Octatrack Tutorial #1 - CUCKOO

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My first Octatrack Tutorial is made with the newcomers in mind. It's a deep machine, with a LOT of possibilities. It can be overwhelming before you get into it. Perhaps this little video can help you get started? :)
Cheers for watching, and for all the support!
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CUCKOO

[@IElrekkaI]

bob ross of gear reviews

[@DennisMHenderson]

@@user-we4rs1be7u hei was thinki mommi

[@HelicopterRidesForCommunists]

Best comment on his channel, 8 years running

[@wega4105]

Who is bob ross !? A channel? Be a pal telle me mate

[@shachar87l]

Got stuck after 5 years of octaplaying, came back to the beginning, got unstuck- thank you coco

[@truecuckoo]

That's great to hear! Keep playing it, and hopefully you'll find a workflow that suits you.

[@7177YT]

Someone else watching this in 2022? (;

[@truecuckoo]

❤️

[@7177YT]

@@truecuckoo 😅

[@AsherBKNY]

In 2024 😉

[@alexanderschweizer115]

@@AsherBKNYI am with you my brother 😂

[@gfunkk]

(Parenthesis mean important details that are sandwiched within other subjects) 0:00 // Introduction 2:17 // Starting a New Project 3:42 // Setting up an Input for Sampling (Playback Menu, Flex Machines) 6:33 // Sampling to a Track (Mixer) 9:20 // Track Editing Functions 11:55 // Sequencing/Grid Mode (Scale Setup, Copy & Paste Bars@ 21:47) 14:22 // Slicing, Pay Attention. (Zero-Crossing, Play Mode Menu, Metronome Functions) 22:27 // Effects (Filter, Delay) 27:36 // Vocal Sampling and Slicing 31:23 // More Effects (Pitch) 31:49 // Scenes 36:46 // Recording Settings (Track Length, Quantize Settings) 38:25 // More Effects (Dark Reverb) 39:14 // More Scenes (Effects Across Multiple Tracks, LFO Page, Vibrato) 42:04 // Setting Up the Master Track (Effects on Master Track) 44:57 // Master Track Delay (Delay CTRL, Rolls) 50:18 // Saving Samples 55:45 // Outro

[@korberd]

"Saving Samples" has to be after 50 minutes xD nice structure - love this tutorial :)

[@ubiquitousreverser]

Thanks for putting this together!

[@blueworm99]

@true cuckcoo You should pin this

[@MidnightMusicClub]

I bought an Octatrack about 2yrs ago and fumbled with it for a month or two before I decided I hated it and sold it off. Had this video been available then, I would have probably never sold it. Excellent work, friend. Really nice job of breaking down the basics and actually showing the keystrokes and menu options during operation. Thank you! New Octratrack on the way!

[@truecuckoo]

Thanks mate! I was wondering for years what it was too. In the end I just had to gamble and get one, and learn on my own. I want to spare people the hesitation and struggling first steps. So it makes me feel like my work is truly meaningful hearing your story.

[@bigkingsha]

I caved and got an OT. I was making all kinds of stuff on it within a few hours. In my opinion, the Machinedrum UW+'s workflow was more of a challenge to learn than the OT. now I got my eyes on that A4....either that or a half-year wait on a Cirklon. To be able to load entire 20-minute songs and trim them down without zero loading time was the deal maker for me. That pickup machine was just the mutts nuts.

[@flap80]

Hey Cuckoo, thank you very much for this! Without you, nobody would get it!

[@truecuckoo]

+Philipp Grütering thanks Philipp! Glad you're finding it helpful. :)

[@mechlo]

"Add a slice here? Yeah. Do it." I fucking love your vids, man. I picked up an Octatrack and this vid (among many others) allowed me to make a basic beat day 1. Thanks!

[@truecuckoo]

That's great! This is why I keep doing it. The Octatrack isn't all that welcoming on day one without a little introduction. I'm glad I could help.

[@mechlo]

I look forward to future Octatrack vids!

