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Digitone

Master of the digital method

User Manual

Содержание Digitone

Страница 1: ...Digitone Master of the digital method User Manual...

Страница 2: ...quipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Europea...

Страница 3: ...lightning storms or when it is not used for long periods of time 12 Refer all servicing to qualified service technicians Servicing is required when the unit has been damaged in any way liquid has bee...

Страница 4: ...HE MIDI TRACKS 15 5 3 3 EDITING THE TRACKS 15 6 THE USER INTERFACE 16 6 1 SCREEN NAVIGATION 16 6 2 PARAMETER EDITING 16 6 2 1 PARAMETER VALUE JUMP 16 6 2 2 CONTROL ALL 16 6 2 3 FUNC KEY PRESS COMBINAT...

Страница 5: ...HE SEQUENCER 27 10 1 BASIC PATTERN OPERATIONS 27 10 1 1 SELECTING BANK AND PATTERN 27 10 1 2 PATTERN CONTROL 27 10 1 3 PATTERN TEMPO 27 10 2 CREATING AND EDITING A PATTERN 27 10 2 1 TRIG TYPES 27 10 2...

Страница 6: ...E 1 45 11 9 AMP PAGE 2 45 11 10 LFO PAGE 1 46 11 11 LFO PAGE 2 47 12 MIDI TRACK PARAMETERS 49 12 1 EDITING THE MIDI TRACK PARAMETERS 49 12 2 TRIG PARAMETERS PAGE 49 12 3 SYN1 PAGE MIDI SOURCE 49 12 4...

Страница 7: ...TAKT 67 16 3 CONTROLLING A SYNTHESIZER USING THE MIDI TRACKS 68 17 USEFUL KEY COMBINATIONS 70 18 TECHNICAL INFORMATION 72 19 CREDITS AND CONTACT INFORMATION 72 APPENDIX A THE DIGITONE FM SYNTHESIS 73...

Страница 8: ...the Pattern page LEDs are called PATTERN PAGE MENU NAMES Uppercase letters The GLOBAL SETTINGS menu is an example of that PARAMETER NAMES MENU OPTIONS Uppercase bold letters for parameter names and c...

Страница 9: ...notion of what FM synthesis could be and mean And so our work began Using Digitone is somewhat of an adventure Twist a knob and hear how the sound changes and becomes animated A crystal like bell sou...

Страница 10: ...d other trig related parameters The secondary function accesses the SOUND SETUP menu SYN1 accesses the SYN1 pages Here you can find parameters related to the FM engine For MIDI tracks this page has pa...

Страница 11: ...e related settings such as transpose scale and chords The secondary function toggles the arpeggiator on and off This key is also used to add notes in the sequencer when in GRID RECORDING mode 15 ARPEG...

Страница 12: ...NES Audio output for stereo headphones Use 1 4 Tip Ring Sleeve phone plug 3 3 SETTING UP AND STARTING THE DIGITONE Make sure you place the Digitone on a stable support such as a sturdy table with suff...

Страница 13: ...REVERB SEND REVERB SEND REVERB TO MIXER 4 2 EFFECTS AUDIO ENGINE OVER DRIVE MULTIMODE FILTER AMP BASE WIDTH FILTER FILTER ENVELOPE AMP ENVELOPE MIXER DELAY RETURNS FROM AUDIO ENGINE OUTPUTS FADE ENVE...

Страница 14: ...NS The patterns are the primary data container for the Digitone 16 patterns are available for each of the eight banks which means that 128 patterns are available for each project A pattern contains up...

Страница 15: ...he main difference is that the MIDI tracks do not generate any sound and the sequencer data instead transmits through the MIDI OUT or USB ports Press the MIDI key and then press one of the TRACK 1 4 k...

Страница 16: ...to go back one step at a time all the way to the main screen 6 2 PARAMETER EDITING The DATA ENTRY knobs are used to change the values of the track parameters The positions of the pa rameters on the s...

Страница 17: ...on when these commands are available The copy clipboard can only hold one item at a time When you perform a copy command the item copied replaces any earlier copied items For example you can not have...

Страница 18: ...the user interface for the Digitone presents itself as a plug in window in your DAW Access edit and automate parameters for sound shaping on screen Always find your device preset param eters in the s...

Страница 19: ...to preview and load Sounds to the synth tracks 1 Double press TRACK 1 4 key to open the SOUND BROWSER You can also press FUNC TRACK LEVEL to access the SOUND BROWSER 2 The SOUND BROWSER shows a list o...

Страница 20: ...PARAMETERS Each track has six PARAMETER pages Press PARAMETER keys TRIG SYN1 SYN2 FLTR AMP and LFO to access the different PARAMETER pages These parameters affect the sound and signal in various ways...

