Digitakt Overbridge Workflow / I finally found an Easy Way to Finish Tracks Faster

[@arakiri_x]

This is so informative, as a beginner, it literally filled all the gaps in my knowledge / workflow, and answered all the questions I had about what is possible with Digitakt in the bigger scale of music making. Thanks for the detailed step by step! Learnt a lot.

[@IhorMedia]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for your comment!

[@meilstone]

Thanks for sharing your insights, very useful! I think doing effects again in Ableton gives you another opportunity for improvement. I use Syntakt, and the delay/reverb are nice, but not high-end. So replacing them with plugins actually leads to new ideas and a more unique sound. Have fun too!

[@Powhart]

Your style is very Cynematic, You're making techno sound interesting :)

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@alienanxiety]

I love the standalone audio recording, but I wish it had two important features: 1) sync to Digitakt so that recording starts immediately upon pressing play on Digitakt, and 2) the ability to also sync with other standalone overbridge VSTs like Digitone, so that you could have them both midi synced and recording simultaneously when hitting play on whichever you choose as the transport master.

[@IhorMedia]

I haven't even thought about recording and syncing a few devices. It makes total sense! For that I think using DAW is necessary, but I have not tried this yet. Thanks for kicking in!✌️ PS: If Elektron has a "send us feedback" feature, you could send this to them I guess too.

[@ModernDevotion]

They’ve expressed interest in figuring out a way to enable sync without basically making a new daw but for the moment tracking the masters is the best bet for doing that.

[@IhorMedia]

@@ModernDevotion this! Thanks for this point! ✌️

[@landonh3535]

Hi I get around issue 1 by making my 1A pattern on the Elektron box a 4x4 pattern with only a rimshot or kick..etc. I then just select all the WAV files from the machine in the DAW and use that beginning part to slide the files so they are lined up to the grid. I think not having the sync to the app is a good thing since we are just relying on the internal clock of the machine, which is ideal, imo. For part 2, but for that I would sync the Digitone to the Digitakt via DIN MIDI cable.

[@ZozillaThaGreat]

Thks You cornfirmed why overbdige isn't perfect , i came to the same conclusion , and if you play with Fx trigg ect ...my concusion is to bounce sound one by one with FX on , this the way i'm gonna do it /.... May i ask you something else , when you bounce Overbidge in case you have virtual instruments , how do you get them to be sample accurate aligned ? I know how to do it for my external sound card therw stuff , but not matter what i tried , overbridge is doing it harder to aligne .. Thks

[@stainlexz]

This is cool. Thank you für Sharing. Nice Track btw. !!

[@benhughes2355]

I'd like to get a Digitakt, but there's a couple of things I need clarifying. If I use it as an audio interface, I am I right in thinking all audio, Windows audio and DAW audio would pass through to the Digitakt via USB and out through to the monitors? Could it completely replace my current UR22 interface? The uncertainty is delaying me making the jump.

[@pequpequ]

Damn! I thought Big Sur didn’t work so I just upgraded to venture. Now I’m praying that I’ll haven’t fucked up massively on this one 🤦‍♂️ Btw Love your channel Keep up the god work

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@azimpradhan]

Thanks for the great content! I tried out this feature - recording directly using the digitakt app. In my case, I have a digitakt controlling my digitone as well as a hardware syth. So I ended up using both the digitone and digitakt apps and routed the output of the synth to the digitakt. After recording I lined up the digitone and digitakt tracks because there is no way to start recording at the same time. Once I did that the audio was in sync. However, the audio that sounds in sync is only in sync with each other. By setting the tempo in ableton, I saw that the ableton tempo did not match up with the tempo of the recording. The recording sounds in sync but because of the setup it is never truly in sync with a global bpm. This makes it difficult if you want to add time-based effects or edit a specific section, because it does not line up with the ableton grid. So I then ended up trying both the digitakt and digitone vst. plugins. I was able to record a live performance (tweak parameters, mute tracks, etc) and everything lined up to the ableton grid. So I guess in conclusion, if you are using just the digitakt, then I think your method should work, but if you are using multible overbridge devices, then maybe try using the vst plugin

[@IhorMedia]

VST plugins are awesome too! And since in your scenario Ableton provides the clock it will indeed line up correctly.

