Your channel is by far the best and most entertaining about the Octatrack. I already watched videos of you explaining things that I do not understand a bit yet (my OT is 3 days old) because it was so entertaining and lovely made. Thank you for your content

Thanks a lot for the tips! Your videos are making me less scared of digging into the Octatrack again. I've been using it as a big Digitakt and used the fader mostly for transitions and not as much for variation, so that's something I want to explore more. Setting up templates is definitely the first thing I'm doing next time I use the Octatrack.

Here’s my nice tip: buy your OT a lil buddy that has MIDI in and CC parameters, like a Volca Keys. Set up an arp (choose what key you want it in), P-lock those CCs to some steps, assign them some LFOs and there’s a whole new world of evolving sound that grows and comes to life. Great way to learn about the MIDI side of it. Also: Nord Drum 2 is particularly good if you can find one.

Got my octatrack a week ago, which was also the day I started having covid symptoms. Been stuck at home watching your vids and I just wanna say your voice is very comforting :)

So glad that OT users/learners have your channel to get such excellent content. You are really keeping this beast alive by covering aspects of the OT that at least I avoid. The OT is such an amazing machine but it's so easy to stay away from it, you.... have brought me back to it. Love the complete honesty, humor and intelligence the you bring to so many of my favorite devices. Thanks!

I was genuinely sad today because I wasn't getting anywhere with the Octatrack and this made me feel better

Subscribed within the first 2 mins because of the great editing, stuck around for the great advice. Keep it up dude I'll def be coming back

Pure gold man. I’m gonna take some time looking at your vids this week. Really enjoying your style. Need to make some templates next!! Thanks!!

Great channel, thanks for all these Octatrack insights! Really helping to understand how the Octa works and what it's capable of without even owning it

This is so helpful!!!! Really great advice. Thank you. Great channel! Super personable and approachable.

"octadad" :) love it, just picked up a mk2, can see this series is gonna be really helpful

I hear you on the broad strokes. I always get the essential rhythm and melody down before I start going to town mutilating the beats. One thing I notice about a lot of people trying to be producers or beatmakers etc is that they don't want to do the work. What old musicians used to call woodshedding. There are no shortcuts to getting good with a DAW. I bought the Apple Press Logic book and went front to back on that doing every stupid thing in the book. Same for Elektron products. To really rock these things you have to learn all the features and bugs. That said, I did just buy an Octatrack and it's a lot more of a learning curve than the Digitone, Machinedrum or A4!

This is speaking directly to me lol These are the hot tips, friends! Seriously, very very good advice:)

Another awesome video, thanks x

Great tips!

The video icon/thumbnail is hilarious!

Subbed for beatboxing. But really, this was a helpful and thought-provoking video, thank you.

Bro I love your attitude so much

Coming from the Digitakt, I suffer from Octatrack paralysis. This helped, thanks!

Very useful stuff. Appreciate u, dood.

Excellent. Thanks

Coool 100% true, chaos needs to be ordered

besides the solid advice, the "today" oasis sample absolutely made this video

Thank You 🎉

Haven’t jumped into this video yet but I saw your channel and am hoping it can help me bc I’ve had the octatrack for two years and still can’t figure it out. It’s the least intuitive piece of musical equipment I’ve ever owned. I paid a fortune for this frustration and part of the reason I refuse to give up is it cost so much but man, this thing is confusing!

Messy, do you have a video for your live looping/remixing template? Or a video you used that got you up and running well with that? I’m using a pickup machine and assigning to flex tracks to affect them. Any better recommendation? It feels like there must be a more efficient way.

nice video, thanks! Do you have a template you follow for scenes in general? Having a hard time figuring out a good one...

Octa-dad to the rescue!!!

cool video thanks

How good is the Octa at providing opportunities for harmonic variation? Also, Dune ref 👌

Good advice, can you make posters with them? ^^

Estoy en una reunion bolchevique, pero termino y vengo a verte. Besitos :*

liked before i even watched

We need digitakt tutorial!

can crossfader movements be recorded or is it a live performance only?

get a bomebox and a bunch of midi controllers. controlle your own cc commands. have unlimited fun.

If you unscrew the faceplate, it will only outpatient Drake-type beats. Just a little lifehack for ya

how does one go about making templates?

is there a significant difference between the octatrack and the digitakt?

Sad that theres no overbridge support and no good way to multitrack

Who's packin a big Digitakt!? Imeanamirite? ok, ill see myself out...

Can i sample your cool breath sound?

What's that melodic sample around 8:40? It sounds so familiar

Beautiful clickbait picture :D

Tip 1: Buy a Digitakt instead

Oh Lord……Jesus brought me here.

This machine scares me so much... I can not even understand your first step... What the heck is a template?. You talk about templates without explaining what is a template and showing one.

I still have the same opinion that the Elektron products are overpriced, have uggly screens and are designed for Nurds Producers! For that Price I can get a Maschine+ or a Push and Ableton License. And they dictate you their way how they want you to make musik!! why pay a lot of money for a Limited Piece of Hardware?