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Videos & links
28 videos and 32 articles, threads and official pages that explain the Digitakt II well. Each one also appears beside the guide section it covers. Videos load from YouTube only when you press play.
Introducing Digitakt II
Elektron
The official launch film — the quickest way to hear what the machine is about.
Digitakt II — At A Glance
Elektron
A short official tour of sampling, machines, effects and the sequencer.
Digitakt II & Digitone II OS 1.10 Upgrade
Elektron
Elektron’s trailer for OS 1.10: Comb+ filter, key tracking, mono sampling and more.
Digitakt II OS 1.10 Video Guide
Elektron
Walks through the OS 1.10 additions on the Digitakt II one feature at a time.
Slice on Digitakt II - OS 1.15 Upgrade
Elektron
Elektron’s OS 1.15 trailer introducing the Slice machine.
Digitakt II Slice Tutorial
Elektron
Gets you up and running with the Slice machine: making slices, editing them and playing them.
Live Dispatch: Diving into Digitakt II’s Slice Machine
Elektron
A relaxed live session from slice grids and slice-point editing to playing slices in TRIG mode.
Exploring Syntakt OS 1.30 and Digitakt II with Overbridge // Live Dispatch
Elektron
Elektron’s live look at the Digitakt II running as an Overbridge plugin in a DAW.
Answering Digitakt II Questions! // Live Dispatch
Elektron
Viewer Q&A covering external MIDI sequencing, sidechaining and bringing Digitakt I projects across.
Digitakt 2 - Beginner’s MEGA TUTORIAL
True Cuckoo
A chaptered, unhurried beginner walkthrough of the whole machine — the best first long watch.
Getting to Know Elektron Digitakt II Sampler w/ SON WU
Perfect Circuit
Son Wu shares tips and shows how the Digitakt II might fit into your own workflow.
Digitakt 2 Live Lesson: Sampling and Sequencing Your Synthesizers
EZBOT
A beginner-friendly live lesson: sample an external synth, save presets and build a pattern from scratch.
A Guide To Generative Sample Chains On Digitakt 2
EZBOT
Presets in keyboard mode, step-record jumps, resampling and random slicing in one compact video.
The Digitakt II FInally Has REAL Slicing
EZBOT
How the OS 1.15 Slice machine frees you from the Grid machine’s even divisions, with up to 64 slice points.
Generative Melodies Just Got Easier
EZBOT
Uses the Euclidean generator to write in-scale, polyphonic melodies; shown across several Elektron boxes, the Digitakt II among them.
Digitakt II: Synthesis and Noise Only
EZBOT
Builds a full pattern from nothing but oscillator and noise samples — a sound-design workout.
This Is Why You Need Presets On The Digitakt II
YouTube
Makes the case for the Digitakt II’s distinctive way of handling presets.
The Only House Music Setup You Need Is A Digitakt II
YouTube
A DAWless house session played on the Digitakt II alone — good for seeing the machine performed.
The Digitakt II and Outbox 8 Are Perfect Companions
YouTube
Sends individual Digitakt II tracks through Outbox 8 to external effects.
New Elektron Outbox 8 opens up Digitakt II.
keinseier
Routes several Digitakt II tracks to outboard effects through Outbox 8 while the rest stay dry.
Digitakt II vs Syntakt vs Digitone II
Yan Cook
A side-by-side of Elektron’s three current grooveboxes, if you are still choosing between them.
Exploring My Favorite New Features // Sample & Jam With Digitakt II
YouTube
A sample-and-jam session built around favourite new Digitakt II features.
Digitakt II OS 1.10 is here! // Deep Dive
Dave Mech
An in-depth tour of the OS 1.10 additions from the author of a 17-hour Digitakt II course.
MANUAL SLICES for Digitakt II // OS 1.15 Update Deep Dive
Dave Mech
A thorough look at placing and editing slices by hand with the OS 1.15 Slice machine.
Mastering Digitakt II // The Repitch machine
Dave Mech
A bite-size lesson on the Repitch machine, taken from Dave Mech’s course.
Mastering Digitakt II // A sample can become anything
Dave Mech
Sound-design ideas for turning one sample into very different sounds.
Mastering Digitakt II // Making hihats come alive
Dave Mech
Practical ideas for adding movement and variation to static hi-hat patterns.
Mastering Digitakt II // Don’t sleep on Live Recording mode
YouTube
A short argument for playing parts in live rather than always programming them in the grid.
Official Elektron
- Digitakt IIElektron — Elektron’s product page, with the official feature list, specs and audio demos.
- Digitakt II – Support & DownloadsElektron — The place to download the latest OS, the user manual and Transfer.