[@og__karo]

Thanks for the vid, but I find it no so useful. What you did is you recorded separate tracks (this can be achieved without Digitakt app). I would like to see how (if it's even possible) you actually utilise the app in DAW - use automation on the parameters. Otherwise I don't see a point in even opening the Digitakt app since I can create audio tracks in DAW with different audio ins (tracks 1 - 8, master, and external in). Thanks

[@SONWU]

Great video Ihor! This functionality is the one the drawing me to get a Digitakt rather than an Octatrack. Finishing songs with this setup seems so much quicker than on the Octatrack. What do you think?

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you! It seems like a topic for another video actually :) But long story short: I think they do overlap, but still are quite different tools. What I think is that the Octatrack is made for live performance. You can definitely finish tracks on DT easier, but performing them on OT will be much more fun and flexible. Basically TLDR they both find their place in my studio.

[@andrij.demianczuk]

This is absolutely 100% what I needed! So I use the Octatrack as my main performance mixer and this gave me the idea to change my configuration around so my Octatrack sends in to my Syntakt rather than the other way around for recording. This is opposite from my setup when performing and made the whole recording experience so much smoother!

[@dariosso]

when I record my tracks via capture and the Digitakt program, I can't hear the finished and recorded track on my computer. its just a file without the sound. could you maybe help?

[@robertsyrett1992]

Holy smokes, I did not know the standalone app captured audio. that's totally epic!

[@IhorMedia]

Epic! I have to teach myself to youse this word 😊 It is indeed epic and super simple!

[@metaphoricalsoundeffects1400]

Hi, love the workflow and tutorial very interesting and clear ! =) Thanks.

[@alfredex22]

Man I cannot thank you enough for this vid! I was stuck in exactly the same situation as you, overbridge seemed like a lot too me at some point then I made the transition to a M1 Mac and overbridge was gone completely and just when lost hope completely I found your vid yesterday. I didn't even knew that overbrige 2 was released if it wasn't for you! Your vid is perfect, now I can finally finish my tracks. Thanks again Sir

[@stephensoto2126]

Wow that standalone app makes it totally easier. I’ve used ableton but it’s such a great pain. Elektron really needs to speak up on how their products work & can work, since their manuals don’t justify anything really.

[@IhorMedia]

I got you covered lol. Thanks for watching and your comment!

[@Lorenzo1970100]

Thanks Ihor, your explanation is very usefull. some day i wil give you the credit ;p

[@marco_movie]

I learnt many things; I also was however disappointed because I like to automate reverb and delay, and with this method this seems to be lost. Thanks!

[@saturnine1979]

Thanks for the tutorial. It's disappointing to me that you can't record the tracks with effects - since it feels like part of the composition process for me. Oh well.

[@michaeldavidson3055]

Is it possible with the Rytm and anolog 4 together under one overbridge? Really like this method. Thanks

[@nano_chad]

I'm getting a digitakt soon and have been watching basically every video on overbridge that I can find and your workflow for recreating the effects sends in the DAW got me thinking about a second possible solution. Overbridge allows you to record all of the parameter knob movements from the digitakt as midi (Dave mech's overbridge/Ableton video shows how to configure this). Instead of multitrack recording directly with overbridge standalone, configure your DAW to record the audio directly via the overbridge VST. Then, If you tell the overbridge plugin to record the delay and reverb parameter values as midi while you record/perform, you should be able to simply copy this midi info as automation to the DAW send effects. In this way you get your exact performance recorded and substitute the DAW sends for the digitakt sends. If you want to rearrange elements in the song, you no longer have to worry about the pre-baked recorded effects not matching the modified audio arrangement. So you get a true hybrid setup.

[@eeddddddddd]

Im exploring the idea of getting one and also looking at overbridge videos for the same reason... So I guess it would be just the external synth audio you'd need to capture?

[@nano_chad]

@@eeddddddddd you can route the synth to the input on the digitakt and record everything via overbridge

[@PaSt1984]

Overbridge is great in theory but from my experience, getting it to work properly with Ableton is near impossible. The thing crashes all the time. Plus, you can't sequence VSTs with the DT while using OB. OBs' manual explicitly says to turn off all the midi options for the DT in Ableton while using OB

[@nano_chad]

@@PaSt1984 weird that hasn't been my experience at all. I was literally sequencing Fabfilter One in Ableton earlier today including using the midi CC's to automate parameters on the synth.

