How to record Digitakt into Ableton Live via Overbridge 2.0 — Part one

How to connect your Digitakt drum sampler to Ableton Live, and record loops in perfect sync with Elektron's rad new Overbridge 2 plugin. Part one (this part) shows you how to hook things up, and how to route audio.

Part two will show you how to record the reverb and delay effects onto each track, or into their own FX track in Ableton.

For more info, including links to download all the software used in this video, check out the companion post on Cult of Mac:

[mifflinfinity]

Question- Re: recording single tracks with effects. Are delay and reverb the only ‘return’ effects in digitally that require the work around? I’m not sure if the other effects on the box are return effects…

[scottsneed]

Thanks for this, though I don't really understand why the "Pre-FX" option is what records the effects. If it works it works I guess.

[molloy]

I’ve been asking around about the ‘audio in’ selection when using Overbridge, and can’t seem to figure out what I am doing wrong. I’d like my input to be my interface, but I can only get a signal from the Digitakt if I select it as ‘audio in’. This prevent ma me from recording anything other than the Digitakt. Am I missing something?

[marcocelis]

Thanks for sharing this.
Two questions :

1. How do you record in one shot a full drum pattern in separated individual channels ?
2. In my case I use a Scarlett 8i6 as a sound card, so do I have to switch that setting when recording the Digitakt ? or will Overbridge allow you to record the 8 individual tracks from the DT keeping your primary sound card ?


Thanks again.
MC

[jayjayjay]

Hi I did this before and it worked fine, but for some reason I now can't hear all the channels seperately it's not showing in my channels setting? Any advice would be very welcome thank you, great video btw 🙂👍

[martinserva]

Hellou I have problem I don't see plug ins..

[harukalynnsakurai]

Thank you so much for this tutorial video! I set up sync on Digitakt plugin setting but it does not sync.. It plays when I hit play on Ableton but it does not play the same bpm as Ableton.. I'm trying to figure it out.. Do you have any idea what is causing this.. Thanks!

[lebronsinclair]

Thanks for doing this. Really have me sold on get this box in the future to step away from the computer

[janoshtrenhem]

hey Charlie awesome Video! Thanks for that.
Quick Question: at about 3:10 when you have selected an armed the tracks, you are able to record both tracks into the clips at once. Somehow Im not able to do that. When I hit the global record button, my sound will be recorded into arrangement view and appear there, but my clips will remain empty. Did you hit some sort of shortcut to get the clips going? I think this is pretty basic but I can't find the solution anywhere

[mikegraham]

Will this capture the audio of devices that the Digitakt is sequencing via midi?

[comedemahieu]

Hi there, my digitakt is used as a sequencer for my drumsynth rack 9 to 16. Any idea how to get the sound from track 9 to 16 to ableton via OB? Actually how to record the 16 different sounds from the digitakt on seperate channels in ableton?

[freakeystyley]

Thanks for the vid man..any idea on how to get the overbridge plugin to appear in the plug in drop down menu in ableton?

[LanaElypsian]

My digitone has not been able to be recognized even after the video and downloading all latest updates anyone have a suggestion ?

[cristobalarenas]

beutiful track man, you should put some vocals and release that

[noordholland]

Hi dude, is it possible to multitrack the digitrak and also record a sound interface at the same time? i would like to also record a synth at the same time.
thanks!