Cool. Thanks.
Is it possible to use OT’s Arp with external midi keyboard while in Audio Track mode ?
I guess, Octatrack is a never ending learning process
Good stuff! I am still learning mine and it is the most fun I’ve had in a long time with new music gear after the initial frustrations.
Hmmm… I like the thought and concern, but taking away the author’s/creator’s distribution and traffick is not really fair.
I agree with @CarlMikaelBjork - maybe it would be better to collect links to the videos instead. You could include a screenshot and a description!
My apologies, don’t want to be unfair
This videos helped me a lot & I’ve used only freely accesable info.
How can we solve it?
I can put links in files names, or as tengig said collect links to the videos instead, or I can open the folder to everybody for adding & editing.
A collection of links or a play list. Solved.
Ok, just give me time
I reluctantly sold my MK1 a few years back, but I just got an MK2 and my god it is like I’ve never played before. Thanks for the list I will definitely be using them over the next few weeks.
Thanks homie!
LIST OF FREE OT TUTORIALS
Best source of info about OT:
Elektronauts Forum
sezare56 - elektronaughter with huge experience with OT
Cuckoomusic - video tutorials
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOojfmX4Wq3Ww-XP_IkvviQ
Kenny Zhao - video tutorials
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5AwpKcfeiiMljrITsBhDng
Manuals:
Official OT Manual
Unofficial Merlin’s OT guide
PC/MAC/IOS TOOLS
For faster use of OT:
OctaEdit - Editor for Octatrack (OSX/Windows)
http://octaedit.com/features/
OctaChainer - tool for creating sample chains and slice data (OSX/Windows)
OctaZip intelligent archiving tool for use with Sets and Projects (OSX/Windows)
https://octaedit.com/octazip/
MIDI controller apps:
Manifold - For The Octatrack (iOS App)
OT Touch OSC Template
https://nightmachines.tv/post/163212222594/i-making-a-touchosc-template-for-my-ipad-to-act-as
PERFORMING LIVE
Live setups with Octatrack:
Octatracks in AV AV AV’s Live Setup
Plugged In - Stimming
Hutenberger - How I Play Live
Dux TOURS with this OCTATRACK and NO LAPTOP! [DAWLESS RIG]
Octo Octa Boiler Room BUDx Seoul Production Masterclass
How to CYLVESTER (Making of CYLVESTERmaschine)
Surgeon’s techno live setup
Live DAWLESS Setup - How to perform WITHOUT a Laptop!
Moog Mother-32, Elektron Octatrack & Analog Rytm User Interview
유저인터뷰[Daniel Monaco편]
Octatrack mk2 Tutorial - My Live Performance Setup
Octatrack MK 2 - Preparing a Set for a Jam Session
Octatrack Workflow #6 Playing Live
Dan Curtin opens up about his creative process
Octatrack Recap - Remixing Stems with Pre-Planned Patterns
My Live Dawless Workflow Performance Octatrack, MPC Live
Octatrack Deconstructed | Drums + Chopped Samples (Boombap)
Throwing Snow
How Barker built a plate reverb for percussive experiments
Rhythm Roulette: Medslaus | Mass Appeal
How I play live: DARK SKY
Preparing For First Live Show w/ Octatrack
Octatrack Livesets
One To Watch: Fadi Mohem (Electronic Beats TV)
Going Dawless with the Octatrack | Electronic Music Without A Laptop
Octatrack Tutorial Video: Mixer, FX Box, External Remixer!
DJ_ing:
ELEKTRON OCTATRACK DPS-1для DJ (русский/rus)
How to DJ with the Elektron Octatrack Tutorial
DJ like playing method (ELEKTRON OCTATRACK DPS-1 USE EXAMPLES)
OT for DJing - playback more like a vinyl?
SO WHAT IS IT?
Overviews:
Review: Octatrack at year 8 - Is it still worth it?