Страница 21: ...IC MODE The chromatic mode is the default mode of the Digitone and is always active unless you are in GRID RE CORDING or MUTE mode In this mode you can play the sound of the active synth track or send...

Страница 22: ...lit magenta If tracks are muted in PATTERN MUTE mode the tracks keys are lit magenta when the pattern plays Press FUNC double tap BANK to enter PATTERN MUTE mode Press FUNC BANK to exit PATTERN MUTE m...

Страница 23: ...a pattern from either the Drive Sound library or the Sound pool of the active project The difference between the two is that the Drive Sound library has the capacity of 4096 Sounds available to all p...

Страница 24: ...G applies a logarithmic velocity curve The volume difference are greater between softer keyboard presses than between harder LIN applies a linear velocity curve The volume difference between keyboard...

Страница 25: ...up to four PARAMETER page parameters to the MIDI aftertouch command Press YES to open the menu Setting up the parameters works in the same way as for PITCH BEND 9 5 ARPEGGIATOR MENU The ARPEGGIATOR me...

Страница 26: ...ted notes 9 7 5 ARP LENGTH Turn DATA ENTRY knob F to elect the length of the arpeggio The max length is 16 sequencer steps 9 7 6 OFFSET Offset selects the offset note value of the chosen arpeggiator s...

Страница 27: ...rn Empty patterns TRIG keys are unlit When a pattern is playing and a new pattern is selected the new pattern position is shown flashing in the upper left corner of the screen Once the last step of th...

Страница 28: ...nce Add micro timing to a note trig by pressing and holding the TRIG key and then press the LEFT RIGHT keys For more information please see 10 6 MICRO TIMING MENU on page 31 If the pattern contains mo...

Страница 29: ...adjust the root note value the other notes moves along with it 7 Press NO if you wish to remove an already added note 8 Release the TRIG key to Quick Note editing 10 2 5 LIVE RECORDING MODE LIVE RECO...

Страница 30: ...that are playable on the Digitone keyboard and from external MIDI devices that sends on the Digitone s auto channel Chromatic Ionian Major Dorian Phrygian Lydian Mixolydian Aeolian Minor Locrian SCALE...

Страница 31: ...s this parameter is greyed out and unavailable FUNC VOICE toggles unison on off VOICE blinks if unison is not possible due to locked voices on other tracks UNISON SPREAD Adds pan and detune to the uni...

Страница 32: ...ttern slot SOUNDS DATA Clears the active patterns four Sounds All sequencer data will remain unchanged A prompt appears when you select this option Press YES to clear or NO to cancel the operation Not...

Страница 33: ...t Press YES to export the sound Name the sound and press YES again to confirm the export MANAGE SOUNDS Opens the SOUND MANAGER For more information please see 14 2 2 SOUND MANAGER on page 59 10 8 METR...

Страница 34: ...t works just like setting the pattern length in LENGTH PER PATTERN mode The settings only affects the active track Press the TRK keys to select the track whose scale settings you wish to edit The PATT...

Страница 35: ...9 1 THE DRIVE SOUND LIBRARY AND THE SOUND POOL on page 23 10 10 3 CONDITIONAL LOCKS On the TRIG page there is a parameter called COND Trig Condition with which a set of conditional rules can be applie...

Страница 36: ...mode for one pattern cycle All PATTERN PAGE LEDs starts to flash FILL mode becomes active All PATTERN PAGE LEDs turns on when the pattern loops and remain active until it loops again You can also pres...

Страница 37: ...ern like adding bass line notes or using CONTROL ALL can immediately be undone The temporary saves and reloads do not affect the pattern in a permanent way The TEMPORARY SAVE PATTERN command does not...

Страница 38: ...switching patterns You can press the same TRIG key again if you wish to add the pattern multiple times in a row 4 Press PLAY to start the sequencer and play the chain The chain will loop when the fin...

Страница 39: ...Press TRIG PARAMETERS to access this parameter page 11 2 1 ROOT Root sets the default note value that the note trigs placed in GRID RECORDING mode have If you change the root note and have additional...

Страница 40: ...A 6 HARMONICS on page 76 11 3 6 DTUN Detune offsets the ratio of operator A and B2 Up until a parameter value of around 64 the offset is very slight to achieve subtle movement and drifting Above 64 t...

Страница 41: ...on envelope for operator group B B1 and B2 0 127 11 4 7 END B End Level sets the end level of the modulation envelope for operator group B B1 and B2 0 127 11 4 8 LEV B Level sets the modulation amount...

Страница 42: ...aking it either an ADE Attack Decay End or an ASDE Attack Sustain Decay End envelope The sustain phase does not have an adjustable envelope level It is instead the LEV parameter that sets the sustain...

