Preparing live set on OTmkII + volca bass

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#1

Hallo, I preparing a live set and have some misunderstanding with concept.
So far I built set as:

T1 kik T2 Rumble/Bass T3 T4 tops/perc/HH
T5 thru machine for Volca
T6 (one shots/fx or pad)
T7 flex7 for re sampling Master
T8 Master

This pattern settings are copied all over the OT, on every pattern and PART so I can resample Part1 while I am in part2 etc

My workflow: I set up TWO paters for one technotrack to mute amps on Ttracks 1-6 and mangle with dials for filters and delays and reverbs and amp settings/envelopes, (first pattern is main and second pattern is variation). So in One bank I could technicaly have 8 techno tracks. (And here starts my problem)

Problem: I want to play as many techno tracks as I can. Most of them are from one shots or single 1bar loops. But thing is i understand how to load different samples with different parts and asign them to patterns, but that gives me only 4 technotrack for live performance.
How to overthink this concept to load more different sound samples to get more than 4 techno songs?

(only solution so far I understand is different sample with different parameter locks, but this approatch is not flexible and improvisation friendly, its more suited for DJing) I also see, I can replace samples in pool on a go, but that is not what I mean.

I want to prepare tracks in paterns and banks, like I prepare one track when I open a new OT project.

Ideas?

#2

Using sample chains will give you access to many more samples per project.

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#3

Thank you!

#4

Technically sample chains allow you to create two different tracks within the same part, but this approach is quite limiting because you don’t have the freedom to change any part-related parameter within a pattern (so for example changing the fx on a slot will also impact the other pattern).

It is much easier to use one part per track which gives you a total of 4 parts x 8 banks = 32 tracks within a project (should be plenty for a live set).