Full overview by Cuckoo
Octatrack. Создание ремиксов и демо обзор (русский/rus)
Octatrack Performance Features Casual Walkthrough
My Introduction to the Octatrack
4 things to know about the Octatrack
Elektron - Octatrack MKII
Octatrack MKII - sampling, sequencing and live looping
Elektron Octatrack 4 Year Review & Demos
Octatrack MK2 field report after 1 year of use
Thoughts on the Octatrack (after 1 year)
My OctaTrack ideas, after 2 years
Elektron Octatrack DPS-1 — первые впечатления (русский/rus)
Elektron Octatrack – подробности (русский/rus)
Workflows:
Demystifying the Elektron Octatrack (Livestream Highlights)
Elektron Octatrack - создание паттерна «с нуля» (русский/rus)
Workflow: Octatrack
How not to get lost in Octatrack
Octatrack mk2 Tutorial: Octatrack + Ableton Workflow Tips
Octatrack MKII Cuckoo Heavily Edited Performance
Mmag ELEKTRON OCTATRACK DPS-1 USE EXAMPLES
Octatrack for backing tracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJp23bq1FdE
Octatrack MKII - SUPER TUTORIAL de Backing Tracks En español
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FbiJWIvUGg
TRACK MACHINES + AUDIO
Track machines:
Octatrack Know-How — Lesson #2: Selecting A Machine & Assigning Samples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l35nnTgChM8
Elektron 103: Octatrack Dynamic Sampling - 3. Track Machines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm_0YmgOOwI
External Audio in (Thru Machine):
Thru Machine Basics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0QMTiJicVA
Octatrack THRU MACHINE Education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBuLjnrOtr8
Setup Midi and Thru track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vidFqwqbfxA
Octatrack: flex machines as audio pass-throughs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAxUsIdAmEM
Gain Staging:
Gains, Volumes, and Levels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H9nm2iIAoc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADS_kfGq5Pc
Internal Gain staging discussion on Elektronaughts:
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/gain-again/47249/41
FX & SCENES
FX & Scenes:
Octatrack Workflow #14: Top 4 Effects (Late Night Tips)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Boe7oz1Fi2E
Octatrack Workflow #2: Echo Freeze (Late Night Tips)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzU9ja6jqTA
Parameter Mapping on Octatrack - Concept 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J64zVMlMGVM
Using track 8 as a master FX channel
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/using-track-8-as-a-master/4487
The OTHER way to make a send bus
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/the-other-way-to-make-a-send-bus/58308
OCTATRACK and PITCH SCENE. Октатрек питч на сцену
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn0i7WZXPLs
Octatrack Tutorial Video_ Sidechain pumping effect!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MrusUl-WHE
Octatrack Tutorial Video: Freeze Delay + Looper Delay!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVghai8leTI
Octatrack Tutorial Video: Tape Stop Effect!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWgSItoOpLs
External FX (Guitar pedals):
Octatrack FX Send Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btuoza3LMyw
Using fader to insert guitar pedals in a track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1QlRBYsKko
Octatrack Tutorial Video: Hardware FX Send!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c13Iu1mm_WI
Roland SP-404A as a send FX on the Elektron Octatrack (tutorial)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4YLXEtXr9w
PARTS
Parts:
Octatrack Tutorial: Parts and Patterns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmmGyBp16dY
Best videos explaining Parts
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/best-videos-explaining-parts/68459/11
SAMPLE ORGANIZATION
Sample chains:
Ableton Live - Sample Chain Making (for Octatrack)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP-KFpfSebM
SAMPLER-LOOPER
Sampling & Resampling:
Sampling Made Easy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1vOfuUwUzc
Record Trigs and Resampling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqedqmaa9vY
OCTATRACK Tutorial #2 - sampling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJT_JoWO2tU
Octatrack Tutorial Video: Looper!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4RYHJUYR-8
Pickup machine (Looper):
Octatrack Pickup machine (Looper)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnbQ8ichm54
Octatrack MK2 Tutorial: A Guide to Pickup Machines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cQu9x4ndY8
How To: Live Loop with the Octatrack Using Pickup Machines (in 7 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIlPrwkHp4s
MIDI
Midi:
MIDI Learn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwj4NYrz3AA
MIDI Import (record from DAW)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7hgX65_ZRI
External Midi controllers:
Novation Launch Control XL controlling Octatrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjRl2D8c5fI
External Controller with Octatrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ara6jUNB38
External Foot controller with Octatrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8iEe8lAPSE
Launchpad Pro MK3 - Total Control for Elektron Octatrack Novation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRQNEInti9c
Mapping Elektron Octatrack to Novation Launchpad Pro Mk3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2bUx-P-OLg
SEQUENCER
Trig Conditions:
Octatrack Trig Conditions (Late Night Tips)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33zUV14zC-o
Octatrack: Conditional Pattern Variations (Late Night Tips)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0we66czkws
Trig Types:
How do the different Trig Types work?
