Octatrack: Is buying this a mistake in 2022

Elektron Gear Octatrack
#1

No

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Preparing for the ā€œOctatrack in 2022ā€ thread
#2

PS

My OT is currently en route to Sweden, to be serviced. Props to Elektron customer care.

I donā€™t think Iā€™ve missed any gear like I do now. OT hasnā€™t been in the spotlight of my music since most of my time with it, but in its assisting role, as a mixer & looper, itā€™s always been there and is missed strongly. I donā€™t really know how to compose without it - itā€™s loop sampling and rearranging is really at the heart of how I bring together the building blocks of my music.

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#3

Maybe but i canā€™t wait to sell mine for 3k euros after Elektron announce the funeral :slight_smile:

#4

I got one last week. Wish I would have acquired one earlier.

Oops! I meant: ā€œitā€™s confusing and sounds flat and thinā€.

The manual does kind of suck but searching this forum and YouTube made it pretty straight forward so far.

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#5

:joy: here we go

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#6

Whats a mistake?

#7

Only if you had the resources to buy one in 2021 and didnā€™t.

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#8

I was a mistake, apparently.

ā€œa happy mistakeā€ >_<

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#9

Elektron it seems generally doesnā€™t make old gear obsolete with new releases imho.

So what you buy today will still be as good as ever tomorrow, no matter what they could possibly release tomorrow/wednesday/whenever :slight_smile:

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#10

Another one of these threads.
2023
2024
2025
ā€¦
Zz
Zzzzzz

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#11

You might as well start the individual threads now before hand, and debunk them first thing :joy:

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#12

2022 OT sounds better than 2021 OT. Elektron re-buffed the buffers this year so it is much crisper in high-mids, low-mids, and mid-mids. Treble is still thin.

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#13

OTā€™s are going to out value bitcoin one day. ā€˜mark my wordsā€™
Best investment EVER!
Machinedrums are cool too but Octatrack is cooler.

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#14

Damn, i hate hypes. Now i have to sell mine because itā€™s gonna be a super hype

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#15

Buying an instrument in 2022 is hardly ever a mistake unless you lost all your limbs in 2021.

#16

Already march. I was wondering how long to wait for this thread

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#17

Not buying its protective lid in 2021 was a mistake. Corrected in 2022. What a smashing look :robot:

#18

yes, big mistake in 2022,
but good idea in 2023.

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#19

Iā€™ll just leave this hereā€¦

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#20

I admit, much of the important groundwork had been done by you. Still, a collective effort, I feel

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