Elektron Digitone - Mastering FM synthesis (tutorial)

The Digitone is out, and it's one of the best implementations of FM synthesis so far! In this video, we debunk the notion that FM is complicated and show a few easy steps to creating your own FM sounds!
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[@swankfactory909]

Amazing all these years later thank u

[@RedMeansRecording]

incredibly useful, thank you

[@jaysire]

I feel like no one has mentioned this for five years (that I can see), but you appear to have mixed up A and C at exactly 2 mins: It says if you adjust the bottom (A) oscillator, it will change the overall pitch, which you then demonstrate by changing the frequency of C. A moment later you remain true to what you started by mixing it up in the other direction. Hope I'm not wrong about this. Other than that, stellar tutorial. Thanks!

[@espacemaxim]

I love how it's a tutorial...then the operator gets lost for 5 minutes playing with sounds going further into the FM rabbit hole! The Digitone experience!

[@Morgu666]

Best tutorial to start designing sounds on the Digitone, lots of stuff suddenly makes so much sense. Thank you!

[@howardanderson3061]

This was such a brilliant tutorial, you covered concepts of the Digitone that no one has..
Bravo!!!

[@lozza9789]

Please keep the tutorials coming-just picked up the Digitone, my first Elektron product. Incredible!

[@Tibbonds]

Excellent tutorial. I found if you just lose a few hours to it eventually it starts to make sense. But it still always surprises you. Tractors to crystals with one spin of a knob.

[@StochasticDesign]

Tractors to crystals, indeed!

[@brianobush]

Nice adventure into how Elektron has portrayed FM synthesis. Thanks!

[@neverislandsongs9171]

Thanks, excellent video!

[@saschaz483]

Excellent Tutorial - this is how CZcams tutorials should be - no BlaBlaBa, straight to the point and easy to follow :) thanks!

[@valdiskrebs566]

Nice demo! Like the clean, but rich sounds this produces ... and then the 4 track sequencer. Wow, lots of possibilities!

[@mattderosier9771]

Just got mine a week ago. Just making sounds and starting with patterns. Thank you for clarification and an excellent learning tool.

[@ThisPageIntentionallyLeftBlank]

@2:13 my aha! Moment. Thanks for sharing!

[@superhuevosdehombre]

Finally, a tutorial I can appreciate...thx

[@botousai]

This helped me learn the Digitone immensely. Thank you so much!

[@StochasticDesign]

Glad it helped!

[@AndresCampoMusic]

Amazing and well explained! Thanks

[@tonypatino3156]

Excellent tut

[@dvdny]

Great tut, thanks for posting. I really like this thing, it's the only box tat can stand up to the DX-200.
Will have to add it to the arsenal soon.

[@brianreilly6545]

Thx for the vid, great info. Just got this synth and its one of the best i’ve ever work with. Awesome machine👍🏼

[@grandmasterjo1]

Nice 👍 it opens the gate to newer avenues with practice.

[@grandmasterjo1]

This video gives you a precise concise view of getting the right results if you’re new to FM synthesis. It’s an excellent beginner’s guide. Thanks.

[@DG-xb8xx]

Thanks for the video!

[@otepsia1697]

Thank you for this great video !

[@DunnoBro92]

You dont need to press function to change octaves, by the way :)

[@7177YT]

sure, make more of those if possible. (:
i was mesmerized lol

[@gustave1928]

Thanks very much, very clear, helpfull, great tut, no doubt ! I wish you could do the same about Digitone LFO's .... please !

[@billyglenjr5327]

Thank you so much!!!!!

[@BrunoWiebelt]

learn new approaches today... I love the form faktor to have the text ... its so much easier for me to learn ... yes please more tutorials don't forget all the lfo fun... would like to learn a method of using more then 2 lfos maybe with midi?

[@maxmatson1578]

I just got a digitone used without a manual and I have no ideal how to work the sequencer!? do you know of any good tutorials that would help me with that? Thank you!✌

[@grandmasterjo1]

Hi does DT do a 7th chord instead of a Triad on triggering a single note

[@grandmasterjo1]

Got it. It happens only in chromatic mode
Stupid me 😝😝😝

[@Suba932]

7:38 is there a mistake in the text? A is modulating B in this case and not C?
Great tutorial

[@AndresCampoMusic]

X Carrier in that algorithm is C, so A is modulating C (as far as I know)

[@nightbeats5023]

I learned a bit out of this, but overall I'm just more confused than before. I guess I will have to play around with it more.

[@Braunld]

Sounds like a Yamaha PortaSound PSS-560. Just a bit

[@StochasticDesign]

This is what we all dreamed the PortaSounds would be able to do back in the day. Right? :D

[@SPAZZOID100]

Braunld ????

[@drhesslen]

someone buy this for me

[@SPAZZOID100]

Get a job.

[@ihatemonkeys540]

'learning' fm synthesis would have been a better title. 'mastering' is a bit of a stretch.

[@fantasyproduct1042]

You are a sick dude and I don't mean positive sick. Go do your own tutorial prick

[@Lunablanc]

Fantasy product... I agree