how could I miss this??
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In my opinion, it could be a lot better to just search for a topic when it becomes relevant in your journey to learn the OT. It may be better to not overload the brain with too much information all at once.
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The improvised techno thread is absolutely amazing!
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Is the Octatrack still relevant in “insert year” ? 
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Without doubt the small format drone synth thread.
Or maybe that’s just me…
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Assuming you’re looking for Octatrack info? When I was first learning the OT, this thread was very helpful:
Also I kept a Google doc, and would add in any good tips I saw anywhere on Elektonauts. As others have said: the search engine is your friend.
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every single one.
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- Read the manual
- Spend time with your OT
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I’d hesitate with OT MKIII threads…
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The lounge, general discussion and mission briefs.
The rest is a waste of your time
This a 1000 times! 
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The analog 4 Kit Kat chunky thread
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/sold-fs-uk-analog-4-mkii-price-drop-plus-free-kit-kat-chunky/132351
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This thread, clearly
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That’s the best thread on the forum, hands down – think bob cat police academy.
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Very sensible perspective and it seems most of the community generally agreed with this at least implicitly. Still, I was asking in case there were any “oh, that one time (user) shared that particular technique they discovered that has become super useful”; the Octatrack’s own manual mentions in its foreword how it was inspired after, following the release of MachineDrum UW:
Blockquote "…Once the machine was released it became apparent that especially the RAM machines, which made it possible to record sounds in real-time and instantly play them back, were utilized in ways we originally couldn’t even imagine. "
And the octatrack is just made in a way that begs for the invention of methodologies and such. I actually have zero doubt there are threads out there that have been game-changing for some people, but still, I do think some were mentioned here and that will be more than enough to chew for a good while. Cheers.
Leaving the link here for the convenience of anyone reading this. It does look amazing thanks for sharing!
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This is practically the reason why I was asking. I read my manuals, better to have them as your first source than any youtuber or such in basically every case. But the octatrack is ridiculously possibilities-inspiring, which is why I directly asked for any threads about uses that were unforeseen by Elektron, because the manual of OT itself literally says it was inspired by users of other Elektron gear doing unexpected things that Elektron hadn’t thought about; it’s right there on the foreword at the very start.
A musical intsrument’s vocabulary is developed throught time through its collective usage in musicians too; I’m damn near sure that when the electric guitar was created they didn’t conceive the possibilities of it being used to create post-rock, or noise, or ambient, etc.
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I’m a relatively new user of this awesome forum, and I’ve learned a lot so far, both about my own gear and about how others make music. Sometimes I stumble across a topic which is brimming with great info, fascinating stories or just all around good vibes.
To get meta, what are some of your favourite topics on here? Maybe you find yourself always coming back to them for inspiration, or it’s just better than the manual…
To get it started, these are some of my faves so far:
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The only thread I come back to over and over:
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