[li]Read the manual[/li]
[li]Read the manual again[/li]
[li]Read the manual but take notes this time[/li]
[li]Read the manual while sitting with the OT and familiarising yourself with physical locations of menus and button combinations.[/li]
[li]learn how to create, save and backup projects[/li]
[li]create a scratch project . this is your learning playground.[/li]
[li]do not worry about creating songs yet and don’t get too attached to your experiments . you will inevitably lose stuff at this stage so relax and don’t set yourself up for disappointment.[/li]
[li]Load some samples .[/li]
[li]Experiment with trigging samples in patterns[/li]
[li]Learn about and start to use parameter locks[/li]
[li]watch each of the elektron tutorials and reproduce the technique on the machine after watching. this builds muscle memory[/li]
[li]read merlins thoughts on OT[/li]
[li]breathe a sigh of relief as some stuff that was confusing the hell out of you now starts to make a little sense[/li]
[li]do not be afraid to ask questions on this forum[/li]
[li]have some fun[/li]
[li]read the manual again[/li]
[li]learn about parts[/li]
[li]experiment with linking parts to patterns[/li]
[li]experiment with swapping parts out on same pattern[/li]
[li]watch all of secret musics videos, reproducing the technique after each one.[/li]
[li]have some more fun[/li]
[li]start getting your head around recorder and playback buffers[/li]
[li]spend a day sampling all sorts of stuff and learning how to save and manipulate the files[/li]
[li]really get a thorough understanding of the various trig types and where and why you would use them[/li]
[li]learn the crossfader transition trick[/li]
[li]experiment with live sampling and transitioning between patterns [/li]
[li]get down and dirty with lfos - as per secretmusic’s excellent tutorial on them [/li]
[li]learn about and make some sample chains[/li]
[li]learn about and experiment with slicing chains and trigging slices[/li]
[li]learn about scenes[/li]
[li]have fun with scenes, chains and slices[/li]
[li]check out biologik’s transition trick[/li]
[li]start to consider whether you’re a song per bank or song per project kind of person[/li]
should keep you going for a while…