DIGISLICER for Elektron Digitakt

A slicing machine with a slice editor: cut a sample where you want, and play the slices from the trig keys and the keyboard.

Module version 2.1.1-experimental. Base firmware: 1.53 / 1.54.

About this module

DIGISLICER adds a separate SRC machine with a waveform slice editor to the original Digitakt. Select it below SLICE, choose a sample and press SRC again to edit starts, create a grid or slice on transients. Custom slices belong to the sample and take precedence over GRID on every DIGISLICER track using it; they are saved to the +Drive after closing the editor. GRID adds AUTO and PLAY adds PIPO for forward/backward looping across the slices covered by LEN. With FUNC + TRK keyboard mode enabled, trig keys play slices at the track’s pitch and can record slice locks. The stock SLICE machine retains its normal behavior.

• Edit up to 64 slices with coarse/fine start adjustment, a cursor and horizontal/vertical waveform zoom.
• Use transient AUTO slicing or 4/8/16/32/64-slice grids with starts moved to zero crossings.
• Custom slices follow the sample across projects and override GRID on DIGISLICER tracks.
• Keyboard mode plays one slice per trig key, with four pages and live recording of slice locks.
• PIPO ping-pongs for the note’s duration, including spans of multiple slices set with LEN.

How to use it

1. Choose DIGISLICER with FUNC + SRC, assign a drum loop with SAMP, then press SRC again to open its waveform editor.
2. Press YES for the slice menu, select CREATE GRID with UP / DOWN, choose 16 with LEFT / RIGHT and confirm with YES. This replaces the sample’s existing slice layout.
3. Select a slice with knob A. Adjust its start with B and fine-tune with C; use D to zoom around the cursor and H to enlarge quiet waveform details.
4. Close the editor with SRC or NO and wait at least a second for the slices to save. They now play on every DIGISLICER track using this sample, regardless of GRID.
5. Enable keyboard mode with FUNC + TRK and play the slices from trig keys 1–16. UP / DOWN select later slice pages; REC + PLAY records the played keys as slice locks.
6. Press STOP and leave recording/keyboard mode when finished. To remove the custom layout, reopen the editor and choose YES → DELETE ALL; playback returns to the SRC page’s GRID setting.

Controls

Knob A

In the editor, select a slice one per notch; the cursor jumps to its start. In the slice menu, choose an action, then press YES to apply it.

Knob B

In the editor, move the selected slice’s start. This edits the shared slice layout for the sample, not only this track.

Knob C

In the editor, fine-adjust the selected start one sample at a time.

Knob D

In the editor, zoom horizontally around the cursor. Faster turns zoom faster; move the cursor with LEVEL to focus on another region.

Knob H

In the editor, enlarge the waveform vertically up to 64 times to inspect quiet material; this changes the view, not the audio level.

LEVEL

In the editor, move the waveform cursor; the view scrolls to keep it visible. YES then offers ADD SLICE HERE when a new start is allowed at that position.

FUNC + YES

In the editor, run AUTO SLICE on the sample’s transients. This replaces the sample’s existing custom slice layout.

YES

Open the slice menu. UP / DOWN or knob A choose ADD SLICE HERE, SPLIT SLICE, DELETE SLICE, AUTO SLICE, CREATE GRID or DELETE ALL; YES applies the action and NO cancels the menu.

SAMP

On the SRC page, choose the track’s sample. In the editor, FUNC + LEFT / RIGHT changes the sample slot and updates the track’s SAMP selection.

GRID

On the SRC page, select an equal slice grid or AUTO, one step past 64, for transient slices. A sample’s custom slices override this setting; DELETE ALL in the editor restores GRID-based playback.

SLICE

On the SRC page, choose the played slice; slice locks sequence different slices. In keyboard mode each trig key chooses its own slice at the track’s pitch, regardless of the current SLICE value.

LEN

On the SRC page, choose how many slices a note spans. In PIPO mode the voice turns at the end of the last slice covered by LEN and returns to the first slice’s start.

PLAY

On the SRC page, retain the stock playback modes or choose PIPO, one step past FWD, for ping-pong looping while the note lasts. Each new note starts forward; the page shows a bidirectional loop icon.

TUNE / BR / LEV

On the SRC page, the stock SLICE-style pitch, bit reduction and source-level controls still apply. Keyboard slice keys keep the track’s pitch; they select slices rather than transpose notes.

LEFT / RIGHT

In the editor, select the previous or next slice and audition it while the key is held. In CREATE GRID, choose 4, 8, 16, 32 or 64 slices.

Trig keys / UP / DOWN

In the editor, trig keys select and audition slices 1–16 while held; UP / DOWN select later groups up to slice 64. Outside the editor, FUNC + TRK keyboard mode uses the same slice pages; keys beyond the slice count stay dark and silent.

FUNC + NO

In the editor, delete the selected slice; its start merges into the preceding slice. Use NO without FUNC to leave the editor and keep the layout.

SRC / NO / page keys

SRC or NO closes the editor and keeps the slices; TRIG, FLTR, AMP or LFO closes it and opens that page. Slices are saved to the +Drive about a second later. PLAY and STOP keep their normal transport functions.

FUNC + TRK / recording

Outside the editor, FUNC + TRK enables slice keyboard mode. REC + PLAY records played slices as locks. In STEP REC (REC + STOP), FUNC + a trig key writes that slice at the cursor.

Compatibility notes

• Slices are stored on the +Drive in /cfw/slices.a and /cfw/slices.b; a /cfw folder appears in the sample browser.

Test evidence

Imported from the author’s v2.1 source; Modwerk linked and verified the pinned catalog release for the UI documentation run. Documentation captures verify the listed UI pages on OS 1.53; audio, timing and hardware remain unqualified.