About The Tracks; The Synth Tracks; The Midi Tracks; Editing The Tracks - Elektron Digitone User Manual

5.3 ABOUT THE TRACKS

5.3.1 THE SYNTH TRACKS

The Digitone has four synth tracks. Each synth track holds one Sound. The Sound contains the settings
in the PARAMETER pages (SYN1, SYN2, FLTR, AMP, and LFO) together with the settings in the SOUND
SETUP menu and the ARPEGGIATOR menu.
Press one of the [TRACK 1–4] keys to select which synth track to edit.

5.3.2 THE MIDI TRACKS

The Digitone also has four MIDI tracks. They are used to control external MIDI equipped gear. Each MIDI
track can trigger a chord of up to eight notes with adjustable parameters such as velocity
and length, control pitch bend and aftertouch, as well as eight freely assignable MIDI control change pa-
rameters (MIDI CCs). For more information, please see "12. MIDI TRACK PARAMETERS" on page 49.
A MIDI track can have any MIDI channel assigned to it, and several tracks can share the same channel.
If several tracks are assigned to the same MIDI channel the track with the lowest number has priority
regarding parameter conflicts.
The MIDI tracks function almost the same way as the synth tracks. Parameter locks, LFO modulation,
copy and paste commands are available. Each MIDI track also features micro timing, individual track
length, and time signature settings. The main difference is that the MIDI tracks do not generate any
sound and the sequencer data instead transmits through the MIDI OUT or USB ports.
Press the [MIDI] key and then press one of the [TRACK 1–4] keys to select which MIDI track to edit.

5.3.3 EDITING THE TRACKS

The six [PARAMETER] keys open parameter pages which is where you edit the tracks.
• The TRIG page contains different parameters such as NOTE, VELOCITY, TRIG CONDITION and other
trig related parameters. The TRIG page parameters are not saved as a part of the Sound but as a part
of the pattern.
• The SYN1 page hosts the parameters that controls various parameters of the FM synthesis. For MIDI
tracks, this page contains parameters such as CHANNEL, PROGRAM, and AFTERTOUCH.
• The SYN2 page controls further parameters of the FM synthesis.
• On the FLTR page, you find parameters for the for the bandpass and multimode filters. On MIDI tracks
you find the CC value settings here.
• The AMP page for synth tracks hosts parameters for the amplitude envelope and effect sends. On MIDI
tracks you find the CC select settings here.
• Finally, the LFO page hosts LFO parameters for the active track.
Use the DATA ENTRY knobs A-H to edit the corresponding parameters. Press and turn a knob to adjust
its parameter in larger increments. Press and hold a [PARAMETER] key to see the values for all param-
eters on that page. For more information, please see "11. SYNTH TRACK PARAMETERS" on page 39,
and "12. MIDI TRACK PARAMETERS" on page 49.
5. OVERVIEW OF THE DIGITONE DATA STRUCTURE
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