Yes, I know that mostly people say that they need money. But I’d like to know the real reasons because i’m going to buy one.
I also fear that it’s a bit outdated and elektron will come out with a new sampler in a nearby future , what do you think ?
I haven’t sold mine, the only reason I would,
OT2 of course.
I’m thinking about selling mine.
Why? Because i mainly used the ot for drums and now gave myself a mduw for christmas.
I’m trying to find a new usage for the ot, but without success so far. At the moment it just acts as as 4-channel mixer with integrated effects and looper.
I sold mine and bought a chaoss pad 3
the reason was that the OT is very complex, not really connecting my brain and too many unpredictable things happened. It simply made me crazy.
After half a year the Chaoss pad 3 was broken, it couldn’t stand the way I was live sampling and simply broke down… No reason to buy another one, it will also break down the way I use it.
Now I have the OT back in my setup. Really good, but still fcng complex and strange to me.
Is it outdated… I can imagine a new version will be presented @ next NAMM.
Is it bad… no not at all. It is a magical machine, I can keep on learning new things and it is totally different than everything else. Really nice (but strange)
I think many people bought an OT, sold it and bought it again.
I preferred the visual feedback of a computer screen to trying to remember what all the different OT tracks were doing.
Also, having less stuff in general is good for my mental health.
Push + OB is more productive for me, probably even more so when total recall drops.
No doubt the OT will remain king for those that play live though.
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I sold mine and bought a chaoss pad 3
the reason was that the OT is very complex, not really connecting my brain and too many unpredictable things happened. It simply made me crazy.
After half a year the Chaoss pad 3 was broken, it couldn’t stand the way I was live sampling and simply broke down… No reason to buy another one, it will also break down the way I use it.
Now I have the OT back in my setup. Really good, but still fcng complex and strange to me.
Is it outdated… I can imagine a new version will be presented @ next NAMM.
Is it bad… no not at all. It is a magical machine, I can keep on learning new things and it is totally different than everything else. Really nice (but strange)
I think many people bought an OT, sold it and bought it again.
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I’ve had a KP3 since early 2008 that is still as good as it was then. What the hell did you do? Maybe I’m not being creative enough!
I used it for transition trick and had to make a switch from my elektron equipment to the loop in KP3… So i open the fader and close the vol knob of rapidly, these started to leak
Had one and sold it.
Two complaints; too fiddly to manipulate samples, rather use a computer.
MIDI sequencer good, but prefer to have piano roll in Live so I can at least come up with something musical. Only 64 steps also.
So in some ways I sold it because I lacked the skill to master it.
I really do think it shines in a live situation. You don’t want to use it in a studio environment IMHO, you can just do more with a computer and more easily.
I have a Rytm and really like it. I think one Elektron box is enough.
I love to play live but at the end I’m often not satisfied with effect 
Courious: is OT+OB able to be an audio interface with 4 inputs ?
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(…)It is a magical machine, I can keep on learning new things and it is totally different than everything else. Really nice (but strange)
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I can see it’s ‘strange’ only by looking at YT clips. But it’s kind a mysterious for me.
That’s also what I fear of… That it will be to hard to realize my ideas.
I’m not keen on samplers but looking and listening to things people can do with it just makes me excited. I’m also looking for somthing to integrate my AK, blofeld and slim phatty and thought it can manage.
Bought Push 2
Recently moved so I packed and unpacked all my Elektron gear except the OT
I just learned my car needs some work
Thinking of selling my OT
Unfortunately, I’ve owned it for about four years so the warranty expired
At one time I had 3, but decided that 2 were sufficient. I think one of the issues is why you bought the OT in the first place.
For me, it was never about the sequencer or the MIDI tracks. It was all about the sound manipulation features. Being able to quickly sample anything, mangle it and play it back in interesting ways made it a keeper for me.
Interestingly, the more I tried to make it a centerpiece of my studio, the more frustrated I got with various limitations. When I started treating it as a synthesizer that happened to be able to sample, I was much happier.
Sure, I can likely do as much or more sample manipulation with a computer, but my set up is not computer based and having to walk over to the computer to fire up some program, sample, mangle, then play it back is more work and interrupts the flow more than simply pressing a few buttons and then twisting a bunch of knobs on the OT.
No. OT is not OB-compliant, and seems very unlikely that it will ever be.
Disagree. For me the OT was a total productivity booster. Not always easy to use… Takes some time to learn, even more to master. But at least there is an inner logic to everything in it. I just cannot stand composing on the computer.
