Introducing Mimetic Digitwolis
It’s here! Mimetic Digitwolis, the sequel to our beloved Mimetic Digitalis, is available NOW for preorder, and ships on September 18th, 2025. You can place your preorder now from your favorite retailer or our webshop.
If you’re wondering what the new version can do, read on – there’s a whole lot under the hood to explore. In this post, we’ll go over some of the new features, many of which were inspired by users like you! In the following weeks, we’ll talk even more about its capabilities, explore some basic how-tos, and chat about the development history of Mimetic Digitwolis.
If you want to read up on everything the module can do right now, the user manual is also live to read here.
Hold up - what’s Mimetic Digitwolis?
Mimetic Digitwolis is a four-output sequencer and quantizer. It’s capable of outputting modulation CV, quantized pitch CV, gates, or triggers, and each of the four lanes can be configured freely.
Mimetic Digitwolis features five trigger inputs and four CV inputs that can be used to navigate the sequencer, or to quantize external signals. Sequences can be manually programmed by the user, or randomly generated, either one step at a time, or all at once.
Mimetic Digitwolis was designed to be flexible and powerful. If you have a small system, it’s a great solution for doing all of the sequencing duties on a voice or two. If you have a large system, its extensive inputs and flexible internal routing allow it to tightly integrate with the other sequencers in your system for creative signal generation.
What’s new in version 2
If you’re familiar with the original version of the module, some things will look familiar. This new design is still 10 HP, it still has four outputs and five trigger inputs, and lanes can have up to 16 steps in a sequence. Some aspects of the workflow are similar, too: you can manually program lanes one at a time, or multiple at a time, with the lane select buttons and the encoder. The beloved Shred randomization functions of the original are present and improved upon in this new version. Cartesian X/Y sequence navigation via triggers and CV is still a core function.
With so much similar, you may be wondering what the new version brings to the table. The answer is a whole lot.
The Screen
The most obvious change from the original is the screen. We know some folks just shout, “Next!” when they see a module with a screen, but hear us out. This is our second screen module (Xer Mixa is the other). Believe us when we say we only add a screen when we really think it benefits the product! And don’t worry – if you want to use the new Mimetic in a similar fashion to the old, the screen will be a welcome change. Just pick your lanes, plug in some triggers, hit Shred, and you’re off. If you want to create deep generative patches, or change up how the sequencer works completely, you can do that, too.
On the original, LEDs were used to show sequence position and lane output levels. With all of the new flexibility for pattern lengths and navigation, note programming, and configuration settings, adding a screen made things a lot easier.
There are two main views: the overview screen and the focus screen. The overview screen shows all four lanes at once, and allows for multi-lane editing like the original. The focus screen shows one lane’s sequence in detail, including step output voltage, making dialing in settings much easier.
Total independence
Mimetic Digitwolis has a plethora of inputs, but you don’t actually need any external signals to start sequencing. Digitwolis can generate a clock internally, perfect for sequencing a voice or two in a small system with no extra modules. I’ve been having lots of fun with just a Mimetic Digitwolis and a Basimilus Iteritas Alia.
Configurable (and additional) inputs
The original Mimetic Digitalis had five trigger inputs and three CV inputs. They all had fixed functions and were used for navigating the sequence in different ways.
The new Digitwolis has five trigger inputs and four CV inputs, and they’re all configurable. If you want to use some of the functions from the original, you can – step through the sequence (forwards or backwards this time) with triggers, or address the sequence with CV. However, there are a slew of new CV and trigger mappings available, for even more creative fun.
In addition to classic clock and reset mappings, trigger inputs can be mapped to Shred, Zero, or Shift, a new parameter that destructively offsets the sequence by a configurable number of steps.
CV inputs can also be used for attenuating or offsetting lane outputs. And, in conjunction with a trigger input, they can be used to record values into the sequence, or act as a quantizer on external CV signals.
All this configuration means that lanes aren’t tied together like they are on the original. Multiple lanes can be advanced from the same clock, or they can be advanced separately, or a mix of both.
More flexible outputs: quantization, voltage ranges, and slew
The lanes now have a selection of different output types: CV, Note, Gate, Trig, and Quantize. CV is designed for modulation CV, similar to the original. Note outputs quantized pitch CV, with customizable scales that can be edited manually, or edited on the fly with a MIDI keyboard. Gate and Trig output binary signals for activating synth voices and envelopes. And finally, Qtiz allows that MIDI-controllable quantizer to be applied to external CV signals.
CV and Note lanes can have their minimum and maximum voltages constrained, which makes editing a breeze and randomized actions like Shred even more musical. Slew limiting can also be applied to any CV output, for smooth sequence generation.
Sequence length and clock dividers
A highly requested feature from many users was to add internal clock dividers to the sequencer. We’ve obliged, and arbitrary divisions from 1-16 can be applied to each lane. This makes it easy to create polyrhythmic lane relationships, and allows lanes to be advanced at different rates from a single clock input.
Each lane can also be set to different lengths, from 1 to 16 steps.
MIDI
You may have noticed that the Digitwolis has MIDI In and Out jacks. The sequencer can be synchronized to external MIDI sequencers – if you have a hybrid setup with a computer, some Elektron boxes, or another MIDI clock, Mimetic Digitwolis can stay in sync with a single MIDI connection.
Additionally, Quantizer and Note lanes can have their scale selection edited on the fly with a MIDI keyboard. CV lanes also have each step mapped to a CC, so a 16-fader controller can control the level of each step for hands-on sequence editing. Save slots can also be loaded with MIDI Program Change messages.
On the output side, all lane types will output MIDI based on their behavior. CV lanes will output CC modulation, Note lanes will output MIDI note triggers, and Trigger and Gate lanes can output note on/off signals. Quanitzer lanes can even be used for basic CV+gate to MIDI conversion!
