ELEKTRON Digitakt [29/70] Micro timing menu

10. THE SEQUENCER

• You can use an external MIDI controller such as a keyboard to input NOTE, TRIG

VELOCITY, and TRIG LENGTH data in LIVE RECORDING mode. Just play the notes on

the external keyboard and they will be recorded by the sequencer. On MIDI tracks,

you can add up to a four note chord to every trig. The ﬁrst note sets the TRIG VE-

LOCITY value for all notes on the trig. The last note that is released sets the TRIG

LENGTH for all notes on the trig.

10.3 MICRO TIMING MENU

Here you can add micro timing to a note trig, moving it ahead or behind the beat. Micro timing can be cus-

tomized on any of the sequencer steps on both audio and MIDI tracks. In GRID RECORDING mode, press

and hold one or several [TRIG] keys and then press [LEFT]/[RIGHT] to access the pop-up Micro timing

menu that shows the time oset for the chosen sequencer step(s) on the active track. To exit the micro

timing menu, release the [TRIG] key(s). The micro timing settings are stored in the active pattern

MICRO TIMING Press [LEFT]/[RIGHT keys to adjust the time oset.

10.4 RETRIG MENU

Retrigs can be customized on any of the sequencer steps on the audio tracks. In GRID RECORDING mode,

press and hold one or several [TRIG] keys and then press [UP]/[DOWN] to access the pop-up Retrig menu

that shows the retrig actions for the chosen sequencer step(s) on the active track. To exit the Retrig menu,

release the [TRIG] key(s). The retrig settings are stored in the active pattern.

RETRIG Turns the retrig lock ON/OFF. When on, the retrig will activate whenever the [TRIG] key of the

active track is pressed. Use DATA ENTRY knob A to turn retrig on/o.

RATE Sets the retrig rate (1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/12, 1/16, 1/20, 1/24, 1/32, 1/40, 1/48, 1/64

or 1/80). 1/16 is the nominal retrig rate, one trig per step. 1/32 corresponds to two trigs per step and so

on. To trig triplets, for example, set the retrig rate to 1/12 (or 1/24). You can also press the [UP]/[DOWN]

keys when you are in the retrig menu to adjust the rate.

LEN Sets the duration of the retrig velocity curve in fractions of, or rational or integer multiples of, a step

(0,125–INF). 1/16 is the nominal length of one step. This setting aects the behavior of the velocity curve

by deﬁning the boundaries of its envelope.

VEL Sets the velocity curve fade out/fade in of the retrig (128–127). 128 corresponds to a complete

fade out during the set length, 64 fades out to half the velocity during the set length, 0 equals a ﬂat

velocity curve with no fade, 64 fades into half velocity during the set length and 127 fades in completely

to full velocity during the set length.

Retrigs can be recorded on the sequencer in GRID RECORDING mode as well as in LIVE RECORDING

mode. They are recorded as separate trigs. If the retrig speed is greater than the duration of a sequencer

step, trigs are created with additional internal steps (i.e. steps with retrig enabled).