Digitakt - How to sample (Beginner Friendly Tutorial)

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In this video I go over how to sample using the Digitakt from Elektron. I show you how to sample external and internal sources as well as how you can use the samples creatively. Want to buy a Digitakt? Use my affiliate links:
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@BoBeats 3 года назад

Want to pick up a Digitakt? Use my affiliate links: EU: thmn.to/thoprod/409950?offid=... US: sweetwater.sjv.io/DKKeg5 US: imp.i114863.net/yDJYB UK: tidd.ly/43uOzWe

@Michael_Smith-Red_No.5 7 лет назад

I'd like to think that while on holiday, Nick Batt sees this and smiles. The Digitakt looks more capable the more I watch.

@JAdeWii_ 7 лет назад

Great tutorial Bo, I love Elektron workflow so much. this will be going next to my RYTM.

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

+Dawless Jammin' thanks you will dig it

@NoirEtBlancVie 7 лет назад

Good stuff man...I literally can't review any Elekton synths because they're so ridiculously feature rich that I'd get so many questions about why I forgot to cover a certain aspect that I'd go insane. Thank goodness for you! The long form is so useful for those who need as much info as possible! Keep it up. (Oh and I like the thumbnail artwork!)

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

Thank you for the kind words. And I feel you. I have yet to review the Analog Keys and Analog Rytm and Octatrack because there are so much to learn. But once you learn them they become life long friends. Or you realise the workflow is not for you and sell them! One new video on the Digitakt every day this week. Tomorrow is my first new song!

@SoundmanCH 5 лет назад

Sitting on my sofa in my beloved man cave, drinking a cup of coffee, Baloo my cat purring next to me, outside it’s cold, windy and rainy. Just a perfect day to watch BoBeats videos. Your videos bring me deep relaxation, contentment and happyness. They motivate me to tweak the gear in my little studio even more. They confirm that I have exactly the right hobby. I just wished I could beam you over from time to time, to talk shop a bit, and with that also introduce you to my Italian coffee machine and serve you some real coffee ;-)!

@BoBeats 5 лет назад

Thanks man!! Glad to hear it!!

@PrettyCoolDrumShow 2 года назад

Just picked one of these up today from my local shop, thanks so much for making these videos!!! So stoked to sample my drums with it 🥁🤓

@powernoid 7 лет назад

why am I learning to use something that I can't afford :((((((

@Nachtdwaler 7 лет назад

Save up for it!! Of course €750 at the end of the day is still alot of money, but you get alot of bang for your buck. Sample stuff, make a track, sample the track (as he showed) into just one pattern part, and still a lot of room left for other stuff. You could make entire tracks on this thing alone. I believe the price is VERY reasonable for this little box :)

@Hhyperspace 7 лет назад

Compared to other Elektron gear the price is not bad. Check out AMS they have affordable payment options w no credit.

@sp-404hypnodiqsoundjunkie8 7 лет назад

powernoid that's no excuse if you really want it enough. I've recently acquired a few expensive gadgets in just this year alone that I could never ever afford up front through one of those play as pay sites. there's a few good ones out there that are reasonable and don't charge any interest fees at all. just search for them or message me if you want the one that I use. they even do pre-orders. I'm getting the Digitakt the same way.

@powernoid 7 лет назад

I am saving but at this point the money is just to cover unexpected outgoings (car repair etc) and house improvements so if I drop what little cash I have on this I think I'll catch some heat from the mrs! I'll probably just wait until I comfortably afford one. needs > wants.

@sp-404hypnodiqsoundjunkie8 7 лет назад

powernoid I hear you bro. At this point my girl just gave up on even trying to bother saying anything about me buying new gear I don't NEED. It's addicting, but i keep seeing "one more thing" that i might be able to use and I always tell her it could be worst, at least I'm not strung out on crack, elemayo!😂 if I want it, I'm a get it.

@rnedp760 4 года назад

I'm soooo late to this party, but having only recently got my DT (late to that party too) this is a great 101. Thanks, Bo.

@bigkingsha 6 лет назад

I always depend on your reviews of these products man. You always tell it like it is! Keep doing your thing!

@theleastsignificantbit4794 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for taking the time to make this. It is helpful in the extreme!

@marcocelis2104 5 лет назад

This is the kind of tutorial although I see it for the first time , 2 years after it was published, I still have to say excellent video and a many thanks for your contribution !!!

@tonyduncan4416 7 лет назад

lmao!!! you sampled nick batt!! awesome!! good video too by the way!!

