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Elektron Digitakt £659

The Swedes’ new digital sampling drum machine boasts Elektron

depth at a lower price. Si Truss makes some taktful remarks

CONTACT WHO: Elektron WEB: www.elektron.se KEY FEATURES Standalone sampling drum machine with built-in sequencer.

Features eight sample tracks and eight MIDI tracks for external sequencing. I/O: 2x 1/4-inch jack in, 2x 1/4-inch jack main outs, 1x 1/4-inch jack

headphone out, MIDI In, MIDI Out, MIDI Thru, USB (for computer/Overbridge connection) DIMENSIONS: 215x176x63mm WEIGHT: 1.45kg

REVIEWS

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FM | REVIEWS Elektron Digitakt £659 The Swedes’ new digital sampling drum machine boasts Elektron depth at a lower price. Si Truss makes some taktful remarks CONTACT KEY FEATURES WHO: Elektron WEB: www.elektron.se Standalone sampling drum machine with built-in sequencer. Features eight sample tracks and eight MIDI tracks for external sequencing.
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Elektron Digitakt | Reviews THE PROS & CONS + Flexible and powerful sound engine Deep sequencing capabilities Fast sampling workflow - No direct USB or SD sample transfer port Occasionally unintuitive workflow Full Overbridge functionality is an additional purchase D espite having several quality synths to their name, along with last year’s Analog Heat and Drive effects, Swedish outfit Elektron are arguably best known for their cult drum machines and sequencer-driven grooveboxes.
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Reviews | Elektron Digitakt THE ALTERNATIVES Akai MPC Live £969 Akai’s new standalone MPC offers sampling, MIDI sequencing and full audio recording and editing. www.akaipro.com Elektron Analog Rytm £1299 Digitakt’s bigger sibling combines sample playing with a meaty analogue drum engine. www.elektron.se ‘holds’ a recorded audio clip until it’s manually cleared, it’s easy to slice multiple hits out of longer chunks of audio.
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Elektron Digitakt | Reviews overdrive are particularly good at adding extra body and grit to sounds, and the sample manipulation and looping tools mean Digitakt can take things into esoteric territory well beyond simple one-shot sampling. The global delay and reverb sound great too – each has its own edit window with the usual size, edit and width controls, making both solid tools for adding that finishing touch of atmosphere and space to patterns.