Страница 43: ...2 resets operator A and B2 11 5 5 BDEL Same as ADEL but for operator group B B1 and B2 11 5 6 BTRG Same as ATRG but for operator group B B1 and B2 11 5 7 BRST Same as ARST but for operator group B B1...

Страница 44: ...64 00 63 00 11 7 FLTR PAGE 2 On the FILTER page 2 you find the parameters that control the 1 pole 6 dB base width filter Press FLTR twice to access this parameter page The base width filter is basical...

Страница 45: ...e filter envelope 0 126 INF 11 8 5 DRV Overdrive sets the amount of overdrive and clipping distortion of the signal entering the filter 0 00 127 00 11 8 6 PAN Pan positions the sound in the stereo fie...

Страница 46: ...n be used to modulate the parameters found on the synth tracks SYN1 SYN2 FILTER and AMP pages Customize the low frequency oscillators destination wave speed and depth on this page Press LFO to access...

Страница 47: ...11 3 SPH1 Start Phase sets the point within the wave cycle where the LFO1 starts when it is trigged 0 makes the LFO start at the beginning of a complete wave cycle 64 makes it start at the center 0 12...

Страница 48: ...11 SYNTH TRACK PARAMETERS 48 LFO waveforms and trig modes TRIG FREE TRIG HOLD ONE HALF TRIG TRIG TRIG TRIG TRIG TRIG TRIG TRIG TRI SIN SQR SAW EXP RMP RND WAVEFORM...

Страница 49: ...added on the same trig then the additional notes are offset and transposed accordingly C0 G10 12 2 3 VEL Trig Velocity controls the velocity of the notes the MIDI track sends out A setting of 0 equals...

Страница 50: ...you can set the values of up to eight assignable CC commands The default value of the parameters on this page is OFF meaning they are disabled and do not send out any data Press and hold FUNC and then...

Страница 51: ...Out makes it possible to fade in or out the LFO modulation The knob is bipolar Positive values give a fade out Negative values give a fade in 0 gives no fade in fade out 64 63 12 6 4 DEST Destination...

Страница 52: ...FO start from the beginning when a note is trigged run for half a cycle and then stop For more information about the Trig Modes please see the illustration at the end of section 11 11 LFO PAGE 2 on pa...

Страница 53: ...ed as part of the pattern Don t forget to save the pattern and give it a unique name once you have achieved the desired results 13 2 CHORUS The chorus can be used to widen sounds enhance the stereo im...

Страница 54: ...n positions The WID parameter controls the amount of panning 13 3 3 WID Stereo Width sets the delay signal pan width across the stereo field The knob is bipolar 64 00 63 00 13 3 4 FDBK Feedback Gain s...

Страница 55: ...ping of the reverberated signal above the shelving frequency set by the FREQ parameter At max value the treble is included in the reverberations lowering the value gradually dampens it 0 00 127 00 13...

Страница 56: ...the effect For more information please see 13 2 CHORUS on page 53 0 00 127 00 13 5 7 DEL Delay Send sets the amount of sound from the INPUT L R audio inputs sent through to the delay effect The audio...

Страница 57: ...GLOBAL SETTINGS to access this screen 14 1 3 MANAGE PROJECTS MANAGE PROJECTS launches the PROJECT MANAGER menu If you select a project in this menu and press the RIGHT arrow key a list of commands ap...

Страница 58: ...vailable on the Drive Sound library The command is only available when you browse the Sound pool of the active project SORT ABC sorts the Sounds in alphabetical order This option is only available whe...

Страница 59: ...mmand is only avail able when you browse the Drive Sound library VIEW DRIVE lists Sounds available on the Drive Sound library The command is only available when you browse the Sound pool of the active...

Страница 60: ...anized into eight banks ranging from A to H Each bank can contain 256 Sounds Press BANK TRIG 9 16 keys to view the Sounds in a specific bank Press the TRIG keys to preview the currently selected Sound...

Страница 61: ...urbo speed negotiation The device chooses the optimal speed automatically Please note that you must use a MIDI interface that supports the Turbo MIDI protocol OUT PORT FUNCTIONALITY selects what type...

Страница 62: ...use an external MIDI device to control Digi tone parameters with CC NRPN data 14 3 3 CHANNELS This menu handles the MIDI channel configuration TRACK 1 4 CHANNEL selects dedicated MIDI track channel th...

Страница 63: ...The column to the left selects what will be backed up Select the column using the LEFT arrow key Use the UP DOWN keys or the TRACK LEVEL knob to navigate in the column The SysEx data send alternatives...

Страница 64: ...t position any subsequent data will be received on the next position or positions in the list The Digitone can receive SysEx data at any time regardless of the currently active menu The data will be l...

Страница 65: ...FORMAT DRIVE You can delete all content of the Drive Use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow keys to select what content you wish to delete and press YES to confirm A prompt appears asking if you want to execute...

