How big has the Octatrack been for Elektron?

Elektron Gear Octatrack
#21

I personally love their old marketing campaigns :yellow_heart:

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#22

Not to get all scientific about it, but here:
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Just having a little fun. If this is too troll-ish or off-topic, I’ll remove.

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#23

I think rather than sales alone, a good question is
“Is octatrack their ‘best’ instrument?”
It’s subjective of course but if octatrack is elektron’s masterpiece then in a way it could be said it’s their biggest one.
I heard of OT before any other elektron. I still don’t own one but I do have a DT and DN. But it was OT that actually highlighted elektron for me. So for me getting the DT was based on the fact that I knew OT was amazing, and it was half the price with many of the same features (to a new user like me).
Is OT their masterpiece? From these forums it almost seems like it but hard to know as I’ve not tried it.
Can it be topped? Probably. Will it? Who knows.

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#24

SID, MD and MNM already set a pretty sturdy foundation. They were where the new way of werking came to be.

P-Locks…what’s that!? :slight_smile:

#25

At a guess, I would say DT has been their biggest seller.

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#26

You’re always stuffing your Octatrack in the ground at graveyards, using it as flip flops, or hiding it in the jungle. I’m surprised it’s still working!

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#27

:laughing: My first thought was a smart ass comment like that!

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#28

The octatrack was the end of the line for me with elektron.

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#29

The beginning for me! :content:

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#30

2020-10-01 02.10.15

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#31

Something they borrowed from Jomox. :slight_smile:

#32

Jo-h-wut?

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#33

Yep my first plockable gear was XBASE09! 24 years ago.

#34

I plocked my front door when I was tall enough.

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#35

I think the Octatrack is unique for it’s varied skill set and depth. It does have limitations and a steep learning curve, but there really isn’t much out there that can do looping, sampling, resampling, mixing, djing, sequencing, adding effects… etc.

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#36

Current MPCs? :thinking: -[p-locks]

#37

No p-locks in the MPC/Force. There is a step sequencer (seperate from the piano roll sequencer), where you can add modulation destinations, but setting a precise value is tough. It’s very DAW-like, not nearly as quick as Elektrons.

#38

I think the concept originated from their Sidstation wave table.

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#39

You mean on the Commodore 64 and a tracker? I can see that.
Xbase 09 predates the Sidstation.

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#40

yes the waveform table was a concept from Commodore 64 and also Waldorf synths.
It’s just Elektron’s take on it.