[@kojiaudio4472]

Hi Cuckoo! Just picked up MKII today and found this video to be extremely useful! Thank you very much for your effort into making these!

[@truecuckoo]

Thanks a lot mate!

[@snoopyoverthehills]

still valid in 2021

[@tzed2509]

Great tutorial, really lets us get an idea of the workflow and functionality of the machine. Thanks!

[@MoonlightFireShow]

man I had this machine 3 months stopped getting dust until I saw you're video. finally somebody that can explain an idiot what he wants to hear xD

[@truecuckoo]

Thanks mate! Yeah it's a machine that takes a little learning. I'm glad I caught you in time ;-)

[@spenceb25]

Thanks cuckoo! Your tutorials have been super helpful for getting started on this machine :) The manual is a little dense but you have made it easy to dive straight in! u rock dood

[@TherapyHiccup]

i wish this video existed a year ago when i got mine :P for me, the first 6 days were pretty rough with this machine. now though, so glorious and vital. GREAT VIDEO! :D

[@jeffbughouse]

Great introductory video for the Octatrack! Love your vibe and approach to these deep machines. This kickstarted my use of my Octatrack. I look forward to more vids. I contributed to Patreon and thank you!

[@truecuckoo]

Thank you so much Jeff! You're really helping me out! I'll try keeping up! :)

[@k0v4l]

Thanks for a really good tutorial. Patreon mode : On.

[@rish8917]

THanks to this 10 year old video I am no longer afraid of the octatrack after 3 days of possession, thank you!!

[@truecuckoo]

Sick! Glad you found it! ❤️

[@CHURF]

have the same moment over here right now 😂

[@SuperMegaWoofer3000]

This video is awesome. The beatbox recording was AWESOME. This has convinced me to buy an Octatrack :)

[@telekollektiv]

well produced video! thank you so much.

[@maciejhanusek5209]

Thanks for this video. It is very good for beginers :)

[@fabfaborganasm]

After 15mn of this vid, I had a break of 2 weeks messing around with the OT. Then I started the vid again. Thank you MONSIEUR Cuckoo. Hope Elektron paid you for such a helpful tutorial...

[@glooms691]

Those are some great tom drum samples you have now!

[@MarcS4R]

i just bought a used octatrack ,watching your tutorials. very helpful indeed man.

[@CartoonCityKid]

Came back to this again. I love the thumbnail pic 😎🤙🏻 I remember thinking, "Why am I watching this video about this difficult, expensive thing I'll never own" then I got one 😂

[@johncitizen8828]

And is it **that** hard to learn? (coming from a Digitakt)

[@CartoonCityKid]

​@johncitizen8828 I haven't tried any of the 'takt boxes but with something like the octatrack manual by Synthdawg, it should be quite smooth. The official manual isn't good. To better describe my experience...it's not difficult to learn, but it can be difficult to find the information you need to learn it. Get one! And get Synthdawg's manual, it's only a couple dollars

[@schepler2]

This was an excellent tutorial, and I learned a lot. My problem with the OT is that it's so much harder to get basic tracks down than using a synth and drum machine. I could lay all of that down in minutes with the A4 and AR. Of course, I can't mangle the sound, but I'm really not into that anyway. Having said all that, I own the OT and hope to become a more proficient user. Cheers, Cuckoo!

[@truecuckoo]

It takes a while to get used to. And it's not a tape recorder, so yeah, there's a lot of choices to take into account. But in my next tutorial I'll be going more rockn'roll, and trying to tame the Pickup machines. They're much faster in many ways, and different. More like loop pedals.

[@thebudge333]

cuckoomusic Can't wait for the next demo. Thanks!

[@ikosimazaki723]

Wooow you look so much younger with that hairstyle (and that deep black colour)! You could revive that look now, you'd be even more killer-handsome, bro :D

[@truecuckoo]

Thanks mate! Style 💎

[@mattsynth]

I was lost after the first two minutes. Just like my Analog Four Electron products for me are difficult to operate. Even after a year of using the A4 I still get lost in the menus. The double function buttons can be very frustrating at times. Don,t get me wrong I still love what the A4 can do but I think the interface needs a lot of work. It looks like this unit has the same or similar type interface. Thanks for the post Cukoo.

