Pickup machines - whats the big deal?

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@stutech

when starting a composition/performance, as it allows for setting the OTs tempo in an organic way

Yup.

@avantronica

midi hands free, midi remote doubling of length, midi reversing, simplicity of i/o setup, no trigs,

And double yup.

I start everything with pickup machines.

I use the OT like a multitrack looper (basically replicating my old love, the EHX 45000) to grap loops in a spontatenous improvisational style. I always start with piano improvisation, so it being hands free and getting straight into recording stuff and getting ideas bouncing about is important.

Its also much fun to get evolving loops going on by controlling the overdub decay.

For me, the beauty of the OT is that its not a either/or proposition. I get a familiar, immediate looping workflow and can then take those loops and micromanage them to death. Rinse and repeat.