Elektron has given the Digitakt sampler and Digitone FM Synthesizer creative OS updates (1.2 & 1.3) including an improved sequencer, class-compliant audio over USB & more.
Surprise surprise. Elektron has today released two major firmware updates for the Digitakt sampler and Digitone FM Synthesizer. Bot hardware devices now act as a class-compliant audio interface and stream audio over USB. Also new is a long-awaited step recording mode with which you can enter notes and chords step by step into the sequencer. Plus, it has a jump mode/function that offers predefined points in a sequence. With these, you can jump through a sequence and navigate through them quickly and easily.
Another big new feature in both devices is a triggering probability that can be added to a sequence. The update also adds a trig preview function with which you can check the individual triggers before the track has reached them. Also, it brings a new functionality to preview a single step (including its parameter locks) on the sequencer for both audio & MIDI tracks.
Digitone/ Digitone Keys also feature now new play modes: poly, poly with mono LFOs, mono, mono legato. Digitakt can now randomly roll the sample slots together and the sample pool has been updated with a better organization: unused samples are now easier to delete. Other new features & improvements are:
Elektron Digitakt OS 1.2
- separated transport from clock send and receive settings in the sync menu
- Added snap values for the LEN parameter on the TRIG page.
- Added snap values for the LENGTH parameter
- active sequencer step is now indicated in CHROMATIC mode.
- Prevented MIDI feedback problems that could occur when pressing [STOP] twice.
- support for OS upgrades using Elektron Transfers Drop page.
- Moved the Audio Routing options for USB Audio to the SETTINGS > AUDIO ROUTING menu.
- Changed the default tempo mode to PATTERN TEMPO mode.
- Improved the visual feedback from the [REC] key in LIVE RECORDING mode.
- bugfixes
Elektron Digitone OS 1.3
- functionality to control Voice Reuse per track. It sets if the same note played twice should reuse the same voice, or cycle to use another free voice (default setting).
- [Digitone Keys] Added the possibility to select if the Pitch Bend and Mod wheel should affect only the currently selected track or all tracks simultaneously.
- Separated TRANSPORT from CLOCK send and receive settings in the SYNC menu.
- Digitone Keys] Added the possibility to select track in the Control In modulation setup.
- Added snap values for the LEN parameter on the TRIG page.
- Added snap values for the LENGTH parameter
- Restructured the SETTINGS menu.
- Added support for OS upgrades using Elektron Transfers Drop page.
- other improvements & bugfixes
Elektron Digitakt OS 1.2 & Digitone OS 1.3 are available now as a free download from the official website.
More information here: Elektron
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