[@_fig.8]

nearly an hour filled with, "oh, that's where that is!" and "so, that how that's done!" gratitude for this one cuckoo, you've earned it.

[@thegreatsiberianitch]

This tutorial is great. Simple, step by step. No big "tricks" and all that. I rn have an octatrack mkii that just came in and I was set on returning it but I think I'll go along with you on this one and see how I feel after a day or two. It just seems like such a task to have fun with it. I'm spoiled by my syntakt i think.

[@BreakBoy45]

I had an octatrack for a few months. the capabilities are really cool, but the sound..... i just didnt like the overall "sound" of what it did to my samples. its hard to describe. its not bad, but it wasnt for me. i hear that elektron does have a bit of a "sound"... i would love if they release an MK2 with a sound fix.

[@Artek604]

Just got my Mk1 (looks & feels brand new, yay!) This is gonna be very useful, along with the User Manual :)

[@nickvanthomme3280]

cuckoo your videos are the best i learned so much from this! thank you

[@justbighills.6135]

These help a lot man! Just bought mine for my upcoming live shows, still lots of figuring out to do :D

[@hajimmie]

This is a very good tutorial! Not the typical textbook, this is so hands-on. Thanks for sharing.

[@princefarme]

couldn't you put changes on both scenes and mute one or both to access the clean sound? again, an enlightenment

[@PaulVonZeppelin]

Quarantine is the perfect time to finally figure out how to use my octatrack!

[@truecuckoo]

Do it! 🤣

[@hedcas]

Just sold all my Roland AIRA gear to get either an Octatrack or a Digitakt, and im torn between the two - I think i want the octatrack but im intimidated by the depth of the thing- i can easily wrap my head around the Digitakt but i do want the usage that the octatrack offers- it just seems that the difitakt would be better as a performance machine...

[@Genshi]

As with many of your videos, a Charming, Informative and Entertaining tutorial. Thanks for this! Nicely done as always! I've been looking for something like the Octatrack for my live performances and this helps me to make the right decision.

[@truecuckoo]

Cool! Thanks! Yeah this is just a starting point. But it covers a lot of the basics. I'll make another video of the looping machines called "pickup machines". They can be used with more immediate results. Maybe next month I'll have time for that:

[@solomonjenkins9505]

I really wanna know how the workflow of this thing works when creating a song entirely using this unit. Once all my flex sample slots are full, how do I continue to build my track? The arranger just arranges patterns, so does that mean in an entire song I can only have 8 samples being manipulated? I am confused as to where static machines come in and how I should be using them, is there a way to turn flex samples into static samples to free up the recorder buffer?

[@chugnuts870]

Did you work this out??

[@earlytimes07]

Hey!! Very nice video! Super smooth track! Do you think the octatrack could potentially be used as an advanced op-1 tape machine? Cuz I love the tape feature on my op1 but looking for something that has a similar but more advanced feature as that.

[@squareraver]

Great tutorial with lots of good info!! You are very funny and the track to! I laughed alot. :)

[@bramsanjanssan4908]

Who else is sampling audio from this tutorial while going trough it?

[@truecuckoo]

🤣

[@RickyTinez]

Quick question, is there a 'Kit' to the octatrack similar to how each pattern on the RYTM can have seperate kits? is there a way to have patterns change samples on the octa without P-locking samples?

[@truecuckoo]

+Enrique Martinez there are two things that are somewhat similar to kits. Banks and Parts. A bank is a whole setup of machines, effect settings, 16 scene settings, 16 patterns, all the samples associated to each track, and 4 Parts. There are 16 Banks. I see a Bank as a Song. A Part is a variation within a Bank, that contains instant changes of: the samples associated to each track, 16 scenes, track settings. While changing Bank will move to a different pattern stored in that Bank - changing Parts will stay in the same pattern, just play it with a different variation of settings.