[@atetraxx]

@@nano_chad you didnt understand what he said. He said you cant sequence on the DT while sequencing it in overbridge in ableton. If you're not sequencing the digitakt and just using midi then sure. But thats not really overbridge.

[@t-e-s-a]

This is a really good idea, especially in the realm of recording jams and messing around, having a "safe guard" of the individual tracks in their own stem for later use. Yeah dawg thank you!

[@swabisch]

Nice! And well explained. I like your videos and techo tracks a lot! But jamming dawless means live mixing as well for me i guess. Doing it all over again for a second time feels a bit like a pain in the ass... Plus it gives different results.... In ableton i just want to do mastering. But then you can only do the master track, arghh.

[@IhorMedia]

Recording a dawless jam from a master output - this is how I atually make music most of the times. Tho Overbridge is just another way. And it kinda hadn't clicked for a while before recent moment for me. Thanks for hanging here! I appreciate it! ✌️

[@lucadr5521]

The replication of effects is not really acceptable. I love the digitakt delay in particular. I do prefer to record each track manually in stereo

[@sonderbass]

Thank you for sharing this process. Seems to work better than recording directly into Ableton via OB VST! Giving this a try over the weekend.

[@IhorMedia]

I like that its "one click" simplicity. I think you'll like it ✌️

[@JamesBermingham]

Is there a stand alone app for Syntakt and DigiTONE as well for the same process with those Elektron boxes?

[@IhorMedia]

Yes! There is an app for each of them.

[@woutervandam1645]

thank you. 10 y elektron user, always suffered on making songs in ableton with elektron instruments. This makes sense, how could I overlook this?

[@IhorMedia]

It wasn't quite obvious actually. I found this app quite accidentally! Thanks for watching!

[@lowbias]

Informative and great insight as always, Ihor. Thank you! One of my favourite channels, for sure. Love your enthusiasm for production!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Robin! I am really happy to hear such words! I appreciate you, my friend! ✌️

[@arjanpetersen]

Yep that is more or less the way too go. I just record directly in ableton. You can record to separate ableton tracks. You only need to adjust the starting point a little bit. Just leave some room in the beginning. And warp them from the correct starting point. Is also quite easy

[@IhorMedia]

It all depends on the workflow, right? For me recording into Ableton requires a little bit more time and organisation. But with this standalone thing I don't even need to have an Ableton project. I can just record stems and save them for some other session in the future. It kinda removes Ableton from recording process and it is what I like about it. However if you are planning to work in Ableton immediately after recording you perhaps better record it directly there. Thanks for kicking in and your comment! ✌️

[@EleanorBos]

I’m also wondering, how many synths can you record through the digitakt at the same time ? I guess there is only one left and right Input but what if you ran a mixer with multiple synths through the digitakt inputs and recorded that…?

[@IhorMedia]

If you connect an external mixer to it, the sky is the limit :)

[@samuelwhite695]

PHENOMENAL! Pretty much cleared up all the issues I was dealing with, super helpful man. Thank you!

[@acidjack]

thanks for this video. nice to see a other workflow. Simple but inspiring !!!!

[@cto3262]

This is the best video ever. Gonna dust off the ol digitakt right now.

[@WalkingHeadPro]

i think ill just record post mixer 8 times for each track so i dont have to try and replicate the fx seems like too much

[@Armondsworld]

Genuinely soo happy about this video! I’ve been having such sync problems with my digitakt and abelton and this has saved my life thank you!!

[@IhorMedia]

When I discovered this little app I felt exactly the same! So straightforward! Thanks for kicking in ✌️

[@stussyg8567]

That tutorial is so useful. I decided not to sell mine Digitakt :) Ideal usecase for recording dawless stuff.