The OT was my first “serious” hardware purchase after making do with an X-Station, Maschine and Live for a couple of years. Spent a chunk time learning it and really fell in love with it’s capabilities but ended up selling it a couple of months ago along with my other Elektrons and hardware.
I didnt need the money but have put the cash to other uses around the house - believe it or not, my TV practically blew up within a week of selling the OT so that’s where most of it went!
I do miss it a bit - that and the AK - but I still think I made the right decision and now do my music with Push 2 and some vst’s. I’m a lot more productive when I get time to sit down but I’d counter the argument and say that what the music I do produce is nowhere near as out there as when I primarily used an OT.
I sort of wish the OT was more portable, like a battery powered slim lined version. Perhaps as slim as an OP-1 but a little bigger footprint. Or imagine, say, a MkII where the I/O & Midi section was included in a break out box you linked via USB or something. That’s pure fantasy stuff though!
The OT is not instant gratification - I think this is where most fall down with it. But once you learn and get to grips with it then it’s a magical box of tricks. I can see myself picking one up again down the line but if by some magic Elektron announced a Mk2 with OB and a few more bells and whistles then it;d probably be an instant pre-order for me!!!
Still have mine but still often get frustrated with it and can see why people often seem to sell them (and also but them again…). I think primarily it comes down to what you want from it. If you just want a deep sampler/synth/random ideas generator like someone said above then it’s great. If you’re looking to compose (non-techno) very complex tracks totally inside then it can be a bitch in a lot of ways and take forever to do simple stuff and remember it all and organise it in to songs etc. I’m keen to try Push 2 and see the new rumoured roland sampler/groove box… But for now I’m keeping the OT around just as a really fun box to fuck around with for random ideas and also as a way to avoid using computer for shows.
YES ! I don’t have a OT , but if I would need samples I’d prefer an OT.
I’ve worked with computer, samples and plugins for a long time but I was almost never realy satisfied by the results. I returned to hardware because it makes me rely almost purely on my ears. sinds then my music satisfies me again.
Composing on computer caused me to compose in a visual way - to much thinking instead of listening. To much intellect and not enough fbelly. And I need real analog stuff - no imitation.
I know one can do amazing stuf with samples on computer - but I think a limited machine is more challenging - and you can come to a point where you know it Inside-out. Iprefer that instead of having constant updates and new versions so you never come to that point. for an instrument to become " MINE " I have to get to the point where I know it’s limits and possebilities so the brain can work relaxed and not take everything over. And an instrument can exist on it’s own - without a computer all programs are worth nothing.
So I can’t tell you why I sold it but I tell you why I would by it if …
I have one. Considered selling it the first six months. But decided I had to make at least one decent thing with it before I did. And then, I kept it.
But there’s something to be said about arriving late to the Octatrack show, as in getting one in 2016. Elektron are good at many things, but interface design is not one of them. And the Octatrack’s human machine interface, is just dated. Since hardware is seeing a revival, and many developers put effort into creating instruments where focus is not only on features and sound, but also on workflow, the Octatrack appears more and more obtuse as a comparison.
In 2011, the only reason why you’d bother is because the market for hardware samplers was thin, and for cool hardware in general.
Today, that’s not quite the case anymore. And in a month, after Namm, it’ll be even less true.
So the Octatrack becomes a tougher sell by the year, I think. In terms of use, it’s not aging as well as say the Tempest, which is kind of the opposite - it already feels dated in terms of features, but in regards to workflow, just playing it, working the sounds and sequences, it’s a timeless masterpiece.
I think the Octatrack is equally brilliant, for what you can do with it that comes out of it, but not for how you work it to get there. And it’s starting to show.
i might wanna buy ur OT … i am in berlin …might trade for AR plus ur cash
Nailed it re OT. Got mine like 4 months ago. Think if I’d got it soon after release I’d have less resentment toward the work flow due to the reasons you mention. It’s a weird machine tho. A lot of simple daw type procedures take too long but it does other things really quick, often almost instantly, that would take much longer in a Daw setup, or might never happen at all. For me like many others it’s a love/hate machine. The good stuff edges over the bad though so until something better is released (gotta happen soon right?) It’s still by far the best standalone hardware sampler/groovebox/sequencer combo out there.
i might wanna buy ur OT … i am in berlin …might trade for AR plus ur cash
@Trabant; I might be interested in that, let me know if you´re up for something and we can meet up.