save sound : FUNC + (SONG MODE)

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DESIGN & LAYOUT:

save project : FUNC + (SETTINGS)

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SAVES
temp save : FUNC + YES
ELEKTRON DIGITONE revert to saved state : FUNC + NO
CHEATSHEET
revert parameter page : [ PARAM ] + NO
v 1.16 F I ND MO R E A T D A V EM E CH . LI V E
revert sound : TRACK + NO

chorus page : FUNC + [ SYN2 ]

grid recording mode : REC delay page : FUNC + [ FLTR ]

PAGES
live recording mode : REC + PLAY reverb page : FUNC + [ AMP ]
MODES

step recording mode : REC + STOP master pages : FUNC + [ LFO ], [ LFO ]
toggle step rec mode type : REC + STOP, STOP sound setup menu : FUNC + [ TRIG ]
quick mute mode : FUNC scale menu : FUNC + PAGE
mute mode : FUNC + BANK
toggle mute mode type : FUNC + BANK, BANK fill : HOLD PAGE
cue fill : YES + PAGE
GRID RECORDING MODE

OTHER
latch fill : HOLD PAGE + YES *
parameter lock : TRIG + PARAMS control all : MIDI + PARAMS
add lock trig : FUNC + TRIG revert to pre-control all : NO ( WHILE STILL HOLDING MIDI )
shift sequence left/right : FUNC + LEFT / RIGHT pattern mute track : PTN + TRACK
clear trig’s parameter locks : TRIG + PLAY nudge tempo : LEFT / RIGHT
change root note of trig : TRIG + UP / DOWN change octave range : UP / DOWN
edit notes of trig : TRIG + NOTE randomize page parameters : [ PARAM ] + YES
microtime trig : TRIG + LEFT / RIGHT * ( RELEASE PAGE BEFORE YES )

preview trig : TRIG + YES

sound lock: TRIG + LEVEL PLOCKS parameter locks [ PARAM ] the [trig], [syn1],
TRACK the four track buttons [syn2], [fltr], [amp]
LIVE RECORDING MODE and [lfo] pages
NOTE note edit menu button

erase locks on playhead position : HOLD NO + PRESS ENCODER LEGEND TRIG an actual trigger
PARAMS the encoders
controlling
you enter into
WHILE SEQUENCER PLAYS the parameters
the sequencer
exit live recording mode : PLAY ALGO algorithm
NOTE TRIG red trig that
triggers sounds OPS operators
STEP RECORDING MODE
LOCK TRIG yellow trig that FB feedback
add rest : NO only triggers C:M carrier:modulator
change active step : LEFT / RIGHT plocks, not sounds (for ratio settings)
SOUND all parameter settings
show keyboard : FUNC
from [syn1], [syn2], [fltr],
enter trig with hold length : FUNC + YES + NOTE TRIG
[amp] and [lfo] pages
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you can copy and paste basically anything. FUNC + REC = copy, on [ SYN 1 ] page 2, use ratio offsets 20 16 Hz
FUNC + STOP = paste. holding certain buttons, like a [ PARAM ] page, for chords. 3-note chords: algo 3&7. 30 33 Hz
or TRIGS in the sequencer plus REC / STOP works as well. 4-note chords: algo 7 — * +1 ratio 40 66 Hz

TABLES
TIPS & TRICKS

50 132 Hz
in scale mode pressing PAGE adds pages to the sequence length.

FILTER CUTOFF
60 264 Hz
pressing a TRIG sets the sequence length within an active page. major 0 .260 .498 70 528 Hz

FREQUENCY
ESTIMATES
to copy/paste a track’s sound + sequence to another track minor 0 .189 .498 80 1056 Hz
you need to copy/paste both separately. diminished 0 .189 .414 90 2112 Hz
diminished 7th 0 .189 .414 .682 100 4224 Hz
you can copy basically anything from one project to another.
110 8448 Hz
pattern mutes ( purple ) are saved with a pattern. half diminished 0 .189 .414 .782
120 16896 Hz
augmented 0 .260 .587
change LOCK TRIGS to NOTE TRIGS by pressing them.
5th 0 .498
change NOTE TRIGS to LOCK TRIGS by FUNC + pressing them.
WORKFLOW

(dominant) 7th 0 .260 .498 .782 the B level parameter [SYN2]

