Recording an Elektron Digitakt’s separate tracks in Reaper DAW with Elektron Overbridge 2

[ EDIT: WillyShakes made a WAY faster workflow for this and was kind enough to make a video showing the process: • REAPER w/Overbridge Mu... ]
Here’s how to record an Elektron Digitakt’s eight separate drum tracks into Reaper DAW through Elektron’s Overbridge 2 plug-in. This allows for each individual left and right channel to be recorded and processed separately, opening up the Digitakt’s use in studio production exponentially.
(Apologies if it’s more of a ramble than usual, I woke up at 4am and just decided to learn to do this, so this is a video made on recent knowledge and minimal rest!)
Index:
0:00 Results
0:22 Tutorial - Intro
1:10 Setting up the Reaper project
3:00 Recording
5:11 Selecting the channels we want to hear from the multi-channel recording
6:28 Splitting up the channels into separate tracks
9:12 Wrap-up and credits
Software needed:
- Reaper DAW (or any DAW, but Reaper’s just great!)
- Elektron Overbridge 2 (make sure you’ve downloaded the most recent version)
Hardware needed:
- Elektron Digitakt
- USB cable to connect to your computer
Links:
- Elektron Overbridge 2: www.elektron.se/overbridge/
- How To Split Multi-Channel Audio [Reaper Blog]: reaperblog.net/2015/09/quick-...
- Recording the Output of a Track in REAPER [REAPER Mania]: • Recording the Output o...
- Elektronauts forum: www.elektronauts.com/t/overbr...

[@user-pw9xp6tf5d]

It saved me so much time (I already spent a couple hours searching until I found your video). Very informative, easy to comprehend and repeat step-by-step, and 1000% useful for me. 🤝

[@christophermatranga7778]

many thanks for this tutorial! it saved me eons of time!

[@jacksorjacksor]

My pleasure!

[@FANKANable]

I was praying that there would be some specific info on this because this is my set up. Thank YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO. SERIOUSLY

[@BellXllebMusic]

Thanks, very informative

[@acidbasement]

Thanks for making this - it's going to be useful to me. I just downloaded Reaper and OB and did a search for "okay now what do I do?"

[@jacksorjacksor]

Ah no problem! Good luck!

[@theprogrammerrolandmc3039]

Anyone know why reaper skips ahead when sync'd to midi as a slave when you hit record
and it flashes red with waiting on mtc. When starting play on external sequencer it starts and jumps ahead random bars. Just asking for a friend as i use cubase

[@EW-wq1sp]

Nice video. I was thinking about getting the digitakt. Sorry if the question is stupid, but Im wondering if I can do what you did in this videon and at the same time record various sounds from my soundcraft mtk 12 (my interface)? Somebody told me that in this context the digitakt will be the audio interface, but it doesnt seem like so in your video? Hope you understand what i mean

[@jacksorjacksor]

Good question! Let me think about it and I’ll get to you!

[@jacksorjacksor]

Ah I understand- shouldn’t be an issue to use both Digitakt and MTK12 as the Digitakt is being loaded as a VST, not as an audio interface.
It is true that you can only use one audio interface at the same time, and while the Digitakt *can* be an audio interface, in this instance it is not being - for example I am still using a UR44 while using the Digitakt.
Hope that helps!

[@EW-wq1sp]

@@jacksorjacksor thanks a lot for your answer!

[@jacksorjacksor]

@@EW-wq1sp No problem! Let me know if I can help with anything else!

[@outdatedgear5036]

Is it possible to record into separate tracks on reaper?

[@jacksorjacksor]

Yep! Check out:
6:28 Splitting up the channels into separate tracks

[@outdatedgear5036]

@@jacksorjacksor my bad I didn’t watch it all the way through lol

[@jacksorjacksor]

@@outdatedgear5036 No problem at all! Hope that helps!