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9. 

TRACK OUTPUTS L/M(mono)/R 

Audio outputs for Track 1–4. Use L output for 

summed mono audio. Use either 1/4” mono phone plug (unbalanced connection) or 1/4” 
Tip/Ring/Sleeve phone plug (balanced connection).

10. 

OUTPUT L/R

 Main audio outputs. Use either 1/4” mono phone plug (unbalanced  

connection) or 1/4” Tip/Ring/Sleeve phone plug (balanced connection).

11. 

HEADPHONES

 Audio output for headphones. Use 1/4” Tip/Ring/Sleeve phone plug.

2. GETTING STARTED WITH DIGITONE KEYS

2.1 SETTING UP AND STARTING

Make sure you place the Digitone Keys on a stable support, with sufficient space for the 
cables. Switch off all devices before you connect the Digitone Keys to other devices.
1.  Plug the supplied DC adapter into a power outlet and connect the small plug to the 12 V 

DC In on the Digitone Keys.

2.  Connect OUTPUT L/R from the Digitone Keys to your mixer or amplifier.
3.  To control the Digitone Keys from a computer, connect a USB cable between the com-

puter and the USB connector of the Digitone Keys.

4.  If you want to use MIDI to control the Digitone Keys, connect the MIDI OUT port of the 

device you wish to use as a controller to the MIDI IN port of the Digitone Keys. If you 
want to use Digitone Keys to control other devices using MIDI, connect the MIDI OUT 
port of the Digitone Keys to the MIDI IN port of the of the device you want to control.

5.  Connect an audio source to INPUT L/R or via USB if you want to process audio from 

external sources.

6.  Switch on all units. Press the POWER switch on the Digitone Keys to switch it on.

2.2 CHANGING SOUNDS

Press 

[SOUND BROWSER]

 and then use the 

LEVEL/DATA

 knob to scroll through the list 

of Sounds. Press 

LEVEL/DATA

 to load a Sound to the active track.

Summary of Contents for Digitone Keys

Page 1: ...Digitone Keys Quick Guide ...

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Page 3: ...es with powerful filters Arrange them with the intuitive Elektron sequencer and then round it all off with the stellar effects Use the velocity and pressure sensitive keyboard together with the multitude of hands on controls to take your performance to new heights Now enjoy the most spectacular sounds seemingly emanating from some parallel universe This Quick Guide guides you through the basic fun...

Page 4: ...instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measur...

Page 5: ...le for any special indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use data or profits whether in an action of contract negligence or other action arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of this information European Union regulation compliance statement This product has been tested to comply with the Low Voltage Directive 2014 35 EU and the El...

Page 6: ... such as radiators heat registers stoves or any other equipment including amplifiers emitting heat 7 This product in combination with an amplifier and speakers or headphones is capable of producing sound levels that can cause permanent hearing loss Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable 8 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pi...

Page 7: ...e adapter is not safety grounded and may only be used indoors To ensure good ventilation for the adapter do not place it in tight spaces To prevent risk of electric shock and fire because of overheating ensure that curtains and other objects do not prevent adapter ventilation Do not expose the power adapter to direct sunlight nor use it in ambient temperatures exceeding 40 C Connect the adapter to...

Page 8: ... UP AND STARTING 14 2 2 CHANGING SOUNDS 14 2 3 PLAYING THE FACTORY PRESET PATTERNS 15 2 4 MUTING THE TRACKS 15 2 5 TEMPO 15 3 THE USER INTERFACE 15 3 1 PARAMETER EDITING 16 3 2 FUNC KEY PRESS COMBINATIONS 17 4 THE SEQUENCER 17 4 1 TRIGS AND TRIG TYPES 17 4 2 PATTERN RECORDING MODES 17 4 3 GRID RECORDING MODE 17 4 4 LIVE RECORDING MODE 18 4 5 PARAMETER LOCKS 18 ...

