r/Elektron

looking for beta Testers. Will have to sign NDA. Looking for MPC live 3 and Live 2 users.

If you have sp4o4 - MPC Sample - Digitakt
Hit me up as well.
message me on here for more details

Thank you.

I just ordered my very first Elektron setup, the Tonverk alongside the BOSS VE-22 for vocals. I also have an Arturia MiniBrute for analog basslines. My goal is to build a live performance centered around hypnotic/dub techno with live vocal sampling and processing.
I come from a music production background in Ableton, but this is my first time getting into the Elektron workflow, so I’m starting from scratch.
A friend told me I should have gotten the Digitakt II instead because drums are the most crucial part of the techno I want to make, and honestly, now I have a bit of anxiety and FOMO. I definitely want to add the Digitakt II later to keep everything in the Elektron family, but I'm trying to be smart about my budget right now.
I’d love to get your advice on a few specific questions:

- For those using the Tonverk standalone for drums: How is your experience handling percussions on it without any external drum machines? Can it deliver that solid, driving groove for techno on its own?
- Sample loading workflow: I’ve heard mixed things about loading samples. Since I own several drum machine VSTs in Ableton, is it better to design and sample my own drum sounds directly into the Tonverk, or should I just invest in pre-made sample packs?
- Learning curve: As a first-time Elektron user, is it better to fully master the Tonverk (and integrate it with my MiniBrute and vocals) first, or should I just stretch my budget and grab the Digitakt II from day one?

Would love to hear your thoughts and tips! Thanks so much

Can we change enveloppes etc ?

I've absolutely loved the tonverk since i've had it, and been looking to pick up an octatrack MK2 to pair with it and get some better stretch/slicing/sampling capabilities with it

there's an ezbot video where he has the TV, OT, and DT out at the same time and the tonverk is a deeper black than the other two, even though it looks like he has the black for all three.

wondering if there's a octatrack colorway that is the same black as the tonverk?

Hey everyone!

The Elektron Digitakt was my first "real" electronic instrument. I bought it about 6 years ago and ever since gradually built a hobby studio with a variety of gear.

That being said: I never really played the Digitakt much, because I just can't seem to wrap my head around the workflow of using samples.

On the other hand, the Syntakt is my most used instrument and I clicked with it almost immediately and quickly get into a flowstate when using it.

With the Digitakt, I find it cumbersome to search for samples and mangling them also feels rather odd (compares to mangling the sounds of the Syntakt).

Now it might be possible that I'm just not a sample-person, but perhaps I just haven't really understood some parts of it.

An example: I often see videos of people jamming on the Digitakt somewhere outdoors. Would you have an entire session of selecting, organizing and loading samples beforehand and then start jamming with that?

What about more melodic or polyphonic stuff though? Do you just have your top 10 favourite melodic loops sitting on the Digitakt and try to work with those?

On a last note: Before the Digitakt I had a Volca Sample and I love using it. It feels just so immediate. But I never changed the sounds and it's just for one-shot duties basically.

I guess I just want to learn how to use samples, because I do love some samplebased music, such as French House.

I hope I managed to describe my problem somehow. 😅

Thanks a lot!

Hello. I’d appreciate some input from Tonverk owners on a question I’m pondering.

I play keys/synth in a rock band and am currently lugging a Take 5, laptop and midi keyboard to gigs.

I’m wondering about the practicality of buying a Tonverk, multisampling my plugins/Take 5 patches and taking that to gigs in place of the synth and laptop.

My concern is that early reviews suggest that load times for multisampled instruments on TV are long. Can anyone to speak to whether they’ve resolved this issue?

I’d also be really interested to hear if anyone else is using the TV as a live performance tool in this way, rather than for the more ambient stuff that seems to be 99% of the demos out there.

Cheers

I'll give some context:

I love the tonverk. It's my favorite Elektron machine I've ever had. (have had: OT, MS, and ARYTM) It's the most immediate and clear songwriting machine of all of the boxes I've tried. It's also incredibly powerful (longest sequencer length, love the ease of connection to a daw if I want to quickly dump what I've been working on.)

However, the ONE thing I miss from the OT is slicing. It drives me nuts having to split samples up in the Subtracks machine. I want to just mangle and play them in my recording! Yet surely I don't really need a whole ass Octatrack just for the slicing? Don't love sampling into the OT either, find setting up the buffer machines tedious and somewhat risky (forgetting to save your sample after recording on the buffer etc.)

I quite enjoy sampling on the Tonverk, I think the threshold recording is an easy way to play with things in time, and assigning to a track is super simple. But then I can't slice it! F#$CK!

Are there good additions I should consider here? DTI? DTII? Do I need a Digitakt II if I want the added sequencer length like the Tonverk? Should I just dream of a software update?

Any suggestions would be appreciated