Scratch the Octatrack like a vinyl

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Күн бұрын

#beatmaking #octatrack #scratching
This tutorial teaches you 2 methods to perform vinyl scratches on the Octatrack. I often get asked how I do the scratching in my Octatrack performance videos and figured I should have a tutorial ready in response.
This is the first time I've done anything like this so I'm feeling a little vulnerable, usually I just perform music. Please let me know if this is something that you find interesting and would like more of. I'm still finding my feet with this whole KZfaq thing.
- timestamps -
00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Method One
03:01 - Method One Example
03:41 - Method Two
07:35 - Method Two Example
08:05 - Dinosaur Fight
Drop me a like and a subscribe if you feel the need, it's nice to know that I'm not posting into the void.
Love,
Tiny.

Пікірлер: 96

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

If you feel like it I have more Octatrack workflow videos here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r9ail9ae2tych2w.html Cheers! Tiny

@Prometheus-115 Жыл бұрын

Bro this was great. Don't be nervous. We are all music tech nerds here. Clear and concise with zoomed in main Octa screen is perfect. More videos like this please!

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, that's really nice of you. It took me years to build up the confidence to even post no talking performances on KZfaq. Receiving nice comments like yours really makes this whole thing worth it. 😊😎

@humzatebai 4 ай бұрын

You made the day of every Elektron guy here. I just got mine from my friend who got his anniversary edition. This tutorial helped me tremendously get into sync with the Octatrack's logic. Thank you so much for this wonderful video.

@LorneAshley Жыл бұрын

Been on this Octa thing for years and years. This felt like a breath of fresh air. Thank you!

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your lovely comment! I have other Octatrack techniques that I believe are fairly unique if you feel like watching more 😊

@viavsaragov Жыл бұрын

Wow. Thanks for sharing your methods. No.1 is most inspiring for me

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! I think both are useful but in different circumstances. The first is definitely the most fun though 😆

@marekrybakiewicz370 10 ай бұрын

great video favorite part was the dinosaur helicopter battle

@tinygregmusic 10 ай бұрын

Haha thanks, that was actually my favourite part to film

@JUSTO33344 Жыл бұрын

Had a friend do this on a live set b2b with someone else actually scratching on vinyl and shit got wild, good vid m8

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

That must have been wild to watch! Who came out on top? Lol

@DarthVagen Ай бұрын

wow , this is so awesome

@mikemorton7844 Жыл бұрын

That was superb, really hope for more of these. You're a wizard on this box. Caught your slot on the recent More kicks than Friends and wish you had a longer set.

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike, good to hear from you again! The response has been very positive so I'm keen to keep doing videos about interesting techniques that I've come up with! That's amazing that you noticed me on MKTF! To be honest I only decided to submit something a week before it went live and only had the time to prepare one song (plus I was away from my beloved Octatrack 🤣)

@weddiedon 6 ай бұрын

Thinking of getting one of these once I have saved up money hopefully by making music with my my current gear and this really sold it for me that scratching looked awesome man!

@strawmanhat Жыл бұрын

Great vid. Thanks. I was about to set up a chopper, but now I'll add this as well. Peeling back the octaonion one layer at a time. Just have fun, and never mind anyone with negative comments or bs. Do it for yourself, and for the people who appreciate it. :)

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I really appreciate that 😊 the Octatrack really is the gift that keeps on giving. Thank you for the kind response, I'll definitely do more videos on unique techniques I've figured out along the way!

@systemno3 11 ай бұрын

I’ve just tried on my Octatrack , it’s so cool! I’ve kind of mixed your two methods: sliced my vocal sample in 16 slices, sequenced the slices I want to have the sounds trigged at the right moment, quantized to the beat and then I use the cross fader with scene B that put the rate at -64 and hp + lp filter. I have a similar scene but with the start point (which is the slice number in slice mode) linked to slice 16 so it can change the words in the sentence. Or I can use a lfo to randomize the slice number at every trig (or just on one trig in my sentence thanks to parameter lock). One thing important I’ve noticed: it works with Static Machines but it’s far smoother and you’ll get better results with a Flex Machine.

@tinygregmusic 11 ай бұрын

That's a really nice way to approach it! I actually didn't try it with a flex track, I tend to ignore flex tracks 🙈, but that does make sense. I think I'll go try it in a minute! 😎

@EdCosico Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this!

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Any time man, I'm really enjoying making these kind of videos so I'll keep uploading them regularly!

@curtainsinmotion Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! Thanks a lot! Keep them coming!

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy! I have many more interesting techniques to share with this and also the Digitakt 🙂

@bassguitar2709 Жыл бұрын

excellent tips here, thanks!

