A couple of days it already was leaked online but now it’s official. Elektron added a 3 octave keyboard, 8 controllers and 2 modulation wheels to a Digitone and call it Digitone Keys. On the back the key version has much more outputs and inputs so you can output each timbre to each own stereo output. So now you can enjoy the timeless 8 voice FM synthesis mixed with the Elektron workflow with hands on controllers and a keyboard. In a live setting using the separate outputs or in the studio using the Overbridge software directly in your DAW. Like any hardware Elektron makes it is built like a tank with a sturdy metal casing and solid feeling controllers. And if you’re interested in buying one you have to wait since the first batch already sold out. Pricing is €1299 or £1180.
Digitone Keys specifications
Synth voice features
- 8 voice polyphony (4-part multitimbral)
- Multiple FM algorithms
- Multiple operator harmonics
- 1 × multimode filter per voice
- 1 × base-width filter per voice
- 1 × overdrive per voice
- 2 × assignable LFO per voice
- Unison
- Portamento
- 2048 patch storage capacity on the +Drive
Sequencer
- 4 × synth tracks
- 4 × MIDI tracks
- Arpeggiator per synth track
- Polyphonic sequencing
- Individual track lengths
- Parameter locks
- Micro timing
- Trig conditions
- Sound per step change
- 128 × projects on the +Drive
- 8 × Banks 16 × patterns per project
Send & master effects
- Panoramic Chorus send effect
- Saturator Delay send effect
- Supervoid Reverb send effect
- Overdrive master effect
Hardware
- 37-key semi-weighted, velocity sensitive keyboard with aftertouch
- Assignable pitch and modulation wheels
- 8 × user assignable rotary encoders
- 2 × 1/4” impedance balanced main out jacks
- 8 × 1/4” impedance balanced track out jacks
- 1 × 1/4” stereo headphone jack
- 2 × 1/4” audio in jacks
- 2 × 1/4” CV/Expression/Sustain jacks
- 128 × 64 pixel OLED screen
- 48 kHz, 24-bit D/A and A/D converters
- Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port
- MIDI In/Out/Thru with DIN Sync out
Physical specifications
- Sturdy steel casing
- Dimensions: W868 × D185 × H90 mm (including knobs, feet, and jacks)
- Weight: approximately 6 kg
Miscellaneous
- Dedicated MIDI controller mode
- Overbridge enabled
- 3 year Elektron warranty
Included in the box
- Power Supply PSU-3b
- Elektron USB cable
Digitone keys on elektron website