Frank Dukes.. but House Music // Making a Beach inspired Sampled House Track

[@etiennestehelin3171]

It's so calming to watch you work with the OT, which is funny because when I work on the OT I end up wanting to stab my eyes out

[@InitialDL84]

I've been on the fence about getting one because I hear the same thing from other folks that use it 😂

[@audiomon]

Ricky, there is faster way to select the whole sample. In the audio editor's edit mode, switch to trim mode and then press trim mode again. When you return to edit mode the whole sample is selected. Great video as always :)

[@RickyTinez]

What the!! That’s sick hahaha had no clue. thank you!

[@audiomon]

@@RickyTinez My pleasure to help you with something. I learned so much from you for the Octatrack and Peak! Thank you for the great videos :)

[@cold_fashioned]

Yes Dude. That was fun. I love hopping on the OT, going head first and seeing what comes out. Lots of good little tips in this video!

[@notalking4500]

Keep that beat going. My youtube was running in the background and I see my 2 year old son just rocking out to that beat. Thats groovy!

[@darrinbisson8914]

23:57 just the drums looping and compressed sounds sooo good. Somehow you make amazing instructional vids that result in good material. Often people make one or the other. It’s really rad to see how well you know your gear too - really inspiring

[@sadface]

“There’s a little clash but I’m down with that” this made me feel a lot better about my tracks lol

[@SURCOlive]

Always awesome. Thank you so much!

[@peladoclaus]

Enjoy your vids too

[@SURCOlive]

@@peladoclaus thanks!

[@peladoclaus]

@@SURCOlive wasn't sure I liked your music till I finally heard it.. you talk A LOT :D you do have dope music. Hope to hear one of your sets while watching what you do soon. A real set. Record it in a club with the cam showing us plebs your knob twisting techniques yo! Just for me... please?

[@JB61264]

I don't even own an octatrak nor do I think I will ever buy one...I have an Akai MPC Live 2 and I like the workflow on it....but, I loved watching the video anyway. Ricky plays it like a master video gamer plays their favorite online game...knowing all the actions, etc. but more than anything, I always learn something regarding production flow when I watch him create a track like this...easily one of my top five favorite KZbin channels

[@patfinn2697]

Thank you Ricky! I just got an Octatrack and I have been doubting my sanity. This is not an MMT-8!! Haha! Thanks for showing us how it’s done!

[@NoHero303]

I've no idea if this is intentional, but lately some of your simple sample based approaches to creating tracks is fully inspiring this brit! I often feel like I have imposter syndrome as I can't create chords and melodies easily on the fly. I love using samples and your creativity and joy when you hit on something good pushes me to make more music!

[@MrMarcLaflamme]

So I finally picked up an OT and was following along with this video to learn the process and it seems that the clipping occurs when you add the spring reverb. It doesn't have an input gain so lowering the amp volume helped .

[@easyneal]

So cool listening to this. Cheers man

[@DDaniels3000]

Dam this track is crazy.. love that groove.. please release

[@shannonia81]

"We're all noobies." Let's just sit with that for a second :D

[@izzymonkey]

Ricky, you're always a positive voice + advocate for curiosity, exploration, and sharing the learning. Please keep being you! 💜

[@gavinstubbs5361]

Brilliant, mate. Always brilliant and inspiring. Great work.

[@DanielD.mp3]

21:33 Hey Ricky love the video. One thing you may be hearing is the Compressor clipping internally. I’ve found that many of the OT FX are not true bypass and also the Compressor is especially guilty of internal clipping if you use nearly any amount of makeup gain. It seems to have VERY low headroom. The MAIN LVL on the other hand is great. You can be very liberal with it, even using normalized oneshots, and be OK. I always opt to raise the MAIN LVL rather than using a Master Track & Compressor Makeup Gain when I just need extra signal.

[@Mystiskmusli]

Where's that small MPC3000 in the corner from. I'm in love :-)

[@landonh3535]

Awesome timing for me on this vid, I have been sampling on my Octa for the past few days. One thing I do once I get something going on it is just track in right away to Ableton while playing the scenes.. I typically do 64 bar takes and just jam out on the crossfade. Some ideas don't work once I am all done, so I just delete those but what I then do is scan through my takes with the Ableton looper set to 1 bar or maybe 4 and chop out the best parts and then re-sequence. Some OT takes I just keep as is..Whatever works. Anyway, awesome video, I love the Octatrack!

[@RickyTinez]

Ooooo I’ll have to try that out!

