Biggest common workflow mistakes?

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OCTATRACK beginner's tips

Alright, i’ve got an octatrack just curious what is the best way to progress in learning this beast. Start going through the entire tutorial book ? then move onto the youtube videos etc? Just not quite sure what is the best place to start…if there is a best place. thanks

Avoiding beginner's mistakes

So, as I’ve said a few times, I’m getting an OT in 2 weeks (unless they announce OT mk2 tomorrow that is, or I face an unexpected monetary disaster). So, the question is: What are some beginner’s mistakes that are easy to make but hard to correct? I’m especially interested in 2 things, the internal file structure (ie. I don’t want to make 20 tracks with it and only then notice I can’t easily play them live because I can’t make smooth transitions between them of something) and the correct/good…

Beginner dumdum questions

I’m going from Model:Samples to Octatrack and am having some confusion. This is a really simple matter, but I can’t seem to find it in the manual, the merlin guide or videos… In Model Samples if I want to shorten the length of a sample on one specific trig, I just hold the trig and then go through the regular process of shortening the sample length. On Octatrack, if I do this (by going into the trim menu) it just changes the length of the sample on the whole track… what am I doing wrong? I s…

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