Song made on Digitone Keys Only! // Compact Creations 013 

Since I decided at age 48 that I should actually get myself some music stuff and play, I’ve found you consistently inspiring and flat out entertaining. Thank you!

4:48 a great comment I once read said "when I press record 90% of my skill dissapears" that red button is evil.

You got me into this, Ricky. Thank you! Tedious extended and repeated stays in hospital has seen the Digitone and your channel keeping me sunny side up. Bless you and may the hertz be with all your endeavours... ❤️

6:16 is it just me or did the sirens actually sound really good in the mix lol

high quality upload as always. and shoutout to Jeremy!! keeping the youtube circle of great electronic music content tight 👊🏻

Been trying to learn electronic music for roughly three years, was starting to feel discouraged (for the umpteenth time). This video fixed my mindset and motivation! Thanks Ricky, huge fan.

"Am I tripping, or is this gear fucking up?" a question I ask myself every time I make electronic music.

Smooth track as always, keep it up with the awesome content !

Thanks for the continued effort doing Compact Creations. In fact, your series did inspire a take on the idea of my own just today.

One of your best Video Ricky.

That Record mode amnesia, the producer’s curse

“5, 6, remember the notes” lol

Excellent little tutorial and funky jam. Head was bobbin while coding.

It’s an odd split but I’m torn between the Digitone Keys and the Novation Peak for my first poly.. both sound so lush but I love the glitchy sounds the FM synthesis can produce. I’m way more familiar with analog mono knob per functions synths and even semi modular.. I don’t hate menu divining. what would be a better route.

me: "alright i'm ready to buy this" ricky: "oh yea it's a midi controller too" me: "oh fUCK I WANNA BUYS THIS MORE"

Bring back the coffee! Funny how not having to wire up something like the keystep frees up your mind.

very nice! I just purchased one myself - I prefer it over the desktop version for sure, but if you do end up hooking this up to Ableton can you please do a tutorial video showing how you set it all up hardware/software wise

I knew after reading all the hate this keyboard initially received upon release it would probably be something I like, now I definitely want one after seeing it in action. Nice demo as always.

Bought one after seeing this video and loopop's - it is fabulous

good stuff as always

I was curious how drums worked on it and enjoyed seeing how you made the drum track using just one pattern.

I'm wondering if they played t the keybed to the side like that for a smaller footprint. I'm still tryna warm up to the look of it lol

Toraiz Squid has the awesome Time Warp feature so you never have to forget a cool part again!

I love Capture haha. The best stuff comes out of me when I don't have to worry and just play around.

Amazing video. You really capture the spirit of the synths you show us.

Really curious for your take on the Korg Opsix. Looks like a very cool platform for FM sound design.

Totally happy with the DN as it is, but nice video! "Hit record and forget what you just did.." haha this happens sooo often to me too

Or Jomox alpha bass drum synthesizer would love to see you mess with it

nice vibes broski .. Diff Neve seen that type of setup !!

I bought my Digitone Keys because of this video. I was interested but this put it over the top.

Is the "KB CHORD" feature able to be sent out Midi to an external synth? Thanks.

this feeds my gas for digitone

“I hit record and completely forget what I was trying to do” this sounds familiar to me. Can you tell me how this synth differs from using the one without a keyboard and adding a midi keyboard to it?

Also... I would definitely mtb, snowboard, and ski to this track

You the truth my friend, thanks for the video. ✊🏾

Hello Ricky. Have you Digitone keys yet since you had made this review? Could you advice me this machine for the first serious instrument groovebox?

Does anyone else not really gel with the DN? It makes so many sounds but I don’t know how I’d ever use half of them in music... 😄😄

Great playing and performance! Can you make a video using it with Ableton Live?

How will the overbride change the way you use your digitone or digitone?

Do you think this synth would go good with a eurorack? Or would it be better getting individual hardware? Like a drum machine/sequencer/some type of keys I’d like to just phase my desktop completely out of my setup hence building a eurorack

Any more Blackbox videos with other equipment coming soon?

Hey, is this and a Vermona Perfourmer mk2 a good combo?

This looks great!! How many bars can a sequence be in the digitone? This could be the second brain to play a song while loading a new project in mpc live and also the main synth for it!!

Do you still have this i want to add it to my FM garden i think it looks awesome

I find this keyboard to be the best looking and sturdiest midi keyboard I've stumbled across. I'd love to buy something as polished as this if it was available as a standalone midi controller. Can anyone mention a midi keyboard that comes even close?

when you have voice stealing going and layer everything together on the voice page you can get some crazy stuff happening

You think they will drop an AnalogKeys MkII?? I hope so....

I want one of these so bad.

