Synthesizer
Elektron Digitone II
Price: 750 EUR – 964 EUR
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The successor to Elektron's original Digitone, doubling voice count to 16 and expanding the effects section while retaining the same FM synthesis engine and deeply programmable sequencer that defined the original.
About the Elektron Digitone II
Digitone II's expanded 16-voice polyphony lets a player build denser chords and layered patches than the original 8-voice model allowed, meaningfully changing what's practical to play live versus needing to bounce and layer parts in a DAW. It retains the same core FM synthesis architecture drawing on the frequency-modulation principles that made instruments like the Yamaha DX7 famous, now paired with Elektron's continually refined sequencing and effects workflow.
As a direct generational update rather than a reimagining, the Digitone II demonstrates Elektron's pattern of iterating on proven instrument concepts - keeping the sequencing philosophy and sound engine type that earned the original Digitone its following, while addressing the most commonly requested limitation (voice count) rather than chasing an unrelated new direction.
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Sound character of the Elektron Digitone II
Digitone II expands the original's 4-operator FM engine to full 16-voice polyphony with more complex modulation routing, keeping the same bright, bell-like, metallic FM character but making it far more practical for dense chords, layered pads and polyphonic FM textures than the original's more limited voice count.
Technical data for the Elektron Digitone II
| Synthesis | FM, 16-voice |
|---|---|
| Sequencer | Elektron parameter-lock |
| Effects | Expanded vs. original Digitone |
| Format | Tabletop/desktop |
Price history for the Elektron Digitone II
Cheapest seen: 750 EUR · Most expensive seen: 964 EUR
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The history of the Elektron Digitone II
The Digitone II updates Elektron's original FM synthesizer with doubled polyphony and expanded effects, building directly on the original's sequencing and sound design approach.
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