9.1 THE +DRIVE LIBRARY AND THE POOL

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# 9.1 THE +DRIVE LIBRARY AND THE POOL

9. PATTERNS, KITS, PRESETS, AND SAMPLES
9. PATTERNS, KITS, PRESETS, AND SAMPLES
The patterns are the primary data container for the Digitakt II. Sixteen patterns are available for each of the
eight banks, which means that 128 patterns are available for each project. A pattern contains up to 16 pre
sets (one for each track), sequencer data like trigs and parameter locks. It also contains the default settings
on the TRIG page and BPM, length, swing and time signature settings.
A kit is a collection of 16 presets, one for every track together with a number of kit related settings. A preset
is either a sample, plus all the settings in the PARAMETER pages (SRC, FLTR, AMP, FX, and MOD) or a
MIDI preset containing settings in the PARAMETER pages (SRC, FLTR, AMP, and MOD). Any preset can be
assigned to any of the 16 tracks.
A preset or kit that has been imported from the +Drive to a pattern becomes part of the active pattern. Any
changes made to a preset/kit will therefore not affect the stored preset/kit. It will only affect the preset/
kit in the active pattern. You can export (and in that way save) a preset/kit from the active pattern to the
+Drive. For more information, please see “9.3 PRESET/KIT MENU” on page 30.
A sample that is used in a preset or a pattern can be renamed or moved and still work as intended. This is
due to a hash function that adds a file specific value to every file, and this value is independent of the file
name or the file’s location in the data structure. However, if you delete a sample, it will not be included in any
presets or patterns anymore.
• When a preset or a kit is imported to a pattern, it becomes a copy of the preset/kit on
the +Drive and is not linked to the original preset/kit stored on the +Drive. Instead, it fully
becomes a part of the pattern.
• If you delete a sample from the +Drive, it will not be included in any presets or patterns
anymore.
A pattern contains:
• A kit.
• Sequencer data such as trigs and parameter locks for the 16 tracks.
• The settings on the TRIG page, BPM, length, swing and time signature settings.
A kit contains:
• 16 audio or MIDI track presets.
• LEVEL settings for the audio tracks and the pattern.
• Compressor and Master distortion settings
• Compressor routing and Control all settings
• Send FX settings
A preset contains:
• A sample (linked from the +Drive), plus the SRC, FLTR, AMP, FX and MOD PARAMETER pages settings
for the audio track. Or, in the case of MIDI presets, the SRC, FLTR, AMP, and MOD PARAMETER pages
settings for the MIDI track.
A sample is:
• A 16 bit, 48 kHz, mono or stereo audio file.
9.1 THE +DRIVE LIBRARY AND THE POOL
The total size of the +Drive is 20 GB. The +Drive library can hold up to 2048 presets (256 presets in each
bank A-H) that are available to all projects. The kits are also stored here. The +Drive library also contains
the samples. You can load up to 400 MB (about 72 minutes in mono, 36 minutes in stereo) of samples to a
project. A sample must be imported to a projects pool, for it to be sample locked.
Presets can be loaded to a pattern from either the +Drive library or the pool (Project RAM) of the active
project. The difference between the two is that the +Drive library has the capacity of 2048 presets, avail
able to all projects, while the pool is a part of a project and limited to 128 presets. The primary benefit of
presets loaded to the pool is the possibility for them to be preset locked. This feature is not available for the
presets in the +Drive library. For more information, please see “10.8.2 PRESET LOCKS” on page 48.
9.1.1 ADDING PRESETS TO THE POOL
You must first add presets to the pool to be able to perform preset locks.
1. Press [PRESET/KIT] to open the PRESET/KIT menu.
2. Select (PRESET) MANAGE, and then press [YES] to open the PRESET MANAGER.

9. PATTERNS, KITS, PRESETS, AND SAMPLES
3. Select the presets you want to add to the pool by highlighting them and pressing [YES].
4. Press [LEFT] to open the PRESET SORTING menu.
5. Select ADD TO PRESET POOL and then press [YES].
MIDI presets can not be added to the preset pool
9.2 PRESET BROWSER
Press [FUNC] and then turn LEVEL/DATA to open the PRESET BROWSER. The preset bowser can also
be accessed by pressing [PRESET/KIT], and then selecting (PRESET) LOAD. The PRESET BROWSER is
used to preview and load presets. This menu will show a list of all presets in the +Drive library. Scroll the list
by turning the LEVEL/DATA knob or by pressing [UP]/[DOWN]. Press [LEFT] to open the PRESET SORT
ING menu and then use the SEL BANK option to select preset bank A–H. Press [FUNC] + [YES] to preview
the preset before you load it to the track. Press [YES] to load the preset to the track.
Press [LEFT] to access the SORTING menu. Press [YES] to execute the commands. Press [NO] or the
[RIGHT] arrow key to exit the menu.
ADD TO PRESET POOL adds the selected preset to the pool of the active project.
SELECT BANK opens the Preset bank selector. The currently selected bank is shown in parenthesis.
Use the [TRIG 8–16] keys, the [ARROW] keys, or LEVEL/DATA to select bank.
SORT ABC / SORT 123 toggles between if the presets are sorted in alphabetical order or by slot num
ber.
FILTER opens a list where presets can be arranged according to tags. Select and deselect tags by
pressing [YES]. You can select multiple tags. Exit the tag list by pressing [NO].
SEARCH will perform a text search and list all presets with names matching or including the text input.
For more information, please see “6.5 THE NAMING SCREEN” on page 19 on how to enter text.
9.3 PRESET/KIT MENU
Press [PRESET/KIT] to open the PRESET/KIT menu. Here you manage presets (both on the +Drive and in
the pool) and kits. Use the [ARROW] keys and LEVEL/DATA to navigate the menu. Press [YES] to select
menu item. Press [NO] to exit the menu.
9.3.1 LOAD (PRESET)
Use the [ARROW] keys or LEVEL/DATA to select a preset. Press [YES] to load the preset to the active
track. Press [TRK] + [TRIG 1–16] to change active track. Press the tacks [TRIG] key to preview the
highlighted preset before you load it. Press KEYBOARD, and then use the [TRIG] keys to preview the
selected preset in the selected scale.

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