My// Your First Hour with OCTATRACK MK2 🎧 TUTORIAL |

[@dansnow4230]

Arnold schwarzenegger just went techno Lol awesome

[@MichaelKert]

Thank you Dan 👍🏻👍🏻

[@CrazyAboutVinylRecords]

Lol, exactly what I was thinking. Great video.

[@DavidHHermanson]

What could be more natural? Techno was born in Germany and then was reborn there out of House after Detroit tried a takeover, not to mention Elektron is a German company. Props to Michael for a solid video. The Octatrack is one of those machines that's easier to use than explain. Its logic is there and eventually becomes "natural." It's just very different from its competitors.

[@Violentmeals]

@@DavidHHermanson Elektron is a Swedish company....

[@DavidHHermanson]

@@Violentmeals Yep, my mistake (and a big one for a Swedish-American - 3 of 4 grandparents) though they now run a studio in Berlin.

[@weepwow]

Just got my Octa Mk2, so this is Exactly my learning speed and what I need to get started. Plan on watching your other vids ASAP. Thank You!

[@GiriGagan]

Thank you for making this, you are a great teacher. A great intro for anyone buying it for the first time. ELEKTRON should include this with the free compact flash card. Danke schön.

[@station2station544]

the first hour would include a pot of black coffee and tufts of hair on the table.

[@MichaelKert]

👍🏻 if it‘s not from Apple ... you cant expect user-friendly interfaces 😁

[@bernardzwijzen7153]

Thanks to your little video I’ve finally managed to play long samples in 64 steps without having them being retriggered after 16 steps! It was just a matter of keeping the trig on the first page and deleting the trigs on the next pages. Thank you !

[@MichaelKert]

👍🏻 correct Bernard, have a lot of fun in 2020 😉

[@mcgwwide]

SO HELPFUL THANK YOU SO MUCH🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@jamessusbilla]

great first hour. similar to what i would do on the first hour. thank *YOU*

This was helpful. Boy is this a difficult machine . I bought it a month ago and this is ridiculous. I understand modular way better than this. But step by step and help from the community. Is a lot if help here. I've been using synths,daws ,etc.. for for years and years but this a whole diffrent thing. The manual is necessary here unlike anythin else I've ever used. And much most do as well. It seems! Thank you . Stay safe!

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Nice! Been learning mine now for a while. A very complex deep machine. Love it. Nothing like sampling favorite anime and movie clips and phone calls and chopping up into beats. The arranger is very powerful. I only wish that Elektron would bring Overbridge for it.r

[@leonidszasz4535]

Very nice tutorial, thx

[@MichaelKert]

👍🏻 Leo‘

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

The presets are so darn good that you can do shows JUST with those and use p-locks in real time for fun.

[@Logiccircuit]

Great video, thanks. I’ve been thinking of an OT or a Digitakt so it’s nice to see a straightforward and to the point video. Really well put together, thanks again.

[@MichaelKert]

Thank you very much Dave, I like your feedback very much. Last year I had exactly the same question. I made a video which is pretty basic, just showing a list of functions in comparison to each other. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3uwqnV4hL96hbM I worked with both machines and can clearly state that Octatrack would be my first choice. Some say the sound is not as good as Digitakt, in fact I dont know. What I liked most was a real good sample pack including Loopmasters, more effects, better workflow (I like this T1-T8 trigs), CF-card, timestretch ( really useful). I would say today that Digitakt is good as a Drum-machine ( and its samples are 80% drum sounds) and Octatrack a real sample machine were you can work with loop samples/ complete melodies. - my personal view.

[@LukezyM]

@Michael Kert But Digitakt is ment as a drum machine..

[@girlinagale]

Thanks for showing me the entrance door to Octatrak. Now I know I need one.

[@MichaelKert]

This is a good decision 👍🏻

[@RancelHdez]

Good video a very good tutorial...thanks !!!!!!

[@MichaelKert]

👍🏻 Thank you Jose

[@grandmasterjo1]

Welcome to OT club. This is Elektron’s best brain and it will give you years of immense gratitude. I hv the AR Digitakt Digitone Despite not having the OT I feel the soul of this beast. I’m sure I will be as excited as you when I get it next.

[@MichaelKert]

Hi Jo, thank you very much, - I am afraid you are to 100% correct, haha. Yes, high complexity but wonderful outcome 👍🏻👍🏻

[@grandmasterjo1]

Michael Kert when I get my OT I may request you for assistance. What type of music do u creat on the Digitone Digitakt?

[@MichaelKert]

Hi Jo, giving feedback to Antonio and everything here in this chat, I shared some free samples that comes through Musicradar. May this interesting for you too, www.musicradar.com/news/tech/free-music-samples-download-loops-hits-and-multis-627820 playing around with Octatrack, cheers, Michael

[@truthbydesign5146]

Be sure to check out the 4 parts on the different preset patterns. (hold part button and press corresponding arrow key) It’s almost like 4 completely different jams for each pattern. Lots of good material in there that really shows off the capabilities of OT

[@TRaddcliff]

MONSTER HANDS

[@Rustik1722]

Hey Hey! Well got one and have a question being that you have a similar background knowledge entering this process as myself. Is there a "clear all parts" to end up with an empty version but with all the parts like the 3 dot button enables on the Digitakt/Tone?

[@MichaelKert]

Hey Rustik, There are several Possibilities to Clear Parameters, Tracks, etc. Best is to google: Octatrack Clear Track or Octatrack Clear Parameter.

[@2628ale]

Can you do one on how to load new packs and samples or loops to the compact flash card using Sysex or Transfer.

