Stimming reviews the Elektron Digitakt (Electronic Beats TV)

This is just a hipster toy compared to the fat sound of most hardware from the 80s.

sehr trockenes und ehrliches review<3 man muss und kann nicht alle glücklich machen

Wundervoll gemacht

Gutes Review, aber oh man, was für eine Klicki-Klacki Orgie.

Der stimming ist ja mal chillig
Video taugt ungemein

Also Links und Rechts als Eingang macht dahingehend Sinn, dass sich die beiden Inputs beim Samplen separat wählen lassen - Also kann ich zwei Geräte anschließen und so beide getrennt von einander aufnehmen. ;)

Cool spring reverb, when the digitakt fall 😂

Das Teil ist der totale crap. Unausgegorene Firmware. Hardware die klappert wie sau und dazu mini winzig ultra kleine Button und Regler, die viel zu nah beieinander sitzen. Völliger low end Fummel mist

to much effort to be important . . . . the worst review ever . . . .

I don't speak German, and thought this was a FANTASTIC review! (and I've watched MANY in English) Why all the negatives?? This guy knows his stuff in a musical way. Great job, Stimming!

Cool cool ,sag mal könntest du auch mal ein tutorial vom octatrack mk2 erstellen ?
Damit würdest du unter anderen auch mir ein Riesen gefallen tun !
Lg pascal ✌

Respekt! hier werden auch mal einige Nachteile dieser Maschine angesprochen und vorgestellt ;-)

The best

Nice Review - i bought now one ;-) - it is nice to see that update come time to time
the last digitakt release is from June 25, 2019 - seem they watched your video ..
"Added the possibility to revert changes made by using the Control all functionality"


List of changes from OS 1.10 to 1.11
IMPROVEMENTS
Added support for Overbridge plugin.
Added scale per track functionality to the sequencer.

Added functionality to randomize page parameters. [PARAMETER] + [YES] to randomize. [PARAMETER] + [NO] to reset PARAMETER page to its last saved state.

Delay Time parameter values are now displayed as note values on relevant steps.

Added the possibility to revert changes made by using the Control all functionality.

Implemented reload track Sound functionality. ([TRK] + [TRIG 1-8] + [NO]) Several track Sounds can be reloaded at the same time by pressing multiple [TRIG] keys.

Added the option to select if audio over USB is Post or Pre track level.

The screen saver now turns off the screen after 60 minutes of inactivity.

Added option to mute internal output from main (USB CONFIG menu).

Added USB to main volume setting (USB CONFIG menu).

Added support for pattern mutes over CC/NRPN.

AND BUGFIXES ...

The buttons are really noisy. *clank clank clank *

Stimming ist ja mal ein Party Pooper

What's the deal with the Digitakt only being in mono, but it has a L/R input and output? I was considering one but that's kind of a deal breaker because I use a lot of stereo samples. Weird choice by them but I guess they want you to get an Octotrack if you want stereo.

Stimming ended up getting one and he's using it in all of his new sets (or at least in those that I saw). In a new video by telekom beats he described it as the one drum machine/Sampler he would keep if he would have to only keep one.
I'm writing this comment because this review almost convinced me not to buy one (During months I was comparing so many different Drum Machines, because I needed one which I could use for my live setup and in the studio as well). I finally ended up getting the Digitakt and it was the right decision for me. Here's why:
1. It has overbridge (a beta version which works fine) now. Which means that you can record all of the 8 Tracks separately via USB. I'm making 80% of my drums w/ Digitakt now. I even use it for the productions which are not meant to be played live (I'm not only producing techno but Hip-Hop as well)
2. It is the perfect brain for a live setup. You can control every parameter on your synth and automate it in advance. The 8 drum tracks are way enough for a live track. and w/ Overbridge you are able to save a Pattern on your computer and when you come back from your live set you're able to plug it in and tell the machine to get everything back the way it was before.
3. There is some menu diving and a little learning curve, but the moment you really understand this machine and its menu (it took me about 4 weeks) you can play it like an instrument. I already did some live gigs with real instrumentalists (I made the drums & fx sounds) and it worked fine.
4. Because it's a sampler it can do so much more than just a drum machine. During my Hip Hop Productions I'm often making the melodies and the fx sounds with my digitakt.

Stimming, du bist der Knaller.

