Baseck Plays: Elektron Octatrack MKII - Now in Black

​‪@baseck‬ came by to our studio to play the ‪@WeAreElektron‬ Octatrack MKII that now comes in Black!
The Octatrack originally came out a little more than 10 years ago, and it is still one of the most powerful samplers/sequencers out for live performance. It has 8 tracks of sampling, 8 tracks of midi sequencing, 4 audio inputs and 4 audio outputs with tons of sample manipulation and effect options. The DJ crossfader lets you change between two scenes, letting you change multiple settings with one slider. And since it is an Elektron it has a great sequencer.
Get a black MKII here: www.perfectcircuit.com/elektr...
#PerfectCircuit #Elektron #Octatrack

[@PerfectCircuit]

04:37 Lets Go Crazy!

[@auraglasswerks4900]

Velocity sensitive pads on the MKII???

[@monomakes]

@@auraglasswerks4900 nope.

[@kiickinballistics]

Reminds me of the opening tack on Orbital’s The Altogether album....”tension”.

[@NedRush]

I'm having a good time.

[@Andybruff]

It’s like we’re in Wayne’s basement, only…. This isn’t Wayne’s basement….

[@darrensmith5336]

Best octatrack performance I've seen yet.

[@cybermortal1983]

I'm not convinced. Maybe you guys can get Baseck to do a few more demos ;-)

[@MrTsiolkovsky]

I agree. We need far, far more data on this Perfect Circuit. THIS PROVES NOTHING! Nothing, dammit.

[@JarlHJ]

wow, it sounds so much better in black!

[@JohnLozo]

This is hands down one of the best promotional jams I have ever heard

[@monomakes]

Might I ask - what makes you say that?

[@JohnLozo]

@@monomakes it's not every day a promotional jam breaks into a drum n bass/breakcore jam like 4:37, to follow it up with this little piece 7:42 cemented my love for this vid! Also I'm biased as fuck (see my vids haha)

[@monomakes]

@@JohnLozo You’re right that promotional videos don’t often include deep use of the product they are made to promote, but this one is very genre specific - the music is fucking awful for the most part in my opinion (but I understand that others like it, fair enough), but if you know what can be done with the OT, this is just like all the other promos. Jam videos are best done without all the quick edits and flashing lights so that the true musicianship can be seen and not be distracted from. It would be interesting to see exactly what this bloke is doing from one, overhead camera angle. I’d hold that Dataline, Cenk Sayilini (so), who now works for Elektron in Berlin, has skills that would blow this clown out of the water on the OT - do check him out if you haven’t already.

[@marizuokereke7347]

@@monomakes there are different types of promo. This shows some of the breadth of what you can do with the product. It's inspirational and aspirational. You don't have to like the music to appreciate that Octatrack can be used alone to create a complete, interactive and hands on set. Btw, just because you don't enjoy his music doesn't make him a 'clown.'

[@monomakes]

I wouldn't say there were only two kinds, but I know what you mean. And yes, perhaps I was harsh in my judgement, I apologize - but as a promotional video meant to show the capability of the machine, it fails. The name Octatrack in the title is hardly needed as with all the quick edits and distracting effects, it's often difficult to see exactly how he is playing/ using the OT - I know, I've had one. But if that's what the kids like, which it's clear that they do by the large amount of praise for the artist (as opposed to the machine) that one can see in the comments, then cool. 😒😉

[@TheInternetIsDeadToMe]

This set is fucking banging! You could shake a club to pieces with this!

[@anthonymetcalf660]

Finally someone who gets that these electronic devices are actually instruments and not just things to collect. Seems like so many people lack the raw skill element.

[@AdamsBrew78]

I guess that’s true of every musical instrument out there, synth, sampler or acoustic. Some people just like to make noise , like the pretty lights and sounds or just don’t have the motivation to sink time into practicing/learning. I’m glad these types exist, as they help contribute to the industry more than true artists, which helps fund innovation and creation of more instruments :)

[@AdamsBrew78]

The drawback is when companies start to focus more on the needs of mainstream consumers rather than technically proficient artists who helped propel their initial growth. Which is predictable, but a bit discouraging. Octatrack level depth is probably a thing of the past for Elektron, but hopefully others will come along and fill the void.

[@murhaq]

Definitely an odd phenomenon, practice makes progress!

[@aikighost]

Bassec bringing back those old school RAVE stabs. As an old school British raver I'm SO here for it. :)

[@user-tv7jx9pw1q]

You can listen to hard music for your whole life but sometimes there comes something and hits you even harder in the face...

[@swarm69]

you should listen to more breakcore... have fun

[@aikighost]

@@swarm69 Go back to the old skool rave, the origins.

[@jammystraub488]

If felt the same way after finding EL-P and RTJ. Totally different sounds, similar whoa moment.