[@RickyTinez]

amazing! thanks for the quick reply Cuckoo

[@tomesmusic]

great vid, perfect explanation of the basics - great for new users. thanks cuckoo!

[@disc9096]

Who else turned off the Octatrack half way through the video to do some other stuff and came to realize later that all samples are gone? Nice of you to explain it at the end of the video tho ^^. So started from scratch again, and didn't need your video anymore, because you explained it so well. Means it's a good video :)).

[@artom6575]

Cuckoo, you are so great teacher, thank you so much!

[@truecuckoo]

Thank you so much, mate! I am so happy seeing my older videos still being relevant and useful to this day! 🙏🏼

[@owsley66a]

Hey man, great video, easy and fun with your tips! Why don't you give us a new video on Parts, Patterns and Arranger….just to put everything together. There's nothing on the web and would be the perfect Tutorial #2. THANKS!!!!!!

[@BusinessDuck69]

Hey Cuckoo, great video. I have a question I thought you may be able to answer. I've noticed that the mutes on the Octatrack Mk2 (and Mk1) function a bit differently than I was expecting. They cut the audio completely, not allowing the sample to finish playing or allowing the fx tails to play out. I was wondering what methods you use to get around this? I am used to using mutes as a way to bring tracks in and out on my other machines and while its still possible to do on the Octatrack I find it a bit more difficult. Thanks!

[@solomonjenkins9505]

when i go to bank edit my track and see the waveform, I see no waveform. It's just a fkin rectangle no matter how much i zoom in or out

[@illustriouschin]

this machine looks amazing but the price is painful

[@Methanol2000]

You can find 2nd hand units for a fair price. I got mine for 700€.

[@MattKeenanMusic]

This is good timing! I'm picking up an Octatrack later today. Thanks for making this video!

[@slavoherman1734]

Mr. Cuckoo, you've been very helpful. Thanks a million for this tutorial, it made me finally get comfortable with creating my own samples instead of using samplebanks.

[@JupiterRexMusic]

Thanks again!! Between your tutorial and the Merlin document I'm really starting to unlock my Octatrack and I absolutely love this instrument!!! It is so godamn powerful!! Those folks over at Elektron really are engineering sorcerers.

[@jeremyfox7599]

Cuckoo is a legend! Superb content everytime!

[@DesignTalNadav]

hey!!! must say that your reviews and vids are exellent. very deep and interesting I want to hear from you: what you consider the main differences between the Octatrack and the RYTM? , in terms of making your sounds and beats, playability and last (I know it's the hardest) what electron gear would you buy if you'll have to choose one?

[@truecuckoo]

+Design iec hey thanks! The Octatrack is all about samples and sampling. I love playing with long samples that I slice up, pitch shift. I can do long backing tracks mixed with slices and one-shots, and Live effects on incoming tracks etc. The Rytm, although it plays samples too, is powerful in its analog architecture with sample layers. I love both of them. But in an electro improvised session I'd rather use the Rytm, since I can create and tweak sounds. I'm seeing the Octatrack more and more as an way to pack a lot of stuff into one place, and play it. For an acoustic improv I'd definitely go with the Octatrack since I can do live sampling, looping etc. They're both worthy consideration.

[@fabfaborganasm]

27:50 best moment ha ha

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Hi Cuckoo! Can you please do one for the new MKII Octatrack?

[@Nashsoundstudios]

As always brilliant video. I find this machine too frustrating to watch. It has lots of amazing functions but still too complicated. I'd rather use op1 and iPad instead of this beautiful but complicated machine.

[@sharp4objects]

Might I please ask what type of lighting fixture you have on the left there? Next to the painting? The tone and softness are really good for me. thank you

[@ADrowning]

Finally getting a grasp on the menus and layout of the A4 and RYTM. Would really like to sample record live guitar using the octatrack but it hurt my head trying to follow those menus. Think I would need personal lessons to wrap my head around it. Will focus more time around there other machines before moving on I think.

