Making sample magic with the Elektron Octatrack MkII (live performance)

[@ProjectXH]

A Drum n Bass track can sometimes get repetitive and boring. This is very intriguing and colorful, awesome work!

[@jezmilar7]

This video sells me the octatrack, awesome performance!

[@sneaky_circus]

Agree!

[@atimchak]

5/4 for the WIN. That was INCREDIBLE!

[@DanizTV]

-I think I mainly bought my octa because of this video, and now I thank you :)

[@magnuseriksson8081]

Is it that good? Seem to be pretty complicated workflow?

[@DanizTV]

@@magnuseriksson8081 to me it's one of the simplest electron boxes to use. You don't need any knowledge about sound synthesis or technical stuff to use it, works with any sample and sound, and you can control any MIDI device with it. (And if you are lazy, there are amazing presets you can use, see Ezbot)

[@DanizTV]

@@magnuseriksson8081 the beauty of the Octatrack lies in its uniqueness. If you are familiar with the Elektron workflow, it unveils its simplicity and at the same time its incredible power. This video is a great example of this :)

[@chinidadian]

What an absolute banger!! Not to mention the boss level use of the Octatrack. Fantastic work as always.

[@andrewlodge8307]

It’s giving the slightest little bit of 15 Step by Radiohead minus the guitars and way more techno/despondent. Love the duality of this track!

[@etiennestehelin3171]

This is the best thing ive heard in awhie.... and you did on an Octatrack is f*cking unbelievable. Heading to your patreon now!

[@androo540]

Beautiful

[@dreamdealer]

outstanding performance, using all of the good stuff here.

[@parlefeuproject3115]

beautyful, this machine looks like a hell of a learning curve. love your videos from montreal

[@loveadumb]

great stuff as always. i've been in a rut i need to get back on my digitone.

[@Ruokone]

Man, I love coming back to this for the occasional listen and observation. And I gotta say, that eyelash hair by your play/clear button kills me, cause that's where I always wind up finding them on my octatrack as well. XD

[@AKrasavin]

Among all other videos screaming that Octatrack is hard to learn this recording made me want to master this box. Amazing work!

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

Such a MONSTER unit ! - Looks like great fun , and a great live tool ! - Beautiful Outro - a real BANGER of a tune ,- 😉👌

[@miguel_orama]

the most inspiring octa video I've ever seen! Marvellous!

[@stujay]

Damn, Jay. You make me want to practice more more more more more.

[@barakus82]

I cried at the end. Something beautiful ⭐⭐⭐

[@dkamhaji]

Komplete kontrol! It’s a beautiful thing to watch someone glide through the Octatrack making it sing and dance seemingly without effort! I know what it takes, I use 2 simultaneously ;) very rewarding Instrument and a pleasure to watch you rock it. Cheers!

[@deniskalinin5101]

so nice!

[@FranckMaintenay]

The melodic sample sounds like the first preset of NI Playbox, no ? Bit what you did is wonderful !

[@dzndzl]

Timeless instrument

[@mdeerocks6792]

Haha this is dope. You've mastered the thing.

[@quirkyfunguy]

this is incredible

[@10.000Spore]

A tutorial on how Build and perform something like this from stems/samples will be immensely appreciated Brother 🙏🙏🙏

[@simonm4839]

Wow. Genius.

[@lameaim]

would you consider doing a breakdown video on how this track was assembled in the OT?

[@JayHosking]

I usually reserve breakdowns for my Patreon and try to keep the channel mostly focused on songs/performance. I did do a sample prep/breakdown on this track in a Patreon livestream last week. I appreciate the interest, though!

[@lameaim]

@@JayHosking understandable, really appreciate the response

[@ElectronicazMusic]

Inspiring. Still quite new to the OT here so great to see it in max use! Excellent vid and track!

[@nastied]

Great as usual Jay! Epic track: I wish horizontal crossfaders was used more for important groovebox/synth/sampler functions - the octa and how you perform with it explains Why

[@JayHosking]

I would love to see the idea of scenes, and the crossfader, implemented on tons of grooveboxes, yeah. And thanks!

[@genepozniak]

That is amazeballs, man!

[@stemshade3108]

very clean. impressive

[@jakxcombat]

Really brilliant!!

[@artephank]

Omg. This is insane

[@littlehelix]

Very cool!

[@stinkypete9070]

This absolutely slaps, listened to it a few times on repeat! Nice.

[@souliseum5437]

Would this be overkill if I wanted one mainly just for percussion and beats/rhythmic suites? I keep seeing it truly can do an entire track alone but I like sculpting my stuff in daw or mixer with my various synths so solely looking for an intricate device that can keep up with the flow, and of course allows me to upload my own samples to it. This video stuck out for I like the capabilities this one specifically has. But I notice it’s used to build legit songs hence my question. Fantastic video! This thing just looks insanely fun!!

[@sdjk909]

Nicely done, love hearing solo OT stuff.

[@oculist]

This is bloody epic.

[@simul808]

Mate that was a solid performance

[@isaac.anthony]

great scene setup, samples are great!

[@thesurgingmass]

Absolutely brilliant! Super inspiring!

[@yaroslav9586]

the best!

[@atmosfear3056]

Dope

[@sergeiscxzvbn1983]

Great!))

[@medenine4828]

This is an OT masterclass.

[@tedheshio]

Your videos are the best. Many thanks. One question. How much post production did you use for this and other videos?

[@JayHosking]

EQ, compression, and limiting, mainly. I've got a couple of Patreon videos on my mastering chain, but really you don't have to get too complicated. And thanks!

[@pex4537]

Bella❤

[@remixland-2000]

i like that

[@darpsyxer]

yeap amazing stuff ! as usual do you have your music on spotify ? just wondering

[@JayHosking]

Yeah, I usually release a record on bandcamp first, and then it goes to spotify and other streaming services 6 months to a year later.

[@nerfytheclown]

Dude...I'm trying to justify buying a simpler sampler and you're wrecking me over here.

[@JayHosking]

Simpler samplers are cool, too!

[@nerfytheclown]

@@JayHosking ...you be honest, I just wanted to say "simpler sampler". If I can never build to the Octa, eventually I will break down and get an MV-1.

[@turbotornado6039]

@@nerfytheclown Buy-Akai MPS X and forget for all sampers.

[@cougarman8]

New $7 Patreon subscriber after watching that video. That was amazing!

[@JayHosking]

Amazing! Welcome!

[@ryanpalma5947]

this person is an immortal AI

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

AbracaDabra - Jay Hosking will Zapp`ya ! 🤤✌

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

Sorry , but im too funny for my hat ,- 😲👏

[@looseyfur74]

I want one but 1200 on reverb currently ... I hate to sell my dirtywave or something to get it rather have both!

[@markytripp]

DOPE AS FCUK incredibe piece

[@glennweber9290]

I'm actually more interested in the templates/scenes than individual samples. Do you have that available, ala EZBOT?

[@JayHosking]

I make these scenes specifically for each song, so I don't have templates. I usually try to accommodate requests like that on my Patreon, though, and it's easy enough to grab a bank/project from the Octa.

[@LuvingToryChristman]

Ho-Lee-Fuk! O_O!!!!

[@jasonnicholas4336]

What kind of sorcery….?

[@darrensmith5336]

Witchcraft