I’m sold on the digitone keys. I’m gonna get one. Btw, Can u tell me what is the ultimate stand alone recording studio solution for audio capture, mixing and mastering?

Great video 👍

Appreciate 🙏

This thing is awesome, thinking of selling 4 synths to but this one

Wow your really good man

...wow!!!

@Ricky Tinez, Dude, you should try "mastering" your PO-33 through the Digitone's Master page. I've been using it on mine all the time lately and it's pretty incredible how much depth and life the stereo separation, reveb and chorus can add to those lofi, mono beats. I actually use my Digitone more for finishing off other hardware than I do as its own synth anymore (though it is glorious for that too).

Hi Ricky, and thanks for maybe passing by and reading. I wanted to ask for your help with my digitone (that's why I'm using this post), specifically regarding Overbridge Digitone inside of Ableton. I've already read many posts about overbridge not recognising Digitone plugin inside of ableton and most user solved this problem lowering the buffer size both on overbridge and in ableton. I did the same thing but my Digitone gets recognised by Digitone app standalone but not in Ableton Live. I also read that Overbridge is compatible with Digitone firmware 1.40 and I upgraded my digitone to 1.41: could this be the problem? Please please help me solve this problem because Digitone inside of ableton could improve my workflow so much!!!!!! :) Last thing: when using digiton plugin inside of ableton, can I still use my Focusrite USB Audio as main interface, while using Digitone via usb in ableton? Thank you so so so much for any help and suggestion. Love your channel and keep up the great work and your commitment as always. greets from Italy

8: 46 Same here.....as a fresh Digitoner, i already know that this voice thing will be used on purpose.......a lot.

I love Elektron and their ways of designing their products. And even more with this Keys. But the keys themselves sound really cheap and lightweight. Am I right?

nice beat

hey broski,can I have that other digitone?

Slick beat

Use the sirens, sample and use them!

4:41 why does that alllllways happen???? I can play it over and over again UNTIL hitting record too

cool =)

4:35 This is me every time I try to record something.

Had no idea this existed

Ricky Tinez type beat

Why didn't you just use your original Digitone with a MIDI controller? I use the keystep and get the same results that were achieved here.

Ricky, I *really* like the calmness of your videos and your very good understandable American English! Also, nice meeting you at Moogfest 2019 in Durham with Ziv and Matriarch and ... 😉 Best from Germany, Stefan

this thing isnt all that expensive when you compare it with other synths with keys.. i think it can be very useful in the studio

4:45 All the time!

Can u upload this track on Spotify, great job!

Now I want more stuff :’((

4:43 story of my life

Do the mod wheels feel far away?

Weird The digitone has a midi in pu i mean out put what ever Take a midikeyboard and midi cables and connect to your digitone ;) And save money and destopworkspace

I also play the perfect thing, hit record, and forget :/

didn't you say you put the digitone away because you ended up making songs with it instead of , making use of the deep fm possibilities?

This or the opsix? I love electron and own a Digitakt. The opsix looks cool and accessible, I need help 😳

I also have whenirecordusiforgeticus syndrome hahaha

cool..--

Were iz the song?!?

I'm not going to lie... I really want the Digiorno Keys

For some reason to my ears it didn't sound as polished and seamlessly mixed as your other stuff but the loop itself was soooooo good. Next stop your soundcloud (finally).

You gotta be more careful fishing;)

did this become deci?

digi as in digital no?

Ricky, why you so smooth?

Had one. Sold it. These FM stuff - not for me. oh, and the price! XD

Hi Ricky, You say you love learning but that's why I watch your videos because so do I. I've picked up loads of tips from you, plus your video's are well made, look nice and are genuinely interesting and entertaining. I don't own a digitone and can't imagine I ever will(never say never though, right?)but I bet pick some kind of practical tip up from this video. You have a further 12 minutes to prove me right or I'm unsubscribing😜.

The way you say “Digitone” 😂😂 is that the same way you say Digital??

If you had a Prophet 08 would you sell if for this?

Its great, but how would it have been "the perfect ultimate fm synthesizer" when it only has 4 operators?

Dear Elektron, as your CEO, let’s go ahead and allow Ricky to keep the Digitone.

Slow it down and it might sound good

12:48 your coughXpandercough

I still think it's not cool that Elektron glued a keyboard onto the Digitone, then charges double for Digitone Keys. Nice video, though. Had a Digitone, but it was defective, so I returned it to Guitar Center and got an Arturia MiniBrute 2S.

If you were stuck on an island you’d take what??? The link goes to some medical app

It blows my mind that Elektron would not give you this. This video has what, 50,629 views? So if 1% of potential buyers pulled the trigger on this because of this video...?

I do that record and forget ALL THE TIME! fuck me