Was talking with a friend about synths and arps (yes, yes this is what we talk about) and I realized that there’s probably a lot that I don’t know about the arp function on the Digitone. There are no auto settings — you can program it to do whatever you want it to do, but also it won’t do anything unless you program it. Played around a bit with it and the scale function, timing, and filter section. The recording is repetitive (as opposed to all my ultra-dynamic drones…), but it was fun to make.
Was finding myself having to do a lot of page flipping on the Digitone during transitions so I programmed a master control layout on the Midi Fighter Twister. Such a great and flexible controller for any/every setup. More compact and way easier to program than the BCR2000 I used to have. Still working out a few kinks, but it’s great having all the time access to these parameters across all the tracks. Bonus points for custom colors to match the Digitone’s track buttons.
Digitone, battery, H4N Pro. What a powerful mobile setup.
The hands-on nature of the Model:Samples has made the Digitone click. I feel like I understand it on a whole other level, even after only a few days with the M:S. Very, very cool. I’m also pretty bad about making “songs” but tonight’s sketch just kind of came together. The performative aspects I can now see in here are incredible — this was all recorded and manipulated live to the zoom.
I also realized that yesterday marked the halfway point of this 365 blog. Not sure how far I thought I would actually get, but definitely didn’t think I would make it here. It has, so far, been one of the most productive (and WEIRD) years I’ve had. Having to post every day can be a slog, but part of the point was to keep me moving and it’s definitely worked. Thanks to anyone reading out there. Hope we all make it through the year safe and sound.
I have the fortune of having very nice friends who do cool things like send interesting pedals around so all of us can try them out. As such, I get to play with the Tensor for a little while. So far I’m not sure that I like it with live guitar, but have found some interesting sounds with synths, and some lovely textures with recorded loops. The interactivity of the knobs leaves a lot of territory to explore.
Really very nice friends.
I’ve been falling back in love with the Digitone. It’s not that I stopped loving it, it’s just that I stopped using it for awhile due to other projects/sounds I was chasing. That said, I’ve always had a hard time getting what I want out of its sequencer. It’s as deep as everyone says of the Elektron machines, but perhaps that depth had put me off? I’ve been reading and watching tutorials to get back into it and it’s starting to feel a bit more natural and let me get the sounds I want out of it. Progress is slow — Instead of textures, I’m still ending up with a lot of beats. Guess I might as well embrace it, haha