[@Lohbado]

i upgraded imac from mojave to montery and now the overbridge digitakt won't recognize the digitakt. i had this problem a few years ago, solved it, after hours of research. but this time i might just mix on digitakt and record one track in ableton live. in years of working with computers, never had a problem like this before. already spent a few hours trying every suggestion in the book. it's eating up too much time

[@IhorMedia]

I believe you have to try to install the newest Overbridge and update the Digitakt to the lates version. There were some issues with them and new macOS, but with new versions it shouldn't be a problem anymore. If that won't help, I'd suggest contacting Elektron support. Hope you fix that problem soon!

[@banahaffar]

Excellent and approachable presentation. Thanks for making this less daunting!

[@touchthatdial]

IIRC in the Digitakt (also Syntakt and Digitone) there's a way to configure the audio routing in Settings so that the Main Output track recorded into Overbridge are the effects returns ONLY. That means that in the Main Output track via Overbridge, you aren't recording the source tracks that are sending to delay/reverb + chorus on Digitone... you are only recording the return signal from those effects. So essentially the Main Output track recorded in Overbridge becomes an effects return track that preserves any p-locked effects etc you've included in the track. No need then to replicate the effects from scratch in Ableton Live.

[@xxerox808]

That’s basically the ideal scenario. Any pointers as to how you do this? Will investigate.

[@touchthatdial]

@@xxerox808 p72 of the manual (cdn.www.elektron.se/media/downloads/digitakt/Digitakt_User_Manual_ENG_OS1.50_230303.pdf) key section is Audio Routing / Route To Main. If you disable all 8 tracks from sending audio to the main output when using Overbridge, the Main Output channel in Overbridge becomes a clean FX return only.

[@logemann74]

Cant you set the output to stereo in the digitakt settings?

[@davidsanfeliumarco9664]

Amazing video as allways, thank you so much! Would you be so kind of sharing which is the plugin you use to add the 15Db once you import the tracks on Ableton please? Thank u so much!!!

[@IhorMedia]

I think it was just the Utility plugin from Ableton Live. Thanks for watching and your kind words!

[@guymitson9057]

Another insightful vid from the master! Interesting method, I learned stuff - thank you Ihor

[@lesvolga1355]

Ihor hello! Can you please kindly advise me? I have the latest update of the Overbridge, but for some reason the interface misses this very "Cassette" button which makes the capture potion impossible. Thank you in advance!

[@IhorMedia]

Hey! To be honest I don’t know. Maybe try to reinstall the software?

[@justletmesigninokthx]

to my ears the version you recorded (straight from digitakt) sounds better, the ableton effects aren't as nice as the digi but I guess Ableton is nice for arranging etc

[@IhorMedia]

Fair point! The idea here is mostly about taking the track into Ableton to work on it further.

[@Halbrenner]

Hey, nice video! Can you connect your DT-770s directly into the Digitakt? Or do you need a audio Interface?

[@IhorMedia]

You can connect directly. The Digi has a dedicated headphone input.

[@MrWegettinpaper]

Man I have been trying to find this video for months!!! thank you! I really enjoy my production workflow with digitakt as master controlling my digitone which controls some hardware synths... Havent figured out a way to do it with ableton as master without feeling clunky or picking fights with digitakt or digitone but wanted to record what I got! thank you again!

[@IhorMedia]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for your comment!

[@patricketp8356]

Really great tip. Thanks for that. I am also interested, how you record your spoken words and three cameras. Do you exchange all the sd cards and sync all the streams?

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you! I record audio on 3 cameras and 1 shotgun mic simultaneously. Then I use the one from the mic as the main audio for voice and sync to those that are recorded on cameras. I usually clap for 5 times at the really beginning of the recording, to use this for syncing.

[@robertocaba5915]

This was great. Having to set up all the audio channels in Ableton is tedious. I guess it’ll be the same for Syntakt?

[@IhorMedia]

Yes, it's the same with Syntakt!

[@hugocharpentier636]

Hey ! Really nice video, love it ! But can't find some for the digitone. Is there a similar way to record each track separetely from the digitone into Ableton ? Thanks for your futur response ! 👌🏻

[@IhorMedia]

Hey! Thank you! Recording Digitone via Overbridge must be identical to the Digitakt.

[@drfluffy3983]

Your videos are awesome, keep going ;)

[@MrCshmn]

Was the Digitakt master compressor a firmware upgrade? I don’t remember mine having that.

