7.5 SAMPLING FROM THE EXTERNAL INPUTS
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# 7.5 SAMPLING FROM THE EXTERNAL INPUTS 7. QUICK START press and hold the [ARROW] keys [LEFT] or [RIGHT] to nudge the tempo 10% up or down temporarily. Release the key to revert to the original tempo. To tap a tempo setting, hold the [FUNC] key and tap the [TEMPO] key in a steady rhythm. After four consecutive taps the average tempo of the taps will be calculated. By continuing tapping, the average tempo will keep on updating. You can also use an extrnal MIDI controller to tap the tempo by sending note C0 on the selected FX CONTROL MIDI channel. When in the TEMPO menu (and with PROJECT tempo mode selected), holding [FUNC] while turning DATA ENTRY knob A will not change the tempo to the selected value until the [FUNC] key is released. While doing this, “PREP.” flash in the bottom left corner of the screen. Nudging the tempo is very handy when manually syncing Digitakt II to a turntable or an external sound source. Note that you do not need to be in the TEMPO menu to nudge the tempo. DATA ENTRY knob D to adjust the swing setting of the pattern, to employ a propulsive, rhythmic groove. The swing ratio can be set to 51-80%. The default setting is equal spacing, 50%. 7.3.2 METRONOME The metronome settings controls the internal metronome of the Digitakt II. Use the DATA ENTRY knobs to change the settings. METRO activates/deactivates the metronome. You can also press [TEMPO] + [YES] to toggle the metronome on/off. SIG. controls the note and beat measure of the metronome time signature. PREROLL controls for how many bars the metronome will sound before the sequencer starts playing. This setting is only relevant when you are in LIVE RECORDING mode. VOL controls the volume of the click. 7.4 EDITING PARAMETERS Each track has six PARAMETER pages. Press [PARAMETER] keys TRIG, SRC, FLTR, AMP, FX, and MOD to access the different PARAMETER pages. These parameters affect the sound and signal in various ways. 1. Make sure a pattern is playing. 2. Press [TRK] + [TRIG] keys 1–16 to select a track. 3. To change, for example, the cutoff of the filter, press the [FLTR] key to open the FILTER page. The parameter labeled FREQ changes the cutoff of the filter. Turn DATA ENTRY knob E to change the parameter value, and hear how the sound is affected. Try out the rest of the PARAMETER page parameters to explore a variety of sound shaping possibilities. 7.5 SAMPLING FROM THE EXTERNAL INPUTS Digitakt II can also sample audio. It can sample audio from external sources, via the external inputs, and it can also sample audio internally from the Digitakt II itself. 1. Connect your audio source to the IN L/R inputs of the Digitakt II. 2. Press [SAMPLING] to access the SAMPLING menu and then use DATA ENTRY knob A to set SOURCE to IN L R. 3. Keep an eye on the input level meter and play the audio source and make sure that the volume of the audio source is as strong as possible, but without clipping or distorting. Set MON to POST MIX to monitor the incoming audio through the Digitakt II’s mixer and effects. 4. Again, with an eye on the input level meter, use DATA ENTRY knob D to set THRESHOLD just above the indicated background noise of the audio source (when it is not playing). 5. Use R.LEN to set the length of the sampling. 6. Switch ARM to ON to arm the sampler and then play the sound source. When the input audio exceeds the set THRESHOLD level, sampling will start. 7. Press [YES] when you want to stop sampling, or with an R.LEN setting of 1–128, the sampling stops automatically. The sampling also stops if it reaches the max sampling time (66 seconds). The Digitakt II then automatically normalizes the sample. 8. Use the DATA ENTRY knobs E and H to set the parameters TRIM START and TRIM END to trim the sample to the desired length. You can use the DATA ENTRY knob F to zoom in and out to make it easier to see where to trim the sample. Use [FUNC] + F to zoom vertically. Use knob G to position the 7. QUICK START zoom focus area. [FUNC] + G moves the trim selection left or right. When zoomed, pressing [LEFT] will jump to the START trim point, and [RIGHT] will jump to the END trim point. Press [FUNC] + [YES] to preview the sample. DATA ENTRY knobs D selects the way the sample will be previewed. One shot, Looping, One shot (without having to hold the shortcut all the way), Looping (without having to hold the shortcut all the way). The preview is played back by the voice of the active track. Make sure to select an audio track as active track. 