Compact Creations 009 // TR-8s & Digitone jam 

Play notes with your forehead to get more polyphony. also, stacking machines on top of one another creates a more compressed sound...if that’s what you’re looking for.

Superb jam video always - I have been playing and writing music for 15 years through traditional instruments like guitar, piano, etc. I learnt to produce with ProTools when I was 5 years old some 17 years ago and I also played around with FL studio and Logic back then but none of them ever kept my interest, I'm super ADHD bi Polar hyper dude so when I'm tuned into something and loving it I really put the time in but when I'm not into something I tune out completely. Long story short, I started learning Ableton a few years ago and I love that DAW so it enabled me to get back into writing and producing electronic-based music again which I love. Ricky Tinez has been my main mentor for the past few years as I have worked to master both Ableton and also the Elektron devices and a selection of Aarturias hardware too. So just wanted to say a big thank you to Mr. Tinez from here in London England. Whenever I feel as though I'm losing motivation I tune into Ricky's videos and watching him explain and demo equipment and processes that I can take away and utilize myself - I always come away feeling re-invigorated and re-motivated to create as well as having a plan of action which always sees me good....Thank you, Ricky, I really do massively appreciate all of your rime and help! Please keep up the exceptional work!

I love these jams with narration. Super cool. And your music is fantastic!

To copy before it change you need select the new track that you want copy to pressed for a few second with fonction + copy at the same time. Greetings from France !

Chill hang time, mate! Lovely to see you at NAMM btw!

Would love to see the TR-8 in more videos

Compact creations are dope

I'm really digging this series and this jam. Keep it up man!

Beautifully done! Bravo.

That's sounding clean af, love it

Tight! Digging the vibe on this one.

love it! Thanks for sharing,.

Feeling it... I should probably buy a TR8S.

Entertaining per usual, enrique✊🏼

Best descriptive hands motions ever 🤣🤣🤣 love it.

Sounds great!

I've used that setup quite a lot, but the opposite way round: I have Digitone as Midi master, and TR-8S audio out to Digitone audio in. I also have the Digitone on the left :) I power mine from a power bank with a 12V output feeding into a portable inverter, mainly because Digitone likes super smooth power, and TR-8S has an unusual supply voltage (5.7V I think) so use the proper mains adapters for both. Sometimes I start on the drums, but mainly start with the Digitone, building sequences and patterns, then build the drums to suit.

I love putting phasers and weird modulations on the master during breakdowns sometimes

Dope Rique!

awesome. thank *YOU*

I’m the same way with both of these, total noob, but I love hooking them up together they’re both the type of machines that you take one look at and just know that there’s gigatons of untapped potential lying within them, I too just wish I knew how to fully tap into it, great video once again tho man 👍

Nice tune!

¡Me encanta tu canal!

I use a similar setup while in the pub, when I use these two, and power everything from battery. The TR-8S has a 5.7V power supply, so you have to use the included PSU. I use a powerbank with the output set to 12V, and feed that into a small portable inverter with a couple of mains sockets. Great what you can do with these things. Very portable.

Nice to watch your workflow. I've got the original tr-8 and I'm looking at getting my mpc 1000 into action again. Can you do some MPC vids? How you would use it with a drum machine or synth? That would be MASSIVELY helpful, man. Love the vids. Keep 'em coming!

So you bought TR8s in the end! Just watched your Digitakt vs TR8s comparison video 😀

I'm still liking the compact creations, it goes to prove you can create some great simple tracks to get your head bobbing.

Can you please do a jam with a TR-8(S?) and a Erica Synths DB-01?

are you going to feature the elektron model: samples?

I absolutely love this series you've been doing!! It feels like something that was missing from the synth RU-vid world. This is my favorite combo of instruments you've used for one of these. How do you like the TR8S? I bought the digitakt partially inspired by one of your videos a while ago and after about 6 months months ended up selling it and switched over to the TR8S and have loved it.

I just recently got a tr-8s so quick and dirty it side chains also. I love it my setup is small but powerful. Jd-xa(Keys), octatrack(sampler), tr-8s(drums)

Hey! would you recommend pairing up the Digitone with the Digitakt or with the TR8s?

About to watch looking forward to this.....is the Tone new for your set up or just for vid?

There is a band-pass on the digitone too btw, just press the filter button twice and it pops up

The TR 8S KICKS ASS

whats your fave drum machine you own?

I want digitone. Digitakt is not enough for me! But, digitakt can do a lot of "synth" stuff, A LOT. But 8 tracks... And thats why I need digitone. This 2 beasts is so powerful and complected for sound design and love performance.

Yoo can u do another video with the tr8s one day? Im looking to upgrade from the tr6s.

Hey man, good meeting you at NAMM...another superb compact creation!

What would you recommend over the Digitone? Or more so what other devices could do the same, if not better? I have a TR8 too so I’m very curious. Thanks. Love your vids by the way. Good taste in music and inspiration

TR-8s trigger by Midi/DAW? ..after recording parameter changes. Any thoughts, issues. I really found I enjoy sounds and mixing from gear and external FXs more than in the box, so the TR8s look interesting because of the outs.

nice video Enrique ! I recently got the TR8S too but im struggling to import samples and loops ... could you tell how you did this?

6:41 I feel it

Does the tr8s get hot when u use it

good morning Ricky. I wanted to see one thing about those two machines that I can't solve. The tr-8s does not change the digitone program on time. If I do the reverse if it works, Digitone changing TR. But I am interested in the Tr-8S being the master so that the digitone makes another instrument a slave. Congratulations on your videos, very good. greetings from the Canary Islands

Hey Ricky, This video is a few months old as of me posting this reply. I noticed your tr-8 down in your basement studio in another recent video, but you always seem to do videos with one of your drumbrutes. I’m curious if you just didn’t jell with the tr-8 workflow, or if you just find the drumbrutes a bit more “immediate”... or is at simple as you are more comfortable with a given drum machine simply because you have way more hours under your belt with it? Also, I haven’t noticed the digitone in other videos and am curious if there are any reasons for that? Only ask as I love fm synthesis and was considering the digitone as a way to handle it without a computer in the mix. I realize it could be as simple as you got some new toys and they have your attention, or sound more inspiring, at the moment... or you even just like specific drum machines for specific monikers you have.... but I figured i’d ask.

As a sequencer/sound making device I like the Digitakt over the TR8s, but as a hand-on performance tool the TR8s wins. Digitakt is pretty steep to learn, the TR8s is a lot more intuitive.

Foy tu fan yeahhhh

is not a major seventh, it just major triad

Great jam and happy to see the TR-8S join your set-up. Funny that you mention enjoying a phaser on the whole track cause I did exactly that in *my* TR-8S #jamuary video! :D ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yStGEAlGRek.html For performing with the TR-8S I find it helps to leave it in mute mode to bring different voices in and out. Easier to push a few buttons at the same time than manage 2+ faders. Looking forward to seeing more!

8:36 double click the filter menu to get to the second filter page it's kind of like a bandpass filter that comes before the main filter!

DiJitone not DiGitone... it ain't digging anything.. it is digiitizing it! Obvious really.