Octatrack live resampling madness / 1h EXPERIMENTAL LIVE

Elektron Gear Octatrack
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I wanted to talk a little about live resampling on the octatrack and maybe inspire some of you guys?
I think EZBOT mastered live resampling and it’s dope but maybe some of you guys dont play 4onthefloor beats and think live resampling is not for you.
I wanted to show how I’m using it making quite heavy experimental music inspired by Lorn, Andy Stott, Ital Tek etc.

I recently played my premiere concert with live audio reactive visuals.
The album is called ENDLESS VOLTAGE
and you can listen the record here:

Because most of the tracks were made from one long improvisation on DFAM+K2, I decided I don’t want to replicate those tracks live. It was nonesense to tweak 100% analog knobs and try to create those weird things that randomly happaned before.
I decided to replicate HOW I made it. So I used same gear and same methods live and 100% improvise.
Those live patterns I found interesting while tweaking (the Eurorack+AR), were recorded on the track 7, then shortcut - "FUNC+Slice grid > 8 slices, and create linear locks. Then changing the scene to hear only resampled version.
And where the magic happens? When you stretch it, slow it down and P-lock rate knob while changing the pitch to +12, it creates that hardly time stretched, almost granular effect. Then you can P lock other things, I generaly like to cut off that loop with the filter envelope and use it as the arragment tool.
Now, you can put the new arpeggio (on Keystep+K2)
and slowly crossfade to that additional melody. Maybe pitch the loop to -12 and start incrasing new patterns from eurorack. Change tempo, find something weird using Monsoon on the eurorack, then resample again.
Now you have nice P-locked pattern on the track 7. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN YOU WILL CHANGE THE SOURCE SAMPLE?

Haha. It’ the octatrack! I love it.
It reminds me of making TIE DYE shirts when I was a teenager.
You tie the tshirt in a spiral, choose the colors, pour where you want…
But you don’t see the final result until you untie and unfold the shirt.

Here is the full 1h Live Set :arrow_heading_down: I hope you’ll like it.

I wanted to hear what are your methods with live resampling and what kind of sounds that provides? Please share your details!

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Very inspiring, thanks for posting! The section around 30 minutes reminds me of the Hector trailer, well done. Just the following stutter glitches are not so much my cup of tea, just a matter of taste, I‘d prefer scenes slowly morphing over many parameters, but maybe I change my mind after several listens, definitely worth it!

I also enjoy live resampling of played synths and keep coming back to the OT.

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Hah, I like stutters, it works so well live. People are always highly reacting. But its easy to overdo it.
Share a link of that Hector trailer! I’m curious!

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Just passing by to say that I’ve listened to a short snippet of your bandcamp album and shiiiiiiit, I’ll come back for more! That is exactly the kind of sound that I dig right now!

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I’m very happy! If you are “gritty sound” digger you should stay with me haha! More things are coming to my YouTube channel.

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I’m hard to impress and here I am :wink: Very inspiring, makes me feel like jumping at the OT right now!! Thanks and kudos for your sounds, food for thoughts and soul!

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This reminds me of using the OT more like a canvas and fx unit rather then very capable drum machine! Will give this a listen when I am at work :raised_hands:

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I was just referring to the Octatrack launch trailer with Hector: A machine that makes music.

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Oh man, it’s shame but I haven’t seen this before!