Overbridge 2 is an amazing new app/plugin from Swedish drum machine and synthesizer maker Elektron. As its name suggests, it acts as a bridge between your computer and Elektron’s hardware boxes.
Using Overbridge, you can plug in, say, the Digitakt drum computer and sampler, and stream all eight of its audio tracks to your Mac or PC over a single USB cable.
Like a plugin, only hardware
Photo: Elektron
You can also control all the other parameters of the Digitakt, as if it were a software plugin for Logic Pro X or Ableton Live. This time, I thought I’d do things a little differently, and make a video screencast to show how to set it up. Today, we’ll see how to connect a Digitakt to Ableton Live, using Overbridge 2, and then how to record audio, effortlessly and in sync.
Overbridge is awesome
After watching these two videos, you’ll know everything you need to know about hooking up your Digitakt (or other Elektron box) to Ableton. This also should work with Apple’s Logic Pro X, although not in the same way.
Photo: Elektron
To follow along, you’ll need a copy of Ableton Live, which can be had right now as a free three-month trial. You’ll also need to install Elektron’s Overbridge plugin and app. It’s free, and it installs just like any other app on your Mac.
If you have any trouble with the technical part of the installation, you can check this informative thread on the Elektronauts forum.
