MPC to Octatrack transitional suggestions/advice please

Elektron Gear Octatrack
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Hope someone can please help with some general tips or advice:

Have been using a MPC for live PAs and have recently bought a OT. I know the OT is a different beast, but was hoping to eventually phase out the MPC from my live rig.

Trying to get my head around the OT and it’s whole domain.

In TRIG MODES > ‘TRACKS’ I don’t undertsand what trig keys 1-8 do or trigger. I kind of understand trigs 9-16 represent the 8 (audio) TRACKS, but why do they only represent one sound when hitting them?

Would it help to consider each audio TRACK as you would a BANK on the MPC?

I can fill OT with up to 128 different samples within the FLEX machine, but is it advisable to then record multiple samples with one TRACK per PATT on the OT. My sample sounds range from short loops to single hit sounds.

Would love to hear from people who have moved from the MPC to OT and some suggested work around.

I’m familiar with the all the Elektron boxes, but the OT has thrown me. My live rig at the moment is 909 + 303 + 202 + A4 + MD + MPC1000. Want to work towards 909+303+A4+OT and possibly no mixer!!

Look forward to your suggestions

Thanks in advance

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Tracks mode is the heart and soul of the OT’s step sequencer. Though you can live record hits and one shots and loop triggering (worry about that later), you’re going to want to familiarlize yourself with machines (static and flex- the benefits of one vs the other) that you load onto the 8 individual tracks and load samples into each.

Record is off, tracks mode allows you to place different kinds of trigs, but don’t worry about those for now either. Just load a sample on a machine that is loaded onto a track (double tap a track, load a machine, then toggle over to your samples with right arrow and then navigate the folders). Once you’ve loaded a sample (so the screen displays the sample name), hit record and place playback trigs (trigger lights up red) onto your track and hit play.

Then you’ll understand.

Consider you machines (static and flex) banks.

Resampling is a great idea, especially for building drum tracks (recording multiple tracks into a loop).