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Elektron Digitakt 8-voice Drum Computer and Sampler

8-voice Drum Machine, Sampler and Groove Sequencer, with 8 Audio Tracks, 8 MIDI Tracks, 64MB Sample Memory, and 1GB+ Onboard Storage
Rated 4.5/5 48 Item ID: Digitakt

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With a powerful digital sound engine, sampling capabilities, and a performance-friendly sequencer, the Elektron Digitakt excels on its own as well as being a sweet sequencer for your hardware synths. Load up sounds in the eight audio tracks — each with its own multi-mode filter and assignable LFO — and process them with Delay and Reverb send effects. Use the eight dedicated MIDI tracks to sequence external synth modules, keyboards, and MIDI-capable effects. While factoring in over 1GB of onboard storage, USB and MIDI connectivity, and Overbridge support, Sweetwater engineers concluded: the Elektron Digitakt is an extremely powerful digital drum machine and sampler.

Familiar Elektron sequencing

If you've used any of Elektron's analog series instruments, you'll be familiar with Digitakt's sequencer. Trig Conditions and Parameter Locks open up vast creative potential, allowing for each sequence step to have completely different sample and parameter values. The sequencer also features a +3 note offset on every step, allowing you to sequence chords up to four notes.

8 tracks for hardware MIDI sequencing

The Elektron Digitakt is an extremely capable drum machine for hardware rigs. In addition to its eight audio tracks, it packs eight additional sequencing tracks for external MIDI gear like synth modules and MIDI-equipped effects processors. You can create a completely hardware-based setup, or use Digitakt as a MIDI interface to send sequences from your DAW to external gear.

Take control from your DAW via Elektron Overbridge

Producers at Sweetwater love Elektron's Overbridge technology. Overbridge lets you integrate your Digitakt drum machine right into your DAW, routing audio to and from your hardware via a single USB cable. Better yet, you get a whole graphic user interface to control every major aspect of Digitakt, essentially turning it into a plug-in.

Elektron Digitakt 8-voice Drum Machine/Sequencer Features:

  • Sample-based drum machine with 64MB sample memory and over 1GB of onboard storage
  • 8 stereo audio tracks support one-shot samples and sample chains
  • 1 multimode-filter per audio track and 1 assignable LFO per track
  • Delay and Reverb send effects onboard
  • 8 MIDI tracks for sequencing external instruments
  • Powerful Elektron sequencing with Trig Conditions and Parameter Locks
  • MIDI sequencer features +3 note offset for every step for sequencing chords up to four notes
  • USB 2.0 connectivity, with support for Overbridge
  • MIDI In, Out, and Thru ports

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Tech Specs

  • Type: 8-voice Drum Machine/Sequencer
  • Pads: 16
  • Patterns: 128 patterns per project
  • Sequencer: 8 x MIDI tracks, 8 x audio tracks
  • Sampling: Yes
  • Effects: Delay, Reverb
  • Analog Inputs: 2 x 1/4" (left, right)
  • Analog Outputs: 2 x 1/4" (main out)
  • Headphones: 1 x 1/4"
  • MIDI I/O: In, Out (sync A), Thru (sync B)
  • USB: 1 x Type B
  • Storage: 64MB sample memory, 1GB +Drive Sound Library (up to 2048 sounds stored)
  • Software: Elektron Overbridge Basic
  • Power Source: 12V DC power supply (included)
  • Height: 2.5"
  • Width: 8.5"
  • Depth: 7.2"
  • Weight: 3.2 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 115001

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Customer Reviews

Rated 5/5

Awesome Drum Machine/ Sampler!!

Purchased my Digitakt a couple of weeks ago. My sale associate Mark Bruhn always provides that great Sweetwater service!
Had enough time to test it out. I have researched a lot of reviews on this unit before buying and the term "Steep learning curve" always came up. I disagree!
At first glance it can be intimidating. But, this machine and its functions are laid out very well. It is exactly what it says it is. A drum machine, sequencer, sampler!
It just depends on your workflow and how you intend to use the unit?
The sound and FX processing of this unit sound great! Sequencer does what it supposed to do.
I come from the old school drum programing, slice/chop sampling days. Worked on most of the machines through the decades. Too many to name. LOL! Great to get back to hands on programing!
You have to get into it to truly understand the beauty of it. (Tweak those knobs, manipulate a sample, use your ADSR and your brain!!
Elektron is going to have to work on smoothing out that ASIO/ DAW relationship.
Overall I'm very happy with my Digitakt and of course there's that Elektron Sound, Nice!!!
The Digitakt gives new life to your existing sounds and samples.
In the future I will follow up this review with update and more details as I discover what it can truly do.
Thanks Elektron and Sweetwater!!
Music background: Music Producer of many years.
Rated 5/5

Digitakt

This was EXACTLY what I was looking for, an amazing sample based groove box that can further sculpt audio... Midi capabilities are also INSANE I can use this as my main center piece if I want to work out of the box, or use it along with my daw and either way doesn't slow up the workflow!!! Oh, and This little thing shakes the foundation
Music background: Hip Hop engineer/producer
Rated 5/5

Excellent choice, awesome buying experience

The is the perfect little drum machine/ sampler, there's always something new to try around the corner.
The order shipped almost immediately and I had my product before I knew it.
The follow up from the Sweetwater rep was really nice too, I had no issues but if I had there would have no reason to reach out.
Rated 5/5

A game changer!

This little box has become central to my home setup. It is a mighty drum sequencer, a sampler than can cut up and mangle audio, and used to control other external gear. There's a reason this thing shows up on so many music influencer channels and videos. It's a pleasure to use and a very creative tool in my arsenal of synths and drum machines.
Music background: Home music producer.
Rated 5/5

Love it!

Crazy powerful, incredibly well-made, and relatively easy to learn yet still has a crazy amount of features. I primarily worked in DAWs without hardware before I ordered this but I use the Digitakt in just about every music session now. I actually use it to write my MIDI parts in DAW software synths now more often than not, the parameter locking and CC mapping is so power and feels so much better than writing automation with a mouse or using a regular midi controller.
The only thing I'm disappointed with is that I bought it like a week before the Syntakt was announced as I prefer synthesis over sampling, but this is still by far the most powerful device I own and definitely made me into an Elektron fan for life.
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