It only took 10 years for anyone to manage to make one! :D

The sound comming out of the ms20 is amazing!

Glad you found value in this video. Yes the Elektron stuff has a very unique workflow with great potential. Make sure to also check out my other video called „How to get the most out of your Elektron Gear“ Best, Felix :)

Yes, I think dawless production is especially helpfull to get an initial idea because of it's limitation. I mosly create the foundation of my tracks dawless and then do all the details and arrangement in ableton where I have more precise control. best, felix

@@ThomannSynthesizers how do you record it for further processing in DAW? Each instrument individually/each sound individually/the whole master mix at once? Also wondering how many inputs your interface has? Might be an idea for the next video, how to turn the idea from the jam into complete song :)

Thx, glad you enjoyed it ❤️ Best, Felix

I get what you're saying... but it's funny to phrase it as "analog." The MPC Live and Octatrack are just computers with knobs/buttons/pads. It's all digital - you're going to have to buy a Mellotron to get an analog sampler.

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I have had this same thought a while ago but didn't go through on trying it out :D thanks for the reminder. did you try it out yourself? best, felix

@@ThomannSynthesizers It works great on the Digitakt, so I imagine the Octatrack would just be more flexible and more effects at your disposal

@@ThomannSynthesizers yes i route the signal only through the cue out and feed it into my moog to get some additional wavetable options. a well cut loop of a modulated waveform without any filtering makes an even better job! it's handy and quite flexible

I had the same initial worry before buying it but then I remembered that people are still using the MPC2000 Because some gear is timeless and I‘m sure I‘ll enjoy my MKII even if an MKIII should be released some day. Best, Felix

@@ThomannSynthesizers You're absolutely right.

I feel you... I ended up returning mine because I just didn't get along with the effects. I would buy up a MK3 with better effects and some usability improvements right away.

I would be thrilled to master all that the Ock MK2 has to offer. There is nothing out there at the moment that comes close to it and it’s almost 10 years old. That is a testament to its design and capabilities. I love my Ock MK2. Pared with DT and DN and you can do almost anything you would ever want to do music-wise as far as I’m concerned.

@@ThomannSynthesizers I’m concerned with the Octatrack regarding recording it into the daw. How do you do it, since it doesn’t have Overbridge? Do you record stereo stem, how do you mix afterwards? That’s why I prefer Digitakt, where I can record separate tracks into Ableton and mix latter. If Octatrack Mk3 has Overbridge, I’ll buy it in an instant.

I would pick the Octatrack any day of the week. More audio in and outputs, more sampling features and overall It‘s an better brain for a hardware setup and better for live performance. The digitakt is more compact tho and if it has all you need this is also an option for a smaller setup with less gear involved, especially since the latest software update. Check our channel. I did a seperat video on the Digitakt, so maybe watch that as well.

@@ThomannSynthesizers Thanks for taking the time to answer. I have already watched both 😉 If only the Digitakt had proper slicing, my decision would be easy... I shall keep pondering!

Sure you can use it like a digitakt, only 8 sound sources/tracks though

@@el_dani but different sound per step if you like ;)

@@tubeyouricky sure, same as every other modern Elektron machine

I‘m actually planning to do that soon on my own youtube channel ‚R-Imprint‘. You also find a bunch of other content around electronic music there. Best, Felix

I think Cenk has nothing major to do with the octa, from what i remember reading they had a significant developer who was a main part of elektron at the time and he made the Ots architecture. He left several years ago, and based on discussions ive read on the internet, it would be very difficult for Elektron to make an OT 2 without him. Cenk will surely be missed though...

Because the octatrack only has just one midi out and by putting them all in a thru chain there is no need for a dedicated midi hub.

@@ThomannSynthesizers 🙏🏻

Replace an MPD with Octatrack? That's two different things. One is a midi controller and the other is a sampler. This is not for controlling Ableton, although you can use the midi tracks to do so.

Yes, 85 mb Ram, but unlimited playback stream from the CF-card

no not yet, but I plan on finishing it for sure! Best, Felix

Doesn't take more than a couple of minutes to get used to. Just choose your midi channell on the setup page of your Midi Track and then select the same midi channel on the receiving device and your good to go. Best, Felix

Yes, they might look similar but they have completely different focuses. The Analog Four is a (digitally controlled) analog poly-synth for melodies, chords, basslines etc. The Analog Rytm is a (digitally controlled) analog drum machine that also has some sampling capabilities but much more limited than those of the octatrack. The Octatrack is a completely digital sampler and midi sequencer that can be used to sequence up to 8 different external devices simultaneously + sequence & process 8 simultaneous audio tracks at the same time.

@@ThomannSynthesizers Hi, thanks for the brief overview. :)

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Analog is great but a mix with digital can be fun also, there are great things available nowadays. Step outside of your box

@@zandermeulemans7606 I spend at least two hours a week with listening new music and styles that I didn't even know of before, or expanding 'my box'. And since the early 90s there has been no decent electronical music anymore, besides very few exceptions, mostly music that was purposedly made to sound retro. Not the only, but the most dominant reason for contemporary music being terrible, is that it's way too slow - the timespan between two beats in most music feels like I could go to the bar and have a drink, until the next beat finally arrives. 130 to 140bpm is what's needed for partying and dancing, unless maybe someone is 70+. Yes, I consider the effect that electronic music has on people in regards of making them 'want to move' or even 'have to move' as the single most important criterion for a song's quality. Why? Because very early I noticed, that music that's actually able to achieving this, is very, very rare, at least in comparison to the insanely huge amount of music that might 'sound good' but doesn't have that energizing effect. Even when myself and many of my friends made music ourselves, the result usually was way too 'slow and boring'. I see it as an very art to produce music that makes people move, no matter what. Rarity is what makes real party music more precious than all the 'chill out' and 'easy listening' stuff. There still is a huge lot of (and always has been) music that's 'good' for sitting in a chair and relax while listening, but it's ridiculous that this music is considered to be dance material nowadays. :(

@@elmariachi5133 The Dance music gatekeeper hath spoken. Now we know

Why not create what you want to hear my friend?