I’ve heard lots of people saying the ot could be an all-in-one production machine, the desert island gear and so on, so I was wondering if anyone actually uses it alone for both production and performance and how.
I’m sure there’s a thread somewhere, but hey the search on this forum sucks a bit…
Probably the most non-specific question asked in this forum, so enjoy the non-specific answer: I do use it as a standalone machine, using my own samples, single-cycle waveforms and features of the box.
Seriously though: describe your problem or your own approach first, it’ll make easier to answer your question. Are you struggling with a particular task? Are you only planning to buy it?
It was a non-specific question, I have one and I’m finding my way around it (trying to learn it solo before I integrate it in the rest of my setup -A4 and Electribe), but so far but as I’ve seen lots of comments saying that the OT can be an all-in-one machine I was wondering if anyone actually uses it this way and if so how and what’s their workflow.
When you say you use your own samples, are you referring to recorded sound/synth samples or loop?
How do you get around to build a full track in it?
Create some drum or melodic loops using one shots/waveforms, then resampling and re-arranging?
I agree with @michalronin – the question is non-specific. OT is a tool. Near-universal tool. What task do you want to solve with it? Why do you bought it?
Definitely, it can be used as standalone device. You can load huge amount of samples into OT and organize them in the live set. You can use OT as simple granular synth. You can write your own music on PC, recording 100500 hardware synths, and use OT as a simple playback machine (especially cool option when you are going to play live but don’t want take your studio with you). You can control other gear via OT’s midi-sequencer, even stage lights. You can use it like drum machine only. Up to you! 
It all depends, mostly on what starts to come out of the box 
Sometimes I’ll be browsing through samples, find a catchy sound and start mangling it until it forms a basis of a pattern. Other times I’ll launch a single cycle waveform and boom - OT becomes a synth of sorts. Route OT’s MIDI out back into MIDI in and boom again - you can arpeggiate your “synth” sound.
For the beats, I’ll either create a loop on the OT (or on my Volca Sample) and resample it into a single track, or sacrifice 1-2 tracks and build a loop using sample locks for better control over what’s happening with certain sounds.
Tracks are “reusable” thanks to parts and sample locks, so the 8 tracks (actually 7 since I always use a master track) are in fact a lot more.
And that’s the main attribute of the OT - diversity. I’ve got no strict workflow and in fact I find following one strict workflow making your ideas repetitive. Back in my DAW days I kept switching between Logic and Ableton for diversity.
I guess this answer, albeit longer, did not become much more specific 
as I use it : home main recording setup
I have all track memory set to tr 1
got the machinedrum and or any synth etc running to the gear mixer
then mix out to input C/D
main out OT back into end mixer for fine tuning
Then send its rec out into A/B set rec on TR 1 as input A/B
adjust and record the session within the OT
for longer jams I record outside of the OT say into a H4
there are so many ways to use it, Just start out simple, for me these settings are important
1 main recording (and how much memory for the main recorder)
2 specific tr recorder say tr 2 is input A/B (drums) tr 3 C/D (synths) for looping and stuff
and you could use tr 6 and 7 for direct playback loop tr 2-3 by selecting
flex recorder buffer 2-3 on tr 6 -7
put a trig on the first step of tr 6- 7 to get the audio going and I think your off… adjust as what works best for you
Yes, I use it on its own. Made this that way entirely out of short samples. More recently I’ve been finding that I like to have a separate box handling drums, so now I’m doing MPC1000 + OT. But you can definitely go solo on the OT.
I use it on it’s own to produce whole tracks. For this process to work I rely on sound locks, parts and lots of patterns. Try filling your OT up with as many samples as the memory will allow then lock away!!!
Then activate SLOTS mode so you can play the OT like a drum machine - boom!
Sample chains also help with building tracks
I don’t perform with the OT so can’t help you there.
BTW - I understood where you were going with your post 