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

@pozsoz 7 лет назад

LOL I remember in a recent Sonic-Talk Nick Batt went on to recognise that "he seems to have become the PWM guy", greetings Bo

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

Yeah he is a living meme :)

@electricharmonyac7354 5 лет назад

Nick needs a song dedicated to his love for PWM. what a hilarious pick, Thanks BoBeats tossing one up for nick. it made me laugh

@AveMcree 7 лет назад

died at pulse width modulation 😂

@BottleMakesMusic 2 года назад

Super useful Bo. Just got my own Digitakt this week. Time for a deep dive!

@dudeabides6522 7 лет назад

I just wanted to thank you! I really appreciate your videos!!

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

+dude abides thank you!! :-)

@alanbouet-willaumez1390 7 лет назад

Excellent vidéo ! Wanted to get a circuit but I've made up my mind and now I want a digitakt. Totally different mindset

@danielkats9045 7 лет назад

Awesome video editing! Great tutorial making skills! Keep it up man!

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

Thank you my man!

@VinceWallace478 3 года назад

Thinking about buying a digitakt and I’m debating whether octatrack is worth the extra money. Does the digitakt really only have 33 seconds of sample memory? That’s not even more then the PO33 KO

@Will21st 6 лет назад

Bo, thank you so much, your videos solidified my choice to buy a digitakt as my Elektron starter synth.

@BoBeats 6 лет назад

Just remember its not actually a synth. But you can manage to get some cool synth tones out of it.

@Will21st 6 лет назад

yeah, I actually wanted to correct myself. I also have a Volca keys/bass/beats so should have a lot of fun and options. :-)

@BoBeats 6 лет назад

Awesome! You should be able to go midi out from Digitakt into Minilogue, using sync out from Minilogue into Volcas to chain them all together :)

@patrickpoggensee6333 3 года назад

Bob eats sounds like an interesting Channel as well.

@magicdave93 7 лет назад

Thanks so much for this video it's just what I need!

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

+Blade Lover glad I could help!

@christianforshaw3143 7 лет назад

thanks bo , this covered the waveform editor window thing I was asking on facebook about! well covered pal :)

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

Thanks mate!

@GlossyHooks 7 лет назад

Holy cow, that tiny screen interface reminds me of a Commodore 64. Nice groove you ended up with =)

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

Thanks mate! =) the screen is wicked. Probably the best new feature

@OrdioSoul 7 лет назад

really enjoying your vids man.. keep up the good work!

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

+OrdioSoul thank you sir!

@swillm3ister 3 года назад

Inspirational as always, Bo.

@pablospace 7 лет назад

So nice tutorial! 👌🏻

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

Thank you mate!

@deepvibez 3 года назад

Thanks man, great video!

@Klocaine237 2 года назад

This was a fun Vidgeo

@hopser2012 5 лет назад

Thx Bob!

@AmbientSky 4 года назад

Great and really helpful tutorial. Thank you!

@richardwilliams1310 6 лет назад

Would like to see someone use an Elektron Digitakt or Akai MPC Live or Pioneer DJS1000 or Toraiz SP16 to sample from live instruments directly using a di box, miked cab or guitar amp modeller or pedalboard or via a mixer like the QSC Touchmix 16 e.g. guitar, bass, acoustic drums, synths, dj setup - cdjs and turntables, electronic drums and use those short sampled clips as stems. Basically a hardware solution to play and perform live vs using an audio interface and daw for recording in a home studio. Sophisticated live looping setup for a one man band, lol.

@GDub83 7 лет назад

lol Poor nick. But he does love his PWM lol. Another informative video.

@tophfingerboards 7 лет назад

I've been using a Ronald SP-404-SX for my sampling and I love it, but the one thing it's missing is midi sync out. I've been using an Arturia Drumbrute to sync my loop pedal. If the sequencer on this thing sends a reliable midi clock, I could just sample my drum sounds into the Digitakt, sequence them on there, and have a much smaller set up. I'm looking forward to the rest of your videos. This looks like a piece of gear i'll need.

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

Thanks mate! Atm the Digitakt is having some midi issues (its detailed over on Elektronauts Forum) so atm its not super reliable as slave at least. Works better as master. Had no issues syncing up the Circuit Minilogue and Moog Mother 32

@tophfingerboards 7 лет назад

I'd be using it as a master. I'll check the forum out. I'm enjoying your videos man! keep it up.

