What's a good way to record per-track synths but also FX?

Elektron Gear Analog Keys/Four
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Hey all,

I’m new here … nice to meet you :slight_smile: I’ve been looking around a while, doing research, getting to know my A4, learning learning learning. I couldn’t track down the answer or any videos about this, to my surprise.

I love that I can use the Overbridge software to record multiple tracks to different audio tracks in Ableton. Really excellent. I’ve noticed the tracks are recorded dry when recorded in isolation. I’m not surprised by that.

What’s a good way to record the Analog Four’s FX on these isolated tracks?

I like automating FX changes per trig. I also like tweaking FX during any performance, including the takes of synths that I am recording. Clearly, I can’t have it all at once… Is there a right way to do this? Can I record the dry takes, tweaking synth params, then somehow route the audio back through the A4 to get a take of FX …? This seems like a stretch, but I figured I’d ask.

Alternatively, do I need to use two Audio Devices in Ableton – Elektron as input, recording only MAIN and have 1 track unmuted a time … and my main soundcard as output, so I can hear what I’m doing? (I always need to hear Ableton as I record, because drums etc. are coming from there.)

Or … are these FX meant for nothing but live performance / all tracks on, hearing main output?

All help much appreciated. Whatever I figure out, with this and other problems, I’m taking notes … and I hope to make nice documents and/or YouTube vids of what I find. So it’s not just for me hopefully :slight_smile:

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Hi !
I THINK that when using Overbridge the FX are recorded on a seperate track. I don’t use OB tho…

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The only way is to inside a4 route the fx to the main and not other tracks, so via OB you capture 5 tracks essentially, mains being the wet only fx track

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Thanks, that’s very helpful.

It’s usually only 1-2 tracks that I want to capture the FX on in isolation so that isn’t too bad.

Still puzzled about how I could hear audio out through main, but record w/o the audio out playback (don’t double-record Ableton layers).

May just need to do soundcard plus A4 I suppose, and hear the out from the soundcard … latency will be worse but you can’t have it all I suppose