeremy! Thank you very much!

  • @markov_process
    @markov_process 7 месяцев назад

    I have always loved the LFOs for sound design on the digi. It’s funny that currently I’m not sequencing directly on digi (using oxi one) but I still use its numerous other features. This video is literally what I’m working on rn, I’m using each bank to create a different kit and programming LFOs on each channel to make things feel more alive and breathing. This “box” is truly incredible bc of its ingenious interface, so much depth yet so simple 🥹☺️

  • @juancontreras5888
    @juancontreras5888 2 года назад +1

    This is amazing, your content is amazing! You are without a doubt one of the most inspirational and thoughtful youtuber for music producers. Been watching your videos for years now, and they just get better and better.

  • @Srcsqwrn
    @Srcsqwrn 2 года назад +1

    You are an artist with such precision that it's a l w a y s fascinating to watch you turn nothing into something amazing!

  • @latrellemusic3062
    @latrellemusic3062 2 года назад

    Jeremy! This is the best "tutorial" I've seen of yours! I've been a fan of yours for several years now. Thank you for pushing me to continue to explore these awesome tools. I find so much joy in the making music with the Digitakt and the OP1, and I appreciate you for opening those pathways, ya know?

  • @am5790
    @am5790 2 года назад +1

    I learn so much from your demonstrations. Thank you.

  • @KiddsockTV
    @KiddsockTV 2 года назад +1

    That was fun! seemed simple enough to make that pretty quickly

  • @danieldemayo6209
    @danieldemayo6209 2 года назад +3

    You can get really crazy when you trig lock diff. LFO settings and destinations on different steps! One of the best things on the Elektrons :)

  • @bartektrame8801
    @bartektrame8801 2 года назад +1

    been using the LFOs heavily for stuff like this since the fabled second-LFO update.
    can for example especially recommend modulating the sample pitch with LFO1, modulating LFO1 speed with LFO2, setting both to triggered instead of free, disabling LFO triggering by default and triggering them deliberately in your sequence (thats a lot of triggering lol). Adjust speed, shapes and depth to taste. Not all depth values work well but the ones that do create these instant super-rubbery grooves. love it

  • @sanantonio855
    @sanantonio855 2 года назад +1

    I have no knowledge in music and no idea what that device is but I still watched it and found it cool.

  • @gerbenvanengelen4166
    @gerbenvanengelen4166 2 года назад +1

    What a timing! Finally getting my DT tomorrow :)

  • @adrianarmirail
    @adrianarmirail 2 года назад +3

    This is amazing! Thank you

  • @shakerloops9424
    @shakerloops9424 2 года назад +1

    Love yer vids. SUPER DUPER LOVE the digitakt ones. Thanks so much!!

  • @Andres-sp2go
    @Andres-sp2go 2 года назад +1

    Jeremy!
    much love from Miami ...

  • @Still-Cousins-VOVA
    @Still-Cousins-VOVA 2 года назад +2

    awesome video!
    you describe thing so well and i really like your passion! thats awesome

  • @channelite
    @channelite 2 года назад +1

    Awesome tutorial! Thanks for sharing

  • @whirrings
    @whirrings 2 года назад

    Thanks, just got my Digitakt and this was a great bucket load of cool tips 👍

  • @kyleguyettemusic
    @kyleguyettemusic 2 года назад +1

    this inspires me to experiment more with LFOs in my MPCs, thx!

  • @theFloxie
    @theFloxie 2 года назад

    @ 0:14 starting out with the clench IMMEDIATELY, nice

  • @xx-mx7ut
    @xx-mx7ut 2 года назад +1

    Great video - thanks so much Jeremy!

  • @en3970
    @en3970 2 года назад +1

    What a great video, thanks. I have the Model Samples that does not have sampleslot as LFO destination but still you give plenty ideas what samplelocking can bring. These musical possibilities are also very welcome on other gear.

  • @pinchopaxtonsgreatestminds9591
    @pinchopaxtonsgreatestminds9591 2 года назад +2

    You almost create a hit record every time you mess around.

  • @Wormsie
    @Wormsie 2 года назад +1

    Every time I consider selling the Digitakt, something like this comes along.

