ELEKTRON Digitakt [57/70] System

15. SETTINGS MENU

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knobs aects the Digitakt and also sends MIDI data to external devices.

TRIG KEY DEST controls whether the [TRIG] keys sends MIDI data or not. When set to INT, the

[TRIG] keys only aects the Digitakt and no MIDI data is sent. When set to INT + EXT, the [TRIG] keys

aects the Digitakt, and also sends MIDI data to external devices. When set to EXT, the [TRIG] keys

do not aect the Digitakt but MIDI data is sent externally.

MUTE DEST controls whether activating/deactivating mutes will send MIDI data or not. When set to

INT, mute only aects the Digitakt and no MIDI data is sent. When set to INT + EXT, mute aects the

This menu handles the MIDI channel configuration.

TRACK 1–8 selects dedicated MIDI tracks that will control the audio tracks. An OFF setting will make

the track disregard any incoming MIDI messages.

AUTO CHANNEL selects the MIDI channel that will give access to the currently active track. If an ex-

ternal MIDI keyboard connected to Digitakt sends MIDI data on this channel, the keyboard will control

the active track. This is useful when for example quickly changing between the active audio tracks to

play dierent sounds.

PROGRAM CH IN CH selects the MIDI channel that will listen for incoming program change mes-

sages. An AUTO setting will use the AUTO channel. Enable Digitakt to respond to program change

messages in the MIDI SYNC menu. For more information, please see “15.3.1 SYNC” on page 55.

Use this menu option is used when you want to upgrade the Digitakt OS. To send the OS syx file, use

our free Elektron Transfer software. The OS syx file and Elektron Transfer can be downloaded from the

Elektron website.

For the transfer to be possible, the device sending the OS syx file must be connected to either the MIDI

IN or USB port of Digitakt.

Please note that the Digitakt will not appear as an icon on your computer desktop.