Swedish musical instrument company Elektron has today released OS 1.15 for Digitakt II, introducing the eagerly-awaited Slice machine to the menu. Chop up and wield your sample slices however you like, opening up for new rhythmic and melodic exploration.
Slice is nice
Cut your samples up into as many as 64 editable slices. Deconstruct loops for wild implementation across your sequencer, and tap into unpredictable beat and melody variations with ease.
Create slice grid
Choose how many slices you want on your plate by placing an equally divided slice layout over the current sample. Enable transient detection to adjust the slices according to your sample’s peaks.
Edit slice points
Use the slice editor to precisely adjust start, end, and loop markers for each and every sample. Link or unlink adjacent slices for creative control.
Random or Linear Locks
Assign slices to existing sequencer trigs - randomly for glitchy grooves, or linearly for straighter cuts.
Slice Trig Mode
Easily access your different slices using the trig keys, with the ability to reach every single one even if you've gone for the max number of slices.
We introduce the Slice machine in this video tutorial, running through how to get up and running and showing just a taste of the fun things you can do with it.
