I Heart the OT!

[GovernorSilver]

@""Allerian""

[quote=“GovernorSilver”]I also agree with the observation that you can’t sequence the likes of Debussy’s “La Mer”, Stravinsky’s “Firebird”, or other music with a lot of harmonic movement, tempo changes, etc.

Recently made a track entirely from Firebird. [/quote]
I’d like to hear it!

[GovernorSilver]

@""Monopete""

Sometimes I get nice results with all the scenes, efx and, x-fader, but it always needs a lot of preparation and is often not reproduceable.

To reproduce a specific combination of FX and other track settings, try using Parts. Save the Part, and then Restore the Part when you want to reload that exact combo of settings.

@""Monopete""

Sometimes something goes wrong and I´m starting seeking for the error, because you don´t see it immediately. Or I don´t find fast enough the right samples or loops. After a few days I had put the OT aside and started to jam with Ableton/push + AR & A4 and wow.

Post the specific errors you are finding - here or on a more appropriate thread. Maybe someone can help.

As for not finding the samples fast, it sounds like just a matter of getting used to the file structure.

@""Monopete""

I´m flying through the 3 Interfaces and everything flows and is fun again. So i realized the only use of the OT for me would be to import the Ableton parts into the OT in the future for live use. I also called the prior owner of the OT and discussed how he used it for his 3 year with it.And he used it also for stems of his DAW and also told me how complicated it was to export and import them (equals parts and a lot of problems with the volume).

I realize the OT was once marketed as “Ableton in a box”, but I find it’s a different beast than Ableton Live - workflow is different as you’ve found.

[64fingaz]

I love the Octabeast…Im a turntablist and i sample from alot old vinyl. I like using it with my two technicz…grabbing recordz off the shelvez and feeding it. Amazing thing about the sampler iz that you have eight trackz to record right on the spot, so its dead easy capture loopz and mangle them. I use to work with mpc 1000 alot ( still have it ). Since i have been using the Octa i started to come up with alot of interesting and creative beatz. There iz like million ways to manuplate samplez on this thing it makez my head spin sometimez. I cant possibly imagine somebody not happy with this unit. Even with with all bugz of the OS ,itz small compared to what you can really do( itz not a completely perfect unit). For example… I can loop a sample on track one (maybe say a drum break). Have the loop on track one chopped in eightz. Find another loop for track two ,chopped that in eightz and the same for track three and so on. Track four i place eight trigz( one trig no trig one trig no trig) Then i sample-lock each trig …drum hit on each trig…coming up with interesting drum break hit comboz one track. The sample-lockz ,trigless lockz and P-lockz are straight geniouz. On top of all that …re-sample feature iz ridiculous Theres so much ground to cover with this beast. I feel really sorry for those who cant get it on with octabeast…itz a shame. I feel this iz the most inspiring ,creative and advance sampler out there period. Thank you! Elektron!

[Hollis]

As a recent owner of an Analog Rytm, I’m wondering if either an A4 or an Octatrack would make a better companion for it. I love sample based music, but I would also love to build my own melodies.

Decisions, decisions…

[Monopete]

Ok guys. I don´t give up. OT is staying. I have the feeling that I would regret it if I sell it. I will try to explore it with another approach .Maybe I compare it to much with Ableton Live.

[jonah]

@""64fingaz""

I love the Octabeast…Im a turntablist and i sample from alot old vinyl. I like using it with my two technicz…grabbing recordz off the shelvez and feeding it. Amazing thing about the sampler iz that you have eight trackz to record right on the spot, so its dead easy capture loopz and mangle them. I use to work with mpc 1000 alot ( still have it ). Since i have been using the Octa i started to come up with alot of interesting and creative beatz. There iz like million ways to manuplate samplez on this thing it makez my head spin sometimez. I cant possibly imagine somebody not happy with this unit. Even with with all bugz of the OS ,itz small compared to what you can really do( itz not a completely perfect unit). For example… I can loop a sample on track one (maybe say a drum break). Have the loop on track one chopped in eightz. Find another loop for track two ,chopped that in eightz and the same for track three and so on. Track four i place eight trigz( one trig no trig one trig no trig) Then i sample-lock each trig …drum hit on each trig…coming up with interesting drum break hit comboz one track. The sample-lockz ,trigless lockz and P-lockz are straight geniouz. On top of all that …re-sample feature iz ridiculous Theres so much ground to cover with this beast. I feel really sorry for those who cant get it on with octabeast…itz a shame. I feel this iz the most inspiring ,creative and advance sampler out there period. Thank you! Elektron!

yeah i like to think of the octatrack as similar to using turntables, not like making scratching sounds - you could lol but just like how it rewards practice and they’re both simple in theory, or if you see someone good use them but all the little things you can do take time to figure out.

setting up the octatrack to use to me feels like working on different techniques and skills that you then go put into effect. you try something out, figure out something else, switch it up as you go.

there are things i think they could streamline, sure, but if the octatrack held your hand more or was “easier” it wouldn’t be as fun for me.

dunno i was into it the 1st day i got it, but i think if i had used any of the other elektron boxes 1st instead of after it might’ve been more difficult because the interface ideas are similar, and the octatrack made them pretty easy, but the way i go about doing things is completely different on the octatrack.