Hauptsache erstmal den Reverb mit einem Gerät vergleichen, dass über 3000€ mehr kostet - alles klar.

Ja, ja, ja! I'm just joking :) Nice review, thanks!

wooowww

What do you all think about Digitakt today? Enjoyed every single Stimming review ever seen. But this one was loveless. Sounds like 700€, must be Pro. But criticised any of the features people could miss in V1.0. Felt like Stimming had no desire and generally no interest in this product.

Mhh why would someone pick this instead of something like a mpc one

It's a headache in a box.
-Why?
Because of the menu diving, unnecessary programming, work flow, and the terminology Elektron uses in the tiny and useless instruction booklet and tutorial videos.
Limited RAM memory - 128 samples per song/beat or 64mb.
1GB memory (which is almost nothing - I use almost 1gb of data per day just on my phone)
It's great for making glitchy odd-timed beats if you want to sound like Aphex Twin/Squarepusher - which can easily be done using plug-ins like dBlue Glitch - in a fraction of the time it would take to program the digitakt.
It's not worth the price and I think you're paying more for its sturdy quality built chassis than actual performance quality.

why don't buy a NI Maschine or Push? you have all the power of your MacBook and the DAW and you are never limited!! a lot of us use anyway a computer for djing or Live Act. This Elektron STuff are for Nurds Producer who like to play with Tetris

beste mono sampler! :)))

Here’s my take on elektron. 20 years ago I got my first elektron gear. No one could teach us. Utube was not what it is today. Mono machine and syd machine plus machine drum where so diff for us to wrap our heads around. At the time I owned 3 large commercial studios. Was making big rock and folk and pop records everyday. Top Producers would look at elektron gear and love it but not be Abel to use it. We had to teach ourselves. Now there is so many gear heads to hat love elektron gear. Sharing what they know with each other on utube. The learning curve is not as bad as before. I love all their gear and own every piece they have. I also own everything else to some vintage so,e not. I’m glad there is a company like elektron. Diff way of being creative. But understand the early adopters in the beginning had it the hardest. Bless ya guys.

do the oktatrack...

Ich hab mir zwei Jahre das Portemonnaie blank gekauft: mixer analoge synths wie Model D, Hydrasynth oder tb03, guitar pedals, drum machines wie die tr8s, eine Mpc als Studioherz und ein zwei eurorack module.. Am Ende kam die Digitakt mit nem field recorder und ich überlege wieder alles andere zu verkaufen.. Sound Design technisch lassen sich in kurzer Zeit alle erdenklichen sounds und Rhythmen Schrauben, die man sonst nicht so leicht bekommt. Beim spazieren gehen eine alte rumliegene Schaufel schnappen und auf eine gefrone Fütze (Hans) zimmern: Hats, Toms und Kick im Kasten 😜 das ganze dann vielleicht runter pitchen und reversed mit dem lfo und midi einen rhythmischen flair verleihen und schon klingt es nach interessantem oldschooligem Techno groove.. das alles viel interessanter und organischer als aus anderen synths. Ich lege es euch ans Herz, das Ding kann was!

English title german video..?

Thanks, really useful -- and thanks for the subtitles!

Ich lach mich weg: "Ich hab einen Bricasti M7, dagegen ist das ganz schöner Pugin Kram".
Wenn der M7 für über 4000€ nicht deutlich besser wäre, dann würde ich anfangen an Gott zu glauben :-)

WAS IS HIER LOS!GEILER TYP TOP ERKLÄRT UND WIRD GEKAUFT!!

Also doch ein Schrott !

Eine kleine Schreibmaschine bzw. ENIGMA 2

Syntakt!!!

Was für ein MIDI-kontroller können wir neben dem Arturia sehen?

Wie er das ding einfach hatet von anfang bis ende. Kann dich halt nicht jede*r 3000eu Tools leisten, Herr Stimming "ichhabkohlefi**teuchmit eurembilligshizzle". 5Jahre später....Digitakt is ein Klassiker. Punkt.

Hoffentlich macht Martin noch ein review mit den ganzen Updates die es jetzt bis 1.50 bekommen hat. 😍

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No one will watch this guy. He has an annoying face.

Would love an updated video on the 1st Digitakt, since its bugs are now remedied, just to see what Stimming can get from it.