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/how-do-the-different-trig-types-work/5898
Polyrhythms:
Creating Polyrhythms with the Elektron Octatrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVJmC28OgAI
Patterns:
Octatrack MK2 Tip: Chaining Multiple Patterns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzAQSPYbKqo
Play free + Starting Stopping tracks:
August 2016 Octatrack tutorial … Plays Free mode … free sample set
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcDafwidF8s
Elektron Octatrack - New method to transition between songs! (Like in Ableton Live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMhA8a6SiMU
Octatips Episode 3 - Plays Free Drumming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2_LVi4B4nM
OT Sequenced Fx Plays Free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t2Nx-aNJ38
Octatrack Pro Tip #9 - Track Trigging
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5iYOInPQw
Octatrack MK2 Tip: Pausing and Resuming Tracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXZMbmbIaOs
BUTTONS & COMBOS
Trig keys (buttons) modes + Shortcuts:
Octatrack Know-How — Lesson #7: Trig Modes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQZTo1aieeQ
Octatrack Basics: My Two Most Important Button Combos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EKMXrzIAT8
OT Buttons combinations - Audiofanzine
https://medias.audiofanzine.com/files/ot-buttons-478140.pdf
ARRANGER
Arranger:
Octatrack Mk2 Tutorial: A Crash Course in Arrangements
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orMXjqVXdrg
Octatrack Arranger Tutorial - how to structure a song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnE4rUa46SE
DAW INTEGRATION
Using OT with DAW:
Octatrack DAW Integration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rspBoF7noXs
Octatrack Mk2 Tutorial: Octatrack as a Send (to Ableton)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw2kRxvNz2w
How I edit and mix Octatrack recordings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMR3WsDZGWo
Ableton and Octatrack Sync
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/ableton-and-octatrack-sync/48963
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES
Transition trick:
Octatrack Xfader Transition Trick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAD1MzZgsMM
Octatrack Xfader Transition Trick Variations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1D_UurOook
Octatrack - 64 breakbeat x 16 slices megabreak of doom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ6Dcykjq0E
Jamming with Slices (Octatrack Tutorial) = Ned Rush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxXO8qghmTA
Karplus Strong (Octatrack Tutorial) = Ned Rush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGU-eoDSdiU
Granular Crossfades (Octatrack Tutorial) = Ned Rush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3bgvzQkzgo
Conditional Amen Break Glitching Octatrack = Ned Rush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXUn8D9TR4g
Button Bash Breaks on the Octatrack = Ned Rush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4ny85IXBFA
Octatrack Mk2 Tutorial - Turning Samples into Synths 101
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2_-tyogg4Y
Octatrack: Microtonality, Crossfader/Scene Modulation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ9mnBqbpqg
Octatrack 64 breakbeat x 16 slices megabreak of doom:
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/octatrack-64-breakbeat-x-16-slices-megabreak-of-doom/337
TIPS & TRICKS
Tips & Tricks:
Octatrack Tips & Tricks (OT Tips)
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/octatrack-tips-tricks-ot-tips/3741/136
COMPARATION
Octatrack MK 2 vs MK:
Elektron Octatrack Mkii VS Mki Comparison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUQJbH99jso
ElektronOctatrackMK2 vsMK1 - сравнение от Даниила Смирнова
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itv6GVq5g_Y
OT vs Digitakt:
Digitakt vs Octatrack MK1 // So Same… But So Different
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM7b3RNO_-c
Digitakt vs Octatrack Mega Workflow Comparison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmA2vSoYL94
OT vs Ableton:
Ableton vs Octatrack
https://daemonelectricity.com/2017/07/03/sampler-wars-continues-ableton-vs-octatrack/
HARDWARE REPAIR
Hardware repair:
Octatrack Encoder Repair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdtynIQGHfo
Elektron Octatrack surgery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxOIp8LnSSE
(series of) Surgeries on Elektron Octatrack Record A/B
https://thepatrickrichardson.blog/2017/05/18/octatrack-surgeries/
Broken button
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/broken-button-help/5047
HARDWARE MODIFICATION
I Made a Battery Powered Music Production Studio in a Box
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp-IZxvErRg
Battery powered Octatrack Mk2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtcArqp2lNA
Digitakt with an internal battery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMMIl_QuUEE
ARTISTS USING OT
AV AV AV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI2xwU0QwI
Yegor Cergei
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Q8KeIFVVY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ylozl1PhH0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjHxmkKWw7s
Dark Sky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPaIzOK66rY
MC Xander
