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Hello everyone! Now that the Digitakt 2 has officially launched we can finally talk about our new video 😅 Elektron asked us a while ago if we would like to test drive their new machine. And since the original Digitakt was a staple in many of our videos and we like it very much, we of course said yes :) This video is not a complete review, but rather a field report with our findings as long time users of the original.

We also used the opportunity to talk about some Elektron sequencer features that are essential for drum programming. These don't only apply to the Digitakt 2, so be sure to watch that middle part for some tips and tricks that go well with the Drum Machine 101 Book :)

On top of all that we created a brand new Cheat Sheet for the Digitakt 2 which you can already download and use to check out all the new features. If you have any questions about the DT2 let us know in the video comments and we'll try to answer them :)

Here are the links to the drum pattern transcriptions used in the video:

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DIGITAKT II | All New Features + Elektron Sequencer Essentials | Digitakt 2 vs. Digitakt 1

► https://www.patreon.com/captainpikant Support us on Patreon and get access to lots of drum patterns, cheat sheets, our Drum Machine 101 book and more! Here's our video about the new Digitakt 2! Is it really that different from the Digitakt 1? Is it worth the upgrade? Let's find out. Featured drum patterns (transcriptions available on Patreon): The Winstons - Amen Brother The Beach Boys - Do It Again / Air - Remember (Excerpt) Tool - Rosetta Stoned (Excerpt) Logic - Wake Up Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World The Knife - Heartbeats Gear used: Elektron Digitakt II (sent to us by Elektron) Elektron Digitakt Roland TR-6S Dübreq Stylophone NI Komplete Kontrol M32 ► Instagram https://www.instagram.com/captainpikant #elektron #digitakt2 #digitakt #sampler #groovebox #synthesizer #beatmaking #electronicmusic #musicproduction #tutorial 0:00 Introduction 0:43 Exterior 1:23 Stereo, Stems & Old Projects 2:17 16 Mono Synths 4:46 More Of Everything 6:07 Supercharged Workflow 11:28 More Sound Design Options 16:19 Drum Programming Essentials 23:42 Would I Recommend This? 26:03 End Jam Produced by Jean-Claude Dirckx and Sophie Hoppstädter

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MOT Music

Your Peel Off jam got me out of the free Patreon tier to paying. Thank you as always for your hard work!

Cadien Lake James

Thanks for this! Very exciting update. I'm curious if you'd be able to verify something for me as I haven't been able to find any info online yet — has there been any update to the Midi Thru functionality on Digitakt 2? On the mk1, it isn't able to pass anything except note, velocity, and length, which limits using it as a way to pass a master keybed to other synths. I'm hoping that there's been an improvement here, although I don't have my hopes up since support threads about this limitation have never been acknowledged.

Captain Pikant

Hi Cadien, we just tested this for you: The MIDI THRU port mirrored everything we sent into the MIDI IN. For testing we sent CC01 Modwheel, CC02 Breath and CC16 for good measure :)