- Digitakt II OS Release NotesElektron — Every OS change from 1.01 to 1.17, including the bug-fix lists the guide only summarises.
- TransferElektron — Download Elektron Transfer for Mac or Windows to move samples and back up projects over USB.
- Overbridge – SupportElektron — Current Overbridge installers, supported OS versions and connection troubleshooting.
- Overbridge User Manual (April 2026)Elektron · 2026-04 — The full Overbridge manual: plugin setup, multitrack streaming and DAW integration.
- Outbox 8Elektron — Elektron’s page for the eight-channel audio/CV breakout box that OS 1.16 and 1.17 add support for.
- Outbox 8 User Manual (OS 1.00E)Elektron · 2026-09 — Worked routing examples for sending Digitakt II tracks to Outbox 8 outputs without doubling them on the mains.
Articles & reviews
- Elektron Digitakt IISound On Sound · 2024-11 — An in-depth review that asks whether Digitakt I owners should upgrade.
- We dare you to try and reach Elektron Digitakt II’s limitationsMusicTech — A 9/10 review that is especially good on the SRC page and machines behind the sampling workflow.
- Elektron Digitakt II reviewMusicRadar · 2024-10 — Si Truss’s more sceptical take: a strong upgrade for fans that may not win over doubters.
- Elektron Digitakt II ReviewPerfect Circuit Signal — A long-form review that notes Digitakt I owners will feel instantly at home with the layout.
- Elektron Digitakt II Review & Comparison To OriginalSynthtopia (loopop video) · 2024-04 — Embeds loopop’s chaptered review comparing the Digitakt II with the original, with pros and cons.
- Digitakt vs Digitakt II: the hardware, side by sideElektronSkins — A key-by-key comparison of the two panels, useful if your hands still expect a Digitakt I.
- Elektron Digitakt II Quickstart GuideSweetwater — A short first-day guide to the icon keys, the DATA ENTRY knobs and loading samples.
- Elektron update Digitakt II & Digitone IISound On Sound · 2025-03 — A news summary of OS 1.10: Comb+, routable overdrive and base-width filter, and mono sampling.
- Elektron Unleashes Double D Update, Bringing New Features To Digitakt & DigitoneSynthtopia · 2025-03 — Synthtopia’s write-up of the OS 1.10 update for Digitakt II and Digitone II.
- Digitakt II’s new firmware update adds a major user-requested featureMusicRadar · 2025-06 — Why the Slice machine mattered to Digitakt II owners, and what it does.
- Elektron Digitakt II, new OS 1.15 update adds slice machine to the hardware samplerSynth Anatomy · 2025-06 — A concise rundown of the Slice machine: up to 64 slices, grid or transient detection, per-slice loop points.
- How To Integrate A Hardware Analog Synth Into Your Elektron RigSynthtopia (EZBOT video) · 2025-07 — EZBOT shows how he sequences a Sequential Take 5 from his Digitakt II and Digitone II.
- Hands-On With The Elektron Outbox 8Synthtopia (EZBOT video) · 2026-09 — A hands-on demo of what the breakout box adds, from extra outputs to CV.
- How To Use Trig Conditions With The Elektron DigitaktSynthtopia · 2018-08 — Made for the original Digitakt, but trig conditions work the same way on the II, so the ideas carry straight over.
Forum threads
- Digitakt II Tips & TricksElektronauts — The long-running community tips thread — dozens of pages of sequencing, slicing and sound-design tricks.
- Introducing Digitakt IIElektronauts · 2024-04 — The launch thread, with Elektron’s announcement and two years of owner discussion.
- Digitakt II & Digitone II OS 1.10Elektronauts · 2025-03 — Elektron’s OS 1.10 announcement plus owners’ first impressions and gotchas.
- OS Upgrade: Digitakt II 1.15Elektronauts · 2025-06 — Slice machine discussion, workarounds and advice on the first-boot file-system check.
- Digitakt II kits questionElektronauts — Owners work out exactly what Perform Kit mode keeps and what it throws away.
- Preset Pool vs Sample PoolElektronauts — Clears up the most common Digitakt I-to-II confusion: when to use presets and when to use samples.
- DT2 owners: how much are you using the Euclidean sequencing?Elektronauts — Real-world uses of Euclidean mode, from quick rhythm starters to performance fills.
- Digitakt 2 Setup Advice with External SynthsElektronauts — Practical advice on clock, transport and channels when the Digitakt II runs a hardware rig.
- Digitakt II - MIDI Loopback, pushing limits of DTII sample manglingElektronauts — An advanced trick: patch MIDI out back to MIDI in so MIDI tracks can modulate audio tracks.
- Elektron Outbox 8Elektronauts — Owner reports and routing questions about using Outbox 8 with the Digitakt II.