[@peladoclaus]

You know if you polish this.. a little bit of poetry voice over.. super dope old school deep. I bet ibizaglobalradio would play it. U duun goood!

[@TRaddcliff]

so....cuz of you...im ACTUALLY checking out Tracklib. considering it. BUT...is there way to hear the separated tracks before signing up? id like to hear what its acually like. not sure how to do it. ya finish this track...id love to hear it done. 👍🏾

[@MrMarcLaflamme]

ahhhh the resampling on the OT is soooooo awesome. Would absolutely love to have those options added to the DT (quantized, length, etc) but I'm not holding my breath...

[@MrMarcLaflamme]

Well looks like I can stop holding my breath now!

[@dudemanxx]

Cognizant? Love your OT vids and this one is a banger. Great track to boot.

[@RickyTinez]

Yes. Thank you hahah. That’s the word!

[@Bagson09]

Do you have a video where you discuss the routing setup you have with your OT, audio interface, daw, headphones and speakers?

[@elftevaningen]

around the 11 min mark is giving Cosmic Interlude by LTJ Bukem vibes

[@isaac.anthony]

masterclass in OT right here, much appreciated Ricky! gonna have to watch this 10 times before i get it.

[@robotdharma]

tempted to sample "I spent the weekend in La Jolla kayaking on the ocean "

[@fraicheness]

Could anyone send me a transcription, drum machine/MIDI pattern of the main beat? Sounds so good and I can't seem to break it down!

[@Tapepusher]

Whatchu mean, it’s a drum break chopped into 8 slices with the snare moved a bit 😂

[@gin-sonic]

Oh and I think you should finish that track and release it...! Cool stuff, thanks!

[@PihkaIsMyName]

Really cool! Been using the Octatrack for years, but still learned a lot from this clip. Such a groovy beat. Thank you.

[@MixWorkRecordings]

Hey Ricky please do more Octatrack videos. I know it’s not very popular in hip hop but I just got one the other day to explore and see how I could implement it in my workflow. Every little tip help cause it’s very different coming from a Maschine\Ableton\MPC back round!

[@TRaddcliff]

You can turn quantize on in settings, so when you bang in yer trigs you’ll be on grid. You don’t need to do the copy paste biz you were doing to get back on grid. Unless you’d rather have a little slop, leave quantize off. Nice beat 👍🏿 ….ya this is a sick groove

[@SyntheticSan]

Would you recommend to use Elektron’s effects instead of pedals when you intend to use a synthesizer? So far I see you have experience in using the Akai Force which provides many effects also. Would Elektron be able to control synthesizer parameters?

[@gin-sonic]

Yeeeeeeeahh I got to about 70% before I lost you! Means I am improving on understanding what you are doing Ricky! I just love your house stuff on whatever box you are using but OT and DT especially, Keep on housing!! (Is that even a phrase?) Rock on...

[@savedbyasong4627]

Sorry if you‘ve talked about this befire, but why don‘t you do all of that in Ableton using Push 2? Wouldn‘t that be faster, easier and just as hands-on?

[@murat920]

Sharp as always😏

[@murat920]

@Ricky Tinez I think some scam is going on under your name

[@noisevector]

Nice vibe again Ricky.

[@eafortson]

12:20 cognisant is the word you were looking for i think.

[@latejuly432]

Hey, thanks as always for the video! Just curious, and off topic, but have you had a chance to play the m8 tracker? Its dope. I bet you would dig it.

[@RickyTinez]

i haven't and i always think about ordering it then don't.. haha should i?! i don't think i need it but i only hear good things!

[@latejuly432]

@@RickyTinez it’s awesome, there is a way of consolidating samples and phrases really well that it pretty rad for beats/breakbeats. The company is based in LA, I wonder if Tim, the owner would let you swing by and borrow one for a little while.

[@robinr22]

@@RickyTinez I got one a couple of weeks ago and it's brilliant.

[@suntzu6122]

The best vids are house themed

[@FlyingPetschman]

28:25 - this made ur day? ... love it

[@RababaInc]

offtopic question: today i wanted to use my less than 1 year old Digitakt and noticed some of the buttons feeling sticky. no dirt or gunk on them - just feeling sticky and leaving a slight residue on my fingers when i touch them i googled and it seems to be a known issue with Elektron gear but i haven't found a solution for it has anybody had the same issue before?

