It is really important to have lots of signal for sure. Am I right about the OT’s sampling, that it inputs at a lower volume, so that you have loads of headroom when editing it? Kinda of like in OB? It can be a bit of a pain in the ass, but it’s helped me from gaining stuff too much. I get really clean mixes with both.
so I just tried it…they might be right. I cant really tell tho…
sampled first, then playback…
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Dang, that proves it 
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So good!!! Omg
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definitely over.
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Finally.
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Im selling it now.
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Sort of, it doesn’t actually record at a lower volume but any recording you make has its volume attribute set to -12db automatically, so your actual recording is full scale but you’re guaranteed a good amount of headroom.
That’s actually important to take into account when you choose between 16 and 24 bit - because the OT is undoubtedly working with fixed point internally, and one bit of audio resolution = 6db of dynamic range, the -12db pad means that things you’re sampling live are truncated to 14 bit or 22 bit at playback. 22 bit is still plenty of resolution, but14 bit is starting to push into the zone where you’ll definitely start to hear it (although a LOT less than you probably think, even 12 bit can sound pretty hi-fi if it’s recorded at a good level and the dynamic range isn’t too big.
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but… did you turn timestretch off??
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I can’t hear any difference. Seems very neutral! 
@phaelam You said you don’t like guitars. You wanted to enhance them?
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I remember years ago when the Sony Walkman came out people saying it sounds crap compared to vinyl. Now everyone wants that tape sound.
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Hold on a sec,
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what is the test that you are doing?
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Is the time stretch on?
The playback is very bad, it cannot be right.
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indeed. people made hit records with worse sounding material
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So when you sample a Sony Walkman, vinyl, SK-1 or SID etc. on the OT. What will be the outcome…
Does it sound like a OT or not?
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What did you do for the recorded sound did not sound as the original at all ?
These days I usually sample on an SP303 and then resample from that into the Octatrack if I need it in there. The Octatrack on its own can be a bit too neutral.
Do I need to use irony emojis, or some ascii hieroglyphs? I don’t get it. I thought the joke was obvious.
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