@elmonsound1268 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the tutorial!!! Great!!! One question, how are the samples saved in the presest folder? Greetings

@BoBeats 4 месяца назад

Thanks! I dont quite remember exactly how and where they are saved. I believe they end up in a ”recordings” which u can access via the sample menu

@schepler2 7 лет назад

Great tutorial! So unlike the Octatrack, you can't record a perfect four bars of music through sheer automation? In other words, you're *always* going to need to visually examine the sample and trim it? (Not that it matters to me -- I could never get that feature to work on my OT!)

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

+schepler2 thanks mate! Yeah no record trigs. You can however set a threshhold and if you record something that is synced up or internal you will get an almost perfect loop

@fabriziocastillo3874 3 года назад

Epic video, thanks for making these. A quick question, what cable did you use to connect your phone to the digitak to get the samples? Thank you.

@dannyd1224 7 лет назад

Sonic Lab.....the show i watch when I'm bored as fuck lol....your vids too...haha

@seydevilchick8 5 лет назад

Seems pretty straight forward great review reminds me of a little Mpc how much sample time does it have & hold in its memory

@boing7644 5 лет назад

gosh I don't know, definitely not 33 seconds...

@fimkatube 7 лет назад

Bo, you just invented a new dictonary! 🙂 elektron -> English

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

Haha how is it pronounced in England?

@fimkatube 7 лет назад

You make complex logic comprehensible. 👍

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

thanks =)

@Heathcliff_hensel 7 лет назад

Is there any time-stretching capabilities?

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

Nope

@Hhyperspace 7 лет назад

On the next tell us what you think about the New encoders compared to the older ones. Ya?

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

They are more sensitive, you can do fine adjustments better, but they are also more "flimsy" in the sense that you sometimes have to be super careful not to change from say midi channel 1 to 2, because 1 step is so "delicate" if that makes sense. Other than that not much to say =)

@WHOISTUNA 7 лет назад

You are hero

@TobyBorrow 7 лет назад

Digitakt! Looks a lot of fun you are having today Bo. Is it 33 seconds mono or stereo

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

All samples are mono, so 33 sec that can be sampled in one go, but 64 mb total ram per project

@henrikpersson4698 2 года назад

i wish this unit had the headphone output on the top plate

@schepler2 7 лет назад

Second question: are the 1-16 buttons hard plastic like the previous Elektron machines? They look like soft rubber in pictures and video, yet they "click" like the hard plastic buttons.

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

+schepler2 they are hard plastic

@danpreston564 7 лет назад

Great vid, Bo. Can you tell me if the encoders are push down-able like on other elektron gear?

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

Yes, you can press them. I always say wrong and call them buttons, but thats because they ARE buttons too :D

@shmookyy9381 4 года назад

How can I hear what I’m sampling into the digitakt. Like let’s say I am sampling a drum machine... how do I hear what drum I’m sampling into the digitakt, while sampling. If any can answer that for me that would be amazing

@BoBeats 4 года назад

You just have to turn monitoring on. Its under the sampling menu ♥️

@shmookyy9381 4 года назад

BoBeats bless your soul

@musicgalaxy8832 7 лет назад

Its really an impressive piece of gear and your video rocks man! Congrats Do you know if Overbridge will let you record separate audio tracks easily on the DAW? NI Maschine is really hard to use on any daw's... looking for a replacement.

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

+Carlo Corrieri overbridge will support recording multiple tracks, but its not out yet (software)

@barronmarshall2331 7 лет назад

hi again bo: I think I will have to watch this a few times as I missed a few things that you were doing. I am mainly wondering how do I find all the sounds, drum kits, samples, etc. that are factory presets. so I am still confused just not as bad as I was before... thanks once again for all your hard work for us all.have a good one!blessings to your family!peace!

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

+barron marshall go to the src page, use the D knob (4th one) to get a list of sample splots. Select empty one. Press yes or maybe func+yes and you should see the sample directory on screen. There should be a folder called factory samples or similar. Go there. Select a sample but simply selecting it by pressing yes. Preview a sound by func+yes I think :-)

@barronmarshall2331 7 лет назад

thank you for the help bo! very good of you! I did read about a third of the manual...so far. hopefully I will figure this all out soon and know it as well as my sp 404 sx? but I do sincerely thank you for your help! I wish you and yours all good things! please have a great day!

@StuartLayton 7 лет назад

cool

@sweettea5581 7 лет назад

Please let me know what you used in min 6:45? Thanks

@sweettea5581 7 лет назад

PO-32 ?

@krakapoww 7 лет назад

Tomas Barta its not the 32, i cqnt remember the nr but its called arcade

@calderwood9641 5 лет назад

Can the line inputs provide phantom power for condenser microphones? Or are you only able to use non-powered microphones for sampling?

@BoBeats 5 лет назад

No phantom power!

