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Elektron Digitone Desktop Synthesizer
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Inspiration Box

By: Avalon      Submitted: 8/12/2022

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Product Rating Product Review Easily the most inspiring instrument I have ever played. Takes some getting used to, but the sequencer is extremely powerful and it sounds glorious.
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Deep but intuitive FM synthesizer

By: Stephen L      Submitted: 7/17/2022

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Product Review The Digitone is a wonderfully deep but intuitive FM synthesizer. I really like the layout of the controls and how logically they correspond to the on-screen functions. I originally bought the Digitone to complement my Syntakt but it is strong enough to stand on its own if need be. And the limitation of 4 tracks can be overcome with using the sound pool to put more than one sound in the same track (very useful for drums/percussion). The only things that are slightly obscure are the various algorithms and ratios but I guess I will learn their similarities and differences eventually. Overall, I really enjoy using it and can highly recommend it as long as you have the patience and time to learn it.
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True FM Synth

By: AA      Submitted: 3/4/2021

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Product Review If you want to craft your own custom FM synth sounds then the digitone is for you. Step sequencer features allow you to customize steps and that means hours of creativity and options. Highly recommend!
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Portable and deep FM engine. Solid build quality.

By: Chris      Submitted: 11/3/2020

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Product Review For the short amount of time I have owned the Digitone I am blown away and find new features every time I use it. The build quality is amazing and the size is perfect for a minimal work area. The FM engine is very deep. There is definitely a learning curve for Elektron and I'm still in the process.
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Versatile and Beautiful

By: Kenny      Submitted: 9/5/2020

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Product Review I have been through many synths, analog and digital in order to find the perfect fit for my setup and I am very happy that I decided to give this one a try. Whatever your thoughts about digital or FM Synthesis are, in this format, they give you the ability to flexibly design ultra high resolution expressive deep evolving pads, plucky glossy leads, super smooth or grimy bass patches, anything you can imagine. The new firmware update adds even more random/generative, and performative flexibility to what is already hands down the best sequencer on the market with conditions per track and step jump recording. The ability to play and sequence four completely independent polyphonic tracks simultaneously is incredibly useful. It's like having 4 separate poly-synths in your arsenal (along with the ability to run external audio in, mix along with your synth patches and process with the gorgeous onboard effects). It's very hard to find a hardware synth with the flexibility of a vst synth plugin, in my opinion. This synth rewards patience and meticulous sound crafting. You can take your time creating intricate complex tones or you can use the randomize feature and build upon the official or user created preset banks to reverse engineer or build off of to get the exact sound you want very quickly. Taking the time to learn the ins and outs of the Elektron workflow and the built in sequencer definitely pays off. It's incredible for performance and experimentation, but it can also be used to deliberately compose some crazy unique evolving patterns that morph and expand as they play out. Most synths are lacking in at least one area, I don't find that to be the case here. The modulation capabilities, midi, effects, filter, eg, fm algorithms, controller expression parameters, voicing, quality, connectivity, intuitiveness, dexterity, ease of use, every single aspect is very well thought out. I don't think you could make a better decision for a hardware synth in any price range. Everyone needs one of these in their setup
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Deep Sequencer - Approachable FM

By: Brian      Submitted: 4/9/2020

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Product Review I'm a child of the 80s/90s so raised on things like Miami Vice, pop radio and the Sega Genesis. So FM was always there, for good or ill. The Digitone makes the FM piece approachable. The Elektron sequencer has a learning curve which I'm still learning, but the tricks (parameter locks and conditional triggers) are worth the effort. Works well as a conductor for other gear too, and the effects section is very solid and you can run other gear thru it which saves room on the desk. If you have a bunch of analog gear, this compliments it nicely.
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Digitone is AMAZING!!

By: Brett Keller      Submitted: 3/5/2020

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Product Review The Digitone is an awesome 4 channel FM synth. I was so excited to see I could have a payment plan with AMS and get it the next day for no extra charge!!!
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Digitone Def

By: Corey winds      Submitted: 2/8/2020

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Product Review I ordered my digitone ... and I’m so glad I did it’s a very inspiring synth instrument love the digitakt design factor it’s a delight I own a digitakt so the learning curve wast too deep and the fm sounds and presets sound really really good it’s so far one of my favorite synths ... follow me on YouTube Corey Winds
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Modern FM Synth Design

By: J Nathanael      Submitted: 10/3/2019

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Product Review With a satisfying click and soft touch the Digitone comes alive. Within seconds I am sweeping through the intuitively arranged presets, making a quick bass-line, and pumping FM grit and chime through my headphones. With a push and turn of the infinite encoders, a press and hold of the keys, I am assigning LFOs, dialing in delay, and panning each of the four tracks. I press stop and the remaining trails of arpeggiated pads, bass lines, percussion leads, and sweeping sequences, all fade back into the aether. It's been four hours. I'm shaky. I've forgotten to sit down. I forgot to make an unboxing video. Most importantly, I've found my synth. The Elektron Digitone is an absolute joy to play and a powerhouse disguised as a tiny black box. From the extraordinarily engineered infinite rotary encoder knobs, to the perfect trigger keys, the matte coating, and the shear sonic depth of this instrument, Elektron have created a tool that will define artist's musical vocabulary and defy the constraints of 'groove box'. If you're looking for an instrument with the ability to blend in with your current setup, or serve as the cornerstone for your sonic expression, the Digitone is your surest option.
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An FM synth band in a box

By: John M      Submitted: 8/29/2019

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Product Review Added the Digitone to my DAWLess setup and I’m so glad I did. Has so many great built in sounds and you have the ability to create your own from scratch. It’s a pretty intuitive machine if you’re familiar with groove box type synths. Watching a few YouTube videos on it and reading the manual beforehand wouldn’t be a bad idea though. Has those classic FM sounds from the 80s you love, or loathe, but with the added subtractive synth components added. And this thing even does drums, so you can make a whole set list of tunes just with this one box. I’m really in love with this instrument and plan on adding more from Elektron to my setup very soon.
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Future soon to be most Sought after SYNTH!

