How I Record All My Gear Into a Computer. 

Great topic man. I have an alternate way and since you are an Elektron guy I am curious what you think: For the Digitakt, I use Overbridge in standalone mode. It has it's own multitrack recorder which is awesome and I don't see anyone talk about it. I usually make a 2 bar 4x4 kick only pattern on the DT as pattern 1 and then song mode chain it to my other patterns. I then hit record on the overbridge software and then press play. What I do then is get the basic pattern in and then tweak knobs and live jam so I have a lot of options in the DAW right away and im getting more out of the hardware. then I stop and drag all the waves into the DAW (set to same BPM) and since the first pattern is just kicks I line them up on the grid (with all audio files highlighted and moving together). Since the OB recorder starts and stops in the software you can trim off the second or so before you hit start on the DT. But the cool part is you get all the tails at the end when song mode ends. Hopefully that all makes sense. For the OT you can record each track in the OT. so just solo a track, let it play like normal a few rotations and then maybe capture all the cool fader movements it does. Rename the file so you know WTF it is and then you can just drag and drop from the OT onto your computer and into the DAW. Best way I have found to record both devices.

Hey Ricky, super tutoríal. There is one thing that you would probably entertain, at 15:50 you’re moving the different blocks one by one, if you selected them all while they’re on the same track and you press command it will automatically put each clips on a different track. Hope you enjoy that, keep on doing the good work man, really inspiring

Great video I've been struggling with the latency when recording from external sequencers, good to know that the first note ist almost always off because that was driving me crazy. Another thing that can be done to speed up the process, as long as the sounds are recorded mono, is panning track couples completely to the left and right and assigning those inputs on different ableton tracks. In this way you can record two different sounds in parallel and save some time

Thanks for that video! I think that it is a good idea, to say the least, to talk about the somewhat tedious bits when creating music. Of course, in all those videos that are out there, things like initial calibration tasks, the now and then somewhat time consuming bits of recording physical instruments or from external machines, and then the housekeeping before getting taken away in the next steps of the creative process, those things are more often than not sort of dropped. They go unmentioned, but even though they may take some time (practicing works wonders here, I was told), and even if they don’t seem to be glorious artistic stuff, they are part of the process, too. Long story short, I think it is great that you make videos on topics like that as they are, as I think, equally important like the bits on creative sparks, working on the ideas and making stuff sound as intended/imagined (sooner or later). Thanks again!

Fantastic video on a topic that has been beyond frustrating to me for years. I had several "a-ha" moments to my workflow shortcomings while watching this, especially with recording my Elektron grear and addressing latency. All of your videos on using external gear with Live are top notch! Keep them coming.

Yo this is exactly what I needed! I’ve been using the OT full time for about a year now and I finally ordered an interface so my music can live outside of the box itself, and was starting to think about how exactly I’d get everything into Ableton. Tysm man

Great vid again ! When recording you can start the loop at bar 17, and start recording a bit earlier. Then the recording is all in sync and just delete the stuff before 17. So you do not have to fix the first bar every time. Thanks for sharing Ricky

Thanks for talking through your shortcuts as you go, most people don't bother, it takes no time at all, and is a really useful for folks that haven't memorised that stuff

Hey Ricky, thanks for sharing this video! I really found it useful because actually not many people explain how they sample/record hardware instruments and I believe it's important to understand how sampling works and how to use it properly. Thanks for the tip about copying the 1st step of the 2nd bar! You don't know how many hours I spend to understand why the first beat is always offset:)

Great instructional content as usual. Give us more stuff in the deep end. It helps understand how to achieve a seamless workflow, and fighting latency is what we all want.

Thanks for shining a light on syncing with Elektron boxes. I finally gave up on using Overbridge. So many pros yet so many cons (Hearing audio quality from OB is less inspiring that plugging it straight to an interface.) I personally like the challenge of syncing my Octa by ear and more importantly, seeing the waveforms normally as opposed to the tiny files that OB shits out.

I really like your videos that show your process and difficulties you run into and how to fix them. The kind of thing that can have you tearing your hair out for hours or days or put you off using hardware completely.

Great explanation, thank you!

Thanks for the video Ricky. To get rid of the first beats that are off sync in Live, I always use the cut time command. I record 5 bars and then cut the first bar of time. It is slightly quicker than copying and consolidating the first drum hits.

Wow, always had a feeling the first hit in my Rytm was off a little when using an external clock, but never got into it with so much detail. Will definitely include this in my workflow! Thank you for showing this!

just yesterday i plugged in my Oberhub with the elektron stuff for the first time ... this is perfect ... thank U!

great video, and brilliant to hear a shout out for Sam Shepherd too!

You Working at elektron is dope. I wouldn’t mind that job

This video is magic

Yep. Great video and already applied the tips. Thanks as always Enrique 💙

I had no idea that E-RM went out of business! 😱I absolutely SWEAR by my multi-clock, and I completely agree that 2-3ms matters in latency. If a drummer is playing off by 2-3ms, that's totally fine - because it's "feel", it's not the very same 3ms every single hit. But when your drum machine is lagging, it feels nasty. That list little bit of timing in grooveboxes is "felt" more than described. Haters will say I have imagined it.

Wait how do you record all the stuff with no audio latency, while monitoring is switched on? What about the good old doubled monitor track trick?

Would love you to do a jam with the A4 & Rytm. And a bit of a rundown of how you would do it.

you can also set overbrigde VST to not send clock and transport and send the clock from ableton which you can shift. Not sure about ableton but in bitwig this is how I do it and no erm needed. Bitwig clock is super solid.

