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Elektron Digitone (original)

Original Digitone silent from a keyboard, or following tempo without starting? Check MIDI input, destination channels and transport reception.

Manufacturer documented Original Digitone, scoped to the OS 1.41 manual. Not Digitone II or Digitone Keys; later OS changes and physical connections have not been checked here.

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External tempo
CLOCK RECEIVE in MIDI CONFIG → SYNC
Manufacturer documented
External start / stop
TRANSPORT RECEIVE is separate from CLOCK RECEIVE
Manufacturer documented
External keyboard
INPUT FROM and RECEIVE NOTES both affect reception
Manufacturer documented
Active-track control
AUTO CHANNEL under MIDI CONFIG → CHANNELS
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Manufacturer documented
Digitone is silent from an external keyboard
Check the input port, note reception and destination channel.Manufacturer documented
Digitone follows tempo but will not start with the master
Receiving clock does not enable transport reception.
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Manuals & resources

Digitone User Manual

Elektron · Original Digitone · OS 1.41 · 8 November 2023 · last checked 2026-11-05

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Sources & review

Sources reviewed: . Documentation does not replace a physical hardware test.

Sections reviewed: §14.5.1, p. 71; §14.5.2, p. 72; §14.5.3, p. 73; §14.5.1, p. 71; §14.5.3, p. 73; §14.5.2–14.5.3, pp. 72–73.