Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread

[lordradish]

I have a question in regards to the Digitakt sequencer.
Is it strictly a step sequencer or can you go more in depth for song arrangement?
Does it have an internal “mixer” to adjust volumes etc of individual tracks?

I’m looking for a compliment sampler for my DAW’less set up and MPC1000s have shot up to crazy high hipster prices. So I’m looking Elektron stuff. Not really looking at the model:samples since it can’t sample in real time.

Thank for your input, it is very much appreciated.

MAybe a used Digitakt could “maybe” fit in towards a futur purchase......as usual my budget is limited.

I end up making things work regardless of this “limit”. Keeps me looking for work arounds and cheats to make things work. In any event I can still rely on good ole Ableton to save the day as usual.

It's more or less a step sequencer, but one you can do an awful lot with. I'm actually thinking of selling mine, simply because I think I've given up on the idea that I can program any sort of coherent beat on any machine.

The workflow takes some time to get used to, but once you do, you can really do a lot, trigger one-off samples, randomize things, and do a lot of other things with probability so you can get a lot of variety. Of course, all of that's useless if you're beat-challenged like I am.

You can map out a lot of stuff, but it doesn't really have a 'song mode' kind of thing.

Everything I purchase now has the consideration of getting away from the DAW. I love the computer as a compositional tool, but I absolutely hate being tethered to it in live situations.

 

[remcult]

I have a question in regards to the Digitakt sequencer.
Is it strictly a step sequencer or can you go more in depth for song arrangement?
Does it have an internal “mixer” to adjust volumes etc of individual tracks?

I’m looking for a compliment sampler for my DAW’less set up and MPC1000s have shot up to crazy high hipster prices. So I’m looking Elektron stuff. Not really looking at the model:samples since it can’t sample in real time.

Thank for your input, it is very much appreciated.

MAybe a used Digitakt could “maybe” fit in towards a futur purchase......as usual my budget is limited.

I end up making things work regardless of this “limit”. Keeps me looking for work arounds and cheats to make things work. In any event I can still rely on good ole Ableton to save the day as usual.

it doesn't have a "song mode" but there are different workarounds people have developed for that. it does have an internal mixer

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

it doesn't have a "song mode" but there are different workarounds people have developed for that. it does have an internal mixer

What kind of work arounds??
I’m kinda of used to those type of things since I use an SP.

I sort of want to go the opposite way as the “perfect” clean mix of DAW things.
It’s me wanting to go back to the roots of the “basement hip hop” of it all and keeping very raw and gritty.

I know this might seem “dumb\stupid” to most, but I guess I’m want to hear the “not perfect” and “not over processed” thing.

Even thinking of using my DR40 in overdub mode as my main recording tool. (This also allows bouncing tracks from 4 track to sampler back and forth).

Thats an old punk for ya....always going against the grain.

 

[remcult]

you can chain patterns together, or selectively mute different aspects of the sequencer so that there's a sense of change/evolution over time, etc.

check out some of these Youtubers who have different methods for using the Digitakt:

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

you can chain patterns together, or selectively mute different aspects of the sequencer so that there's a sense of change/evolution over time, etc.

check out some of these Youtubers who have different methods for using the Digitakt:

Thank you for taking the time to share those links for me.
Very appreciated

 

[remcult]

Thank you for taking the time to share those links for me.
Very appreciated

No problem!

 

[cosmicevan]

Getting deeper into drones and tabletop setup planning instead of pivoting to synths. I put a pause on my plans for the Hydrasynth (at least in the short term until some financial things come to fruition) since I've been going nuts buying pedals this week. I decided to round out the Blooper and CooperFX Arcades w a mattoverse double gate drone.

 

[remcult]

this is pretty much what I'm looking to make for myself, a live-looping/recording situation. i think i'm on my way? just have to get better at integrating my DAW and using the midi on the Digitakt

 

[monsterthompson]

Way to make this bit of kit look like a totally boring device.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Way to make this bit of kit look like a totally boring device.

The dude seems soooooo not at ease doing the demo.

I felt a few cringe worthy moments

 

[monsterthompson]

The dude seems soooooo not at ease doing the demo.

