Really wish yer picture worked - I got to see this.
What did you pull it out with exactly?
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You’ve owned the OT 2.5 times now. I think that’s a sign that you should just keep it. 
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His picture doesn’t work over here.
Sorry, not sure what happened to the image, here it is again:
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You’d make a good road-side dentist on the streets of Jaipur!
The miracle worker! Kudos for stepping up and offering to take the machine back months later. You are one seriously stand-up dude. 
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Argh!
I´m having the EXACTLY same problem right now. An adapter just broke inside my new Octatrack main output! 
I´m desperate! What you recommend me to do, based on the photos below? (sending back to Sweden is not an option right now)
Even if I manage to grab the head with glue, how do I take it out, as the jack have a kind of “grip” inside?
(the second one is just for comparison)
Read my earlier post. Lucky for you the tip is hollow. A bit of patience and finesse will get it out. You need some precision screwdrivers, a long self tapping screw, and a cable you can cut some shielding off of. A Ethernet cable ought to work. You may need to file down the tip of the screw a bit if it’s really pointy, but get it wrapped in cable shielding then twist it into the jack tip. That might be enough to pull it straight out, but if not you should be able to work it out the rest of the way with the small screwdrivers.
If you can get the screw into the jack tip, work it out of the socket while turning it clockwise to keep it lodged in the tip. Otherwise a flat headed precision screwdriver with some lateral pressure applied ended up doing the trick for me once I got it about halfway out with the screw. I used a thinner screwdriver to press the metal tabs inside the socket out of the way.
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Also your photo gives a real clear idea of how this can happen with cheap cables. The inside of the socket has those metal tabs which have rather sharp edges that can shear a loose tip off, so it’s a good idea to avoid dodgy cables or adapters. From now on anything that I plug into my gear is getting a quick pull test to make sure the tips are on good and tight.
So, Natrixgli…you gonna keep it this time? Embrace the Octatrack, my man. Give in to the dark side. 
@natrixgli , thank you SÓ MUCH for the help!
However, as I don’t know exaltou the way the jack works inside, I still have a doubt: the metal tabs are mobile (based on the clicks that I hear/feel, I supose there are two of them; the first one that we can see in the picture and another one holding the jack tip)? I
So, if they are mobile, what I should do is press them, right?
Thanks a lot!
Yes, you want to press them towards the outside of the socket so the plug tip can clear them. Just do it gently because you don’t want to permanently bend them as then your jack won’t make good contact.
If your screw can get a good enough hold on the broken tip, you might not need to fiddle with the metal tabs inside the jack at all, just applying a slight bit of leverage to the screw in the direction opposite of the tabs might be enough to get the tip to clear the first tab. Again, gentle. The housing of the jack is plastic and from what I’ve seen in pictures online, it does not look fun to replace.
Based on the picture you posted that should be really easy to get out with a bit of patience and persistence. Lucky the tip is hollow so you can get a screw into it.
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“Just the tip”…
oldest trick in the book, lol 
I haven’t really decided. I can spend VAST amounts of time having a blast with the Octatrack. Problem is I never really seem to get anything done with it. I find the Ableton/Push combo to be far more to my liking as far as actually completing things.
However it’s nearly winter and it’s about to get horrible out, so I will probably hang onto it just to keep myself occupied for the next few months. I have some other pieces I’m parting with which I will probably parlay into a couple choice bits to feed interesting noises into the OT and see how I get on.
Thank you so much! It worked perfectly. As I´m not very skillful with small screws, I took some prints from this topic and showed to my friend that fixes my Technics and mixer.
He first suggested the “superglue” solution, but I convinced him that based on @natrixgli experience it could be done just using two screws: one for the plug pin and the other one for gently pressing the metal taps.
In less than five minutes it worked :)))
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I had a jack broken in my Ipad socket. I digged it out an exacto knife.
Sweet, glad to hear you got it out!
Old thread I know but I’ve just had the same thing happen with my brand new A4MK2. It’s 4 days old and now I’ve lost a faulty jack inside one of the CV outs, never had this happen before so never even considered the risk.
When I look inside it looks identical to all the other inputs so I’m guessing the bit inside is pretty hollow.
I’ll consider some of these suggestions but not sure I even wanna touch it.
Headphone jack broke off in my brand new Rytm!
Got it fixed in a store.
Long story: First I tried the DIY / Youtube way, and I’ve soldered / modded a few modules & synths in my life, but it just would not work.
I went to a Phone Repair shop, but the guy sent me to a big electronica shop (Mediamarkt BE/NL) where they have a more specialised Repair Corner.
The guys there were more than happy to help. They said 9/10 they can pinch it out.
I came back after 1 hour, and they were dismantling my Rytm! Desoldered the headphone Jack input and removed the tip. Soldered & put it back together. I was stressed but they were super chill “hehe, don’t worry, we do this everyday”. And all works fine.
It only cost me €20. They said I was not the first synth person asking for their help and I’m welcome anytime.
Happy.
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