[@Screenshot1015]

This is like watching Neil Armstrong walking on the moon and convincing yourself you need to buy a space shuttle.

[@alchimerical2613]

I’ve watched this five times now. 🤘

[@maarzt]

This is first and foremost about the fanticness of Baseck, and only then that of the Octatrack, which is awesome in its potential.

[@njdpdv]

I love the smell of 🔥distorted breaks🔥 in the morning. ✊️EPIC✊️

[@nalaeel219]

Holy christ. Ive never seen anyone play the octa like this. Pretty incredible.

[@BXLrules]

Awesome! Baseck denoting gear is always a treat! Thank you 🙏

[@michaelsolano2783]

My goodness! He has a gift for figuring out how to get his sound from any machine. This is up there with his varigate 8 /voltage block/ BIA demo .

[@jasoncaldwell0613]

Damn he made that thing sing 🎶 🥁🎸🎹🎻🎷🪗🪘🪕👨🏻‍🎤

[@alefillman]

So amazing!

[@modefree2410]

It was so fun to watch! THANK YOU :)

[@wraggal]

boy have i completely overlooked the fill function on my OT

[@Nachtdwaler]

Get after it!

[@wraggal]

@@Nachtdwaler what do you think I've been doing the last couple of weeks! Using it to superimpose midi arps on top of chords, love it

[@KrisBarton432]

Ridiculously awesome!

[@stef_kob]

Amazing 🤩

[@kelvint03]

love that crowd noise and the reverb. honestly reminds me of being in a club watching baseck perform.

[@roseutterback5755]

Best damn demo I’ve ever seen

[@freejazzbone]

hard hittin’ music box, that Octatrack Mk2B, rock solid!

[@officialLINKSIS]

That was incredible

[@nuyorcubariqueno3634]

Ssssssick! Awesome performance and sound!

[@RobertPurdam]

This is sick!!!!

[@MattLab-wr2eu]

THIS dude always inspires me more than anyone I have seen.

[@channelite]

awesome performance!

[@tomesmusic]

this is the best thing I've ever seen

[@M1L31]

Awesome !

[@guidewired]

Inspirational stuff. Time to start saving up.

[@maarzt]

I absolutely love this, really speaks to me. would love get my hands on the project just to learn from. Great musician.

[@khammarutchaimongkon663]

What the masterful of this guy!!!!!

[@mmafrance]

This is the best Octatrack demo i saw on the Internet. Now i need a walktrough video because i dont understand what he is doing with "Pattern + Scale" at the beginning, and everything else for sure...

[@marike1100]

Now available in kicks ass. 🥁 🏆

[@Steve81M]

Whoa! This is wild!

[@juliengiuliano628]

Breakcore! 🔥

[@disxiple_113]

thank u @baseck and @perfectcircuit!!! shits dope!!! i had the opportunity to see baseck shred live in pdx a few years ago, super fresh!

[@Sinnersainthuman]

Brutality! always killin it 💨

[@crazyFrankyy]

Killer!

[@romtieche]

this is fire !!

[@kostantinosmag2986]

Nice one

[@lornemalvo4936]

Mad skill

[@Supacomputer]

Amazing 👏

[@Klocaine237]

Dope AF. Glad I found you and this missing bag of 🍄🍄🍄🍄 they both go great with a big bowl of 🥦🥦🥦

[@jeremjerem]

What a joy to see Baseck again on this Channel 😉👍

[@threeinitiates8260]

That was NUTS!

[@Kokachi802]

dude youre a monster. bigup

[@Zeal808]

Crowd goes wild!!! AHHHH 🔪🔪🔪⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️🎶🎶🎶👽👽👽👽💜💜💜

[@iglooo6497]

Baseck kills it AGAIN.

[@B_bio]

Brutal

[@scaremeister]

the one and only Baseck

[@Stazma]

BIG !

[@sepixsound]

you're a wizard harry!

[@DJKakeKaze]

Wow! 😱🤯

[@cloeten93]

this is NICEEEEEEEEEEEEE 😁

[@mike_qbik]

There is an interesting thread on Elektronauts about OT not sounding rich, loud. I would be curious if what we hear was processed or is this OT out without any further processing. Kudos to Basecks . . one of his bests!

[@ComradeClassen]

It's a fresh ass Octatrack which is why the sound is CRISP! XD

[@wraggal]

the thing about the OT is that the gain staging is highly flexible, which also means that it's quite hard to get right and consistent. there's headroom everywhere, and the compressors and other effects can dramatically affect the levels and tone, so managing it all for a set with multiple songs, parts & scenes like this takes a lot of effort. You kind of have to accept that there's a bunch of stuff you need to consider that you wouldn't usually worry about, and the trade-off is that there's a bunch of flexibility and possibility that you would otherwise never have thought of.

