Convince me to not buy an Octatrack or convince me

[Microtribe]

If you need to make posts like this, you dont want one.

[brisket]

Only get one if you are convinced that it’s exactly what you need after reading the manual and so on.

It takes an age to understand (for most of us). The screen is small and cluttered. It tries to do too much in one box. It’s easy to make it sound bad because there are multiple gain stages and no metering and the crumbly timestretch is on by default.
I mostly keep mine because the alternatives all involve touchscreens ( ) or minijacks () and the OT does connectivity properly. It also looks cool and is solid AF.

[shigginpit]

If you have good self esteem and a healthy bank account, why not give it a try?

[dizzy]

It’s old, the sound quality isn’t there, the FX are dated, fader doesn’t work with MIDI, MIDI sync isn’t great, OT MK3 just around the corner.

[Kegeratorz]

@shigginpit

If you have good self esteem

I’m out!

[Microtribe]

@dizzy

It’s old, the sound quality isn’t there, the FX are dated, fader doesn’t work with MIDI, MIDI sync isn’t great, OT MK3 just around the corner.

[d4ydream]

@dizzy

MIDI sync isn’t great,

[thomcanova]

I never had problems with MIDI sync, but I couldn’t get past the sound quality. A mkIII with all the beefy low end & extended high end response of the DT/DTII would be great. I’m doing just fine with the dtII…but I wish I had that crossfader!

[Juniper_Steels]

@captain8

If you believed Jermaine Stewart when he said we don’t have to take our clothes off to have a good time, then get an Octatrack…

…and some cherry wine.

@captain8

If not, then get an Digitakt!

And take your clothes off!

[Kegeratorz]

You folks have clothes on?

[Juniper_Steels]

Nope, I spilled cherry wine all over mine and they’re in the wash. I’m just wearing my new reading glasses which make the little screen on my OT way easier to read!

[Kegeratorz]

And here I thought you were topless!

[captain8]

Digitakt II tip: Transposing Tracks and Changing Scales

[Ulysses]

If I understand correctly, you won’t know whether the Octatrack the cat is holding is yours or already sold until you open the box.

[Beeps]

For the money, you could buy a plane ticket to Buenos Aires. Beautiful city, and the yerba mate is dirt cheap.

[PAPANOONGAKU]

I’ve had an OT for about 11 years. Since then I’ve tried new and vintage Akais and Push with Live and the OT is still my favorite and most fun sampler.

[Microtribe]

Not from where I live you cant.

Plus I already have an octatrack, and dont like yerba mate.

[Azzarole]

@Hawk

Try sampling Mario saying “It’s a me, Mario” from Mario 64 and try it out in the various machines, stretch it and slow it down , speed up, make it stutter, use the LFOs. Go for a downtempo beat under it, sample in coin sounds and Mario’s laugh, I promise you will have fun! Sample it in manually because the N64 sounds packs are usually shit.

You can only do that with an OT, so buy one!

[kokosnuss]

Superbooth 25 is around corner. Wait to see if there is something new from Elektron

[obscurerobot]

Hexadecatrack Mk1