7.1 PLAYING THE FACTORY PRESETS

You can find a number of preset patterns, presets, and samples in the Digitakt II. Follow the instructions below to get started exploring your new instrument.

1. Press [PTN] and then use the [LEFT]/[RIGHT] keys to select bank A. Then press [TRIG 1] to select pattern A1.
2. Press [PLAY] to listen to pattern A01.
3. Press [PTN], and then press [TRIG 2] to cue pattern A02. It will start once pattern A01 has reached its end. Select pattern A03 by pressing [PTN], and then press [TRIG 3], and so on.
4. Press [STOP] to stop playback.

7.1.1 USING KEYBOARD MODE

You can use the [TRIG] keys to play any track chromatically.

1. Select the track to play chromatically by pressing [TRK] + one of the [TRIG 1–16] keys.
2. Press [KEYBOARD] to enter KEYBOARD mode. The [TRIG] keys will light up in a pattern that resembles an octave of a piano keyboard. Only lit keys are playable.
3. Play the [TRIG] keys. The preset will be pitched differently for each of the playable keys. Press [KEYBOARD] + [UP]/[DOWN] to transpose the virtual keyboard up or down one octave.

For more information, please see “8.5.1 KEYBOARD MODE” on page 25.

KEYBOARD mode is an effective way to add musical variety to your beats. The timbre, tonality and impact of playing a preset chromatically depend on the character of the source preset.