[@iveno_]

Great tutorial I have the Mk2 and could not find a slow moving tutorial which I could follow since I am a beginner. BUT this was already usefull! I have a Rc505 I might want to replace it with the OT, but so far this things is sooo complex thank to you that I was able to record a few clips even thou not sure yet how to recall them and play them "all together" it's my second day with it!

[@JuanNecochea]

It's such a great tutorial! I have a question though: I bought the octatrack to have a machine with which to perform with, BUT I also want to control my other machines (loop machines and synths) as in playback while I jam on other analog gear and I wanted to use the octatrack to trigger them from midi files. MY HEART SUNK when I found out that I couldn't import midi files into the octatrack. Could you make a tutorial or suggest one that shows how to quickly load midi tracks into the octatrack? I was about to throw my spanking new Octatrack out the window until I got into your tutorial (the octatrack tutorials are really arid). Thanks! Patreon was well worth it!

[@truecuckoo]

+Juan Necochea he he, yeah I can feel your frustration! I still haven't done any serious MIDI on the Octatrack. But you know, whatever you want the Octatrack to do, has to be created on the Octatrack itself. It's not a standard MIDI file player. I know a few people that only use it for MIDI, so I think it's pretty capable. I should take a deeper look at the MIDI part and see if I can make a video about it.

[@lorenz4712]

midi-filess?

[@ALyub-dl6do]

I'm really selling all the scattered set of gears, old synths and even mixers that I have to start a whole new project from scratch. I'm taking a loooot of time to consider what will be my very first purchase on that clean slate. I've been considering loads of options now and I'm starting to think I could survive with only this one for at least 6 months without the need of ANYthing more than a headphone set and a tiny midi keyboard controller...

[@ALyub-dl6do]

and it has nothing to do with Cuckoo's magnificent accent!

[@sjoerd3789]

I'm also having the rytm but I was doubting to use the same money to actually buy some good old gear. Because there is really nothing wrong with having good and simple gear instead of these machines!! They have a big learning curve

[@basverhage]

Thank you for your time and effort of making these outstanding tutorials, Cuckoo. Your playful attitude towards this daunting machine is a real pleasure to watch.

[@unsaame9505]

I watched most of your videos before getting the OT and it really helped getting started in no time! I'm still a bit confused about the fact that a change of pattern does affect all tracks, though... But I've only just scratched the surface; it's only been a day!Anyway, many thanks for your help, dedication and useful advice! Looking forward to new videos on the subject!

[@FantasticPyroclastic]

For this one make sure you have your PADI® submenu diver certification card ready ...

[@Nosoultosell]

Hey man! Love your videos man! Super informative and entertaining as well :) I'm having an issue where my Octatrack keeps recording over like it's looping the record, but I have the loop in the record settings off. Any idea why this might be happening. Any input would be greatly appreciated =)

[@mini25moog]

Excelent!!

[@thebudge333]

I've just recently bought an OT and am of course confused but not giving up on it that's for sure. Just settling in to watch this tutorial. I have faith \m/

[@KW-zs7zv]

best octatrack tutorial even in year 2020 !! WOW

[@viDUBla]

Thank you Cuckoo. Sure wish I got to see you and Dataline more than 10mins when you 2 played at the club in LA. I learned a few things here I hadn't know even tho I have had the OT for over 2 years!!!

[@rougenavarre]

Thank you Cuckoo, it is a really good and helpful tutorial, very clear, as were the two others for the Analog Rytm. Can't wait for the forthcoming, this machine is sooo deep ! ;-)

[@shelovesdisco2153]

Hi Cuckoo, thanks for these videos, I actually use them as a sort of Octatrack course, this is so much easier to follow than the user manual! I would like to ask you something rather specific about the octatrack; I would like to know if it's possible to play samples like one would play the keyboard ? I know it's possible using chromatic mode, but the downside of this method is ofcourse the lack of overlapping and the impossibility of playing more than one note at the time. Do you think it's possible to actually play the samples using a midi controller and a small (midi or usb) keyboard using the midi channels?

