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3.3 SETTING UP AND STARTING THE DIGITAKT II

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# 3.3 SETTING UP AND STARTING THE DIGITAKT II

3. PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS
3.2 REAR CONNECTORS
1.	 POWER, Switch for turning the unit on and off.
2.	 DC In, Input for power supply. Use the included PSU-3c power adapter, connected to a power outlet.
3.	 USB, For connecting the unit to a computer and for MIDI-control. Use the included A to B USB 2.0 con­
nector cable to connect to a computer host.
4.	 MIDI THRU/SYNC B, Forwards data from MIDI IN. Can also be configured to send DIN sync to legacy
instruments. Use a standard MIDI cable to connect another MIDI device in the chain12 dB/octave
5.	 MIDI OUT/SYNC A, MIDI data output. Can also be configured to send DIN sync to legacy instruments.
Use a standard MIDI cable to connect to MIDI In of an external MIDI device.
6.	 MIDI IN, MIDI data input. Use a standard MIDI cable to connect to MIDI Out of an external MIDI device.
7.	 IN L/R, Audio inputs used for external sources for sampling or audio processing. Use either a 1/4” (Tip/
Ring/Sleeve) phone plug (balanced connection) or a 1/4” mono phone plug (unbalanced connection).
8.	 OUT L/R, Main audio outputs. Use either a 1/4” (Tip/Ring/Sleeve) phone plug (balanced connection) or
a 1/4” mono phone plug (unbalanced connection).
9.	 HEADPHONES, Audio output for stereo headphones. Use 1/4” (Tip/Ring/Sleeve) phone plug.
3.3 SETTING UP AND STARTING THE DIGITAKT II
Make sure you place the Digitakt II on a stable support, such as a sturdy table, with sufficient space for the
cables. Make sure to switch off all devices before you connect the Digitakt II to other devices.
1.	 Plug the supplied DC adapter to a power outlet and connect the small plug to the 12 V DC In on the
Digitakt II.
2.	 Connect OUT L/R from the Digitakt II to your mixer or amplifier.
3.	 To control the Digitakt II from a computer, connect a USB cable between the computer and the USB
connector of the Digitakt II.
4.	 If you want to use MIDI to control the Digitakt II, connect the MIDI OUT port of the device you wish to
send data from to the MIDI IN port of the Digitakt II. The MIDI THRU port duplicates the data arriving
at the MIDI IN port, so it can be used for chaining MIDI units together. Connect the MIDI OUT port of
the Digitakt II to the MIDI IN port of the of the device you want to control if you want to use Digitakt II to
control other devices using MIDI.
5.	 If you want to sample or process audio from external sources, connect the audio source to IN L/R or via
USB (sampling only).
6.	 Switch on all units. Switch on the Digitakt II by pressing the Power switch located at the back of the unit.

4. DIGITAKT II SOUND ARCHITECTURE
4. DIGITAKT II SOUND ARCHITECTURE
The illustrations below show the Digitakt II’s sound architecture, with its 16 stereo audio voices, three send
effects (chorus, delay and reverb), and master effects (compressor, master overdrive).
4.1 AUDIO VOICES
SRC
MACHINE
BR
OVERDRIVE
SRR
FILTER
MACHINE
AMP
BASE-WIDTH
FILTER
FILTER
ENVELOPE
AMP
ENV
PAN
TO MIXER
CHO, DEL,
REV SEND
SRR POST FILTER
TRK
LEV
AMP
4.2 EFFECTS
MIXER
COMPRESSOR
FROM AUDIO VOICES
FROM INPUT L/R
OUTPUTS L/R
REVERB RETURNS
PRE
COMP
POST COMP
FROM USB
DELAY
SEND
CHORUS
DELAY
FROM EFFECT SENDS
TO MIXER
TO MIXER
REVERB
SEND
REVERB
SEND
REVERB
TO MIXER
DELAY RETURNS
CHORUS RETURNS
MASTER
OVERDRIVE

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