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I have other Octatrack workflow videos and many more interesting ones coming 😊

@LeeDaHitman 10 ай бұрын

just subbed thanks for this and looking forward to more videos from you. good job man

@tinygregmusic 10 ай бұрын

Thanks man, I upload as often as I can. I hope I won't disappoint!

@davegibbon 9 ай бұрын

Amazing video. Keep up the good work!

@tinygregmusic 7 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy, I really appreciate it 😊

@forcefieldsound Жыл бұрын

Awesome trick, thanks for sharing this

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words! I really appreciate it 😊 I'll have more tips in the future so keep a look out if you're interested ☺️

@sndctrl Жыл бұрын

Love the scratches!

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! It took me quite a bit of practise to not sound totally awful 😂

@thesurgingmass Жыл бұрын

@Tinygreg great work, man! Love the style.

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother! I'm just in my element getting nerdy about gear, I'm glad that you enjoyed watching it ☺️

@thedumpsterkid Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! Very nice technique and great presentation. Writing this as I wait for my Octatrack to arrive :D

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! Happy to hear that you're getting an Octatrack, stick with it and it'll transform the way you make music 😁

@jasonbarton9352 5 ай бұрын

TinyGreg- Hey from Florida! Love your content and sense of humor, but I gotta say I am a bit embarrassed. It took me 3-months to understand how you did this-esp. method #1 (that's what I was looking to do). I have studied this video to see what you were doing so many times (like a sht-ton)but you are soooo fcn fast lol (not your fault that you are amazing at this). Well ....I can finally say I understand the scratching methods -yay.yay me! Keep making awesome content and thx for showing me how to do this

@arnaudduvivier5648 4 ай бұрын

Merci. Juste ce que je cherchaus.

@systemno3 11 ай бұрын

wow, cool! I'm going to try this, thanks!

@tinygregmusic 11 ай бұрын

Thanks man, it takes a little bit of practise but it works quite nicely

@Sinnersainthuman 8 ай бұрын

gonna try this on my next octa performance. Thx Greg!

@tinygregmusic 7 ай бұрын

Thanks man, let me know how it works out for you? 😊

@100drips 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@tinygregmusic 7 ай бұрын

No dude, thank you! 😊

@holydiver4728 Жыл бұрын

Nice 1 !

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers! I really appreciate it!

@mindexpansionpuzzles Жыл бұрын

Nice technique, OT really has a lot of uses.

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Yes it does! I'm always finding new things that I can do with this box.

@maikrobin Жыл бұрын

That was great man!!! Thanks for sharing this method with us! I just turned on my OT and was looking on youtube for some inspiration, and there it was!!! :D

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

That's great to hear! If you end up sharing your work online let me know! 🙂 I have other Octatrack videos with interesting techniques if you need inspiration any other day ☺️

@maikrobin Жыл бұрын

Sounds great!! I will take a deeper look at your stuff!

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Thank you man!

@OMA_Music_Official 10 ай бұрын

This is it 🙌

@tinygregmusic 10 ай бұрын

Thanks man, I appreciate the comment 🙂

@caleblaughlin8351 10 ай бұрын

Dude!!!! Your explanation of trig-less trigs was the best and simplest I’ve seen. I got it instantly!!!! This is a great video!

@tinygregmusic 10 ай бұрын

Thanks man, I really appreciate it! I didn't realise I'd enjoy making these kinds of videos so much. If there's anything you wanna see me do a video for please let me know ☺️

@caleblaughlin8351 10 ай бұрын

@@tinygregmusic Man!!! Your Octatrack videos are top notch! They are super refreshing. Very original and you talk about and show things that I haven’t seen in any other vids on KZfaq. Well done! I would love to see a video on how you creatively transition using scenes / patterns to break out of the dreaded 4 bar loop. What is your thought process regarding this? It would be cool to see a walkthrough of how you would approach constructing a full track on the Octatrack. Do you have tried and true techniques that help you when building specific sections of a song to be played live? Etc. etc. etc. Again. Super good stuff!

@tinygregmusic 10 ай бұрын

Thanks man, I really appreciate it! I rack my brain sometimes trying to think up things to share that nobody else is talking about. I definitely have my own way of breaking out of the 4 bar loop with this thing. I'll put it on my list of videos to make. So hopefully I can release it soon 😁

@e-conrecords4665 11 ай бұрын

Awesome man! Would have liked a close-up of the screen though.

@tinygregmusic 11 ай бұрын

Thanks man, sorry about that. I'm still using the camera on my phone to film things. 😅 Slowly getting better at making films though

@artephank Жыл бұрын

Make me want Octatrack even more.