[@Aesprii]

Excellent video Cuckoo! :) Can't wait for #2!

[@bencheshire]

is there anything like this with less menu diving?

[@pigeonfarmboy]

Thanks for breaking my "wall" with this machine. This really helped me.

[@truecuckoo]

You're welcome, mate! This is why I do these videos.. To help people like you get going. Knowing it helped you is incredibly valuable for me! Thanks!

[@truecuckoo]

theforsbergshow Hello there. Don't worry about your English. It's perfect! Some people even think that I'm French! Ha ha. About the Octatrack.. I think anyone can learn to use it. There's a lot of stuff you can do on it. To become one with it I think it's a help if you're not afraid of technical stuff. If you're great at remembering computer shortcuts it's probably also helpful. If you wanna be fast and fluent like ***** you need to practice a lot and make it your instrument, and remember all shortcuts. Computer musicians will certainly appreciate the huge Compact Flash card possibilities. Just move huge collections of samples and loops over, and you've got a great starting point. I almost don't use samples at all, so for me I'm basing all my experiences on recording. I'm still learning. Is it a good first sampler? Only you can decide that. I've heard about really great musicians that move from more traditional samplers to Octatrack to experience the unique musical depth of the Octatrack. There might be a steep learning curve for beginners, and this is why I made this video. To introduce it.. The worst thing is probably that even though you find it in a store - nobody in the store can show you how it works... I always recommend people to try it before they buy it. But with this.. it might be difficult, because it's so dependant on external sound sources, or sample libraries.

[@Logicfray]

theforsbergshow Did you ever get one Forsbergshow?

[@timothynewman6062]

cheers m8!

[@huhabab]

Having my OT for 6 weeks now (I wish I had more time to play around with it) and somehow I always went the hard route to record something by placing record-triggers, QRec and preroll will make sampling so much easier. And the most important thing I learned: I really need to learn how to beatbox ;) Great video, as always!

[@fredrikw1447]

That voice kit made me really smile

[@manucego3086]

Hi Cuckoo, thanks a lot for this tutorial and your special and 'artistical' way to demonstrate...it's really refreshing... great vid, like it very much ;-) ... it helps me to make my decision to buy for the first time one of these machines...but I'am still undecided...I've seen a lot and a lot of tutorials...It will not be easy... don't know witch one, Octa, A4 or maybe... MonoM?? ....what do you think ? You maybe answer, ' It depends of your needs and so forth...' ;-)..but is it possible to know your opinion about 'the sound' of the Monomachine compared to the A4... thankss..soo..mmuch....I'will quickly check your second part of the octa tutorial, wouww.. :-)...Greetings from Belgium (sorry for my bad english!) ;-)

[@truecuckoo]

+Manu Cègo Hey there. All the Elektron machines are nice in their own ways. The Monomachine vs Analog Four is a tough one. The Analog Four is has a more modern architecture, sequencer and also Overbridge. In many ways it also has a richer sound palette. But the Monomachine has got some unique stuff like the sharp FM sounds, the vocal sounds, running effect chains etc. The Momomachine sound is very digital, and in many ways easier to mix due to all of the eq and filters available for each track. The Analog Four has a more saturated range, and due to the Analog nature there's a lot of headroom for oversaturating to your heart's content. I'm glad I have the Mono, but I mostly use the Analog Keys as an allround choice, going to the Monomachine for more specific needs. It's all about taste :)

[@manucego3086]

+cuckoomusic Oh okey Thanks a lot Cuckoo...:-)..one more question..is it possible to do the same thing that you've done here on this vid with the Octa..(recording from an other synth) but with the Mono?..for example I have a Minibrute synth + 3 volcas...I want to record some analog sound into the Mono...is it possibe to work with it the same way you do with the Octa..(trigger,..) Thanks for your answer and sorry for this (maybe) stupid question..I'am a beginner in this 'sound world'... I feel more comfortable in visuel art (paintings, prints, drawings) ;-)..my pleasure in music is to 'illustrate in sounds' (and some rythm too ;-)) my paintings,.... so I'm more interested in expérimental, atmospheric dark, ambient, space..:-)..thankss...

