Mastering Digitakt II

Complete Course

16+ hours of video material

Learn to create, arrange, mix, perform and record complete songs!

The complete Mastering Digitakt II course experience!

Learn the entire creative music production process on Digitakt II.

After the huge success of the Original Digitakt course, Digitone course and Syntakt course, here's the new Mastering Digitakt II Complete Course with a completely new streamlined structure!

This massive in depth 16+ hour course will take you on a super structured yet creative journey to go from sketching patterns that groove, to developing ideas into fully mixed and arranged songs that are ready to perform and record. All within the Digitakt II ! On top of that you will learn how to sequence and parameter lock external gear, and to record audio and automation to your DAW through Overbridge.

More than 2800 satisfied customers completed the Elektron courses successfully before you so far!

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Suitable for all knowledge levels

This course is perfect for all levels: beginners, intermediate and advanced users. Even if you've never touched an Elektron instrument you will be able to follow this course as we start from the very beginning. And for advanced users there are many high level techniques and tricks for sound & groove design, mixing, arranging and performing.

Future proof

No stone has been left unturned. And this applies to the future as well. Whenever big firmware updates are released you can expect an update to the course as well.

Subtitles & Translation

Watch the course in Google Chrome to get auto-captions and translations similar to YouTube. Instructions included in the course!

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The course is divided into 7 modules:

Basic functions and overview, basic groove and workflow techniques
Advanced Sound Design, Sampling & Sequencing
Mixing patterns to create a highly detailed and full sound
Arrange patterns and variations into a full song including smooth transitions
Huge bag of tricks tricks for your live performances and recording sessions
Sequence external gear with MIDI (+ loopback tricks!), and record your songs through Overbridge
Dave Mech's song performances & walkthroughs

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Course curriculum

1

Introduction
- Readme
- (Translated) Subtitles: instructions Free Preview
- Cheat Sheet
- Join the Discord server
- 0. Introduction Free Preview
2

1. Basic functions overview and groove basics
- 1.01 Module introduction Free Preview
- PROJECT FILES
- 1.02 Hardware overview Free Preview
- 1.03 Loading and saving new project - Data structure Free Preview
- 1.04 Kick - Grid recording mode - Envelope basics - Parameter lock basics - Copy Paste Clear - Quick save Free Preview
- 1.05 Percussion - Live recording mode - Microtiming - Parameter recording and erasing
- 1.06 Hihat - Envelope decay - LFO basics
- 1.07 Stab 1 - Pages (menu) - Polymeter basics - Filter basics - Machines - Filter envelope basics
- 1.08 Stab 2 - Extending polymeter - Send FX - Reverb send
- 1.09 Open HH - Track level - Gain staging
- 1.10 Clap - Microtiming - laid back vs rushed - Bit reduction - Sample Rate Reduction - One-shot LFO
- 1.11 Ride - Parameter lock amp vol - Mute mode
- 1.12 Pad - Keyboard mode - Multiple pages and looping - SRC page - B W filter - Chorus
- 1.13 Lead - Keyboard setup - Circle of 5ths - Step recording mode - Conditional locks - Delay
- 1.14 Mixing basics - Volume - Filters
- 1.15 Tempo menu - BPM - Swing
- 1.16 Performance basics - Temp save & revert - Control all - Mutes
- 1.Assignments
3

2. Advanced Sound Design, Sampling & Sequencing
- 2.01 Module introduction Free Preview
- PROJECT FILES
- SAMPLES
- 2.02 Samples - +Drive - Transfer application - Samples and project import Free Preview
- 2.03 Audio track structure
- 2.04 Kick 1 - Take a good kick and make it your own - Sample tuning - Using filters and modulation to control sound - LFO sync mode
- 2.05 Bass 1 - Using kicks for bass - Why heavy BRR can be useful for low-end - Using parameter locks to control the groove - Using amp attack and sample start to add groove - Embrace the clicks
- 2.06 Kick layer - Add roundness while retaining punch
- 2.07 Rhythmic bass layer - Negative filter envelope depth - More LFO info - Retrigger
- 2.08 Stab 1 - Why the MM filter can control low-end - How slow BRR and Filter freq modulation can make a sound come alive - Be aware of trig placement in low-end - Reverb & Delay
- 2.09 Stab 2 - Adding modulation to a complex sample - Post filter SRR - Random LFO and Slew
- 2.10 Percussive layer - GRID Machine - Sample Chains - Probability & PRE conditions - Sample slice modulation
- 2.11 HiHat - Sample start for transient control - Hihats have low frequencies - Subtle delay - Subtle variations
- 2.12 Rhythmic percussion samples - Repitch machine - EQ filter machine - Down tuning is fun - Happy accidents - Active listening and small changes
- 2.13 Bass melody - Heavy BR - Filter key-tracking - Figuring out the key - Live vs step recording - Portamento - Simple layers add up - Random LFOs for humanisation - Note scale locking
- 2.14 Vocal recording - Recording inputs with a field recorder - The sampler explained - Moving samples on +Drive - More call and response - LFO fade explained - Pseudo delay with LFO and Filter envelope
- 2.15 Texture from YouTube - Sample via USB - Pitch machine for textures - BR & SRR to reintroduce harmonics - Save trig as preset - Preset pool - Preset locks
- 2.16 Shaker - Samples can become anything - Using LFOs for expressive rhythms - Undo paste and clear
- 2.17 Resample entire groove for percussion with comb filter
- 2.18 Clap - Listen to potential samples in context like this - Another way to save presets into the pool
- 2.19 Trig Modes - (Velocity) Modulation Matrix - Saving Kit - Kit to preset pool - Play and record the preset pool
- 2.20 Brushed drum loop - GRID machine - Euclidean Sequencer - Combining loop slices, polymeters, euclidean mode, and modulation to create a very dynamic sounding drum pattern
- 2.21 Lead - Single Cycle waveforms and wavetables - Slice modulation - Arpeggiator like melody - Heavy delay - Filter envelope depth for expression
- 2.Assignments
4

