Cleaning dead insects from inside my OT :(

Elektron Gear Octatrack
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They’ll be octagone.
:yum:

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#13

What do you need the alcohol for?

#14

Buzzy bugs ?
Maybe I would let spiders live in Ot. Inspiring, for sure.

He’s depressed.

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#15

In case there are any bug carcasses stuck to the pcb, there were about 10 tiny spiders running around inside where the screen was, so God only knows how many there are :nauseated_face:

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#16

Octatrack OS 1.30c bug fixes
-spiders

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#17

Did you load the Samples from Mars? Maybe they came with Ziggy’s Spiders from Mars… :thinking:

Your not alone in experiencing these “bugs”:

:bug::ant: :slight_smile: :ant::bug:

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#18

Hahahah this thread is of no help hahahaha :joy:

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#19

Yeah, we’re no help, you’ll have to file a bug report to support… :slight_smile:

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#20

Picture Please ! :stuck_out_tongue:

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#21

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#22

Yes!
Keep my IPad backgrounds comming @sezare56!

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#23

make sure you get them all, cos after they have been in an Elektron unit they mutate…

RUN
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#24

that’s built in obscolescence. Elektron placed spider babies in all OT’s so we all will buy the mk2 hardware update. :zonked:

this thread is perfect :rofl:

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#25

I think also while they’re in there you can’t sample(feed your OT) anything after midnight, to avoid early mutation… :rofl:

(@PeteRabb , Don’t tell anyone I’m being serious, but I think you just need to open up you OT and carefully take the spiders out anyway you can. I think I would use some sort of anti-static cloth and maybe a q-tip, but I wouldn’t go as far as alcohol, and compressed air can sometimes leave a residue. Don’t use a vaccum because it creates a lot of static. I’d be super careful about all of this, and only do it when you are ready and feel comfortable in your decision, in other words, don’t blame me if you break it! :wink: If it were me I’d also make sure to safely relocate them… :slight_smile: )

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#26

Took me ages to catch and load all those tiny spiders into mine before I sold it. Having somebody clean them out again just wouldn’t be right.

Serious answer: can of deodorant and a lighter should do the trick.

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#27

Seriously ? With this ? (sorry, but you are very blue).

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#28

Should be OK as long as its not an antiperspirant :grin:

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#29

I am currently experiencing the same bug issue. My just picked up my octatrack up after not using for a few months and I found about 15 - 20 little bugs runnning around in inside of the screen!!

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#30

Submerge it completely for 20 minutes in hot soapy water, does the trick for me. Spiders’ll float right to the top. I like to add a few drops of essential oils to leave a nice flowery scent when I tweak my cross fader. If it’s bad just leave it to soak overnight.

Seriously though how are people ending up with spiders in their screens?

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#31

Engineers lunching at their desks…

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