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- Page 1 Digitakt Beat making powerhouse Quick Guide...
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Page 3: Thank You
Digitakt THANK YOU Thank you for purchasing Digitakt. Digitakt is a new compact drum machine and sampler from Elektron. It contains all the necessary tools to make people move to the beat. A digital and highly flexible sound engine, sampling capability, a live-friendly sequencer, the means to control external MIDI gear, and Overbridge support. - Page 4 FCC compliance statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the follow- ing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
- Page 5 European Union regulation compliance statement This product has been tested to comply with the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2004/108/EC. The product meets the requirements of RoHS 2 Directive 2011/65/EU. Your product must be disposed of properly according to local laws and regulations.
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Page 6: Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Do not use the unit near water. 2. Never use aggressive cleaners on the casing or on the screen. Remove dust, dirt and fingerprints with a soft, dry and non-abrasive cloth. More persistent dirt can be removed with a slightly damp cloth using only water. - Page 7 SOUND PEAKS • A brief signal will be sent to all outputs of the Digitakt when the Test mode on the Early Startup menu is activated. Remember to turn down the volume on all speakers and headphones before activating Test mode.
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Page 8: Table Of Contents
2.3 SETTING UP AND STARTING DIGITAKT ........ - Page 9 6.3 EDITING THE TRACKS ............23 7.
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Page 10: Introduction
1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 CONVENTIONS IN THIS MANUAL The following conventions are used throughout the manual: Key names are written in upper case, bold style and within brackets. For instance, the key labeled “FUNC” on the main panel is written as [FUNC]. Knobs are written in upper case, bold, italic letters. -
Page 11: Panel Layout And Connections
Right Input L Input R MIDI In MIDI Out MIDI Thru DC In Power Sync A Sync B 8 Voice Digital Drum Computer & Sampler Master Volume Digitakt Level/Data Sound Browser TRIG FLTR Quantize Assign Delay Reverb Master FUNC Imp/Exp... - Page 12 4. [SETTINGS] contains the management of projects, MIDI configuration, and the System settings. The secondary function saves the current project. 5. [SAMPLING] opens the SAMPLING menu, where you perform the sampling. The secondary function starts Direct Sampling. 6. [TEMPO] opens the TEMPO menu, where you can adjust the global/pattern tempo and also adjust the swing.
- Page 13 20. [FUNC] key. Press, hold and press another key to access the secondary function of that key. The secondary functions are written in orange on the Digitakt front panel. 21. LEVEL/DATA sets the overall volume level of the active track. It is also used for setting parameters and scrolling through lists.
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Page 14: Rear Panel Connections
2.2 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS 1. POWER, Switch for turning the unit on and off. 2. DC In, Input for power supply. Use the included PSU-3b power adapter, connected to a power outlet. 3. USB, For connecting the unit to a computer. For MIDI-control or Overbridge use. Use the included A to B USB 2.0 connector cable to connect to a computer host. -
Page 15: Setting Up And Starting Digitakt
MIDI IN port, so it can be used for chaining MIDI units together. If you want to use Digitakt to control other devices using MIDI, connect the MIDI OUT port of the Digitakt to the MIDI IN port of the of the device you want to control. -
Page 16: Sound Architecture
3. SOUND ARCHITECTURE The illustrations below show the Digitakt sound architecture, with its eight audio voices, and two send effects (delay and reverb). 3.1 AUDIO VOICES FILTER ENVELOPE FILTER SAMPLE ENVELOPE OVER- MULTIMODE PLAYBACK TO MIXER DRIVE FILTER ENGINE SAMPLE... -
Page 17: The User Interface
4. THE USER INTERFACE The screen shows all the information needed for real-time interaction and editing on the Digitakt. The eight DATA ENTRY knob parameters shown will vary depending on the given situation. Below is the main interface screen of the SRC page. -
Page 18: Parameter Editing
[YES] is used to affirm, select, enter sub-menus and tick/untick boxes. [NO] is used to negate, deselect or go back one or more steps. 4.2 PARAMETER EDITING The DATA ENTRY knobs are used to change the values of the track parameters. The po- sitions of the parameters on the screen correspond to the physical locations of the knobs on the front panel. -
Page 19: Copy, Clear And Paste
The Overbridge software suite enables a tight integration between the Digitakt and a computer DAW. When using Overbridge, the user interface for the Digitakt will present itself as a clearly laid out plug-in window in your DAW. Access, edit, or automate parameters for sound... - Page 20 To use Overbridge, you need a Digitakt, a USB cable, a computer running Overbridge, and a DAW. N.B. You must have Digitakt OS 1.10 or later, and Overbridge 1.20 or later to run Overbridge with Digitakt. Read more about Overbridge for Digitakt on the Elektron website.