Really cool to see the whole process, keeping latency at check is always the most annoying part to me..

I wish Ableton just had a latency ping like logic does.

I would say, "you should ALWAYS align your samples". Otherwise, they will not be phase-aligned & cause inefficiencies in driving speakers/headphones. Meaning - Your drums (especially) and bass will be less punchy because they aren't pushing the speaker out at the same time.

That’s really useful, thanks for sharing 🙌🏼

Thank you so much for this..especially since Im in this area of learning and what I was looking for. Appreciate you taking time out to teach others a trick or two. I hope it gives you something as well. I miss a "heads up list" from people I trust and like, of other people who do great content for producers and writers. Its a jungle of showoffs and sponsored creators out there,and I just want to pivk yr brains..:) Keep it up,all the best

I used it in a track that effect for melodies and its a nice effect... when the loop is a millisecond longer..but you do it for 32 bars max and reset it

Thanks for showing!

❤ 🙏🏼 thank you so much for your video tutorials

You are dope! Love you my man. Share the knowledge! Peace❤❤❤❤

E-RM is gone!?! When did this happen? (Just see it was Jan 2023). 😢. There is now a decent alternative although it's not as nearly feature rich as the Multiclock, but the Midronome has been working great for me for getting those sequencers in sync. Thanks for the video, it was a great overview of the process. Should be enough to kick start the rest of us to make some music! 🙂

thanks for the video! My biggest hurdle towards Overbridge is bringing over send effects. I do more ambient/glitchy music and sometimes the delay/reverb are huge parts of the sound design. I'ts always such a bummer to hear the audio come in dry. I read message boards and everyone says it can be done, then it can't be done, then I see the FX on your template and I'm like...can it? I can't seem to figure it out. Would really love a video where you can go deeper into the FX with overbridge?

the technique you showed at 13:52, I recall a comment by another person mentioning this tip in your digitakt and logic on Ipad video. If that is the case, then it's awesome that you read tips from here and try them out yourself! Keep putting out great content

Ooof so much hassle… how about midi sync all your gear together and send individual outs to mixing desk and from mixing desk (mixing desk with multitrack capability)multitrack everything in to the daw with the same latency. So everything sits in the mix just right even though it won’t be probably exactly on 1 maybe 1.3.2 or something but all the tracks will be on that …

an insanely draining process. but when all the bits are ingested and its ready to jam... very satisfying ... the elephant in the room of course is... rearranging all the banks to a set-list sequence. OCTA EDIT is vital (and ELK-HERD for DT too) and both these guys seem at the end of their wits and funds keeping their amazing 3rd party software updated ... it would be a dream if elektron could assist somehow in getting these two tools up to speed.

Nice 1 fella. I'd be interested in seeing when and how you use external hardware audio processing - I mean fancy compressors and EQs. In this vid you showed how to get each part on it's own track in your DAW - would you now use send/return to process each track individually with outboard gear? I'd love to see a song taken thru that stage of the process. Or are you doing everything with plugins?

can you go deeper in organizing recordings in ableton? i recently found a bunch of my cringey dry volcals in my samples and it would be nice to know how to organize them and how ableton deals with them

Dude, just use midronome as an alternative. It‘s not so expensive and works really well!

New producers who follow you are going to want to understand the hardware connections and the how the signals are routed to specific tracks in Ableton. I understand its different for everyone. I have a ridiculous set up that ie probably overkill with running a MOTU LP32 with 3 (eventually 4) MOTU Travelers behind it to have up to 32 channel inputs without a physical mixer. I also have a Multiclock to tighten my hardware sync since I have a bunch of Roland, Behringer, Korg, and Isla gear.

So you don't run the audio pulse into the ERM? Wondering how you get it all to start right after the count in, I use the pulse signal on my erm and need a bar AFTER the count in before the recording starts on my gear.

Hey, thanks Ricky! Recording Audio looks quite easy but I am having some delay problem recording output of digitakt. Wondering if you have any solutions around it. Much thanks!

Battling latency is the bane of my existence lately.

Really find these Elektron > Live workflow deep dives helpful Ricky. Appreciated 🙏 To be clear, are you redoing all your send FX (delays and reverbs) in the DAW? (are the ones applied within the DT just to get the vibe?)

What? Didn’t know that about ERM.

I usually normalize my tracks with an external editor, like ocenaudio. Not sure if that makes sense but I do not like low recordings like the way Overbridge does it. you can select the external editor in Ableton's preferences. OR I open the samples in the Finder.

What is the song that you always play at the beginning of the video including this one? With the ratchety trap snares and the sweeping arp

Are you using wireless headphones?

Also - how many patterns/ideas do you usually make in your DT/OT before moving to arrangement in the DAW?

Anyone knows what is his position in Elektron? Curious!

I love my E-rm. didn’t know they went out of business

Which Headphones you use for Mixing

Thanks for the video, out of curiosity why arent you using the audio sync? I just got a cirklon and am trying to figure out the best way to sync things. I was thinking E-RM -> Audio -> E-RM -> Cirklon, but annoyingly it always starts after 1 bar.

Doesn't your Fireface UCX II get way way hot? It doesn't affect the ERM?

Just use Ableton and vst instruments :-)

Whats the table ricky is using?

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this fix is not 100% reliable. Even if you do that, at one moment it ll lose the timing whatever you do. Ableton has to fix this

how the sausage is made?... LOL you a jim fan bro?

What's with this "Got a Prize for you" comment everywhere?

2:48 is what I tell all my girlfriends…

yeah, floating points existed before sam shepherd started making music, you dink

all of his music sounds like a baby got ahold of some dj loop cds