[@tronlake]

@@wraggal well put!

[@monomakes]

I found it to have a rather limited frequency response in comparison with something like the MPC One (I've owned both BTW). The same samples played through MPC sound far fuller, brighter and deeper. This video is for promotional purposes and has professional visual, and doubtless audio, editing.

[@ownedbymykitty270]

Disabling the default filter in effect slot 1 on all tracks and master will improve the sound as well as starting each track’s volume at 127 and working from there. The OT sounds “flat” to me which is a good thing. You can add “sparkle” to it which another piece of gear if you want.

[@k-teck9056]

In love

[@not-hank-s]

Well, found my new morning hype vid.

[@isjoedigital]

Simply fantastic!

[@HelicopterRidesForCommunists]

Ridiculously awesome

[@samman5980]

If I sell my gray mkII for a black one will I be able to make music like Baseck?!???!

[@sunnyschramm9650]

there is no "gray" octatrack mkII.

[@samman5980]

@@sunnyschramm9650 Um

[@ModernDevotion]

@@sunnyschramm9650 ...

[@tysoncarlson6778]

Has been for years

[@davidjcartenutoiii8542]

Holy Moly

[@vogelofficial]

Wild af

[@fray3dendsofsanity]

Has anyone made a song sound so rich, interesting, and full on an OT only quite like this? This blows every other jam on an Octatrack out of the water, ever.

[@monomakes]

Yes they have. No it doesn't. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2q2int5fdRoibs for example, but look around mate.

[@fray3dendsofsanity]

@@monomakes that's not nearly as impressive. Cenk is great but even this wasn't that impressive by his standards, and certainly not to what Baseck came up with here. but ok different strokes I guess

[@ItsThatJahncke2]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqHaeK14irF3e8k

[@ItsThatJahncke2]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2THoqCpYrqXgNU Inspiring performances

[@alexanderpalm481]

Perfect)

[@raaasteeer]

DAAAAMN !!!!!

[@Romanowitch]

He got sleeves ! \o/

[@harmonicofsilence]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Awesome😈

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

Baseck's touch is always the power made in music! 🎶💪🎶

[@orangewiggler6838]

BASECK!!

[@k1ddlucky]

PERVection !!!

[@drumcell]

daaaang! Homeboy baseck just wrecked anyone that has ever tried to give a product demo...mad props brother

[@lux_xzymhr]

💥💥💥💥💥yeahhhhhhhhh

[@MathHammer]

The OT seems made for this kind of music.

[@dreamdealer]

this is insanely good.

[@chrisgilkes1687]

Damn!! Baseck video always hammer the point home 😎 - superb mate.

[@foxglove9]

7:00 *ting* *ting*

[@JaredNichols909]

Freakin’ amazing demo, y’all. You’re killing it, P.C.

[@beatsbybrian7417]

Holy shit!!!

[@FullFledged2010]

8:02 damn! Now I want one 🤯

[@ceemoarmusic8699]

Baseck destroyed this sesh!!!

[@AirArtStudiosOfficial]

Fuckkng love it :)

[@AdamJayTechnoElectro]

please upload a version with stereo audio instead of mono!

[@Ethyl.breaks]

You are a fn magician I swear

[@Jahsmor]

Sick demo yo TyTy!!

[@octahedron3337]

Holy faaaack. Mind melted! What a talent!

[@OIP_1]

baseck is too good at this

[@510th]

Back after the syntakt baseck demo… and rewatching this, curious… would past baseck just need this or syntakt?

[@jkonaudio2460]

baseck is the man!

[@t.kahraba763]

Bro my house burned down from those beats

[@dr.eville]

How much of this is the Octatrack being awesome and how much of this is just awesome samples?

[@PerfectCircuit]

you should find our for yourself ;)

[@junglist920]

It's Baseckily awesome

[@uly1981]

Amazing performance! Unfortunately & understandably, as in all demos, it doesn't show the hours of prep work (making or curating samples, setting up scenes, etc) that went into preparing this though

[@midicleric.derekcrockett]

Nice work from Baseck. - Any thoughts on the video editing/ green screen?

[@danielpmiller1159]

Love the setup. Question, with the mod case on the left of the Octatrack as scene A, can you set up another mod case on the Right side and have that as scene B? Clock both and crossfade between them like a DJ does with records? and maybe save scenes for each, like changing vinyl/songs on turntables to play a set? Hopefully, that makes sense.

[@ModernDevotion]

Yes you can mute one or the other sides as well to disable the effect of the scene for in out chopping or to have a “home” side as he did in this video

[@SethB]

🔥 FUCK YES 🔥 🪦 YOU KILLED IT 🪦

[@josemarquez950]

If you’re a young person and always wanted to know what it was like to hear Autechre for the first time... Here you go