By: Christopher Ryan      Submitted: 4/6/2019

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Product Review AMS really came through and delivered , highly recommend. Personal experience customer service was super friendly every single time with each person I spoke with. Thank you for bringing this piece of gear into my life!
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Great gift

By: Tanya Goode      Submitted: 3/5/2019

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Product Review I purchased this gift for my son for his birthday when I asked him how he liked it he couldn't stop raving about it.
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I love this FM synth!

By: René      Submitted: 2/28/2019

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Product Review I bought this to add to my live set up, with this I added a whole new sound spectrum. There is so much you can do with the sound of this FM!
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FM Synthesis at it's Best!!!

By: Ramon      Submitted: 2/13/2019

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Product Review Elektron has outdone itself this time. With a host of great products under this brand it’s an easy decision when you’re looking for a great sequencer and some really unique sounds. Another plus is the FM sound engine. I was looking for a good synth at the right price and almost purchased the IK multimedia FM synth but after talking to An American music supply associate about my needs I was convinced the Digitone could offer me even though it was more money. No regrets No disappoints this is the Real Deal. I connect this with my hardware and it just grooves to satisfaction. This unit can be anything you want it to be it is only limited by your imagination. So don’t be afraid to spend the extra dough. The Digitone is a Beast!!!
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FM Synthesizer and Groovebox Perfected in a Single Box

By: Cameron      Submitted: 2/6/2019

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Product Review Decades after the famous Yamaha DX7 and countless other FM synthesizers, such as FM8 from Native Instruments and Operator from Ableton(designed by Robert Henke himself), the digitone breathes new life into a school of synthesis that is largely misunderstood and underestimated. Beyond the raw sequencing power that Elektron is known for, the purpose of this synth is to reimagine FM as a full-featured sound design platform aided with additional tools, such as a multimode filter and onboard effects. An FM purist would likely tell you that these tools are unnecessary for a skilled FM sound designer, however, even if you turned all of these features off, you'd still have one of the best FM synthesizers ever imagined. It's clear that Elektron worked to understand FM sound design workflows prior to designing this unit because they made many smart decisions that empower FM veterans and new users alike.
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The new heart of my jam setup

By: 13Volt      Submitted: 12/7/2018

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Product Review This box, and its sibling, the Digitakt have reshaped the way I approach composition. It's more live and hands on. I welcome the addition of FM to my rig. The 4 synth channels offer plenty of polyphony and I hang three analog synths off the MIDI channels. The Elektron sequencer, with flexible trigs and parameter locks, makes it easy to keep the sound evolving. I also drive the Digitakt from this unit to handle my rhythmic needs.
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The one and only Digitone

By: acidman5000      Submitted: 9/26/2018

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Product Review Had an A4, didn't like it so much. This thing screams and the sonic palette of tones is mind blowing
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I Really Like This Thing

By: Sherelle      Submitted: 8/20/2018

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Product Review I've only had the Digitone for 10 days, but I'm really enjoying fiddling around with it and getting to know the machine. There are a lot of sounds to choose from, and a lot of space to store your patterns. I also like the fact that patterns can be strung together to create a song. The downside is that songs cannot be saved to the device. The one thing I haven't figured out is what projects are for, other than saving a pattern to a project.
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Sounds Great

By: T      Submitted: 8/8/2018

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Product Review The bass has that FM spank and bubble and the pads are ice cold, just like I expected. The drum presets were a huge surprise, they sound amazing. With the mega powerful Elektron sequencer, this little box is capable of some crazy stuff, perfect for minimal techno.
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The Beauty of FM Synthesis

By: Philip Tribuzio      Submitted: 8/4/2018

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Product Review The Elektron Digitone is a deep machine, there will be a learning curve, but the exploration is worth the while if you enjoy sculpting sounds with intuitive controls, a 4 track sequencer,and tons of options that get more involved as you learn to use it. The sounds are amazing and the onboard fx are great,it is easy to get very involved and lose all track of time and space. Highly recommended for the synthheads that are big on exploration.
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Great standalone Elektron piece, an even greater price.

By: Bernard      Submitted: 7/23/2018

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Product Review A great introductory piece to the Elektron environment, with workflow similarities almost identical to its sampling drum machine sibling, the Digitakt, the Digitone gives you an 8-voice FM Synth with a 4-track internal sequencer and 4-track external midi sequencer. Packed in with a quite nifty and playable on-board keyboard, with an optional root note and scale mode, making only the correct notes playable. Also features Elektron's signature Sample-Per-Step programming, with conditional trigger/parameter locking, great for live expression through the max 64-step per track sequences. The Digitone also makes FM synthesis programming a breeze. The chain of FM algorithms has never been laid out easier, with a visual for each algorithm, allowing for teachable moments with every random knob twist. Massive on board memory for Pattern saving, Patch saving and Project saving- which saves all the settings for a collection of patterns, allowing for plenty of different programming set ups.
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Awesome little synth

By: CR      Submitted: 7/23/2018

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Product Review Love it. Very versatile and intuitive to use and powerful too. So many stock sounds and it makes creating new fm sounds manageable