I like to merge tracks by resampling to have more free tracks available (you can still keep your loops unmerged at the beginning of the tape or on another tape (if you have the field)).
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I use the OP-1 with an eye on exporting later. So, say I make a 4-bar drum loop on three tracks. I bounce it to one track and use that, but I keep the original loop.
I might do the same for guitar parts. I canât play through the whole song, because these ârawâ multitrack sections get in the way, but I donât worry too much about that.
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This did the trick for me as well, thanks. Mine should be here by the end of the week.
Just a quick question for someone regarding sampling instruments / synths. Can you get pretty good results sampling a single note (in A ?) in the synth sampler and having it repitched across the key range or is it worth the time to use the drum sampler and use multi sampled notes sliced up?
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It really depends. The synth (repitch) sampler is great, and I use it for vocal samples, or for grabbing any mono source I want to turn into a chord.
I also recorded a chromatic scale from a little acoustic guitar into the drum sampler and sliced it, and it has become one of my go-to patches. Itâs amazing with the arpeggiator.
how does this work? lifting three tracks and pasting them in to one?
By resampling (selectđ as source)
It is even possible to do that with 4 tracks merged in one thanks to recording in album mode and then resampling on one track (timing can be challenging though)
Resampling with the ear as source is one of my most used functions on the op-1f and the workaround for the 4 track limitation. I often use it to just combine several guitar takes into one with a bit of EQ and mother reverb. That function was already available on the og op-1, but I never used it due to mono summing. With stereo itâs a whole other story on the op-1f.
One thing I really think could greatly benefit the op-1f is a dedicated overdrive or distortion effect, not only for using in synth and drum patches, but especially for resampling. As itâs TE, itâs gotta have a special twist to it, but something along the line of the lo-fi FX on the OT would be very nice to have. Even with the mother reverb and the upgrade to the old ones, the FX are so far the weakest link in the op-1f for me, and I hope TE will expand upon that in the future. Even if itâs just porting some of the basic FX the op-1f doesnât have from the tx-6 and op-z (e.g. bit crush or chorus).
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Yes true. I know this is not exactly the same but did you try playing with the tape drive effect?
You can bounce the impact into audio by 
This YouTube channel makes really great songs with the field:
For the master, the producer says that he uses only the OP-1 field with the onboard compressor
This really motivates me to push myself further with this instrument as I am for now doing the master in a daw afterwards
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Thanks for the suggestion! Iâve played around with the master drive and actually use it a lot when resampling. But I do wish I had some more control over the sound and some more parameters to tweak, hence my wish for a dedicated FX to load up in slot 3. Luckily, the op-1f is still pretty young and if they continue to support it as much and long as they did with the og, thereâs bound to be some cool things coming in the future.
Edit: just listened to the song you posted. Really nice, especially when that distorted bass guitar came in!
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I thought that itâs possible to cut/lift only unmuted tracks! In that regard you wouldnât need to record the output
P.s. im new to the field and not close to it atm to check
The main methods are below (OG OP-1 but same for the field):
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As everyone else has already explained, I resample using the ear.
If you mute the target track, then it doesnât have to be empty, either. The other three tracks will be overdubbed. This can be a risky move though!
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I normally lift four tracks and drop them into the drum sampler and then record it to tape.
Then I get four tracks to one , instead of three with the ear resample method.
Or am I missing something, which would make resample with ear better ?
Sometimes the summed tracks sounds a little bit different, than the individual tracks , from the drum sampler. But since I will use a daw later it doesnât bother me too much.
I never use any drive , keep the levels at max in the mixer , so I can hear the tapes , how they would sound in ableton later. Because I assume the drive will not be present in the tape tracks later
I do the same when I donât need more than what the drum sampler allows. Also, it adds some nice options to add further effects and tweaks once itâs in there.
But more often than note, I want to resample minutes of music, and so far, thereâs no other way to do it than using the Ear input method.
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True !
Forgot about the sampling time since I am mostly making loops 
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Once I have three tracks, turn off master effect, drive and make sure eq is flat, then record onto track 4 from ear. Then track 4 is the same as tracks 123 combined. I lift and drop it back, the paste it further down the track leaving a 1 measure gap. So then track 1 is what was previously on 1 2 and 3 and I have tracks 2 3 4 available. And if I want individual elements later, the building blocks are still there separately, earlier on the tape.
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It works really well too. I just discovered this method today and it simplifies a lot my workflow 
I was using the synth sampler which is much less practical for that
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One of the reasons Iâve bought the op-1f to move my attention away from my iphone and now all i do is reading about op-1f on my iphone! Planning to kill my self, what else (jk)
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I can relate to this
I try to put away my iPhone at 10 PM in silent mode and not use it until next day
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Is that the time when youâre going to bed? 
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