Elektron Digitakt 1.30 adds tons of new sound features – guide to everything you can do

Elektron has been busy lately – a massive 1.30 OS update for Digitakt brings external audio mixing/sidechaining, a second LFO, filter features, workflow improvements, and more. Here’s a look:

Deep in Serum: six sound tricks to explore just by double-clicking, with maestro Francis Preve

For all the many soft synths out there, maturity and depth matter – and few tools offer those quite like the almighty Serum. Whether you’re just getting around to trying it – or you already think you know all there is to know – sound maven Francis Preve is the perfect guide.

Francis Preve - January 15, 2021

Polyend puts presets in your modular – plus run on a battery, anywhere

Hey, modulars are great. But you can’t call up presets at will, like on a computer. And you can’t head for a day of patching to the shore of your local lake. Or – can you? The folks at Polish maker Polyend are breaking the rules.

Peter Kirn - May 13, 2019

The Stylophone goes totally luxe with the GEN R-8

Peter Kirn - January 16, 2019

Dreadbox Hypnosis: teaser for a dreamy synthwave effects box

Peter Kirn - December 21, 2018

Tracktion 7: powerful, free audio production tool (Mac, Windows, Linux)

Peter Kirn - August 13, 2018

Elektron’s Analog Heat is a new distortion, filter, computer accessory

Peter Kirn - September 22, 2016

The Saw Bench is a 100€ Analog Synth; Here’s What Its Creators Say

Peter Kirn - March 18, 2015

Mods Make The Moog’s Werkstatt Synth More Educational, More Fun

- December 5, 2014

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