[@scarletfragment99]

Less then a year? Something is wrong, if you said 7 years ok, are you using some sort of cleaner on it that is harsh, or sitting it in direct sunlight? That rubberized coating can get sticky, but it should take alot longer then that, dont use harsh cleaners on it, i seen certain chemicals melt the rubberized stuff on contact... If its coming off on your finger that means its getting bad, and it should last a good bit longer, the only thing i know to do though when it does start, is to litteraly either replace them with new ones, or simply totally remove it with a desolving chemical, and put them back on after, there is no way to like harden it back up..... I think it should be in warranty though if its less then a year, contact Elektron and see, they will probably help you somehow... That does suck man, i mean it is expected after a long time that you will have to do something, but thats the fastest i ever heard it happening, besides like i said, spilling chemicals that dissolve it on the unit...

[@videosarchive8058]

Big ups on the Dukes

[@emperorbohe]

it's clipping u noobie also shout outs to the new 60fps camera? lol

[@MrMarcLaflamme]

RE the gain staging thing - you recorded super low and then normalized it - maybe it was the normalization process that just brought it up too high and any kind of boost just pushes it over the edge? I didn't think you clipped the input.

[@VIRALBEATS360]

Fantastic! 👏

[@romichjordan]

moog grandmother video pls

[@sulivelasco8938]

the FBI knocking on my door sounds more interesting

[@TuzXMr]

Dope track

[@rhythmdroid]

That name...Frank Dukes. Those of us who grew up in the 80s remember the mysterious legendary martial artist Frank Dux...could this be a veiled reference? Hmmmmm.

[@eternalsence3033]

ayye ricky hype whoooo

[@gabrieldelamora3701]

Dope video as usual!!!! I was just watching a recent video from messy desk and he highly advises NOT to normalize on the OT, but now you are normalizing a sample in this video... Im kinda confused 🤔 Anyway, thanks for the knowledge 💕

[@RickyTinez]

hmmm i wonder why, did he mention reasoning?

[@gabrieldelamora3701]

@@RickyTinez he mentioned that the OT, when normalizing in the audio editor, it just boosts the signal by 12+db automatically, and that can lead to unwanted results. He mentions that the OT has up to 3 different ways to boost the volume (amp vol., Filter distortion etc) I've just started normalizing just recently before watching messy's video and I didn't have any issues🤔 Idk, just wanted to share, I'm sure there's no wrong way to eat a Reese's

[@chateaudisco1436]

Werd, if you got your levels sweet at 127 on the in, you’ll have it with the right headroom, OT normalize is, in my experience a false economy. ESPECIALLY if you are using track 8 as a master with even a hint of compression (edit / conte t: this^when live sampling and needing to gain stage inputs balanced with what the onboard dfx is doing.)

[@ston3yton393]

sure blame the chair lol

[@AngelicalOrABeat]

Dear Ricky, this sounds like it should be a VCF release... Just sayin' ♥️

[@Asiosky211]

as cool as all these sample libraries are like tracklib or splice. i'm never gonna use them because then we're all just using the same samples and we all gonna end up sounding the same. sure clearing a sample is a pain but its worth it to put something out thats a bit more original

[@nondogma4799]

❤

[@zeamzoomnpop2931]

love disss

[@Archon-Luke]

This is my kinda shit right here.

[@BIG1TOWER]

This elektron device need a screen update

[@romichjordan]

this elektron device need a mk3 version

[@earlsfield]

Sorry, how is it you "fake" sidechain again?

[@Drrolfski]

So apparently, Octatrack still can't do sidechain compression. I was hoping some firmware upgrade would have fixed that.

[@Andy-iw9su]

It’s clipping you newbie

[@schmapps1]

iTs cLiPpInG yOu NoOb

[@mareikemacinnes7764]

Is it still art to sample when you can use services like Tracklib or VSTs to break down the original songs into their component parts and you can have each isolated track (e.g. drums) at your disposal? I do not think so. It is art to spend hours looking for free sounds, drums, vocals, to re-pitch, time-stretch, arrange, to morph unrecognizable etc. Greetings from Germany

[@KitKalvert]

In a world were artists are getting payed 0.0000x pence per stream and living in poverty i see a rising culture of artsits just "stealing" the samples and using without permission. Say what you like. Full labels are doing and welcoming this and by the time and IF the greedy key holders catch up its too late, the track has had its time and made its penny's for the struggling artists... what no FBI

[@williamwallace6508]

such a poorly designed sequencer / sampler / groovebox its a testamant to the marketing prowess of the manufacturer!

[@earlsfield]

@ricky tinez fake telegram acc pinged me too - check your comment section

[@RickyTinez]

Been trying.. they’ll always pop up. It’s whack-a-mole out here