Octatrack product presentation

[@MrHollabk]

I am a bedroom musican since 1996, owned at least 50 various synths, drum machines and samplers but I have never had so much fun for such a long time with a single peace of gear. Good job, Elektron!

[@DAMNBOAH909]

Actually its Elektron ;)

[@atonegames]

Dude, 8 years later and this thing still seems amazing!

[@Artek604]

Thye still are! I've got both Mk1 versions of OT and A4 and they're one of the most beautiful machines ever created :o

[@noobslayerr9732]

@@Artek604 beautiful wont get you thru the rain.. mpc x for me

[@Artek604]

@@noobslayerr9732 For me it's important how the gear looks. It's big part of whether it's inspiring or not for me. Also I don't even know how you can compare MPCs to Electron gear - they're both samplers only on paper :)

[@noobslayerr9732]

@@Artek604 8 outs a groovebox inside on a beast of a sequencer and usb direct sampling tell me you are wrong.. Octa aint a sampler is a mixer and a parts sampling maggler on a decent midi sequencer which responds amazing to elektron ecosystem alongside other elektron gear. i love elektron bro but their sound for that price range is at best below average... on an insane over and above high price

[@Artek604]

@@noobslayerr9732 As I said, you can't compare them objectively, because they cater to different user bases and use cases. If one wants to f**k samples up in elaborate way and do it live there's no way X is better than OT, for example. But I don't know why we're even arguing this? I never said OT is better than X, I actually also own MPC One and consider Force after the update that dropped yesterday. I only said that Mk1 versions of Electron gear are *beautiful* in terms of their looks and I stand by this, especially compared to X which looks like cash register ;) :D

[@rumham9911]

8 years later and this is still your magnum opus. With all the emphasis on smaller more affordable devices from you lately I hope you haven't lost your way of creating innovative groundbreaking equipment like this. The Octatrack is my single favourite piece of equipment ever, my desert island machine if you will, and I hope you'll consider making a true successor one day. If there's any creation of yours that deserves to live on for another generation its this one!

[@truecuckoo]

Ok, I can't resist anymore. I have to try for real...

[@masonkiller1]

five years ago^^

[@Korr123]

Im from the future and man did you blow us away!

[@robertsyrett1992]

This comment is gold. OT is still the best sampler they make, because of unlimited static sample size and crossfader.

[@dankefurnichts]

@@robertsyrett1992 yea

[@philmakesnoise]

so this was how it began for Cuckoo. Wonderful!

[@WeAreElektron]

"It can really mess up your samples right away." Octatrack product presentation - KZbin bit.ly/1wZXGLP

[@dylan_king1870]

I WILL SHOW YOU THIS NOW

[@spencerholtaway]

ENJOY.

[@adelinrapcore]

Beside the absolute amazing machine, the presentation is flawless

[@TheSandvichTrials]

The more I watch of this, the more I want this. The workflow of this thing is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Quite pricey but it looks worth the money to me.

[@dylan5445]

Thank you for uploading this!! The Octatrack is DEEP the manual is THICK and we need to see what this thing is really capable of. I've had my Octatrack for months and I can tell you it takes dedication to learn all of the functionality it is capable of, so it is always nice to see techniques for experimentation.

[@semi788]

Cenk just left elektron. Thank you for all these product presentations :)

[@ikomlino]

Mr. Dataline is real Elektron Master! I use Octatrack and Machindrum, but not even close as advanced as he does. Every video gives me bunch of new ideas what this machines are capable for!

[@Amazology]

Just discovered this after a looooong hiatus. Thanks Elektron...I'm in.

[@matthewsmith141]

one year in and I'm still lusting to get anything this musical out of my octatrack.. though I still persevere... my akai still reigns supreme..... my new years resolution is to fathom this piece of kit!

[@Digiphex]

This type of video is very helpful in my purchase decision. An overview of what it actually is and does. Very helpful and good marketing. I also like the more in depth tips and tricks. Thanks so much for the tutorials. I hope I see it for the A4 and the RYTM as well.

[@yayayaokoksure]

"The limit is endless."

[@johncaccioppo1142]

Unending limits!

[@agkwtechno]

we defo love the octatrack. even since we made the OKTAKONTROL for our live set. thanks elektron for your machines :)

[@youngeagle161]

This guy is great. He's so super serious. It's like he's selling you an illicit machine gun or something. This has a VERY CAPABLE sequencer...