I felt a few cringe worthy moments

Yeah, and Nick wasn't helping.
"So it is exactly the same as the pedal version?"
What a turd of a question. Look at it. It isn't. Ask what the differences are, like a real interview.

And have a better demo patch lined up.

Also, I did laugh when he tried to play a patch demo and Nick said "ah i hear it" and then he was like "um I didn't patch it right so it isn't working..."

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Yeah, and Nick wasn't helping.
"So it is exactly the same as the pedal version?"
What a turd of a question. Look at it. It isn't. Ask what the differences are, like a real interview.

And have a better demo patch lined up.

Also, I did laugh when he tried to play a patch demo and Nick said "ah i hear it" and then he was like "um I didn't patch it right so it isn't working..."

Ya huge fail on both ends.

Nick talks always talks to much. Wayyyayayaya to much , he sometimes comes off as a bit of a know it all imo.

 

[steubig]

hahahaha.

okay, 3 minutes in and i’m in ugly’s wall-punching mode(tm).

i think nick is trying to give softball and leading questions to a guy who has no business being a product demonstrator.

i don’t know if you guys have ever done radio interviews, but i’ve done some where i had to steer the interviewer cause they just sat there. (i had friends who listened call me to tell me how excruciating it was to hear the interviewer just blather.)


this feels the same way to me. huge stretches where the empress guy basically says nothing (it’s like a big sandbox; i like open-ended things!). i actually have compassion for nick on this one.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

hahahaha.

okay, 3 minutes in and i’m in ugly’s wall-punching mode(tm).

I'm more than honored.

 

[monsterthompson]

hahahaha.

okay, 3 minutes in and i’m in ugly’s wall-punching mode(tm).

i think nick is trying to give softball and leading questions to a guy who has no business being a product demonstrator.

i don’t know if you guys have ever done radio interviews, but i’ve done some where i had to steer the interviewer cause they just sat there. (i had friends who listened call me to tell me how excruciating it was to hear the interviewer just blather.)


this feels the same way to me. huge stretches where the empress guy basically says nothing (it’s like a big sandbox; i like open-ended things!). i actually have compassion for nick on this one.

Actually felt like Nick wasn’t soft balling as much as he should have. But the two of them just aren’t a combo to sell this product. Nothing about that interview made me fee like dropping over $600 on that box. Nick didn’t seem to know what it was, how it worked, or why it was interesting. The guy from Empress wasn’t sure about things he should’ve been sure about. He wasn’t enthusiastic about it either.

I’m sure the Zoom interview didn’t help. The web video connection makes conversational timing weird. That said, the interview with Nick and Polyend about the Tracker was much better.

 

[steubig]

the two times i was on zoom, i was drinking.

seemed to go fine.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Actually felt like Nick wasn’t soft balling as much as he should have. But the two of them just aren’t a combo to sell this product. Nothing about that interview made me fee like dropping over $600 on that box. Nick didn’t seem to know what it was, how it worked, or why it was interesting. The guy from Empress wasn’t sure about things he should’ve been sure about. He wasn’t enthusiastic about it either.

I’m sure the Zoom interview didn’t help. The web video connection makes conversational timing weird. That said, the interview with Nick and Polyend about the Tracker was much better.

Ya but the dude was a ninja on the polyend.

 

[RissKippery]

Getting deeper into drones and tabletop setup planning instead of pivoting to synths. I put a pause on my plans for the Hydrasynth (at least in the short term until some financial things come to fruition) since I've been going nuts buying pedals this week. I decided to round out the Blooper and CooperFX Arcades w a mattoverse double gate drone.

I picked up an Arcades too! Not a typical pedal interest for me, but I have a lot of time on my hands and this looks like it might be able to help with that, haha. It also sounds awesome! It'll be cool to try it out with bass.

 

[monsterthompson]

I picked up an Arcades too! Not a typical pedal interest for me, but I have a lot of time on my hands and this looks like it might be able to help with that, haha. It also sounds awesome! It'll be cool to try it out with bass.

This demo really sells it

 

[steubig]

talk of arcades reminded me that a friend of mine has this, which seems to have some similarities.

Elta Music Console Cartridge Based Digital Effects Pedal with Delay and Reverb Cartridges