Would you recommend to buy the Octatrack?

Accent · 2014-03-10T18:24:19.000Z

You’re probably not going to find many people here who will tell you not to buy the OT ;).

OT and an MPC 1000 with JJOS seems like the best of both worlds to me.

fachperson · 2014-03-11T09:19:06.000Z

I don’t recomment buying it. Your social life and your work will suffer and you will become fat and unwieldy. you also stop shaving.

I loaded 20 samples into the slots.

Track 8 is the master track

Track 6 and 7 are used to record and dump (I can record Tracks 1-5 to track 6, add more stuff, mangle, and record it to track 7, etc…)

you just start off and never know where it carries you. I started at 8pm and checked what time it was again at 030am.

so DON’T make this mistake.

Fuseball · 2014-03-11T09:36:51.000Z

""danlukas"":

[quote=“jamrod”]I made my first electronic EP with nothing but classical cassette tapes and the OT.

this is superb work. love it.
[/quote]
+1
Hugely inspiring and may have single-handedly made me want an OT!

venyusz · 2014-03-11T10:14:57.000Z

I had an OT, but I sold it, because it’s mainly for glitch or ambient style music. If you are producing for example house or dance music, I don’t recommended it for you…

fachperson · 2014-03-11T10:42:33.000Z

watch this

[font=Calibri","sans-serif]http://youtu.be/zKdP_UHS1g8

then say it again.

octacalm · 2014-03-11T13:57:33.000Z

""Fuseball"":

[quote=“danlukas”][quote=“jamrod”]I made my first electronic EP with nothing but classical cassette tapes and the OT.

this is superb work. love it.
[/quote]
+1
Hugely inspiring and may have single-handedly made me want an OT![/quote]
There are tons of videos on youtube with producers making house/techno/whatever on Octatrack. The machine can be used an 8 track to make anything you want. Its all down to your creativity.

jaalmadakan · 2014-03-11T14:17:02.000Z

Saying the Octatrack is not a house/techno/dance machine is like saying the MPC is a not suited for hip-hop production…

poonti · 2014-03-11T14:26:08.000Z

""jaalmadakan"":

Saying the Octatrack is not a house/techno/dance machine is like saying the MPC is a not suited for hip-hop production…

+1

vardagligheten · 2014-03-11T14:33:41.000Z

""fachperson"":

I don’t recomment buying it. Your social life and your work will suffer and you will become fat and unwieldy. you also stop shaving.

I loaded 20 samples into the slots.

Track 8 is the master track

Track 6 and 7 are used to record and dump (I can record Tracks 1-5 to track 6, add more stuff, mangle, and record it to track 7, etc…)

you just start off and never know where it carries you. I started at 8pm and checked what time it was again at 030am.

so DON’T make this mistake.

Hahahaha… I recognise this too much…

Paland · 2014-03-11T15:47:25.000Z

I can count on my fingers how many times i touched my DAW since i got an OT.

Nuff’ said.

P.S i only have 9.5 fingers.

emdezet · 2014-03-11T23:21:45.000Z

How likely is an OT MKII in the foreseeable future?

Ihatederekreed · 2014-03-12T00:58:15.000Z

""Paland"":

I can count on my fingers how many times i touched my DAW since i got an OT.

Nuff’ said.

P.S i only have 9.5 fingers.

Likewise, and each time I have used my DAW since, it has been purely for sample editing to dump into my OT.

Dapifer · 2014-03-12T06:55:39.000Z

""venyusz"":

I had an OT, but I sold it, because it’s mainly for glitch or ambient style music. If you are producing for example house or dance music, I don’t recommended it for you…

I disagree with this. I understand with the amount of effects and features its easy to get carried away and end up sounding glitchy but it can be used in more subltle ways.
I would recommend it, no regrets. It’s central to me, looking forward to getting the AR to free up some tracks now too.