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

If you can borrow one for a little while then you should. Some people get overwhelmed and then let it collect dust.. It takes some practise to get your head around but it's really the best piece of gear I own. I'm always finding new ways to use it because it's so flexible ☺️

@artephank Жыл бұрын

@@tinygregmusic i like complicated gear:) i am just amazed how flexible this thing is. I kinda waiting for the mk3, because I feel in my bones that it is coming. I hope for overbridge support :)

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

I also pray for a mk3, overbridge support would change my whole world lol

@aronkroon985 2 ай бұрын

Tanks!!!!!!!!!!!

@movraptor 5 ай бұрын

u smoove wit it

@cockur Жыл бұрын

Trigless Lock I think. A p-lock without triggering the sample. Trigless Trig gets armed for one-shot recordings

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

You're right it's called a lock trig. A trigless trig is the same but it triggers the lfo and fx envelopes. The recording trigs are called one shot trigs. I wish they had better or more memorable names tbh... I'll never remember them all in time for the next video though 🤣

@flix3o3 Жыл бұрын

Laughing my ass off here, great stuff man👍

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro, I'm really glad it made you laugh 😂 I hope you learned something too 😊

@atmosfear3056 Жыл бұрын

Nice mate. Very good instructional vid. I have learned a lot and I don’t even own one. 😎👍🏽. I would love to run my beats through one and mess with it. I would disappear and lose track of time. Lol. Cheers. 😎🤘🏽. Also loved the epic dino 🦖 battle. I was totally rooting for the orange one. Lol.

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, felt a bit weird having to use my voice in this video but it was worth it to see the dinosaur take down the helicopter like that lol I really obsessed over the Octatrack for years before I could get it. I just kept my eyes open on ebay for a second hand one at a fairly good price. It was definitely with the wait though 😍

@SuperSimple90 Жыл бұрын

genius

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I really appreciate it 😊

@jamiemartin9340 10 ай бұрын

Nice

@tinygregmusic 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment, I really appreciate it 😊

@tlukhovskyyuriy9166 Жыл бұрын

Cool. Make pls more tutorial

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

I think I definitely will brother. Very soon!

@maarzt 9 ай бұрын

great ass usual. mayy i ask how long youve been playing the OT abd how long it took you to aceive some level of mastery? its my box of focus these days after actually owning it for a number of years

@tinygregmusic 7 ай бұрын

Sorry for the late reply again! I bought the Octatrack last October, so I've been using it for a little over a year. But for the first month I spent an hour each night reading the manual and practising while reading. It was a real slog but totally worth it! If there's any topics you need help with let me know, I'd be happy to help out!

@aronkroon985 2 ай бұрын

Tanks to thé french

@Dubious_George 10 ай бұрын

me gusta

@grandmasterjo1 Жыл бұрын

Very nice Being a scratch Dj I always tried to use the X fade on the OT to scratch and never really got acquired results I liked the first method Though I must admit the OT Xfader is not really made like a scratch mixer so I would use it seldom and only specifically Because for me the Xfader on the OT is the magical umbilical cord for scenes 😂 Thanks so much for the excellent tip 🙏🙏👌👌

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment! That means a lot to me! Yes, scratching with the crossfader is just not the same... I'm probably not as good at scratching vinyl as you are but I've had some practise, but I miss the ability to just spin the vinyl and have it wind round and then pick up from wherever it lands. You can't do that with three Octatrack! But it is amazing how much other stuff we can do with just one little crossfader and some preparation! Please lookout for my next lot of videos coming this weekend

@grandmasterjo1 Жыл бұрын

@@tinygregmusic what you did with the OT is far better than what I can with vinyl. The OT is a beautiful beast capable of far what one expected. The performance template by Ezbot changed the game and the OT became a Dj mixer thanks to the scenes that Ezbot created. Looking forward to your next videos 👍👍👍. 🙏🙏

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy that's really nice of you! EZBots template looks amazing, I never bought it but I will send some money his way because I've learnt so much from studying his videos! They were a huge help when I got my Octatrack last year. Now I'm just trying to find newer ways of using this beast that others might not have figured out yet 😁

@grandmasterjo1 Жыл бұрын

@@tinygregmusic hi pls give me ur email id. Need to send a file 🙏🙏

@tinygregmusic Жыл бұрын

What's the file? My email is tinygregmusic@gmail.com

@delibedriful 3 ай бұрын

ohaaaaa

@strangeattractor4959 7 ай бұрын

what about ebm voices

@DJLAWOLF 5 ай бұрын

Okay 1st of all why the would u need this when u can do the same on a dj controller I mean you got the wheel I mean you got your cue points you do have a FX knob I'm sorry to say but this is like the same thing as djing