Page 9: ...nd the headphone output 2 PITCH WHEEL applies pitch bend and other assignable modulations 3 MOD WHEEL applies assignable modulations 4 MIDI activates the MIDI editing mode where you can edit the MIDI tracks A lit MIDI key indicates the MIDI editing mode is active The secondary function opens the MIDI CONFIG menu ...

Page 10: ...ion The secondary function toggles unison on off 12 TEMPO opens the TEMPO menu where you adjust the global pattern tempo as well as swing The secondary function makes it possible to tap the tempo 13 NO key Used for exiting an active menu backing one step and negating The second ary function is a reload from the temporary save of the active pattern 14 YES key Used for entering sub menus selecting a...

Page 11: ...deactivates GRID RECORDING mode Press and hold RECORD and then press PLAY to activate LIVE RECORDING mode Press and hold RECORD and then press PLAY twice to activate deactivate quantized LIVE RECORDING The secondary function is a copy operation 25 BANK selects bank A H in combination with the TRIG 9 16 keys The secondary function accesses the MUTE Mode 26 PTN selects pattern 1 16 in combination wi...

Page 12: ...oggles the MIDI CONTROLLER mode on and off The secondary func tion opens the MIDI EXT menu 34 TRACK NOTE opens the TRACK NOTE menu where you can view and edit note related settings such as transpose scale and chords The secondary function toggles chords on off The CHORD LED indicates the Chord functionality s on off status 35 USER MODE opens the USER MODE menu for the CONTROL knobs The secondary f...

Page 13: ...IDI IN Can also be configured to send DIN sync to legacy instruments Use a standard MIDI cable to connect another MIDI device in the chain 5 MIDI OUT SYNC A MIDI data output Can also be configured to send DIN sync to legacy instruments Use a standard MIDI cable to connect to MIDI IN of an external MIDI device 6 MIDI IN MIDI data input Use a standard MIDI cable to connect to MIDI OUT of an external...

Page 14: ... to the 12 V DC In on the Digitone Keys 2 Connect OUTPUT L R from the Digitone Keys to your mixer or amplifier 3 To control the Digitone Keys from a computer connect a USB cable between the com puter and the USB connector of the Digitone Keys 4 If you want to use MIDI to control the Digitone Keys connect the MIDI OUT port of the device you wish to use as a controller to the MIDI IN port of the Dig...

Page 15: ... indicate pattern positions that contain data A red TRIG key indicates the current active pattern Empty patterns TRIG keys are unlit 2 4 MUTING THE TRACKS You can mute unmute any of the sequencer tracks You can mute unmute all tracks simultaneously Press FUNC T1 4 to mute a track Press FUNC T1 4 to unmute a muted track 2 5 TEMPO To change the BPM setting press the TEMPO key to open the TEMPO menu ...

Page 16: ...umber and track type Synth SYN track or MIDI MID track 3 1 PARAMETER EDITING The DATA ENTRY knobs are used to change the values of the track parameters The po sitions of the parameters on the screen correspond to the physical locations of the knobs on the front panel The parameters are adjusted in larger increments if you press down the DATA ENTRY knob while turning it Press DATA ENTRY knob NO to ...

Page 17: ... trigs trigger parameter locks without triggering notes 4 2 PATTERN RECORDING MODES The Digitone Keys offers two main modes of inputting trigs when you create a pattern GRID RECORDING mode and LIVE RECORDING mode To create a new pattern first select an empty pattern slot in one of the banks 4 3 GRID RECORDING MODE GRID RECORDING is a method of composing where you use the KEYBOARD and TRIG keys to ...

Page 18: ...e is activated if you press RECORD while LIVE RECORD ING mode is active 4 5 PARAMETER LOCKS Parameter locks enable all sequencer trigs to have their unique parameter values The note trigs of a synth track can for example have different a pitch velocity or length set tings It is possible to parameter lock all parameters found on the PARAMETER pages and you can apply parameter locks on both synth an...

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