Hi, long time listener, first time caller - apologies if I’ve put this in the wrong place or if it’s already been addressed and I’ve missed it in my frantic google searching.
Issue:
Digitakt is giving me more latency than I believe it should.
Details:
I use Reason as a DAW (I know, but it’s what I’ve always used and I’d rather not move to another if possible…) and when using the Digitakt via Overbridge plugin, I’m getting more latency issues than are appropriate.
Ok, this screen shot should show the audio files for a series of synths recorded with a trigger on the same time sent from Reason via MIDI out, USB usually. The divisions are 64ths.
Let’s work from the bottom up:
- At the bottom, is a Digitone (DT Syn1). There’s a 64th delay from the MIDI out to the audio recording in. Both MIDI out and Audio in were sent and received through USB/Overbridge plugin on the Digitone.
- Then there’s “Audio Track 1” and “GM mono”. These are both the same instrument, recorded separately, a Moog Grandmother. In “GM mono” the MIDI note was sent through USB directly to the Grandmother. In “Audio Track 1”, the note was sent to the Digitakt via USB and then on to the Grandmother through a MIDI cable (I’ll talk about this in a bit). The audio in is via an Analog Four Mk1. In both cases, there’s a 64th delay from the MIDI out to the audio recording in - like the Digitone.
- Above that, is “A4 Syn1” - an Analog 4 Mk1 with MIDI out and audio in via USB/Overbridge plugin - like the Digitone. And like the Digitone, a 64th delay.
- Finally, we have “DT CLP mono” and “DT Kick”. Both of these are Digitakt, the kick and clap channel respectively, with MIDI out and audio in via USB/Overbridge plugin. ***** Here the delay is more than /32. More than double all the other instruments outlined above.
The issue seems to be the latency in sending MIDI to a Digitakt and receiving Audio is more than double other Elektron items and external synths.
To my simple mind, this seems to be more of an audio issue than a MIDI issue as - as sequencing the Grandmother directly or via the “slow” Digitakt makes no difference.
It also seems to be Digitakt specific - as the Analog 4, the Digitone and other non-Elektron equipment return sound at about the same rate - only the Digitakt is slow.
I mean, I don’t particularly mind if there’s latency with synths external from the computer - as long as they’re all in sync with each other, it’s fine. But if the Digitakt is coming in slower than everything else, it’s like WTF? And as it’s doing drums, you really notice that latency much more than if it was doing pads or whatever.
Technical info:
All Elektron items (Digitakt, Digitone, and Analog 4 Mk1) are running the latest OS with the latest Overbridge.
The computer is a Mac M1 Mini.
The software is Reason 12.
The sample rate is 48,000, the buffer size is 64 samples (also tested with same results at 128 and 256 samples).
I’d really like it if the solution was not “use a different DAW” because tbh I can’t be bothered. Also, everything else is pretty much working - it’s just the digitakt that is slow - why is that??
Please help 