[@IhorMedia]

I think it was always there. Not sure though :)

[@VikerTurrit]

new in the Elektron World (Analog RYTM MK2, Analog Keys) so thanks for this workflow tipp!👍

[@AndrewFMRG]

Why not use Overbridge in Ableton and record directly in Ableton?

[@IhorMedia]

I think I mentioned this in the video, but sometimes Ableton can be a distraction. Recording in the app is much faster and easier to start. But all that is very personal.

[@christopherecatalano]

Really excellent presentation. The rig is so deep and occasionally pretty confounding, but persistence pays off. Digitakt can bring about some very cool and unprecedented grooves that force the user to be creative. Thank you for this Overbridge as standalone inspiration!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@ZenMountain]

You'll get better quality by mixing all your tracks louder inside Digitakt, instead of increasing 15db (!!) of gain later on Ableton. Besides the decrease in quality during DA conversion, you're also increasing the noise floor. Great video, thank you!

[@IhorMedia]

Thanks for watching! Most of the times I'd mix on the Digitakt, but not because of noise floor or loudness. Just because I like doing this right inside of the box. However the point of this video was exactly the opposite. I was showing the way of multitracking, seamlessly recording and processing tracks after. Now to your points about loudness and noise. First of all loudness is relative. Especially in the digital world. I don't know how would I lose on quality if DT records every track more quietly. Especially considering the fact that there is one and only DA in use, the one in the Digitakt itself. And we are talking about just 15dB. Noise floor? I've never noticed it in the Digitakt. Not on master, neither on any of the tracks while multitracking. But the thing is that technically there is nothing in it that can create any noticeable noise. So technically it is even better to use Overbridge to have less noise, because it removes any analog audio processing from the chain. Another thing here is that Overbridge by design records all the tracks with -12dB of headroom. Which is useful and safe for future mixing and processing.

[@BxCx666]

Thanks for sharing this, Ihor!

[@MikeHudsontek]

Thanks, love your clear explanations. This is all good but what I really would love is to also sequence vets from the Digitakt's sequencer. This works by transmitting on a midi channel but there's latency, which I cannot get rid of! - and the midi delay compensation doesn't work with OB on. I must be missing something because this seems like a straight forward and obvious use case. It would be amazing if I could sort this. Anyone have any advice?

[@IhorMedia]

Thanks Mike for your kind words. I never tried this actually. My goto VST is Ozone 9 lol. I wonder if anyone tried and could help you. I might have a look too.

[@MikeHudsontek]

@@IhorMedia Yeah it makes sense to me that this should be all synced together. It'd be really useful to be able to sequence Ableton with the DT AND use all the parameter locks as well on Live devices and VSTS. The audio does work perfect however.

[@Mattsmith428]

So helpful! I prefer using the standalone app versus routing outputs and busses within a DAW. Thank you!

[@IhorMedia]

Exactly my point! Saves from some headache!

[@64Sq]

thanks man. cool vid

[@videosarchive8058]

Great tutorial, i revisited this process and noticed that the audio captured does not start on the 1, a little late and so when I take in ableton bpm is off, is that typical, somehow i remember it landing on 1 last time i tried it. Thanks

[@videosarchive8058]

or is that how it is and I have to track it by vst in ableton to get it on the 1? Thanks for input

[@erikb7758]

Great stuff Ihor. Thanks for sharing. I've been in the market for a Digitakt for techno reasons and this was very helpful.

[@IhorMedia]

It is my pleasure, Erik! Thanks for tuning in!✌️

[@danieljohnmorris]

woah didnt know it could do this

[@PaSt1984]

After months of frustration with OB in Ableton I finally found your video. Thanks so much for this 🙏

[@IhorMedia]

Glad it helped!

[@keseree4478]

i can’t find the Digitakt audio capture app. :‘( Where can i find?