Страница 66: ...the active project remember to save it to a Drive project slot higher than 1 before you perform a factory reset 15 4 OS UPGRADE Press the TRIG 4 key to initiate the OS upgrade Digitone enters a waitin...

Страница 67: ...one The Digitone can stop start and control the tempo of the bass machine 1 Prepare a bassline pattern on the bass machine 2 Connect the output of the bass machine to the mixer using a Mono jack 6 3 m...

Страница 68: ...RT CONFIG and set INPUT FROM to MIDI 7 Press GLOBAL SETTINGS and then navigate to MIDI CONFIG SYNC and set CLOCK RECEIVE to ON 8 Press PLAY on the Digitakt 9 On the Digitone press FUNC LFO to open the...

Страница 69: ...ct a MIDI channel for the tracks output data 6 Make sure to set your synthesizer to receive MIDI input in a way that corresponds to the settings you made in the Digitone You are now ready to use the D...

Страница 70: ...save MENU ACCESS FUNC PATTERN MENU opens the IMPORT EXPORT menu FUNC TRIG PARAMETERS opens the SOUND SETUP menu FUNC SYN1 opens the ARPEGGIATOR menu FUNC SYN2 opens the CHORUS menu FUNC FLTR opens the...

Страница 71: ...TE mode YES PAGE activates FILL mode for one pattern cycle Press and hold PAGE to activate FILL Mode for as long as PAGE is held Press and hold PAGE YES and then release PAGE before you release YES to...

Страница 72: ...y steel casing Dimensions W215 D176 H63 mm 8 5 6 9 2 5 including knobs and feet Weight approximately 1 49 kg 3 3 lbs 100 100 mm VESA mounting holes Use M4 screws with a max length of 7 mm Maximum reco...

Страница 73: ...vibrato via an LFO At slower modulation rates it is simply vibrato but when the modulating frequency reaches audio rate the vibrato effects becomes a part of the sound and becomes a timbral effect in...

Страница 74: ...perators are routed in different ways For more information please see 11 3 1 ALGO on page 40 Each algorithm has two carrier outputs X and Y that come from two different operators depending on what alg...

Страница 75: ...lity to control the modulation over time A piano for example when first struck the timbre is sharp but quickly fades to a softer tone Envelopes and modulation level are vital elements in FM synthesis...

Страница 76: ...aph B1 B2 Level Parameter value 64 43 85 0 127 A 6 HARMONICS The default output from an operator is a sine wave but you can use the HARM parameter to add upper partials to some of the operators sine w...

Страница 77: ...full volume which keeps the base octave intact Adding every partial in series will replicate a sawtooth Note how the volume decreases for each partial creating a natural falloff Adding every odd part...

Страница 78: ...APPENDIX A THE DIGITONE FM SYNTHESIS 78 Detune Ratio A Ratio B Ratio C Harm Harm Feedback Mix...

Страница 79: ...ocity 4 3 1 Length 5 3 2 Filter Trig 13 LFO Trig 14 B 3 FM PARAMETERS SYN1 Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Algorithm 91 1 0 Ratio C 92 1 1 Ratio A 93 1 2 Ratio B 16 48 1 3 Harmonics 17 49 1...

Страница 80: ...ER Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Filter Frequency 23 55 1 20 Resonance 24 56 1 21 Filter Type 74 1 22 Attack Time 70 1 16 Decay Time 71 1 17 Sustain Level 72 1 18 Release Time 73 1 19 Env...

Страница 81: ...aveform LFO2 117 1 44 Start Phase LFO2 118 1 45 Trig Mode LFO2 119 1 46 Depth LFO2 31 63 1 47 B 7 FX PARAMETERS CHORUS Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Depth 3 35 2 0 Speed 9 41 2 1 High pass...

Страница 82: ...54 2 23 Highpass Filter 76 2 24 Lowpass Filter 77 2 25 Mix Volume 23 2 26 MASTER Parameter CC MSB CC LSB NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Input L Volume 24 56 2 30 Input R Volume 25 57 2 32 Pan L 78 2 31 Pan R 79 2...

Страница 83: ...System 64 GRID RECORDING MODE 28 Quick note method 29 Track note method 28 K KEY COMBINATIONS 70 KEY SCALING 24 L LFO 46 47 51 LIVE RECORDING MODE 29 M MICRO TIMING 30 31 MIDI CONFIG 60 MIDI IMPLEMEN...

Страница 84: ...CTURE 13 SOUND BROWSER 58 SOUND LOCKS 35 SOUND MANAGER 59 SOUND MENU 57 SOUNDS Clear Sound 60 Editing a Sound 23 Playing a Sound 23 Rename Sound 60 Synth track parameters 39 SOUND SETUP MENU 24 Aftert...

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