My issue was similar, I was running my DT through a USB hub, and had scads of problems connecting. Once I figured out that was the problem and only connected the DT directly, transfer was connecting and working again no problem.
Just got my digitakt. a great machine completely ruined by terrible incosistent software. tried everything here, and more. It wont connect to transfer, so I can put samples on it. It worked this morning, now it wont work. awful.
new firmware
reinstall uninstall
midi mode
changed usb ports many times
started new project
unplugged everything else from my pc.
switched off all other audio programs
wont connect past the midi devices page. and sometimes just crashes.
amazing product, ruined by bad software. Why cant I just connect it like a drive and put samples on it?
figured it out at least for now. Windows app and browser control, in windows security should be off. I still dont blame windows for this.
It worked this morning, with the same settings, so why should i need to turn it off now?
Most ‘good’ programs allow windows to ask your permission and then carry on working. Transfer seems to let you use it sometimes then other times wont work, (because windows is blocking it) and wont tell you this is going on. very inconsistent.
Seems like elektron completely missed this when making the program. Surely there is a proper way to make an app respond when this happens, but elektron haven’t implemented it.
I hope this could help someone with the same problem.
Hmmm. Sometimes cheaper motherboards have dodgy USB ports. I’m not quite nerdy enough to give any decent explanation though. It’s a problem I did have years ago, I suspect it’s do with power and stability. It tends to be the thing people skimp on a little bit too.
I think I’ve exhausted my options for advice. To get that problem with a mac means it’s (95%) something else. The only other thing that comes to mind is another USB device causing errors.
Hey - I just had this problem and the solution was simple - go into Settings/System/USB Config/ and make sure you’re not in Overbridge mode - check the USB MIDI box in there and it works… well for me at least - try it
Mine wasn’t connecting either for my MacBook Pro but now it is.
My Macbook Pro is newer and only has USB-C on it. I have an USB adapter I was putting on the cable to convert the Elektron USB cable to USB-C … that wasn’t working.
Fortunately I had an old Thunderbolt monitor I connected my Macbook Pro too. On the back of the Thunderbolt monitor are USB inputs that accept Elektron’s USB cable.