[@IhorMedia]

It is installed together with the Overbringe. Should be there! Or maybe try to reinstall and pay attention to the installation wizard - it promts those apps together with VSTs at some point

[@patrykszabla7208]

Hello, does anybody know if overbridge records overdrive, bitcrush and compression? Thanks 😊

[@IhorMedia]

Overdrive - yes Bitcrush - yes Compression and Master Distortion - only on the master track

[@patrykszabla7208]

@@IhorMedia Thank you :)

[@mircolange4055]

Love this channel. Great videos, always! Thank you for your passion

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@tobiasflc630]

Thanks for the tutorial! Did you you choose the Digitakt as an interface or did you used another interface for the recording? And is there a way to record all the channels of the digitakt separately and maintain the delay / reverb effects from the digitakt? thanks for your help!

[@IhorMedia]

Hey! Glad it was helpful! I have't used the Digitakt as an interface, neither I used any other interface. This is the whole point actually. With Overbridge app you record the whole thing multitrack and without worrying about any interface. Like I mentioned at 23:42 There is a way to maintain delay and reverb. You have to route all 8 tracks out of master track in the Digitakt settings. In that way the master track will record only effects. And you will remain able to record all the 8 tracks separately.

[@ignatsyundyukov413]

This is pure gold!

[@ildafons]

I wonder if there is a standalone app for Syntakt that accompany Overbridge...

[@IhorMedia]

I am sure there is

[@ildafons]

@@IhorMedia yeah found it. It comes with OB installation

[@FANKANable]

Ive had my Digitakt for an embarrassing amount of time without truly understanding what overbeidge does. We recorded an entire album witbout knowing you can separate stems so easily! I bought Ableton today and finally utilized overbridge the way god intended. HUGE shout-out to you! This was an amazing video and beyond helpful. My life is restored with meaning!

[@visionrepair7949]

Nice tune!

[@goodboid]

Excellent video! You are fast becoming one of my favourite channels on youtube. You missed mentioning midi capture on Overbridge, is that possible?

[@IhorMedia]

Hey! Thank you very much for kicking in and leaving a comment! ✌️ Regarding MIDI capture I don't really know, to be honest. That might be something that is possible.

[@patrickkranzlmueller4207]

Did you figure out if that's possible? I'm a bit confused by only seeing 8 tracks with the video - with the MIDI tracks it should be 16 to capture (unless I'm missing something).

[@pchangsta]

This was really helpful and cleared up a lot of things for me. I also appreciated how you compared & contrasted the different methods at the end, thanks!

[@IhorMedia]

Hey! Glad it was helpful! It means a lot to me to receive such feedback! I appreciate you!

[@JamesBermingham]

This is the video I needed for my Elektron set up. Thank you

[@Brucelectricmoose]

Does Syntakt have a standalone app?

[@IhorMedia]

Yes, it does!

[@HousePlant_Ambient]

Wow. That’s incredible

[@jarik9194]

Игорь, спасибо! Изначально брал Digitakt в качестве звуковой карты. К наушникам хорошим. И синтезатору Nord Wave. А с появлением OverBridge и семплированием вообще сказка. Единственное что расстраивает - отсутствие миди арпеджиатора и медленное переключение пресетов на норде.

[@IhorMedia]

В новом обновлении ос в Digitakt добавили scales и keyboard fold. Очень удобно! Надеюсь это работает на MIDI в том числе. Еще не проверял :) Но да, по прежнему нет арпеджиатора!

[@jarik9194]

@@IhorMedia Да. Последнее обновление отличное. Scales с миди работает. Ждём арп в следующем.

[@victor00intl]

song is so hard, setting up my digitakt in ableton and wanted to see how someone thought about it

[@troyouttram]

Loving your videos mate. Great production quality in video, sound and music. Clear and well presented. Content makes sense and the way you talk about things and explaining the journey really helps to grasp how you got to the final solution 🙌. I’d love to see you master a track one day :)

[@IhorMedia]

Hey Troy! Thank you very much for your kind words and feedback! It means world to me. ✌️

[@raysubject]

holy crap game changer - i had same problem configure it all in DAW is just overhead .. had no idea you can directly record in standalone app, THANKS !!!

[@IhorMedia]

There you have it!

[@ildafons]

Nice video! Thanks! Subscribed!

[@jimbocrowhurst5503]

I was super happy until i saw that it doesn't record each track in stereo, i like to use triglesss trigs to do crazy panning stuff on the digitakt, well as you explain you can re do it after in daw, and i probably will for somes tracks, but damn it make me lazy! hehe great video anyway.