Paland · 2014-03-12T08:02:54.000Z

""Ihatederekreed"":

[quote=“Paland”]I can count on my fingers how many times i touched my DAW since i got an OT.

Nuff’ said.

P.S i only have 9.5 fingers.

Likewise, and each time I have used my DAW since, it has been purely for sample editing to dump into my OT. [/quote]
Hehe, same here. Mostly making 64 slice grids.

Paland · 2014-03-12T08:05:14.000Z

""Dapifer"":

[quote=“venyusz”]I had an OT, but I sold it, because it’s mainly for glitch or ambient style music. If you are producing for example house or dance music, I don’t recommended it for you…

I disagree with this. I understand with the amount of effects and features its easy to get carried away and end up sounding glitchy but it can be used in more subltle ways.
I would recommend it, no regrets. It’s central to me, looking forward to getting the AR to free up some tracks now too.[/quote]
Yep. I almost exclusively make Techno with mine. You can do so much more than “glitch” with it. You can also give your dance/house/whatever music a nice twist with some glitchy not-so-perfect tweaks, which sounds awesome. The Sky Was Pink (Holden remix) comes to mind.

MWT · 2014-03-13T01:31:16.000Z

""venyusz"":

I had an OT, but I sold it, because it’s mainly for glitch or ambient style music. If you are producing for example house or dance music, I don’t recommended it for you…

Thanks for all the replies.

I make a lot of House especially Deep House and I think the Elektron gear is great for that. I agree that a lot of people make different music with the Octatrack but I saw a few Videos on Youtube were people really did some amazing Deep House tracks with the OT.

Regarding the effects I think you don’t necessarily have to use all of them. I Dj since 1997 and if I play a Dj set I also don’t use all of the effects a Mixer has. I mostly use the EQs and the filter.
I own a Kaoss Pad 3 and I hardly use it.

With the OT I probably focus on some core features and try to use it in a way that works for me.
BTW. there is a Disco Project called Tiger & Woods as far as I know they use the OT in their live sets.

venyusz · 2014-03-13T16:58:48.000Z

yes I know T&W, it’s one of my favorite project. I think they’re using the OT mainly for effects and 2 NI Maschines and a MPC 1000 for the beats and samples.
Yes I know of course that you can use the OT for house music too, but I think, it mostly for experimental things and not for live sounding “traditional” dance music…(you know I like to dance )

MK7 · 2014-03-13T19:28:06.000Z

""fachperson"":

watch this

http://youtu.be/zKdP_UHS1g8

then say it again.

that’s an impressive live set!

subq · 2014-03-13T21:17:18.000Z

the OT is a sampler (among other things)…why would it be limited to any particular genre?

btw, post above, very nice…my only complaint about the OT, not enough inputs/tracks…this is solved by multiple OTs like in that video

RYTM time

MWT · 2014-03-14T01:45:56.000Z

""MWT"":

[quote=“venyusz”]I had an OT, but I sold it, because it’s mainly for glitch or ambient style music. If you are producing for example house or dance music, I don’t recommended it for you…

Thanks for all the replies.

I make a lot of House especially Deep House and I think the Elektron gear is great for that. I agree that a lot of people make different music with the Octatrack but I saw a few Videos on Youtube were people really did some amazing Deep House tracks with the OT.

Regarding the effects I think you don’t necessarily have to use all of them. I Dj since 1997 and if I play a Dj set I also don’t use all of the effects a Mixer has. I mostly use the EQs and the filter.
I own a Kaoss Pad 3 and I hardly use it.

With the OT I probably focus on some core features and try to use it in a way that works for me.
BTW. there is a Disco Project called Tiger & Woods as far as I know they use the OT in their live sets.
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It is possible that they only use the OT for effects but in general they mostly use short samples so it should be no problem to use the OT for that.
I follow you now on Soundcloud.
I saw you are from Austria. Viele Grüße nach Wien.Ist eine sehr schöne Stadt.

Btw. The Video from Daypak is really amazing.