9. Press [YES] to save the sample. 10. Name the sample and press [YES] again to confirm the save. 11. Press [TRACK 1–16] to select the track to where you want to assign the sample. For more information, please see “13. SAMPLING” on page 68. 8. DIGITAKT II CONTROLS 8. DIGITAKT II CONTROLS 8.1 TRIG KEYS The [TRIG] keys have several uses, including for example, trigging an audio/MIDI track from the active pat tern. (When sequencer recording is deactivated). They are also used for placing trigs in GRID RECORDING mode. When pressed in combination with the [PTN] and [SONG] keys, they select patterns and songs. The [TRIG] keys light up to indicate the position of placed trigs and to indicate the selected bank and track. 8.2 ROTARY ENCODERS The MAIN VOLUME is an absolute encoder, spanning roughly 320 degrees from its left extreme to its right extreme. The LEVEL/DATA and DATA ENTRY knobs (with which you set various parameter values), are relative encoders which may be spun any number of turns. Pressing and turning these encoders will change their associated values at a greater speed. 8.3 KEY BEHAVIOR As a group, the track selection keys ([TRIG] keys) have radio button functionality, i.e. when a new track is set to be active, the previous one is simultaneously deactivated. Only one track can be selected at a time. Likewise, the group consisting of the six [PARAMETER] keys have radio button functionality. 8.4 MIDI NOTES Some functions can be triggered by sending MIDI note values from an external MIDI device (a MIDI key board or a computer, for example) connected to the Digitakt II via a standard MIDI cable or a USB 2.0 A to B connector cable. Of the 128 notes in the standard MIDI range, Note numbers 0–15 correspond to notes C0 through to D#1, the leftmost octave (which is sometimes called C2–D#2 in certain applications). These notes will trigger the preset of track 1 through track 16, respectively (provided they are set to their default channels 1-16). These notes values map to each of the sixteen tracks, regardless of which track is active. MIDI note numbers 16–84, that corresponds to notes E2–C7 (C5, MIDI note 60, being middle C) will trigger the preset of the active track in it’s chromatic variations (as if played by the [TRIG] keys in KEYBOARD mode, see section below), from lowest to highest pitch. MIDI program change messages 0–127 will select pattern 1–128 (A01–H16) on the Digitakt II. Additionally, MIDI CC and NRPN messages can be sent to control various aspects of the Digitakt II. For more informa tion, please see “APPENDIX B: MIDI” on page 109. 8.5 MODES There are several modes of operation on the Digitakt II that decides what action the [TRIG] keys perform when pressed. 8.5.1 KEYBOARD MODE Press [KEYBOARD] to enter KEYBOARD mode. In this mode, you can play the preset of the active audio track (or send MIDI notes if you have an active MIDI track). With KB SCALE set to CHROMATIC and KB FOLD set to OFF the [TRIG] keys will light up in a pattern that resembles an octave of a piano keyboard layout. Only lit keys are playable. Press [TRK] + [TRIG 1–16] keys to select the track you want to play. Press the trig keys to change the note pitch of the preset. The range from [TRIG 9] key to [TRIG 16] key is one octave. The whole note range you can trig for spans a little more than 10 octaves (C0–G10) You can transpose the keyboard 4 octaves up and 5 octaves down from the middle octave. Press [KEY BOARD] + [UP]/[DOWN] to transpose the virtual keyboard up or down in octave steps. With U/D KEY MODE set to KB OCT, just press [UP]/[DOWN] to transpose the virtual keyboard when you are in KEY BOARD mode. For more information, please see “14.7.4 U/D KEY MODE” on page 82. Notes trigged can be recorded on the sequencer in LIVE RECORDING mode. Find out how this is done in section “10.2.3 LIVE RECORDING MODE” on page 42. The active state of KEYBOARD mode (the portion of the keyboard currently visible on the [TRIG] keys) is not stored per pattern but stays in the state as it was last set. Press [KEYBOARD] again to exit KEYBOARD mode. 8.5.2 KEYBOARD SETUP MENU Press [FUNC] + [KEYBOARD] to open the KEYBOARD SETUP menu. Here you get a graphical view of which notes the [TRIG] keys play. Press [UP]/[DOWN] to transpose the keyboard up or down an octave.
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