3. Mixing
- 3.01 Module introduction Free Preview
- PROJECT FILES
- 3.02 The track
- 3.03 Levels
- 3.04 Frequency Spectrum
- 3.05 Stereo Spectrum
- 3.06 Compression
- 3.07 Master Overdrive & Final touches
- 3.Assignments
5

4. Arranging Song
- 4.01 Module introduction Free Preview
- PROJECT FILES
- 4.02 Various techniques to construct an arrangement
- 4.03 Groove preview - Pattern chains - Song mode
- 4.04 Sketching out pattern variations - Small break - Big break - Drop
- 4.05 Transitions - Transitional sounds - Automations
- 4.06 Building the song in song mode
- 4.07 Performing the song
- 4.Assignments
6

5. Performance
- 5.01 Module introduction Free Preview
- PROJECT FILES
- 5.02 Temp save & revert - Pattern Mutes - FX Break & Drop
- 5.03 Control All
- 5.04 FILL
- 5.05 Sequencer tricks
- 5.06 Midi mod-matrices
- 5.07 Copy & Paste, and randomize & revert
- 5.Assignments
7

6. MIDI, Overbridge, and other features
- 6.01 Module introduction Free Preview
- PROJECT FILES
- 6.02 MIDI - Config - CC messages - Midi Learn - MIDI LFO
- 6.03 MIDI loopback
- 6.04 Overbridge in Ableton
- 6.05 Overbridge in Logic
- 6.06 Additional Stuff - Quantize menu - Preset menu options - Audio Routing Menu - Tap Tempo and Metronome
- 6.Assignments
8

7. Dave Mech's song performances and walkthroughs
- Readme Free Preview
- PROJECT FILES
- 7.01 Module 2 Song Performance (mixed & arranged) Free Preview
- 7.01 Walkthrough Module 2 mix & song arrangement
9

Outro
- Outro

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Ray F.

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I recommend this product

4 days ago

That's really a deep dive!

Detailed, inspiring, and genuinely musical

I’m blown away by how detailed and meticulous this course is. Even if you already know the Digitakt 2 on a surface level, Dave’s concrete production workflow makes so many things clearer, and some features only start to make sense in context.

Even if you don’t yet know what kind of music you want to make, you’ll quietly fall in love with the style of the example project. I previously took a German-language course on the Digitakt 2 and was honestly bored by the musical results. Dave picks you up exactly where others leave off.

I still have a long way to go, and the Digitone 2 course is already waiting for me afterwards, but I look forward to every single lesson and to learning something new each time. I’m just letting myself be carried along 😉

Highly recommended!

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Alex

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I recommend this product

5 days ago

Perfect Course! Clear and Concise.

Dave makes great explanation of all things you need to know. Great teaching and tips along the way! Makes you feel that he is sitting with you in the same room going through all necessary information needed and then some! :)
Recommend the course! The tutorial I’ve seen anywhere on a elektron box. 🙏🏻

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Chrix

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I recommend this product

1 month ago

Fantastic class

This class contained everything I needed to know about the Digitakt 2, formatted in a logical cadence and touching on every aspect of the device. I could never have learned this much by just rtfm or watching a bunch of random videos. Highly recommended.

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Gatorator

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I recommend this product

2 months ago

Deep and awesome

This is the second Elektron course I've purchased from Dave. He is the master, and you will learn a lot on his courses. He propelled me to doing my first ever live set and gave me the confidence and knowledge to make it zing! Thanks!

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Trent

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I recommend this product

4 months ago

Simply Amazing

So many great tips you would never think of on your own. His level of experience speaks for its self through the entire course. Easily the best online course I've taken and will continue to go back to the videos as a reference as I grow with ability.

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