[@youngeagle161]

also, I'm totes making this my next purchase. This is the first sampler I've ever seen that seems like a real instrument unto itself.

[@wolfgang4468]

Always good to see a master at work.

[@Goldlion973]

Beats are dope, Dataline is no ordinary employee -_-

[@PierreRipplinger]

From what I understand you can assign it to crossfade any feature and set of feature you want... Filter cutoff, effect send, effect dry/wet, pattern A/B, samplemaps, you name it, or any combination of all the above.

[@aeryalmusic]

Bought it 6 months ago. Looooooooooooooooooooooooooove it!!!! Amazing Magical Instrument!!!

[@2ammusik]

Nice! I would like to see an updated video with the AK, AR, and OT!

[@drumfish78]

it hurts !! great presentation !! in terms of killing samples, the octa is above all really

[@aimeeportioli8612]

Hi there, thanks for the great video. I am considering to switch to the Octatrack for my live gigs and stop using Ableton Live in session view. I am not familiar with the octatrack yet but I would like to know if the machine is able to play 8 audio samples at the same time (and which need to start in sync) which are my 8 audio stems and last more than an hour in order to manipulate them singularly. Thanks in advance for the information.

[@twicksisted]

Yay I finally bought an Octatrack! should arrive tomorrow.... cant wait!

[@Al2006essandro]

whats your feeling after a week?

[@twicksisted]

I've sold all my other kit and in the process of buying an analog rytm and analog four. There is a lot to learn but once you wrap your head around a few concepts it all starts to fall into place ... with some unexpected 'happy accidents' along the way! The Octatrack sounds really good... gives a lot of charachter to your samples and is reassuringly built like a tank. (the build quality of the other gear I had was toy like in comparison). I'm more than sold on it... very happy customer :)

[@GingerDrums]

Great producer in his own right.

[@TheVealChop]

reminds me of the music from The Transporter at times... lovely instrument!

[@pav5355]

jam at the end is unreal

[@nuthinguseful]

+Elektron hello, I am getting pretty frustrated with the slice function @10.30. I notice on the elektron forums people have a similar issue. I follow the video exactly, with a clean loop edited right and loaded directly from a file, and when you create the slice grid, on a flex or static machine, the 'now I have trigs on the sequencer as you can see here' just doesn't happen. Nothing is put down on the sequencer, this means I have to add each linear trig manually? which is what a lot of frustated people were doing on the elektron forum. I tried filling a bar with trigs and setting 'create linear locks' but this still doesn't solve the issue, depending on the size of the grid created, the loop never sounds the same. I am running version 1.25E (updated to H just after writing this, no change)

[@Claidheambmor]

You were doing something wrong.

[@PocketUnv]

Such a beauty. Expensive, but gorgeous.

[@PierreRipplinger]

Some of these demo patterns are pretty cool.

[@madebygomez7744]

Dammit Cenk, I cant afford to buy another Elektron! I just bought a Digitakt and an Analog Four! I know this video is from 2013 but cmon yourse still selling me on it pretty hard!!

[@aknekd]

I'm saying myself I'm happy to live in this century, born in 90 I practice this a bit and started with in 2014 incredible/ (2018 no release but max pleasure)

[@indiefilmcomposer]

5:40 fx sound top. notch i just ordered the MK2

[@TheAledShow]

This is pretty great. I could listen to that end session he does all day. Anyone recommend any musicians who use devices similar to this?

[@esracoon]

look on the tube for "mr. dataline" sets. also just ran across a nice short one called "Singing the Octatrack" or just search octatrack or elektron for other neat stuff :)

[@Swaziboi]

Awesome presentation! My Octa is missing his best friend even more now...

[@AveMcree]

gooodness this thing is a beast.......

[@CMane]

Ok... this vid was created in 2013.... it's currently 2017...and I'm putting this on my wishlist TODAY. #savingup

[@henrids]

best product demo i've ever seen!

[@WerkPl]

great performance

[@ryanhallyyc]

Great machine. Can't wait to use it.

[@XHALE303]

Great device & review, but his presentation has the enthusiasm of a dead tree

[@LoveMeBack]

Still a beast the Octatrack.

[@ritec]

Great demonstration! Learned a couple new things.