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXZstAYMtQA
WAJATTA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6wW8zvA6_U
JOHN TEJADA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6rrSXXddV0
MrDataline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPCm7JUwoEk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9SYHCHo5SY&t=450s
HighWav - Christopher Kah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO6wH71bcVY
Panda Bear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIpCU8lF7EU
Nicola Cruz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_qqeKC-uak
SATOSHI TOMIIE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRumTm_NTCo
TRAINTRACS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3L9fk6tWq0
Surgeon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxuGukuDRgk
Audion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1HM-vFz0Ok
Animistic Beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTILoxzzHlI
Cuckoo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvayTCMXK2U
CYLVESTER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBMYTKBf-bk
Hiro Kone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEhvkW6gs0o
SAMPHA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuQm-EK9K5M
An On Bast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGR2y7doQrc
999999999
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Lb5vBIa9Y
Ansome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhLj24b9yGs
FJAAK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw2y_WhS3hE
J.D. Eliot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNi1ZZR05Vs
АИГЕЛ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwYOJP_78QQ
hadesofspades
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdvTKoGNdIw
Dapayk Solo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm0DhaTjx1A
Dominique Grys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-nFiNkj00w
ON OFF ON
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dss0zZqsELk
Dungeon Acid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpe4l_N0f6Y
Ben Willis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YItRBx4koK8
A Box In The Sea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1zvrkLgCXQ
The Music Lodge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGSNNuqlM9M
HERR ALT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpmcwMZGIqg
Timo Kaukolampi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuTBENuszUI
Tom Lemajič
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHqO3JEyh6M
Battles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykreaqn3Zmo
Mika Forsling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNSzH0aqiWY
Sierra Sam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqBEn7gMsdY
Octo Octa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0u3KBJxBZ4
Martin Stimming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Au20qrJLB0
Gr4nd Official
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vAZTEBw3wE
Pijus Džiugas Meižis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKAvUfZpbSs
TMD - Long Way to XX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPktJIO0sy0
ANSR live Seul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGC7HP6QI70
Optimistic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoGnUnRjJ_k
Jacques Greene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_C7nE4hI2M
Andy Stott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As0xyxSXR20
E Ruscha V
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RV1IDBswUs
Mirek Coutigny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNLS5mxkxfI
Headless Horseman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjFftdRaRDI
JakoJako
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd4Vss4qfGs
JoeFarr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrufy5GPDq4
Jacob Korn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCVCuzXiNO0
Adam Jay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMY-o6DcVRE
Delmer Darion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jl7DbrCVa4
DAN TiVA - Поезд 22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5hofgIrfBY
Datachoir presents - Marcus Fischer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Iq8aAGsK_Y
Isabella
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y3y4HP-f0o
Nicholas LEM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h27sRhOVaw0
Baseck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfcaTZebx9Q
Nortec Bostich+Fussible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2foqEIOnVVU
Leandro Pazos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHcRa0fdLtE
Sekuoia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcANnTKaaS4&list=WL&index=52
Fun :
What I hear vs. what my dogs hear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyRlLzh-9rE
My gosh, what an incredibly generous thing to organize all of this into one location! So kind…thanks!
Wow thanks for this!
Yeah, perfect!
RTFM was yesterday. Now it’s RTFT(hread).
Man, that was like the beginning of Space Balls where the ship passing overhead never seems to have an end… Nice!
Yeah it took a while
I will delete the link from my first post, I think there’s no need for it now
Dedication!
Thanks for collecting them, some on the list I hadn’t seen, nice to see some well respected producers repping the OT.
Please leave the link up, it’s a lot easier to browse than a big list of vids! Thanks for the hard work