ELEKTRON DIGITONE Ii | 16-track Polyphonic Digital Synthesizer & Sequencer

Digitone II

16-Track Polyphonic Digital Synthesizer and Sequencer

Digitone II is a reimagining of the original FM synthesizer into a multi-machine behemoth, taking the evolution of Digitone synthesis and sequencing to new heights.

The multitimbral polyphonic synth engine utilizes a modular workflow. Its 16 tracks can be used for any of its synth machines or for MIDI, with 16 voices available across those selectable synth machines. Digitone II features an abundance of filters, an updated and expanded Elektron sequencer, a powerful note editor, and a whole lot more. Dive deep into the rabbit hole and discover sounds never imagined.

Machine by Machine

Synth machines are your route to generating sound with Digitone II. There are four synth machines to play with, each with their own character, and every single one stuffed with tweakability.

• Dive into Wavetone, a fresh take on the classic 2-oscillator synthesizer. Morph between oscillator shapes, add phase distortion and oscillator modulation, or define with precision the flavor of your noise.
• Take the buzz to the next level with Swarmer. An original supersaw cluster offering lots of waveform control across the swarm. Pick your shape, combine detune and noise modulation controls, and reach rich, complex textures.
• FM Tone is the original Digitone FM synthesis engine, and capable of twisting your sound in all manner of delicious directions.
• Unleash FM Drum, with heaps of percussive flexibility and fine-tuning on offer, to craft your own smacks and booms and everything in-between. And despite the name, it's capable of melodic magic too.

Modularity and Modulation

This is a box with modularity at its core, and full of modulation goodness. Its flexible workflow, featuring swappable synth machines and a variety of filter options, gives you the freedom to shape your soundscapes depending on your creative vision.

Digitone II’s augmented filters show how much depth is possible. Experiment with Comb- and Comb+, or try out Multi-mode, EQ, Lowpass 4, and Legacy LP/HP. The base width filter is also more flexible than ever—place it before the other filter or at the end of the audio track chain. There’s a dedicated amp envelope for each voice: ADSR for increased control and clarity, or AHD, for maximizing percussive sounds. Use the three LFOs and their many destinations and controls to push your sounds into unpredictable yet inspiring territories.

Full of FX

This is a box with modularity at its core, full of modulation goodness. Its flexible workflow, featuring swappable synth machines and a variety of filter options, gives you the freedom to shape your soundscapes according to your creative vision.

 Advanced Sequencing

The Elektron sequencer is the beating heart of your instrument. Its 128 steps offer heaps of parameter-lock possibilities, letting every step propel you into different realms. Or, live record your tweaks as you twist. Switch to Euclidean sequencer mode and combine two pulse generators to create mathematically driven sequences that feel almost primordial, opening up new creative pathways. Per-step conditions, settable probabilities, and retrig only give you more control. Use page loops when composing or performing for oodles of extra refineability.

Playability

Digitone II is brimming with tools to maximize performance and playability. Note Edit gives you huge editorial control over every single note of your chord. Tweak the note, length, velocity, and even microtiming of each one. Hit the arpeggiator button to explore rhythmic and melodic ideas. Take your sounds even further with a customizable modulation setup for aftertouch, pitch bend, mod wheel, velocity and breath control, and newly added key tracking—each with 4 assignable parameter destinations and independent depths. Plug in an external MIDI controller, and go to town.

Tons of Advanced Features

Loaded with outstanding preset sounds to work with straight out of the box, Digitone II is ready to inspire from the get go, or serve up something you can twist into exactly what you need. Save any clutch of special sounds into a kit, storing all your tracks’ sounds, synth parameters, modulation destinations, and more, for quick and easy recall when starting the next track. Use Perform Kits to try wild tweaks on for size, or experiment with entirely different kits from your audio lab, safe in the knowledge you won’t overwrite your save state.

Control All offers full simultaneous control over parameters, allowing you to tweak settings across all tracks or on individual ones. Four trig modes let the 16 trig keys take on different functions, such as adjusting velocity levels, changing retrig speeds, or selecting multiple preset sounds to record into a single track. Song Mode is here too, letting you effortlessly put together playlists of your patterns. Edit and adapt as they play.

• 16-voice polyphony
• Multiple FM algorithms
• 4 selectable SYN (synthesis) machines:
  • Wavetone
  • Swarmer
  • FM Tone
  • FM Drum
• 6 selectable FLTR machines:
  • Multi-Mode
  • Lowpass 4
  • Equalizer
  • Comb-
  • Comb+
  • Legacy LP/HP
• 16 synth or MIDI tracks
• 1 digital base-width filter per voice
• 1 digital overdrive per voice
• 1 digital bit reduction per voice
• 1 digital sample-rate reduction per voice
• 1 overdrive master effect
• 1 stereo compressor master effect
• 3 assignable LFOs per voice
• Modulation setup for pitch bend, velocity, key track, mod wheel, breath control, aftertouch
• Diverse preset library
• MIDI Track
  • 16-note polyphony per step
  • 16 assignable CC controls
  • 2 assignable LFOs per track
• Performance
  • 4 Trig modes
    • Tracks
    • Velocity
    • Retrigs (only works on audio tracks)
    • Preset pool (only works on audio tracks)
• Keyboard mode with 36 different scales
• Song mode
• Sequencer
  • 128 steps per pattern and track
  • Arpeggiator per synth track
  • Note edit per track
  • Polyphonic sequencing
  • Sound per step change
  • Individual pattern length per track
  • Individual time scale multiplier per track
  • Parameter locks
  • Trig conditions and trig chance
  • Retrig (audio tracks only)
  • Microtiming
  • 1 euclidean sequence generator per track
  • Page loop
• Send Effects
  • Saturator Delay
  • Supervoid Reverb
  • Panoramic Chorus
• Overbridge and Digitone
  • Preset manager/librarian functionality
  • MIDI over USB
  • Digitone sequencer/DAW sync
  • Computer-screen visualization of Digitone parameters
  • Audio streaming of all internal tracks, external inputs, and main bus to seperate DAW tracks
  • Fully integrate Digitone with DAW environments
  • Control Digitone with a dedicated VST/AU plug-in interface
  • Use Digitone as a 2 in / 2 out sound card (CoreAudio/ASIO/WDM)
  • Recall all Digitone settings when loading a DAW project

In The Box

• Elektron Digitone II 16-Track Polyphonic Digital Synthesizer and Sequencer
• Power Supply
• USB Cable
• Limited 3-Year Manufacturer Warranty