In his latest loopop video, host Ziv Eliraz offers an in-depth review of the new Elektron Digitakt II sampling drum machine & sequencer.
The Digitakt II is a major update to the original design, offering more sample memory, more internal storage, 16 tracks, support for stereo samples, longer sequences, new FLTR machine options, 3 LFOs per track, new effects, and more.
“The Digitakt II improves on the original in almost every way possible,” says Eliraz.
Check out the video and share your thoughts on the new Digitakt II in the comments!
Topics covered:
0:00 Intro
1:10 New pages
1:45 KB button
2:10 Preset/Kit
2:40 128 steps
3:00 Overbridge?
3:40 16 audio tracks
4:40 Stereo
4:50 Storage
5:40 Sample pool x8
6:40 Kits
7:00 Perform kit
8:25 Stretch machine
9:55 Filter machines
11:40 Comb filter
12:30 Euclidean seq
14:10 Trig modes
16:20 Page loops
17:10 Prepare mutes
17:55 New FX
19:00 Bypass compress
19:55 Control almost all
21:00 Glide/glissando
21:25 Expression mods
22:10 MIDI learn
23:10 Name CCs
22:45 New LFOs, env
24:00 Trig conditions
25:00 Chains & misc
25:35 Pros and cons
29:00 Factory patterns
Now i want to see these new buttons and updated ui for the Syntakt.
But i guess this will not happen since the syntakt is so young.
And for the Digitakt. Guess this update is exactly what users asked for!
Still no polyphony, only four notes per midi track, sticky material on keys, no sdcard slot, too expensive.
It really is very expensive for what it offers. I want to like it beyond a doubt because at first look its ticking all the boxes but after rethinking , it doesn`t unfortunately
After 7 years I’ve heard nobody complain about the buttons, actually people seem to love them.
It can do polyphony but it’s cumbersome, they need to fix that asap (they could with an update and hopefully they will).
No SD slot isn’t really a problem as there are other options.
Expensive? Lol there’s nothing in the market that comes close in that price category or even more expensive samplers.
It doesn’t do everything but what it does beats everything else out there.
its more like a MKII
but i guess the new elektron is done with that kind of designation…
the same way they are done making innovations with their gear… and instead just rehash the same thing over and over