[ PLOCKS are kept in both cases. ] controls both B1 and B2
major 7th 0 .260 .498 .888 operators’ modulation depths:
you can perform most sequencer actions on multiple trigs simultaneously. minor 7th 0 .189 .498 .782
while holding a trig in GRID RECORDING mode, press the suspended 4th 0 .335 .498
NOTE EDIT button to change the notes. press YES to confirm. suspended 2nd 0 .122 .498
7 sus 4th 0 .122 .260 .498

CHORDS

LEVEL
randomize [ PARAM ] pages. added 9th 0 .260 .498 .122*
added 4th 0 .260 .335 .498
CONTROL ALL probability: PROB parameter on the [ TRIG ] page. 0 43 64 85 127
WRITERS

added 6th 0 .260 .498 .682 PARAMETER VALUE

shift track’s sequence to left or right.
BLOCK

low depth square wave LFO on ratio(s). TO CALCULATE SYNCED LFO SPEEDS IN NOTE LENGTH:
copy/paste a pattern’s sequence to a pattern with different sounds. Multiply SPEED by MULT. If the product is > 128, divide it by 128. This
results in note lengths below a whole note. If the product is < 128, divide

LFO
to create harmonic sounds: C:M ratio 1:1, or an M ratio divisible by the C 128 by the product. This results in note lengths above a whole note.
ratio to an integer, creates only harmonic sidebands. other C:M ratios also EXAMPLE 1 : EXAMPLE 2:
create inharmonic sidebands. MULT 64 * SPEED 32 = 2048 / 128 = 16. MULT 2 * SPEED 4 = 8. 128 / 8 = 16.
FM TIPS & TRICKS

to create harmonics below the initial fundamental frequency: A single LFO cycle takes 1/16th note. A single LFO cycle takes 16 whole notes.
when C:M is not 1:1 and M is not twice that of the C ratio or higher.
take it easy: adjust parameters slowly. that way you will find SQUARE: 2 ops with FB — C:M = 1:2 — mod depth = 57 — feedback = 34
the sweet spots. often small changes can have a big effect in FM.
SAWTH: 2 ops with FB — C:M = 1:1 — mod depth = 65 — feedback = 25- 57
harmonics parameter: fm creates complex structures with simple

SOUND DESIGN
CLASSIC PLUCKY BASS: use two ops with FB — C:M = 1 : 1.50
sine waves. changing operators’ waveforms will generate a lot more
harmonics and can result in harsh sounds quickly. mod depth = 92 — feedback = 10 - 20 —
op key scaling 127 (sound setup) — play at -2 octaves
randomize offsets: randomize the second page of [ SYN 1 ]. it will provide
ANALOG INSTABILITY: 2≥ ops (FB opt.) — detune: 0 - 64
a somewhat controlled randomization that can generate interesting new
ideas from sounds you already designed. LFO 1: — dest = pitch all depth = 0.01 - 0.15 — mult = 2 or 4 —
LFO 2: dest = fb/harmonics/mod level — depth = 0.01 - 1.00
to make a sound less stale: any of the following or combination: detune at
KICK: 2≥ ops with FB — C:M = 1:1 (experiment) — LFO: dest = pitch all
64 and lower, offset modulator(s) with 0.01 - 0.04, slow-ish LFO with very
low depths on feedback, harmonic, pitch all, mod levels, drive etc. wave = exponential — depth = 1.00 - 10:00+ (experiment)
mult = 32 — speed = to taste — [ SYN 2 ]: ENV decay: 0 - 20 — ENV end: 0
to get out of the ‘endless tweaking’ pit: try challenging yourself to set a
A level: 10 - 127 — [ SYN 1 ]: FB: 0 - 30 — FLTR: mode: hp — cutoff: 15 - 40
MODULATION

timer for 10 minutes per sound, create a groove within an hour,

FREQUENCY

res: 5 - 75 — optional: snappy low depth ENV

or create a complex rhythmic sound using only 1 voice.
DUB CHORD STAB: saw starting point — play minor (opt. add9) — LFO 1:
POINTS
START

play mode poly m.LFO: digitone has two LFO’s per voice. if you want to
dest = A mod level — LFO 2: dest = filter env depth — depth = 5 - 20
play a polyphonic patch on a track with a predictable LFO, go into sound
setup ( FUNC + TRIG ), scroll down to play mode’. set it to ‘poly m.lfo’. for filter: mode = lp — settings to taste, use env — REVERB: dark (hp + lp,
this track each voice’s LFO’s will sync to the first note played in a chord. fb shelf gain = 80) — DELAY: dark (hp + lp, fb = 90 - 110)