Octatrack 64 breakbeat x 16 slices megabreak of doom:

Elektron Gear Octatrack
#168

Hey there, I think I have a case that is close to this one :
I have 12 loops of 4 bars that I sliced as, well, 12 slices.
My pattern is 4 bars long and I’d like to use the crossfader to jump from one slice to another.

If I understand correctly the matrix chain, I should in fact cut every slice into 16 slices, thus cutting my original loop to 12 x 16 = 192 slices.
And then I would have a trig at each step to trigger the slices, the CF would work correctly.

But I feel this is quite a pain, so far I just have one trig for the first step that play the current slice between the 12 available.
I would like to jump directly from one to another without cutting further the original wav.
Is that possible ?
Has someone discovered a trick to do something like the matrix chain without having to cut the wav into 192 slices/steps ?

#169

Oh man this is fun! Thanks to Cuckoo for that recent video I have a grasp on what this machine can do AND how to do it.

#170

Hello Dimi
the Mac Version works but makes mono files that can be played on my Macbook Logic etc. but the OT cant read it.
Is the Linux Version without this Issues ?
Greetz
Cortega

#171

I am slammed these days but I will have a look. Mono is the way it makes them. I will have to check in the rest.

#172

Thanx a Lot !

#173

;Revive this topic? Yes !
Thanks to @wascal , it’s the most powerfull trick I know !
Who is practicing this trick ?

I succeeded to do it in OT only, I mean created the matrix chains, kind of automation project and I would like to share it with a special project you would download.
The tuto would be for 8 samples on 1bar first, to understand it, 16x16 after.
Anybody interested in ?

8x8 MEGAGEN :
https://www.elektronauts.com/uploads/default/original/3X/e/3/e3ede362f4cc22b1a4ba01404d99a089bd3af88c.jpg
S=Original Sample, SL=SLice, R=Result Sample

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OctaChainer v1.3_
#174

Yeah matrix chains are FAB!

#175

Did you made some for you ?
With Ableton ?

#176

Yes

#177

I sold my OT a couple of years ago but still get Elektronauts notification emails when this thread gets bumped. So tempted to flog my TI and dive back into Octatrack land :wink:

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#178

I tried this trick some time ago, it worked really well and was pretty fun.

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#179

Best trick ever!

#180

Come back @wascal ! :smile:
Even with 8x8, the Megabreak is super efficient.
I made a little mashup between RATM Bullet in you head and BBoys So Watcha want : :loopy: :thup:

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#181

I almost wore my xfader out with the megabreak of doom, but never tried to make my own.
I wonder if something could be made like the Octachainer app to automate this ?

#182

Ask @Abhoth !
That’d be great.
You can do it inside OT. It works for 8x8, 16x16 and it’s getting more complex and boring after.
You have to prepare your loops and name them correctly. It can be almost automated after in Ot.

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#183

This is the sh@t, everytime i show this to my amigos they can’t close their mouth like “whaaaat!” :sunglasses:

#184

You cant do that on the Digitakt :tongue:

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#185

I think you can do it in DT or AR, as you can plock samples and use start.

#186

This is a very good idea. A hassle to do manually, but super-easy to add to OctaChainer. I’m not promising anything, but now I want this tool, too. So I guess the odds for me to actually get around to it are decent. :slight_smile:

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#187

Got me thinking of what else you could feed the “mbod” other than a breakbeat.
:bulb:I got nothing.