NAMM 2018: Elektron Unveil Digitone, Polyphonic FM Synthesizer

Elektron has announced the Digitone, an 8 voice polyphonic FM synthesizer that combines FM sound generation with a classic subtractive synthesis signal flow. Armed with 512 factory presets, the Digitone offers 4 synth tracks with a respective arpeggiator, 4 MIDI tracks and much more.

Synth voice features

• 8 voice polyphony (multitimbral)
• Multiple FM algorithms
• 1 × multimode filter per voice
• 1 × base-width filter per voice
• 1 × overdrive per voice
• 2 × assignable LFO per voice

Sequencer

• 4 synth tracks
• 4 MIDI tracks
• 1 arpeggiator per track
• Polyphonic sequencing
• Individual track lengths
• Parameter locks
• Micro timing
• Trig conditions
• Sound per step change

Send & master effects

• Panoramic Chorus send effect
• Saturator Delay send effect
• Supervoid Reverb send effect
• Overdrive master effect

Hardware

• 128 × 64 pixel OLED screen
• 2 × 1/4” impedance balanced audio out jacks
• 2 × 1/4” audio in jacks
• 1 × 1/4” stereo headphone jack
• 48 kHz, 24-bit D/A and A/D converters
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port
• MIDI In/Out/Thru with DIN Sync out

Sound Demos

Physical specification

• Sturdy steel casing
• Dimensions: W 215 × D 176 × H 63 mm (8.5” × 6.9” × 2.5”) (including knobs and feet)
• Weight: approximately 1.49 kg (3.3 lbs)
• 100 × 100 mm VESA mounting holes. Use M4 screws with a max length of 7 mm.

Miscellaneous

• Overbridge enabled
• 3 year Elektron warranty

Included in the box

• Power Supply PSU-3b
• Elektron USB cable

The Digitone, set to be released later this year, is currently listed for $759.00 and you can visit the Elektron website to learn more about the poly synth.

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