  • @sunnyschramm9650
    @sunnyschramm9650 2 года назад +2

    2:27 The first WOW-Moment! But it sounds more like the rhythm of the hihat was changed - not the decay. Very interesting - have to check it out. BIG THX :-)

  • @MrZardoz303
    @MrZardoz303 5 месяцев назад

    I’ve been wondering if I should go for a Syntakt or a Digitakt 2 since its recent release. This video has just convinced me the OG Digitakt is the next device for me. Superb video, really eye opening as to what it’s capable of 👍

  • @vadykk
    @vadykk 2 года назад

    Cooooolllll, digitakt video again !!! Keep em coming, Jeremy

  • @TheTwicked
    @TheTwicked 2 года назад +1

    Insane stuff I just learned. Thank you !

  • @MissPandasia
    @MissPandasia 2 года назад +1

    Great vid as always, I still remember the times of "love is blind" mix and... The one and only octocat :)

  • @MrKrasean
    @MrKrasean 2 года назад +1

    This got kinda 90s in a really good way. I think it's those M1-style piano stabs. Maybe throw a slowed-down "You've got to show me loooooove" on there...

  • @kylerogersmusic
    @kylerogersmusic 2 года назад

    Incredible lfo tips here, I’ll have to give them a shot

  • @cm7522
    @cm7522 7 месяцев назад

    Nodding cat caught me off guard 😂😂 great little tutorial video, thank you.

  • @WitchingHr
    @WitchingHr 2 года назад +1

    Bro that was fucking genius.

  • @neilspoonfluff6426
    @neilspoonfluff6426 2 года назад +1

    Soooooooooooooooooooooooo great! Thanks Jeremy!

  • @jolieuke
    @jolieuke 2 года назад +1

    Groovy cat ! Thanks for this tutorial !

  • @BenGeorge77
    @BenGeorge77 2 года назад +5

    Mark this one SENSITIVE for when you almost knocked the water over.

  • @briancivitello1884
    @briancivitello1884 Год назад

    This a very useful tutorial. I’m a cheese maker by trade, into synths as a hobby. I rigged a cheddar curd mill up with an lfo on the vfd for the motors which spin the knives to achieve variable cutting speeds which can mimic what it would have been like to do it by hand. Side note milking 500 lb of cheese by hand: not fun. Having awesome control over cheese making however is fun.

  • @tovermoran4360
    @tovermoran4360 Год назад +1

    "Invisible hands" reminds me of something that was intentional about the Buchla Music Easel design. Rad video Jeremy! Insta-groove creator 9000.

  • @eddiezendejas8945
    @eddiezendejas8945 2 года назад

    This was awesome! You’re Super talented

  • @jamesbarron5590
    @jamesbarron5590 2 года назад

    Fantastic video! I have been debating on getting a Digitakt and this finally sealed the deal for me. Hopefully I can get some cat head bobbing grooves out of this as well.

  • @naught101
    @naught101 2 года назад +5

    Fun trick: Use a random sample, loop a section, play a single note, LFO the filter and bit crush or other things heavily, add FX, compress, resample 10-30s, and then use that as your sample for a bass, and use the S+H LFO to randomly select sections of the sample to play. Lots of tonal variation that says in key.

  • @JoeCohenSaxophone
    @JoeCohenSaxophone 2 года назад +1

    This is awesome. Thankyou! 🙏🙏

  • @hellnawnaw
    @hellnawnaw 2 года назад

    I only just got my model cycles on monday but this totally helps me to get to that next step!

  • @codey1391
    @codey1391 5 месяцев назад

    A really great video, thanks

  • @justcox
    @justcox 2 года назад

    Really good Jeremy!!

  • @brodylowe644
    @brodylowe644 2 года назад +1

    thank you beautiful.

  • @hexwavemusic
    @hexwavemusic 2 года назад +1

    Love this, need to use sample slot more often!

  • @2121nath
    @2121nath 2 года назад +1

    So sick as always!

  • @rayflux
    @rayflux 2 года назад +1

    Yeah Nice Jeremy!!!