Ow I see you mean sound performance’ instead of performance tricks…anyway. 
Correct. I dont use song mode on anything.
Tons of videos and usefull links here by @Max.A. You’ll be occupied for a month or more!
Free Octatrack Tutorials list - #15 by Max.A
I think my videos are not very didactic nor beginner friendly but this one seems understandable and potentially fun.
My OTher videos
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF_fVWYMla-M-yWahiW1zVgd_ekTpcvdY
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Nice links thanks ! I got the OT mainly because I have never loved a piece of gear like I love the DT, and while I love its limitations, I felt compelled to explore what a more flexible device like the OT could do.
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Not my style of music but these @nedrush videos are great:
He approaches it with an open mind and does some really fun stuff.
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https://www.elektronauts.com/t/hi-im-ylva-and-im-making-a-youtube-album-using-mainly-elektron-boxes/
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Not mine, but this vid tipped me into “I need an OT now” mode
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Thanks everyone for your contributions! Somehow it finally clicked. I have a basic roadmap now. But learning how the use the OT is like a Dunning-Kruger rollercoaster so…
For me there’s two that stand out. The “what it does” video by Dataline, and a video by Paul Shemyakin that I think was called “Octatrack meets Britney” where he played a remix of Criminal on the OT. Sadly I can’t find this anymore, if anyone knows this video and where to see it I will be very happy 
Here’s a live stream of mine using the OT. My bit starts at around 20 mins. https://youtu.be/_WMx0X2NUCA
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Not sure if this can be considered creative use, but here is my set from last year.
I use OT trickery rather subtle I guess, lot‘s of resampling for the transitions and some scenes for retriggering and randomization of sliced samples
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CNvF_YWDk6G/?igshid=1rc3mor5mzcis
Mark Broom has been pumping out some cracking OT videos. There’s loads on his IG.
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Not OT but still something I come back too for inspiration.
*there’s an OT right next to the MD.
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This is inspiring and all around awesome and has an Octatrack. Thanks for posting.
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I’ve been really enjoying VoltageCtrlRtv’s performances https://www.youtube.com/user/VoltageCtrlRtv
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This explanation and performance of using the comb filter made me buy it. I use the comb filter quite a bit still but this vid is awesome!
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Loved Max’s OT vids. My favorite is the one where he explains why not to get one. Made me want one haha.
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these are really really great! lot to learn from them. beer and burps as well 
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