[@leadpipejustice9253]

The song at the end needs to be uploaded to youtube!!

[@Towly263]

octatrack -> best machine i ever bought !!! after that a4 and rytm...

[@djdigitaladdict8407]

*oh yes!!!!thats you who gona help me, please!!!!i have the rytm, but i only can buy just one more elektron...but i dont no what i have to buy, octa or a4...its for house music, deep house...i already have the mx-1, tr-8, vt-3, aw4416, and as a synth i have the tb-3, and the jd-xa....so, what do you do in this case?i make this question to you, cuz you already have the 3 machines...thanks!*

[@Towly263]

They are both pretty cool.. When you like sampling get the Octa. When u like making your own sounds try the a4.

[@ritec]

That was AWESOME at the end!!! wowzers.

[@DaZeDmerlin]

Whooooo, this is great. Straight up Aphex Twin VS Venetian Snares territory

[@intonare]

"And I will show you this now.."

[@rcecil88]

intonare 😂😂

[@DividedLine]

Currently selling gear on ebay to raise money for one of these. I can't wait.

[@backslider06]

+Divided Line It's worth it!

[@hivemind7924]

watching this video really made me realise all musicians are depressed

[@aguilasparalelas]

no man

[@DavidHHermanson]

Perpetually - try listening to Beethovens late quartets.

[@mohamedazzam726]

Awesome video, awesome guy!

[@hiddenmaterial]

this MF demo/tutorial sounds better than most tracks i hear to this day 😂

[@Meteotrance]

Definitly made for live performance ^^ you know i have all the toy i need in Reason, but when it's about live i feel more safe using real hardware and musical intrument to play with ^^ i hope buying this stuff for backing track my gigs, and mangling as crazy ^^

[@martinofenzi858]

Really dangerous track. Sounds fuckin great!!

[@urbanprismmedia]

fascinating machine. defintely getting it before christmas

[@nicoraibak]

mpressing the midi button gives you additional 8 tracks for controlling external devices?? apart from the 8 audio sample tracks>??

[@nicoraibak]

so you can be playing 8 drums and 8 midi tracks at the same time???

[@BrockDavisson]

I WANT THAT SHIRT HE HAS ON!

[@istvantoth7431]

Impressive!

[@glenesis]

Nice, Elektron!

[@alexanderthomas542]

Best analogue feel

[@mikeb2575]

This is the perfect machine for glitch !!! :D

[@robertandarson5669]

Octatrack is in my opinion better than any MPC or Maschine !

[@ipassenger]

Arp and LIFO multi step select!!! Never knew that! Doh!

[@adamantiuscloudcat1799]

I am saving to buy this monster.

[@aeryalmusic]

Is he Mr Dataline? Perfect work for perfect machine :)

[@timothyhaverkamp1362]

What kind of music/who does Dataline listen to? All of these demos are superb!

[@sirscratchmyback]

If you guys made a keyboard version of the Octatrack you'll destroy the game.

[@solomonjenkins9505]

lol....ever heard of midi controllers? Most people already have a midi controller and a genius company like elektron knows this which is why they only make it for the analog 4...smart choice seeing as it's the only one that really needs it. m3 88 works great with this thing :}

[@Claidheambmor]

Yet every time Elektron release a keyboard version of their devices it sinks like a lead balloon

[@grewalparminder2003]

Does it mess up my samples?

[@iromeku]

Cenk, that's awesome

[@xperimentador]

Hi, thanx for the demo - it made me buy one! Now I have the A4 next to the Octatrack, but one problem I cannot figure out! De A4 sounds clean but the Octatrack sounds distorted. (its brand new) >> What could this be ? - I do not know if it;s a mixer problem or what!? Thanx

[@Dt3kno]

Men you got my respect!

[@FANTASTICARTVOYAGE]

like it very much great sampler machine

[@ermannos]

I love those "parameeters"

[@LsnakeM]

Dataline is the man!

[@poppyxander]

dude, you are bad ass!

[@thechannelkarkas]

12:42 "Again here the LFOs on the Octarack are very important ! :( "

[@RobertParenton]

Thank you..I own all your products from sweetwater!

[@TheFuturetive]

dose it come with a sample library?

[@UserName________]

Cost-wise, think of it this way... What do you prefer, 10 Volca Samples, or 1 Octatrack :)

[@adamantiuscloudcat1799]

+Arturo Toledo This is the best sampler machine for its price in the market at this moment.