[@IhorMedia]

Thanks Jimbo. I agree with you. It’s a pity that there is no panning via overbridge! Redoing in daw works, but not for everything or everyone. And it’s a double work.

[@jamiemartin9340]

Thanks Ihor, very informative

[@dmytroromaniv7917]

Hi boys. I need some advice) I want to record my jam on Minilogue Xd and digitakt into Ableton, and I faced one problem. It sounds like audio from Diigtakt is late. Before using a PC, my setup was very simple: audio from Digi into Xone 92 audio from Minilogue into Xone 92 Audio from Master from Xone 92 into Focusrite 2i4 2nd Gen and then to Monitors. Everything played very well with no delays like one piece Now, when I connected like this: Audio from Minilogue to audio inputs Focusrite Digitakt through USB to iMAC and then of course fo Focusrite and to Monitors it sounds very bad. Is the problem with audio interface?

[@IhorMedia]

Well, there is so many ways in this particular scenario to go nuts. But I think I might have an idea that will work for you. Digitakt - Enable Overbridge setting in DT - Launch Overbridge Engine - Connect DT over USB to your Mac - In Ableton remove any checkboxes in MIDI settings next to the Digitakt - Create a MIDI track and put the Digitakt VST into it Minilogue - Enable external clock and transport to come from USB - Connect it over USB to you Mac - Connect audio to your Audio Interface - In Ableton MIDI: Find Out: Minilogue XD and enable all 3 checkboxes, and clock type “Pattern”
- You could also measure delay that Minilogue has over USB and set some offset in “MIDI Clock Sync Delay” section (to do that you could record 4-8 bars of a little plucky sound from the Minilogue into Ableton and see and measure how much it drifts from the grid). - Create a MIDI track and put an External instrument there and set the MIDI to go into the right port and audio inputs from your audio interface Then you can use Ableton clock and transport to run all this. Hope that helps. PS: keep in mind that Digitakt VST will introduce some 30-40ms delay, but it will be all in sync, because Ableton will compensate it. The only problem here could be if you play Live on the DT you might experience a little lag.

[@FloEvans]

It’s interesting that the digitekt is 48k sample rate, that is usually used for video. Do you keep your ableton project at 48k and convert to 44.1k at export? I guess nobody actually makes CDs anymore so it doesn’t matter and you can keep the mp3s or whatever export format at 48k. Edit: also ignore the people saying to turn it up for exporting the tracks, you WANT IT lower than 0db peaks when tracking for mastering so you don’t get any clipping. It’s also good that it gives you the dry tracks without reverb, this gives you way more control for mastering/remixing. This is the whole point of effect sends.

[@IhorMedia]

I just keep Ableton at 48k. 100% agree on your points in Edit 👌

[@TRC_PNW]

Long time hobby producer (going back to the Emu e6400 days heh), and brand new to Digitakt. I’ve found your videos absolutely perfect, and like you, this is exactly the workflow for me. Big thanks man.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you for your feedback!

[@danielepirozzi8513]

Hello Ihor, please help me: I'm mostly a guitarist but I record my songs on garage band playing bass and a 2x nord lead. s I am very fascinated by the Digitakt (even more by the OT) but I am completely ignorant about it: once the DT is connected to the macbook, can I record in real time on Garage band? would an OT be a waste for those who are not familiar with samplers? thanks for any reply! I will continue to watch your videos

[@IhorMedia]

I think you should be able to record DT into the Garage Band. But I'm not sure, since I don't use the Garage. Now DT or OT? I'd go for DT in your case. DT is a modern hi-end sampler that offers a lot. It is really easy to start with and learn about sampling. You can even plug your guitar amp output to it, if you wish. OT will be too much overwhelming. It doesn't have audio over USB, nor the Overbridge, which complicates the recording for you. Also there is quite a steep learning curve to it. Thanks for watching!

[@JulianLuckeeSouth]

Great explanation. I especially appreciated how you survey the other options and explain their pros and cons, and why you prefer the workflow you presented. Thanks for sharing, you get a bell from me :)

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!!!

[@marcuunk8564]

Hello, very helpful tutorial, but where can i find this link for this standalone digitakt application?

