The Octatrack can be quite granular-esque [example inside]

Elektron Gear Octatrack
#16

So gave this a shot with vocals at the front rather than guitar and it is a lot of fun. I couldn’t do anything “serious” as my five year old (and my three year old for that matter) couldn’t get to sleep with my moaning into the mic so he came in and sang along to a bit of it live - he does the bit that sounds like a cat screaming… (the Octatrack is more to blame for that!!!).

Anyway, not exactly something you can enjoy until perhap the second half when I bring the AK and AR to give it a bit more tunefulness and rhythm. Anyway, just gives an idea for the noobs among us (still including me) of what the OT can do. Everything other than the bass, appregiated synth and drums comes from the OT. The image of the cat was obviously picked by the wee man!

Ps - my vocals are shite too by the way but stuff it.

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#17

that was pretty wild! I actually liked the reverb heavy vocal portion at the beginning best. But the other parts showed off lots of mangling. thanks for sharing

#18

Wind your neck in J0n35y :slight_smile:
Enjoyed this from the start!

#19

Yea me to, good job nikofeyn :slight_smile:

#20

Thanks guys! I honestly thought it was some throw away piece as was being distracted by the kids and had an eye on the football so was very much just mucking about. And I think when you don’t sing much (nearly never) then listening back to your voice is very cringeworthy!

It has given me some ideas of what I’d like to try in future though. In fact, with Overbridge dealing with the mixing/recording of AK/AR then that frees up inputs and at least one track for more mangling. Would be pretty cool to use the OT as a vocal mangler along with some sample playback. Like the potential in that.

#21

Here’s a track I made using nikofeyn’s ideas. Oddly enough once I hit Play on the sequencer just one time to activate the Thru Machine, I still got audio out of the Thru even after I hit Stop. Maybe that’s always been a feature of the Thru.

Live instrument is Microbrute instead of guitar. Because of the Microbrute’s filter, I didn’t use the OT’s filter as much. I did use the LoFi as tremolo idea though.

About Slicing Samples : No Slice Mode in DT? Should I trade DT for a OT?
#22

This topic is probably more appropriate.

I also use lfos on start to modulate grains.

Octatrack
#23

Did you plug your guitar directly in the OT ?

#24

Talking to me? Yes, but not for granular.

#25

no talking to @nikofeyn … but it can apply too :slight_smile: didn’t know i could plug an electric guitar directly in the OT … thought i needed a DA or something

#26

@ML no, i didn’t go straight in. you need something that brings your guitar signal up to line level.

my guitar was going into my eleven rack and then out its line level output into the octatrack.

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#27

I often plug my (passive) basses straight in and get pretty good level…certainly can work :slight_smile:

Love your jam on guitar. Very nice!

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#28

Straight in, passive guitar.

Now I have to try it granularesquely. :slight_smile:

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#29

Guitar straight in, granular approach…

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Is it possible to record the previewed audio while editing? samples?
#30

Lovely !

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#31

Granular percussions (Elektron demo sample). 128kbs mp3.


Principle : START defines the grain position, LEN (TIME mode) defines its length. I added an lfo on VOL matching LEN, in order to have fade in / fade out.

4 tracks, 4 instances of the sample with lfo on START.
At 2"30 I change TRIM Start / End values, it changes all instances trim.

Track 5 records and play CUE with feedback (CUE send), 1 octave up + reverb.

Comp + Delay on Master track.

(@Castor and @meshmachine if interested…)

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Recording buffer sample scrubbing "granular" setup?
#32

Awesome setup!

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#33

Fire :fire:

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#34

This is exactly what I’m after. Thank you.

Are you applying the TRIG COUNT condition to every trigger on every track?

How do you octave up track 5 playback while recording on the same track without the audio cutting out / glitching as the play head passes the record head?

#35

No envelope need with it. I added trig counts, but there are not essential.

Lfo is an lfo designer making a tri wav
Step 1 = -127
Step 2 = 0
Etc…
Slides everywhere (trig + tempo).

Constant pitch up is a secret recipe for the moment. :content:
I used 2 recorders. :wink:

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