[@MichaelKert]

Hi Algo; I could but whats the problem ?

[@DeeJay003]

Thanks for the video Micheal - subbed.

[@MichaelKert]

Thank you dazza, im experimenting with a couple of elektron stuff. Hope you like it .... next release will be analog rytm , - i was surprised of quality and sound

[@MichaelKert]

Hi Dazza, giving feedback to Antonio and everything here in this chat, I shared some free samples that comes through Musicradar. May this interesting for you too, www.musicradar.com/news/tech/free-music-samples-download-loops-hits-and-multis-627820 playing around with Octatrack, cheers, Michael

[@DeeJay003]

@@MichaelKert Thank you very much Michael, it is much appreciated

[@Rustik1722]

Did the DT/DG knowledge translate over well to the Octatrack?

[@MichaelKert]

Yes, definitley there is a general logic which makes it easier to swap between those boxes.

[@steveambrose1734]

Please how did you copy the presets. I create a new set and project but the audio pool is empty what am i doing wrong

[@bluename4]

how would it compare with the "isla SP2400"?

[@MichaelKert]

I don’t no machine you mentioned but from what I saw in the internet this is a drum sampler and has a different aproach than the elektron gear. - tracks, control, etc

[@UberSynth]

YES!!!! I knew this was Arnold Schwarzenegger this is his new hobby!! Elektron/Cyberdyne? He slips up at: 7:13 T1 = Terminator 1 😎 And 7:24 T2 = Terminator 2 😎 And so forth... 😎

[@------YeahOK------]

Gimmie your clothes, your boots, and your Octatrack.

[@chefjonsf]

Spit out my coffee while watching this video and reading this. Lol

[@cray56]

How do you save a program all its sounds and tracks assigned so you can move onto creating a new song/project?

[@alyeska4226]

Ooh, is that the OS 1.31 screen?

[@MichaelKert]

😉👍🏻

[@HightechLowlife-r8x]

per project you can address 128 flex samples slots & 128 static samples slots , or 128 x 64 slices flex samples slots & 128 x 64 slices static samples slots, so a maximum amount of 8192 samples x2 per project. read merlin's guide

[@MichaelKert]

Thanks Olivier, Thank you for that correction and good tip of Merlins Guide. I am beginning to realize that the Octatrk is a little bit more complex than the Digitkt 😆 kind regards, Michael

[@MichaelKert]

Hi Olivier, giving feedback to Antonio and everything here in this chat, I shared some free samples that comes through Musicradar. May this interesting for you too, www.musicradar.com/news/tech/free-music-samples-download-loops-hits-and-multis-627820 playing around with Octatrack, cheers, Michael

[@Noise-Conductor]

@@MichaelKert Thanks for the link. That's a laot of free samples.

[@user82938]

On the Octatrack, it's more common to have the crossfader on one side or the other. A little different than the way it's used in DJing. This is because you usually want an un-effected version on one side, and the added effects on the other. Of course, everything on the OT is up to individual preference.

[@MichaelKert]

Thank you very much buddy’ , I have already asked myself about function for the cross fader and how to use it. You are very welcome, kind regards, Michael

[@jaeryan1337]

good buddy yeah, the manual seemed to suggest that it not be that way but that’s absolutely how I use it! Such an awesome tool ❤️

[@MichaelKert]

Hi Buddy, giving feedback to Antonio and everything here in this chat, I shared some free samples that comes through Musicradar. May this interesting for you too, www.musicradar.com/news/tech/free-music-samples-download-loops-hits-and-multis-627820 playing around with Octatrack, cheers, Michael

[@DJZEMBRILO]

can we connect this machine to a dj roland 808 controller? thank you

[@MichaelKert]

Hi Zem‘ , I don’t know the mentioned Roland, but you can send Midi and Audio data to Octatrack. Audio can be manipulated, I think this is your key question. Cheeres M.

[@jdworkz]

3:41 6:53

[@revishon]

I just got mine used from guitar center and I think maybe the presets were deleted from the card.

[@MichaelKert]

No samples on your Octatrack ? It comes with around 6 GB samples from Loopmaster, Mars and a few from Elektron

[@aidanvinum]

I had one used and felt like things were deleted and tampered with... always made me feel like something might be wrong with it. Better to buy new, maybe?

[@revishon]

AdrianVino probably so, but also it is just forcing me to do what I was gonna do anyways: import my own sounds!

[@MichaelKert]

Everything is Connected I could go with that, looking at the origin Samples there is a huge Loopmaster and Samples from Mars package plus some Drum and Synth related. So if you have some Samples available try to go with them first. Recently I found on music radar a free sample library www.musicradar.com/news/tech/free-music-samples-download-loops-hits-and-multis-627820 which might is useful too, ... cheers, Michael

[@MichaelKert]

Not necessarily, looking at what comes with Octatrack, there is a huge Loopmaster and Samples from Mars package plus some Drum and Synth related. So if you have some Samples available try to go with them first. Recently I found on music radar a free sample library www.musicradar.com/news/tech/free-music-samples-download-loops-hits-and-multis-627820 which might is useful too, ... cheers, Michael

[@apocalypseplease19]

what is FX actually?

[@Pauluz_The_Web_Gnome]

After the preparations and programming the missle has launched!!! I want to make music not launch rockets!

[@AlexpxThreeTen]

That was the fastest hour ever 😂

[@UberSynth]

So this is what the terminator has been up to since successfully wiping out John and Sarah conner from existence. Well he can't self terminate so why not Elektronate?

[@Nosyc]

warum machst du das auf englisch wen du deutscher bist

[@bigol9223]

got one used and the card has no audio or loops. son of a bitch!