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Page 21: Experimenting With Patterns
5. EXPERIMENTING WITH PATTERNS 5.1 PLAYING THE FACTORY PRESETS You can find a number of preset patterns, Sounds, and samples in the Digitakt. Follow the instructions below to get started exploring your new instrument. 1. Press [BANK] + [TRIG 9] key to select bank A. -
Page 22: Tempo
2. Press the [FUNC] + [BANK] key to enter MUTE mode. 3. Press any of the [TRIG] keys to mute the corresponding track. Press again to un- mute. The color of the [TRIG] keys indicates the mute status. Unlit keys are muted tracks. -
Page 23: About The Tracks
6. ABOUT THE TRACKS 6.1 THE AUDIO TRACKS The Digitakt has eight audio tracks. Each audio track contains one sound and the parame- ter settings in the PARAMETER pages TRIG, SRC, FLTR, AMP, and LFO. To select an audio track to edit, press and hold [TRK] key and then press one of the [TRIG 1–8] keys. -
Page 24: The Sequencer
7.3 PATTERN RECORDING MODES The Digitakt offers two main modes of inputting trigs when creating a pattern: GRID RECORDING mode and LIVE RECORDING mode. To create a new pattern first select an empty pattern slot in one of the banks. -
Page 25: The Trig Page
7.5 THE TRIG PAGE Press [TRIG] to specify the general trig actions for the active track. Use the DATA ENTRY knobs to change settings. Note that parameter locked trig settings will override the gener- al settings. 7.6 GRID RECORDING MODE GRID RECORDING is a method of composing where you use the [TRIG] keys to add trigs in the pattern grid. -
Page 26: Live Recording Mode
7.7 LIVE RECORDING MODE LIVE RECORDING mode is the second method of adding trigs to the tracks. In this record- ing mode, all the [TRIG] keys are played in real time to input trigs to the tracks. It is also possible to enter parameter locks in real time. -
Page 27: Pattern Scale
In LIVE RECORDING mode, turn a DATA ENTRY knob to add parameter locks to the active track. The parameter will be locked accordingly and placed on the sequencer steps. 7.9 PATTERN SCALE It is possible to change the length and timing of the pattern. The leftmost figure on the screen shows the number of steps in the pattern. -
Page 28: Sampling
8. SAMPLING Digitakt can also sample audio. It can sample audio from external sources via the external inputs or USB, and it can also sample audio internally from the Digitakt itself. 8.1 SAMPLING FROM THE EXTERNAL INPUTS 1. Connect your audio source to the INPUT L/R inputs of the Digitakt. -
Page 29: Assigning A Sample To A Track From The +Drive
10. Press [TRACK 1–8] to select the track to where you want to assign the sample. 8.2 ASSIGNING A SAMPLE TO A TRACK FROM THE +DRIVE You can also assign samples from the +Drive storage in the Digitakt to the tracks. 1. Press [SETTINGS] to access the SETTINGS menu, and then select SAMPLES and press [YES]. -
Page 30: Sample Playback
8.3 SAMPLE PLAYBACK Once the sample is assigned to a track it can be triggered either by the sequencer or manually by pressing a [TRIG] key. You also have to ability to set the sample's play mode and edit what portion of the sample is played. 1. - Page 31 • STRT Start sets the start position for the playback of the sample. • LEN Length sets the length of the playback of the sample. Start + Length effec- tively defines the end point of the portion of the sample that is played. •...
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Page 32: Technical Information
9. TECHNICAL INFORMATION ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS HARDWARE Impedance balanced audio outputs 128 × 64 pixel OLED screen Main outputs level: +22 dBu peak MIDI In/Out/Thru with DIN Sync out Output impedance: 440 Ω unbalanced 2 × 1/4” impedance balanced audio out Digital S/N ratio: 108 dB (20–20,000 Hz) jacks 2 × 1/4”... -
Page 33: Credits And Contact Information
10. CREDITS AND CONTACT INFORMATION CREDITS CONTACT INFORMATION PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT ELEKTRON WEBSITE Oscar Albinsson http://www.elektron.se Ali Alper Çakır OFFICE ADDRESS Oscar Dragén Elektron Music Machines MAV AB Magnus Forsell Sockerbruket 9 Anders Gärder SE-414 51 Gothenburg Fabian Hundertmark Sweden Christer Lindström TELEPHONE... -
Page 34: Index
INDEX Assigning a sample from +Drive 29 Sample playback 30 COPY, CLEAR AND PASTE 19 Sampling from external inputs 28 SCREEN NAVIGATION 17 FUNC KEY PRESS COMBINATIONS 18 SEQUENCER 24 Grid recording mode 25 Live recording mode 26 OVERBRIDGE 19 Parameter locks 26 Pattern control 24 Pattern recording modes 24...
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