[@randeezy3914]

Quality vs quantity

[@solomonjenkins9505]

electribe?

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

The OG

[@atommachine]

Random slice well tidy!

[@abscrete]

I just have one question all features looks great but could you trigger different samples by velocity? i need a sampler where i could load my drum kits which usually have from 16 to 127 samples to be able to play with lots of formants like in acoustic kits , i usually need lot of samples to feel it a bit natural can you do that on this machine? with the sample capabilities and stuff from this machine would be possible i just cant find any info on samples triggered by velocity , thanks a lot.

[@screamotraplord]

Very interesting...so there are samples inside this thing already like factory sounds?

[@Claidheambmor]

Has a sampler ever been released without factory content?

[@qi_kayon]

awesome!

[@elissitdesign]

I really want to pull the trigger on this unit. WANT!

[@Jbantock]

I wanted to hear it record, trim and play a sample and then hear it get mangled, so that I could understand the audio mangling capabilities that it's so highly regarded for. Most of the mangling in this demo happened to sounds that were sequenced into a beat, making it difficult to distinguish between the sequencer capabilities and sampler engine capabilities.

[@Claidheambmor]

You can't always get what you want

[@KtheOperator]

Who is the man talking? If the music I hear coming from that box in this video is his, I would LOVE to hear some more of him!

[@spfiros]

Klaus Overmeire check project dataline

[@novation25]

Amazing man

[@yayayaokoksure]

My thoughts exactly

[@joaquincornejo2974]

amazing

[@clubbingtracks]

thanks nice demo

[@ryanhom7524]

good idea!

[@187onaPigeon]

This is a nice product damn. Also, can anyone point me to some music that sounds like the stuff presented in this video? Especially the glitchy stuff with chords, like the stuff he's producing at the end. I love that.

[@ElfrangerProductions]

Check out Stimming :)

[@ElfrangerProductions]

Sorry my answer might be a little unreviewed from my side. The iconic octatrack sound can be found in his music but it's probably not what you were searching for as you stated you're looking more especially to the stuff towards the end

[@eazypop]

check out luke vibert

[@ericstewart0921]

First off, this thing looks awesome. My question is can this work in unison with a DAW like Ableton or does it completely replace software? I've never owned a piece of hardware outside of an interface so I'm not sure how these things are used.

[@trentonabbott6321]

Eric from TX Hi Eric, I hope I'm not too late in replying. I just got my octatrack a month ago, and I am finding that it is great at being and outboard effects box, an all-in-one DJ box, or its own thing entirely. I am spinning and remixing my tracks in real time using this, and I love it.

[@zeepster]

Trenton Abbott For dj-ing, i guess you have all your tracks loaded in the Octatrack? I also wonder if it runs in sync with Ableton or Traktor, or any DAW. Does it have a Slave mode?

[@trentonabbott6321]

zeepster That's my next experiment is trying to slave the OT with MIDI. I'll post updates soon. OT is more of its own thing, and that is the big caveat, that it doesn't support Elektron Overbridge for live integration.

[@rhythmdroid]

+Eric from TX it absolutely works alongside a DAW. Octatrack can be the master clock source, or slave to your DAW's clock. Octatrack has 4 analog inputs and 4 analog outputs to connect to your DAW, not to mention USB connectivity to drag and drop samples/clips/stems/songs into Octatrack's memory. Another way to use it is as a more "hands-on" MIDI sequencer for soft-synths/soft-samplers in your DAW by sending MIDI into the computer. It has some very fun MIDI sequencing capabilities like MIDI LFOs (which can be tempo-synced, interesting waveshapes, even designed right on the hardware like a little etch a sketch) It's more fun than mouse clicking...

[@rhythmdroid]

+zeepster All Elektron devices can be a master tempo source, or slaved to the BPM of your DAW.

[@ronsone8373]

We need a MK3 with overbridge

[@butterthebutcher]

still want that t-shirt man!

[@lofromparis]

very good

[@jorgejaramillo6374]

hi there, i am trying to change the presets in the minitaur, from the octatrack, but i can't find the way. i did it from the ableton and it was no problem... that function it's working on the moog... do you know something about it? thanks!!!

[@ehafh]

so cool.