@TheRealJustinMorgan 7 лет назад

Bo.. What is the sample storage organization like on the Digitakt? Seems like 2000 samples will be hard to scroll through? This would be a good idea for a short tutorial for you.

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

Sample storage is a bit cumbersome yes, at least for the samples you record yourself. But when you import samples you can make folders and sub folders with the transfer app. A good idea for a video for sure =) thanks

@mojodrum3215 7 лет назад

Hey Bo so I guess because it is mono it doesn't matter if you record from the left or right or both inputs the sound quality is still the same, is that correct?

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

I havn't really noticed any big difference but I assume that a stereo source can yield a little different results depending on panning and such if you just record L or R and not L/R.

@djlotri22 7 лет назад

Cool video. At the begining when you say there is 33 second of sampling time, the display shows up 33'00"...it looks like there is 33 minutes not seconds,Im I wrong?

@djlotri22 7 лет назад

Oh now I see how the counter works,indeed its the sec measure...Thx for the video!

@papertarrasque 7 лет назад

Hey Bo, thank you for your videos. I know that as a Swedish Viking, you won't say anything derisive about the Octatrack, but would you say that the Digitakt steps on the Octatrack's toes or do they occupy different spaces entirely? This question comes from a guy who still working through the learning curve of an Octatrack--alternating between wondering why I bought it instead of a drum machine and being extremely happy with the crazy sounds it comes up with.

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

+Chris Anderson thanks mate! Its a difficult question. Yes they can do similar things. Yet the fader, the scenes, the much deeper sampling simply makes the Octa something very different. If you value a quick workflow and do not need all the depth of the Ocha then maybe the Digi will suffice.

@papertarrasque 7 лет назад

Great! Then it's settled, I'll take both when I can afford it :o

@antonrkv1773 3 года назад

When I play project first in the grid mod, tracks with samples play something strange (just noise), when grid off (just play mod)then everything immediately fine. Did I set something wrong?

@PhantomViper 6 лет назад

damn that's a great tutor bro, and what microphone did you use?

@BoBeats 6 лет назад

Thanks! I think I was using the Röde Nt3

@Berindei_Stefan 7 лет назад

in your oppinion wich is the best for music production : teenage engineering op-1 or digitakt? :)

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

man that is hard Stefan... OP-1 is more all around... Digitakt has more options in terms of using it with a bigger system. If I would just use one of them and NOTHING else I would go for the OP-1

@Berindei_Stefan 7 лет назад

BoBeats I understand and thanks for replying 😊 i tought id ask you since you have them both and know very well how to work with them 🦁

@1430sl 5 лет назад

When I use the knobs to adjust the start and end of the sample, the bar moves very slowly. Why? Thanks!

@ricardogonzalez-om4gn 3 года назад

Hey there.. question.. am I able to connect this to my tascam DP 24 to record beats on the tracks on the tascam?

@davidsteffens3952 3 года назад

What about simply sampling your midi synth tracks? Is there a way to start sampling when you hit play?

@ezmirkasmala3125 Год назад

Hi there! Thanks for the vid! I was wondering if I could sample my guitar directly with a SM58 (guitar->pedalboard->amp->SM58->digitakt). Or is an interface/soundcard/preamp mandatory? Thanks a lot!

@atetraxx Год назад

Digitakt is an interface itself so you can do that. No extra equipment required. Maybe some speakers or headphones

@keenra 3 года назад

Alan Watts..... Nice.

@quantum_ocean 5 месяцев назад

Can someone tell me how this is better than Logic Pro? I can record, edit, and save samples in Logic faster than you could name a file with this thing... and I'm not limited to 8 tracks, or 64 MB sample storage...

@soundofwlad 5 лет назад

Peut on henrengistrer l audio pendant la lecture du preset

@dannyd1224 7 лет назад

are the effects inserts or sends? Im wondering with overbrdige if you'll have access to just the send channels if there are any....

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

They are send effects. My guess is that you wont have affects available in Overbridge.

@dannyd1224 7 лет назад

Speaking of effects....Do you have any hardware effects that could be controlled via midi? It would be interesting to see more of the midi capabilities/possibilities when it comes to that. Ive only seen a few vids on it....

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

I was thinking of doing something with Digitakt + Analog Drive that can be used via midi =)

@dannyd1224 7 лет назад

dude...you stole my idea! lol go check their drive vid on youtube i just commented about that lol hope you do it! could be very cool. good marketing too ;)

@Popart-xh2fd 5 лет назад

Is it possible to normalize a saved sample?

