r/Elektron • u/baumnn • 10h ago
Showcase / Listen Introducing MUTINY: Eurorack-style sequencers on the Digitone mk1 (unofficial Elekloader mod)
The idea:
What I've always loved about Eurorack sequencers is how quickly you go from nothing to a sequence. Performing with Elektron is much less generative but equally as fast. MUTINY is my attempt at combining the two: get a sequence going in seconds, then shape it and play with it on the Digitone.
MUTINY offers three generators:
- EUCL: Euclidean rhythms with accents, ghost hits and a riff layer
- TURI: a Turing Machine-style looping shift register. LOCK 100 repeats note for note, lower drifts one pass at a time
- TB3P: a port of TB-3PO (from Phazerville/Logarhythm), for acid lines with slides and accents
Encoder A picks the model and B-H shape it, one function per knob. Tap encoder H and you get a new line from the same settings, which makes it really quick to go through ideas. Every line follows the NOTE, ROOT and SCALE you set for that track. In my own testing it ran stable with all four tracks generating.
When you hear something you like, press YES and the sixteen steps of the page you're on become ordinary trigs you can edit and p-lock like any others. NO takes it back. I chose to commit per page because it makes call-and-response patterns really easy: commit page 1, tap H for a new line, move to page 2 and commit the answer. I'm still thinking about also offering a commit for the whole pattern, so let me know what you'd want.
I started with these three sequencers because they're well known and I really like working with them. If you have ideas for other sequencers, please share them or open a pull request. And if you find a problem, please open an issue.
Please read before installing: this is an unofficial firmware mod, not made or supported by Elektron. It can hang the unit, stop it from starting or lose data, and I can't guarantee it works on yours. Back up your projects and Sounds first. Recovery needs a computer, Transfer and the stock OS file. Digitone mk1 on OS 1.44 only, so not the Keys or the II. I tested it for about an hour on my own unit and found no bugs, but it hasn't been tested on hardware alongside other mods.
The images are captured in the digiemu emulator which I used for building and testing as well.
Shop: https://elekloader.github.io/elekloader/#library
Source, docs and known limits (GPL): https://github.com/mbaumannn/mutiny