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you! It is there in the installer of Overbridge. At some stage it asks you if you need those apps.

[@yndukana2008]

You are the king!! 🙌

[@jolieuke]

Woah, I didn't know that ! Thanks ! Congrats for the 2K, I remember when I subscribed, you were at a couple of hundreds subscribers only. Growing fast and good ! Cheers

[@IhorMedia]

Thanks for your support! ✌️ 2K seems unbelievable to be honest!

[@niloben659]

Great video, thanks.

[@EleanorBos]

This is awesome , so you just recorded on the digitakt audio capture that you downloaded from the website ? Do you still need to get over bridge on ableton to use it ?

[@IhorMedia]

No, you don't need Ableton to use it. It is a standalone application.

[@creatingspacesproducer]

Hey Ihor, thank you for sharing! I want to use the digitakt with overbridge to play livesets in conjuction with Ableton and my xone controllers and some virtual synths. Would that be ok latency wise? I have one of the latest macbook pro's. Do you also know if you can reroute the master out from aleton via usb to the main out of the digitakt?

[@IhorMedia]

The answer is Overbridge. You mentioned virtual (or soft) synths. So, you can use the Digitakt like a soft synth (or a plugin) in Ableton. And this is going to cover everything to bring the Digitakt into Ableton set, including latency. You kinda run it from Ableton, but perform on the Digitakt itself. Which is cool. You need one power cable and one USB cable. Routing from Ableton into DT I'm not sure if this possible. On Rytm and Syntakt it is possible for sure. DT I don't know really. Thanks for kind words.

[@creatingspacesproducer]

@@IhorMedia Ok thank you! I just ordered the DT and will try it out and report back! :)

[@mikesfeir8398]

Hi ilhor Loved your video!!! trying to emulate it because that Is the work flow i love Start without DAW and polish later... I am running 8 ext (synths and drum machines) into the DT 8 MIDI tracks (A-H) However i can't get levels from those tracks into the standalone program. Audio just not showing What am i doing wrong ?? I have DT in OB mode check Please help !! Appreciate it

[@IhorMedia]

Hey Mike! You can't get levels over MIDI, my friend. MIDI is just from clock, notes and CC. For levels you need audio. However you can't connect 8 synths and drum machines to the DT without an additional mixer or an audio interface. Digitakt supports only 2 inputs, that can be used as one stereo pair, or 2 mono channels.

[@mikesfeir8398]

@@IhorMedia thank you for taking your Time to respond !! Appreciate it !! Yup figure that out Thank you very much !!!

[@SKRDmusic]

It works really well; so well that I get sad about my Octatrack sometimes. It's a creativity zone, but finishing stuff is easier / faster in Ableton... How do you use both?

[@IhorMedia]

It really depends how to look at the Octatrack. Finishing everything in Ableton is much better, right? But is Ableton better for performing live? Or jamming? Not really. I think of the Octatrack as Ableton for live performance. If that makes sense. Basically you can sketch a track on the bunch of machines and then finish it in Ableton. But play it live and perform on the Octatrack in the middle. That's what I think of it. One of the main use cases.

[@raytbrown2]

I really need to watch this a couple more times; but you're solving an issue that I talked out with Sweetwater and they didn't get what I was trying to explain - you do. The idea that an external piece (synth, pedal, etc) could be "introduced back to the daw or standalone via usb" was the question. In this video, you explained that the takt *IS* the interface and you need only "feed" the sound (synth, effect, etc) to it first and back into the computer via Overbridge. Awesome. Thank you! BTW - is that true for the Digitone as well?

[@IhorMedia]

I think it is. Digitone has that external mixer feature too and I can's see why it wouldn't be the same. Thanks for your comment, Ray! It means a lot to hear such feedback!

[@raytbrown2]

@@IhorMedia Sure thing. I enjoy your channel and the content. PS: Last night I tried using an external pedal out from Digitone and then back in again and then digitone into Overbridge in standalone via usb and the peddle didn't alter the sound. Maybe there's a setting within the digitone? Not sure as I couldn't get it to work they way you & I both think it should. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[@unknownartist0101]

Solid explanation!

[@dmitrijurovski]

Thank you Ihor!!!