Possible with :
Patterns with different plocks
Patterns with different parts
Patterns in Arranger with different scenes
Easiest is Arranger, with a one shot rec trig on first pattern / row.
Oh parts, I did not know it was such important. So if I understand well, there is lot of ways to do what I want, thatās a great news !
About scene, if I change to a new slice (so I play another variation of the loop), will it plays the sample from the current position or will it plays from the slice point (so the beginning of the loop).
@sezare56 donāt want to use pattern or plock because Iād like to switch from a loop to another a bit like Iād play with a knob on a synth you see ? Iām looking for a hands on solution involving knob or fader movement to actually play the variation like Iād turn knobs on a synth, not a pre programmed change like patterns. I donāt know if itās really clear.
Ok I guess I misunderstood āin timeā. Understood quantized to the beginning of the loop.
Get an Octatrack first, youāll make your choices after! 
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Yeah, nothing beat the real experience. But knowing I have access to this community and all the knowledge makes me want to know in advance how I could proceed to be better prepared when Iāll actually get the machine.
I already own an A4 and a RY and I mainly write music and play live with those two so I know them pretty well but even if Iām familiar with Elektronās concept, the OT seems really different.
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Kind-of similar - Iām currently wanting to get some new material onto my MPC-Live.
Iāve recently been using Helix Native, for distortion on my DAWs, so want to sample with that in-place.
I think what Iām going to have to do, is grab loops with those effects in-place.
ā¦but Iāll then use delays and reverbs on the MPC Live, so that I can mute/unmute, whilst leaving the delay running.
So, in your bassline scenario, I reckon record loops, especially if youāre using say - portamento. You might also want to apply EQ on the OT too, so possibly keep the source sound un-EQād?
Iām open to other suggestions too though!
Any way for you to show me a hands on example of this, my friend?
Oh, waitā¦NO OT TO TEST?!
Yes Iām on a lost Island, salty air, donāt want my OT to rust! Acoustic guitar, melodica. Couldnāt resist to bring a tiny electric guitar, mic, looper though.
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Enjoy, my friend 
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The boat made it this time, thank the flex overlordsā¦ 
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Sure they were here tonight, I armed one shots, rhum based.
Traditional sailor songs from hereā¦
Couldnāt SAVE ALL SAMPLES strangely.
Yeah, but mine is broken, unusable. 
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I was not sure, but I did it last year, with flex
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I now have an Octatrack and I tried several methods to rebuild my synth parts with it.
- When I have a simple bassline using 2 to 3 notes from the same range, I simply sample a trig and sequence it on the OT. If there are modulations, I sample different variations of this trig and I then slice up the sample and change the slice with a scene. This way I can reproduce the original modulations and I have hands on control to do what I want.
- When I have a complicated pattern, with notes across different octaves, slides, lots of modulations or whatever that could be hard to reconstruct in the OT, I sample different variations of the entire loop and use the MX chains technique. This is super impressive, I still have the original sound and I can go way further with the OT FXs or sample parameter like retrigs and reverse. Scenes are super powerful and allow me to really āplayā the sample like I can do it with knoby synths !
- Finally, when I just have a part that doesnāt evolve much or maybe just a little filter to open, I sample a loop and play it on a Static Machine. I also use effect or OT magic here and there to spice it up a bit.
I just have my OT and I donāt know it so much but itās already part of my Liveset and I plan to use it intensively in the future.
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Good start with OT, apparently!
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