Hi, searched on this forum to find the latest on whether the OT will be able to use Overbridge. Couldn’t find anything. I would love to just plug my OT into my comp using usb and multitrack record straight into Pro Tools.
Whats the latest?
OT will never use Overbridge. Elektron has stated this many times.
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Damn. It would totally make the OT that bit more amazing.
The hardware that allows for Overbridge is unfortunately not in the Octatrack – it’s therefore not possible to add the Overbridge functionality.
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dear elektron staff,
i am ready to pay for a harware upgrade.
An OT2 which can use Overbridge is surely a no-brainer for Elektron. SURELY.
I’d be happy with a Mk I with significant software updates.
last update fixed 2 small bugs and introduced one new one. Net gain of 1.
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I’m on the fence about an OT mkII with overbridge. I sort of don’t see the point in many regards. If planning to sample but still going to use with a computer then why not just use the computer!
The main benefits I see would be sample/set/project management with things saved down in, say, a Live set - that’d be a huge help.
The OT is about getting away from the computer. I’d rather just use Live than an overbridged OT I think - though it would be cool to see.
For me, I’d rather a MkII OT had a redesigned o/s and a nice fancy OLED. Add in some iPad control functionality and a bit more engine power for FX and the likes and that’d do me. Perhaps more I/O’s too actually.
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What’s missing from the current OS that makes you want a full refresh of it?
Only thing the OT really needs is 8 outs, IMO. Maybe a few tweaks to the midi side.
I’ve said elsewhere on here today that (lingering bugs aside) I think the OT is close to a perfect machine in terms of what it does. There are things that could be added, but the obvious ones (analog filters, say) would start to creep into the other boxes’ territory, which Elektron seem to avoid in general. I don’t really feel a need for more outputs because I approach the OT as a hermetic unit. I realise this won’t be the same for everyone, but for the same reason I don’t really feel a need for Overbridge on the OT (admittedly I don’t really feel a need for Overbridge anywhere…).
With Overbridge becoming a major marketing tool for Elektron, it’s potentially confusing to have it apply to a limited subset of the in-production machines. But the logistics of adding support to the OT, MN and MD much be pretty staggering. The OT seems like the most pressing candidate, though, because it’s part of the ‘dark trinity’ and has USB - it seems natural for people to assume it will have Overbridge support.
Ah, well. The OT is awesome, and a new version won’t make it any less awesome. So whatever happens, OT owners are in a win-win situation because we own OTs.
Missing? Other than intuitiveness and ease of use nothing is missing really. Well, there are things that could be added of course but overall I’m fine with how it is as it stands and have learned its nuances but it certainly isn’t an accessible machine. You couldn’t loan an OT to a mate for a day or two and expect him to get anywhere with it! But it’s not really been the Elektron way to release revisions with completely overhauled o/s so if a Mk II was on the cards then I doubt they’d look to change.
8 ins and 8 outs would be handy for sure. Extra DSP on the midi side to bring some extra polyphony would be nice too (though easy to work around as it stands). Extra LFO’s too would be cool.
But like NickD says, as it stands, the OT is already an amazing unit. As I type this I’m granularizing (that a word?!) a basic Tempest beat I just knocked up and having audio sliced and FX applied on the fly. Great fun for wasting away an afternoon off work!
Guys, sorry. But why everyone wants Overbridge for OT? I thought the point of OT is to break away from computer. You want to put the audio into the OT not take it out and put into a computer. Why pay almost $2000 for a machine just to strip 70% of it’s functions and make it a slave to a computer? There is a ton of sample plug ins, if you own Logic it’s already there, it has full integration with the DAW and it costs a fraction, Ableton has it, Maschine, Cubase.
i’m also ready to pay for an hardware update!
yes. this is perhaps your POV! but not mine.
I’m using OT in my production line a lot! and not in a way i would use software sampler. IT IS A HARDWARE SAMPLER and has its own touch and playability! and why not conntecting it to a pc?? many of us would use that feature in a production where you NEED a pc f.e for postproduction e.t.c. the FX section of the OT is silly and a multichannel support + daw integration would make things ( in such a workflow) alot easier.
yes! midi is damn poor implemented and it is suposed to be a audio AND MIDI sequencer!!! so elektron: I’M STILL WAITNG!!!
No you don’t understand, it’s not about a point of view. I am genuinely asking - Why?
If you need a sampler in your production on PC then for instance a standalone sample program from Native Instruments would cost you $200 and you can use a MIDI controller for the hands on approach you get on OT you will get many knobs and faders. And you can pick a used MIDI controller for cheap.
I am saying all this with complete respect for the wishes of people who want PC integration from OT, but perhaps it’s better to sell the OT and get a MIDI controller and a very deep sampling plug in?
OT is geared towards live performance more then it is for a recording studio. In fact in the manual almost all setup examples are that of a live setup, the fact that people found use for it in studio just means it’s a versatile product, but perhaps it’s not suited for everyone’s studio needs.
To be honest Maschine is a far better software sampler that comes with a MIDI controller, you can sell your OT and get that! I had a Maschine and I loved it as a sampler. I time stretched, pitch shifted and manipulated samplers the same way I do on OT now. But I moved away from ALL software stuff except for post production it was a step in a different direction, not a step backwards as people who persive OT as outdated due to lack of PC integration.
i need to record 8 separate tracks into my computer. OT is the one Elektron machine that needs Overbridge the most.
I’d gladly pay for a new board that i could drop in my current machine that would enable this, i’m sure plenty of others would as well.
Sooner or later there will be Overbridge for the Octatrack, it’s inevitable because of the concept!
It’s just like Steve Jobs once told that playing movies on the iPod will never happen! 
If you need it, then why did you buy OT? It never even hinted that it had PC integration. Maschine has more then 8 tracks of sample playback and it will cost you a quarter of the price of an OT (used with transferable license code) or a Maschine Mikro.