[@truecuckoo]

Manu Cègo With the Monomachine you can't record sounds at all into the machine. It has a tiny sound memory though. You can prepare tiny waveforms that the Monomachine can use for playback, but it's more like single waveforms rather than a whole recording.

[@manucego3086]

+cuckoomusic Ok Thanks for your answer...so maybe the OP-1 will be also interesting for me...;-)

[@dadoe]

I'm going to start pronouncing the word 'button' like you.

[@VolcaRock]

Thank you very much for that great tutorial! After watching your first octatrack (with piano&vocals) I also bought one and I am still happy! For me its the most versatile sampler with the plus of amazing midi sequencer and tLooper on the market!

[@DirtboxJams]

i only watched the first 3 minutes so far and i already find your tutorial amazing! thumbs up!

[@ChrisRamis]

Great tutorial. But the octatrack looks very complex for someone like me. :(

[@RoeJogan]

I have one ordered... and am trying to setup my audio pool.... IF I want to have one main area where I always load my samples from... How is the folder structure handled.... In the manual it says 1024 folder and file limit. Seems like 64GB on a card is overkill if you can only have 1024 files in your library. or... Does this mean I can have 1024 folders with up to 1024 samples per folder?

[@EvertvanIngen]

One of the most original persons I know :)

[@RundFyrkant]

Are you the son of Gaz WIlliams?

[@truecuckoo]

RundFyrkant That's a funny comment :) I am not.. But I hope to meet him one day! He seems like a nice and friendly fellow!

[@RundFyrkant]

cuckoomusic i just watched Gaz Korg Volca Sample Review and i could'nt help see a certain resemblance in gear approach but also the beards. :-) Well some more Octatrack stuff anytime soon?

[@heatherperkins9737]

Makes an intimidating machine look fun! Also love the creativity that goes into your tutorials, it is way more helpful than videos where someone just pushes buttons really fast to generate and play a generic track. This video is more like the way I work, and both demystifies and humanizes this somewhat foreboding piece of gear! Thank you.

[@truecuckoo]

+heather perkins thank you so much Heather! I'm glad you find it helpful. When I was new to the Octatrack, I would have needed a video like this myself! :)

[@ambitsmusic]

wow, What a learning curve, but I've got time and will tame this beast!

[@solomonjenkins9505]

okay with a bit of patience i actually did learn a lot from this tutorial but still confused about where flex machines come in to play

[@irynasomyk710]

thank u, was very vey helpful

[@mrclaytron]

Great video man! Elektron should be donating and high-fiving you because damn I want one of these now!!

[@AndrewJohnClive]

Your hair has grown a lot since this video.

[@mugiboogie]

Your the best. Cant wait for the next one, such an inspiration.. Thank you very very much

[@mrclaytron]

Great video man! Elektron should be donating and high-fiving you because damn I want one of these now!!

[@AndrewLeSynt]

You say what i think when i hear the word Elektron. Its a very good system, but my AnalogKeys is almost untouched in the corner...... waiting for the bridge coming out, its probably an opener for me then to use the AK more often

[@sheatheman]

I'm listening to this through my OT's AB inputs, DIR set to 127.

[@PeterPeerdeman]

sheatheman same here =)

[@simonliubinas6152]

Thanks for the video Mr Cuckoo! Just got an octatrack a few days ago and this video was an excellent place to start! Nice one.

[@Taskuvesku]

Interesting, KZbin suggested this video today... 31.3.2023. I've been following you about couple of years, but never watched over 4 years old videos of yours. I think these old ones are nicely done too! :D

[@truecuckoo]

Thanks Wez! I appreciate hearing that 🙏🏼 It’s one of my top viewed videos, I think.

[@TheHotFalafel]

Is everything quantized? Can you somehow record freehand slack beats?