User Manual

9. PATTERNS, KITS, SOUNDS, AND SAMPLES
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DELETE deletes the Sound.
SELECT ALL selects all Sounds in the list.
DESELECT ALL deselects all Sounds in the list.
TOGGLE enables or disables write protection for the selected Sounds. When a Sound is write protected
it cannot be overwritten, renamed, tagged or deleted. A write protected Sound has a padlock symbol
next to its name
SEND SYSEX sends the selected Sounds as SysEx data.
• Sounds in the +Drive Sound library are organized into eight banks, ranging from A to H.
Each bank can contain 256 Sounds. Use the [TRIG A–H] keys to view only Sounds located
in a specific bank.
• You can preview the currently selected Sound by pressing the [TRIG 1–8] key of the active
track. All Sounds available for the active track can be previewed. Please note that if the
previewed Sound is sent to the eects, the current eects settings will aect it.
• Several Sounds can be simultaneously aected by the commands available in the SOUND
OPERATIONS menu. Select/deselect individual Sounds by highlighting them and pressing
[YES].
• Press [FUNC] + [UP]/[DOWN] for faster scrolling in the Sound list.
9.4 PLAYING A SOUND
Press the [TRIG 1–8] keys to play the Sounds of the eight tracks of the active pattern. The [TRIG] keys will
briefly light up when pressed.
PLAYING A SOUND WITH AN EXTERNAL MIDI UNIT
The Sounds can also be played using an external MIDI device connected to Digitakt. The MIDI channels for
of each of the audio tracks can be assigned in the MIDI CHANNELS menu, covered in the section “15.3.3
CHANNELS” on page 60. You can also use an external MIDI unit to play a Sound chromatically when you
are in CHROMATIC mode. For more information, please see “8.5.1 CHROMATIC MODE” on page 21.
9.5 EDITING A SOUND
Activate one of the audio tracks for editing by pressing [TRK] + one of the [TRIG] keys 1–8. When editing
the settings of the track, any changes made will be stored as part of the active pattern.
Adjust the overall volume level of the active audio track with the LEVEL/DATA knob.
Edit a Sound by adjusting the parameters found on the PARAMETER pages. Access these pages by
pressing a [PARAMETER] page key. Use the DATA ENTRY knobs A-H to change the parameters. For more
information, please see “11. AUDIO TRACK PARAMETERS” on page 38.
SRC controls sample selection and playback of samples.
FLTR controls the filter mode, cuto frequency, and envelope.
AMP controls the amplitude parameters, eect sends, and levels.
LFO controls parameters for the LFO of the Sound.
If you want to export (save) a particular Sound with all its current parameter settings, use the SOUND MAN-
AGER. For more information, please see “9.3 SOUND MANAGER” on page 24.
The complete Sound, with all its parameter settings and sample, may be copied to another track. Press
[TRK] + [RECORD], and then press [TRK] + one of the [TRIG] keys to select the track you want to copy
the Sound to, and finally press [TRK] + [STOP] to paste the Sound to the selected track.
9.6 ASSIGNING A SAMPLE
Any of the 127 samples loaded to a project may be assigned to a Sound on any of the audio tracks. The
user samples can be replaced, relocated and otherwise managed in the SAMPLES menu. For more informa-
tion, please see “15.2 SAMPLES” on page 55.
1. Press [TRK] + [TRIG 1–8]. To select an audio track to assign the sample to.
2. Press [SRC] to open the SOURCE parameter page.