Multitrack your USB gear.
Right inside your DAW.

One desktop app and two plugins. The Audio Bridge app runs on your Mac and manages the device connections. Receive brings USB audio into your DAW. Send routes DAW audio back to a device. Both plugins come in VST3 and Audio Unit formats. Keep the app running while using the plugins.

Your DAW still uses its selected input and output device settings. Instead of replacing that interface, Audio Bridge opens separate connections to additional Core Audio devices. You select those devices inside Receive and Send, so their audio becomes available through plugins in the same session.

Yes. Connect several USB audio devices to the same Mac and activate a stream for each in the app. Load a Receive instance per device in your DAW; multiple Receive instances can also share the same device stream, each with its own channel routing and buffer settings. Each instance provides up to 30 channels. Send can run alongside Receive, with one active Send instance per device. To send several tracks to the same device, mix them into a DAW bus first.

Each plugin instance has its own buffer setting, so you can tune the balance between latency and stability for each route. Start at two buffer blocks and increase if you hear dropouts. Running more streams adds system load; the lowest stable latency depends on your devices, their drivers, hardware and DAW block sizes, and sample rates. The plugins display buffer, conversion and reported hardware delays to help you tune your setup. These are estimates, not a measured physical round trip.

No Aggregate Device is required. Your main interface stays on its existing audio path, while the Audio Bridge app manages the additional USB connections. That avoids Aggregate Device configuration; it is not a zero-latency promise. The bridge has its own buffers and sample-rate conversion, and latency depends on your devices and settings. We have not established a measured latency advantage over Aggregate Devices.

Yes, for hardware that supports USB audio. Receive captures its audio directly over USB, and Send routes audio back through USB. Those connections do not occupy analog sockets on your main interface, leaving them available for other instruments and microphones.

Yes, when OP-1 field exposes its 10-channel USB mode: one Receive instance provides the stereo master and four stereo tape tracks as five separate output pairs. Route those pairs to DAW audio tracks or auxiliaries. This is specific to OP-1 field and its USB mode; a complete recording of distinct musical tracks remains part of our test plan.

Yes. One Send instance routes a DAW track or external sidechain to one stereo USB output pair on the selected device. Choose USB as the recording or sampling source on your hardware where required. The Audio Bridge app must be running. Physical Send workflows are still being validated.

The device must expose audio to macOS, directly or through its driver. USB MIDI alone does not carry audio. Your DAW must support the appropriate VST3 or AU format and routing. We have not tested every DAW, system version or device; try your own setup and share your results.

Looking for “Overbridge for OP-1F”? Audio Bridge follows the idea of connecting hardware audio to a DAW through plugins, using devices recognized by Core Audio. It does not provide Elektron-specific synth editors, preset management or device integration. Audio Bridge is independent and is not affiliated with Elektron or teenage engineering.

The planned offer is a full 14-day trial, followed by a one-time license (€15 for the first 100 launch purchases in EUR; regular price €30 / $30) for the app and both plugins. Trial enforcement and in-app license activation will be connected before public release.

Both are planned, with no release date announced yet. Choose Windows or Linux in Stay in the loop to receive platform updates. The current development build runs on Apple Silicon Macs.