Octatrack as Rainmaker

I’m trying to build some news projects on my OT that use the box as more of an effects processor so I can sort of run something through it and resample it to use again. Something I haven’t messed around with much is layering buffers. In the OT feature request thread a few people (@nedrush @Open_Mike, & @sezare56) chatted a bit about a multi tap pitch delay effect. I thought I’d start another topic rather than derail that thread. Can any of you expand a bit on setting this up? I read through the thread but I was a little confused. I’ve also been eyeing eurorack for effects, specifically Rainmaker, and would love to squeeze some more juice out of the OT instead. I love the idea of sending a single note through a delay system and getting some interesting generative melodic results. Thoughts?

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Total derail here but Montreal Assembly just released a new batch of 856 for Zellerzasn, a pedal that looks to excel at this concept. They’re rare and sell quick! I use their Count to 5 for the same purpose on a more limited basis. Folks here have done amazing things with OT though. The one guitar processing vid by… sezare was it? Amazing. He posted all the settings.

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Personally, I’m too stingy with OT tracks to ever set this stuff up, but I should look into what can be done with parts to bridge the gap between a 8 track rainmaker and the usual multitrack type patterns.

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Yeah, I’m not really looking to use it with my other projects which use all 8 tracks for sample playback. I’m specifically wanting to create a completely new project that dedicates all 8 tracks to processing an input so I can feed it something then just rerecord it to my DAW. I feel like there’s so much potential for creating complex systems just to process sounds to use as sample fodder. That pedal looks interesting btw.

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Resample!
Edit: and parts! Like you wrote :smiley:

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Thanks for quoting honor. :wink:
I used it a lot recently. An audio example would help! Busy right now but for me the most efficient is CUE recording, feedback with 1 or more pitched Flex recordings of CUE, sending them to CUE for feedback.
Used here, OT feedback without samples.

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Beautiful. A lot of what is going on in this video got me excited about Rainmaker. I was thinking if I can get something similar setup with OT I can just randomize it with Octaedit and record happy accidents.

Also around 2:00 he does some nice stuff.

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Here’s something I did with the comb filters similar to Rainmaker. https://youtu.be/DGU-eoDSdiU

Will do a video on pitch delays at some point.

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Thanks. Watching now.

Thanks, can’t hear decently right now.
And thanks for new OT research challenge!

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With a cv to midi module and a quantiser I reckon you could assign the comb filters pitch to some quantised cv.

Never forget you can record it in OT, with quantized length, slice it, keep the best, resample it, etc…
File copy after, no DAAD lost.

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I’ve been keen on sezares guitar setup also. This week I’m travelling on business so have OT with me and a PO33, and will spend the time to try the looper/delay/generative with that. Hope to add some thoughts through the week. Good thread.

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T1 > Drum loop CUE send
T2 > CUE rec, CUE play, CUE send, plocked pitches, filter, delay
T3 > Neighbor, 2 comb filters, CUE send

Still ? :slight_smile:

Octatrack can be a washing machine too. :smile:

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CUE rec means you physically connected CUE OUTs to the INs?

Internal recording, SRC3 = CUE

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of course… will try this one out when I am back home!

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Wicked! Never tried something like this before … but it sounds - rewarding! :slight_smile: Crazy stuff - perfect for an epic drop of some very different kind :wink: Thanks for the hint!

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you’re seriously a mad scientist, thats mental

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I own the Rainmaker as well as a Digitakt. Just a note to say that the rainmakers inputs attenuate up until 12 o’clock, and past that they will amplify the signal. This is great as you can plug any gear in directly without worrying about amplifying up to ‘modular levels’.

The rainmaker is great at rhythmic stuff too.

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