@Zeal808 3 года назад

It’s automatic

@zacdior9402 5 лет назад

Drop that synth! Hey, I'd love to drop this synth from approximately 100 metres up. These synths are huge, heavy and cool. Peace ✌️ out people

@daikuone 7 лет назад

Is the capacity 33 seconds total for all tracks or 33 seconds/track?

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

daikuone 33 seconds are always available for the sampler. Then you have 64 additional mb of ram for the samples that you load into the digi. So the 33 s is for recording samples and 64 mb is for loading samples that you actually play

@daikuone 7 лет назад

So, to be clear, with trigs, could I switch samples on the fly/ track, and play thru the whole 64mb of memory. Do you know the capacity in minutes of the 64mb? As a guitar player, want to understand my limitations for long samples.

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

Trigs are programmed per step, so you can change a sound per step basis to another sample. But you can only trigger 8 samples at one time since it only has 8 tracks that you can actually trigger live. But in a pattern you can program changes. I do not have any data on how long samples can be played

@foggydrifty 7 лет назад

BoBeats so would it be correct to say that each 8 audio tracks can have a 33 second sample on it? Or is it a total of 33 seconds for all 8 audio tracks? Also Bo, can the samples play freely of any type of master loop length? Thanks!

@wavelengthrecords-1 6 лет назад

foggydrifty Did you ever figure this out?

@andriebayuajie7801 6 лет назад

Can we have a metronome while sampling a guitar loop or bass?

@BoBeats 6 лет назад

Yepp

@discophone_6214 7 лет назад

Nice. This is pretty interesting machine. What are the weakpoints of it?

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

Oh there are several =) mono samples, no song mode, limited sampling capabilities etc..

@cronenbergj 5 лет назад

You can Record / Plug a Microphone directly to the Digitak ? Is it a Condeser Mic ? Waht about Phantom Power ?

@BoBeats 5 лет назад

You can use a dynamic mic but the volume might be low. This is an elektret mic which means battery powered condenser: röde nt3. Works super

@cronenbergj 5 лет назад

@@BoBeats Great Thanks :),,,i also thought that a regular condenser /dynamic without battery could not work .

@iqnill 7 лет назад

No sample chains.... I made soooo many for the Octatrack. :(

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

+Iq Nill i think you can use that, no?

@iqnill 7 лет назад

Then I'd have to set starts and ends for every hit individually... Probably easier to cut them up in software and dump into the Digitakt as sounds.

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

probably!

@knutSchevik 2 года назад

Can you sample stuff by playing live on the go? Like looping style playing?

@BoBeats 2 года назад

no you cant live loop, octatrack can do this

@knutSchevik 2 года назад

@@BoBeats thanks for answering! Im just wondering whats best fpr a live set. I have the arturia drumbrute, minibrute 2s , some guitar pedals and midi keyboard + guitar. I dont know what sequencer/grovebox to add for this setup. Any suggestions?? I appreciate your videos and tips very much 😊👌

@blaaaaaaaaaaaaargh 7 лет назад

Dumb question, but can you sample the midi data from external synths with this?

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

It does not seem like it on the current OS

@mpingo91 6 лет назад

How is it possible you connect a microphone directly to the Digitakt?

@BoBeats 6 лет назад

I just connected it using a cable :-) and this is a powered mic (röde nt3) but it works with a sm58 as well

@healthyhappyhero 3 года назад

BoBeats late to the party, but to connect a shure mic do you only need a xlr to 1/4 adapter?

@emobmx69 4 года назад

If i buy anything i will just tell my wife Bo made me do it.

@murahachibu 7 лет назад

Midi tutorial please. I'm struggling.

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

murahachibu today at 12 CEST so in about 1.5 hours :-)

@murahachibu 7 лет назад

BoBeats You read my mind. Woo hoo.

@BoBeats 7 лет назад

murahachibu i hope it helps you out. If there is something else you want me to cover just leave a comment on that vid

@murahachibu 7 лет назад

BoBeats Thanks so much. I'll definitely let you know!

@naturecollision 5 лет назад

L+R --- is it stereo?

@SirGromit 5 лет назад

No, it records L and R to a mono track

@realworldrider 7 лет назад

Hilarious that Elektron can't bring themselves to have a simple "record" button on their sampler like everyone else on Earth. They can't help making the simplest things confusing in their interfaces.

@luismedinarios9658 5 лет назад

A simple "record" button would limit how it could be used. Digitakts workflow isn't confusing for the sake of being complicated like you could argue the octatrack is at times, its just the simplest way to get all of the features crammed into a small box with as minimal buttons as possible