I believe that MD RAM REC vs. PLAY tracks paradigm is very similar to OT recording track vs. FLEX track. Maybe a bit simpler somehow.
@plainjanefrancis With A4 and Eurorack on the side, MD would be more a third piece with its own world, whereas the OT could be used for taking advantage of the synthesis possibilities of the existent rig and give it more breathing, freeing some A4 tracks and Eurorack voices.
Yes, OT makes a very powerful drum machine.
The interface is not the simplest, but shares a lot of similarities with A4. So I’m confident you’d find your way rather quickly.
As a resume, I’d say OT is totally appropriate to
- concentrate other gear power in one box (when you don’t want to bring your modular to a live session for instance)
- complement a rig, as it can play many roles (e.g. the drums besides a synth, or ambient landscapes besides drums)
- bring you rig further (by freeing tracks or voices as I said earlier, and adding huge modulation power).
Before knowing OT workflow, I thought once recorded samples would become dead meat, but OT really shines at transforming them, so that the raw material stays (or becomes even more) alive…