Help Me Connect: AR Mkii - Digitone Keys - Moog Sub 37 - UR44 ( steinberg ) > Ableton

Elektron Gear
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Hey e-Naughts, :alien:

Looking for advice/help with this rig. :heat:

PC - Ableton > steinberg ur 44 ( might have to upgrade my audio interface to a usb one? )
AR 2 > Digitone keys > Moog Sub 37.
( usb launchpad also ? i have one, but want to have some finger drumming capabilities that wont ruin the AR 2 , tho you can skip this part if you want )

I understand i can figure some basic midi routing and there’s heaps of forums for getting it going internally, but do i need the over hub bridge etc for more “connectivity” to edit on the fly, whilst playing, etc? does the usb routing make the midi and audio cable connections pointless? :loopy:

So many ways of connecting, just looking for the best one, im new to EleKtrOn, so im diving head first. :clown_face:

Seems a there’s a bit on.
:sweat_smile:
:australia:

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Hi, yes you are right, there is alot to cover / so many possibilities with this much gear…

First of all, there are three main connections you have to think about:

Audio

Midi (via DIN-Plug)

and USB (which can be only MIDI, or Audio and Midi combined)

I suggest you make a little drawing (maybe only in your mind, if you can handle it) where you think about which routings / functions are important to you.

some hints:

there is , of cours, no best method :wink: do you want stand alone operation or do you work with computer always on? (you could handle audio/midi routing via DAW)

If you want, you could, for example route audio from Sub37 into DT keys into ARII and also connect them via midi for complete stand alone jamming with audio and midi sync…

if you work with computer you can of course easily route your launchpad to one or all devices

you do not need overhub for experimenting… best thing would be physical usb sockets for each device directly on the machine…

in therory, the elektron usb connections handle audio and “midi” (sync via special Overbridge protocol) you could get all seperate audio channels or only the master channels of the elektrons into DAW this way. Also sub phatty can be grabbed on its own channel via DT keys audio input, I think - so at this point no need to upgrade your audio interface.

I strongly suggest to get familiar with the gear, before buying anything new :slight_smile:

maybe it is also a good idea to start with small sections of the setup and than add on top…eg get ar working with OB, then the next device etc.

also have a search at the this forum, there are already many good setup topics… i guess you will find more infos, once you are in the process and get into specific problems…

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@PeterHanes all of this tbh. But can just start with the moog sub 37.

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I don’t have any of the same gear as you, so I can’t really help with setting up your system. All I can suggest is that you follow the good advice given by @nionmu above, and come back if you have some more specific questions to ask.