Octatrack Tip Video #3 : Slices and Retrigger.

Today, we finish our exploration of the Playback page by taking a closer look at slices and what we can do with them. We also look at some retrigger fun ! Enjoy.

[@aki_gong6271]

Nice bunch of techniques :) inspiring !

[@lcortier]

Ooooooh... Every time I watch one of your OT vids, I go deeper and deeper in the machine. Thanks, those are very very useful tips ! (game changing, really)

[@SecretMusicUK]

Thank you Laurent ! I'm happy to hear that these are proving useful :)

[@ZackWebsite]

this COMPLETELY blew me away

[@SecretMusicUK]

Well, I'm glad :) Thank you for watching !

[@MrHollabk]

Man, your videos are such a gift. They are the reason I've bought a OT. Should be in the mail tomorrow. Can't wait.. yeeeeeha :D Thank you for your effort!!

[@alexriesenbeck]

Your videos are straight, to the point, and interestingly fun! Thank you for showing me exactly what I wanted to know. Your videos should be featured on the manufacturer website. Simple and packed with information. Thanks again

[@SecretMusicUK]

Thank you for watching and commenting :) Glad to be of help !

[@alexriesenbeck]

SecretMusicUK I'm interested in getting an Octatrack.. but just purchased the Toriaz SP-16 to try it out. Have you used one yet?

[@SecretMusicUK]

Hi ! I haven't tried it yet, but it looks interesting, although very different from the OT. I suspect they would complement each other rather swimmingly !

[@SecretMusicUK]

Hi ! Thank you for commenting :) I am glad to hear that they helped you acquiring a new friend ! You must be looking forward to getting acquainted, let me know how it goes ! Cheers :)

[@ithadimarco]

Great man! thanks for these ideas!

[@SecretMusicUK]

No problem!

[@utubeDiode]

third day with my octatrack, this is so helpfull, thank you very much!!

[@ritec]

Best Videos Ever man! Thank you so much!!!

[@ZacChien1]

thanks for the super concise video! Learned a lot!

[@SecretMusicUK]

My pleasure, thank you for watching :)

[@yvesbajulaz]

8 years later, still really great stuff :-)

[@SecretMusicUK]

thank you :)

[@romerouno17]

Thanks for these great videos! Im beginning to find new ways to explore and use my octatrack!

[@SecretMusicUK]

My pleasure ! The OT is very deep indeed, I still get happy surprises happening :)

[@darthen128]

Brilliant work! You saved me so many hours of searching and figuring out! Thank you so very much.

[@SecretMusicUK]

The next one is in the works :) Thank you for the feedback. Cheers !

[@cretsina]

Thanks so much for these videos! You’ve really helped me to wrap my head around this thing!

[@SecretMusicUK]

That's good to hear, you're welcome :)

[@exdvayne]

Woah, just the video I needed to watch!!!! Thanks a lot.

[@SecretMusicUK]

+Nicol de VOLT Great, thank you for watching :)

[@wholygroove]

This is not only extremely helpful, it is also enormously inspiring! Hope to see some tutorials on how to "dj" with this beast as well! Thank you

[@SecretMusicUK]

Thank you for the comment :) I'm glad I could help you figuring out this great instrument ! It will give you time to explore other things ! Next one up soon, been busy with releases! Cheers.

[@aikighost]

Very inspiring. Thanks a lot man.

[@SecretMusicUK]

Thank you for your comments :) I like the suggestion about DJ'ing, since I use the OT quite often as a DJ'ing tool. I'll keep that in mind ! Glad to provide some inspiration. Cheers !

[@skilpad_89]

Thank you, the great video.

[@SecretMusicUK]

My pleasure, glad you found this helpful !

[@hydrogxn]

moar!! i love this video!

[@SecretMusicUK]

Hi ! Very happy to hear that you acquired an OT ! It's a beast, as I'm sure you are finding out :) Enjoy your new toy and check back for some upcoming tutorials. Cheers !

[@SecretMusicUK]

Hi ! Thank you for watching ! Nice suggestion, I will get that together. To be honest though, I would do my warping in Ableton as it sounds much cleaner on full mixes :)

[@diizeh]

this is really great. thanks for this, gonna watch more of your stuff

[@SecretMusicUK]

Hi Diizeh ! Thank you for commenting, enjoy your explorations :)

[@SecretMusicUK]

Thx for the feedback, I am really happy to know that this will inspire some to create new, innovative music :)

[@rich_qwik]

really great tips - just started figuring out sample chains but didn't realize the power of slice locks

[@SecretMusicUK]

Thank you for watching ! Yes, slices really open up the machine :) Enjoy !

[@SecretMusicUK]

Thank you :) Glad to hear that these are helpful ! Cheers.

[@akaiman]

U r a god send. cheers

[@MattKeenanMusic]

Thanks for these mate. Even though I don't have an OT (...yet...) it's very interesting to see how it works.

[@SecretMusicUK]

Matt Keenan Thank you, enjoy it when you get one :)

[@MattKeenanMusic]

It's funny... I did a swap with my A4 for someone's OT! Still learning it at the moment.

[@SecretMusicUK]

Thank you for the kind words, happy that you find those useful! They will be coming soon :) Take care and enjoy this beast!

[@jaapaap5]

good work, keep it comming.

[@sokoleski]

Please more tutorials...these are fantastic

[@rolygutierrez2078]

I'm now regretting buying a mpc1000 the day before I bought an Octatrack. honestly would've been fine with just an Octatrack after watching your videos

[@fantasyproduct1042]

Naked Viking you can do amazing things with that combination

[@SecretMusicUK]

The MPC is a different beast though, I find its sound thicker and punchier. Keep both and enjoy the best of both worlds :)

[@SecretMusicUK]

@aikighost heya! yes, i will be modulating all sorts of parameters. I was going to stay within the pages I have covered already (Amp and Playback), but I'm more than open to suggestions! It will definitely be a 2 part video, so much fun to be had with LFO's :)

[@vmitchell1131]

this is dope thanks for the vid. Really interested in this machine for a jamming setup

[@robfordomjones]

Just switched from digitakt to octatrack mkii its a big jump...your videos realy helping out...could i ask for a specific slizing video showing how you add the trigs to the sequencer tied in with whats on the screen and also a seperate video on setting up external send effects eg guitar pedals. Various ways this is done in detail. Liked and subbed cant wait for more!!!😊🎛🎚🎧☯🤘🏼🤙

[@SecretMusicUK]

HI ! It's a big jump indeed, but well worth it, the potential of the OT is truly limitless. Enjoy :) I'm preparing other videos, stay tuned and thank you for the suggestions !

[@SecretMusicUK]

@JoelisRich You're welcome :) I try to go as in depth as possible, although I am very aware I haven't explored everything mysef yet, it's such a deep machine ! G;ad you like this one!

[@mariobastian]

Many thanks for the video

[@aikighost]

@SecretMusicUK Cant wait. Can we see some effects being modulated by LFOs please? I'm currently saving for my octatrack and would like to hear some examples of how the filter effect sounds on synth samples, how does the resonance sound, etc.

[@solomonjenkins9505]

THANK YOU JESUS THANK YOU LORD fuck i get so angry when people mention how to randomly assign slices and not how to manually select a different slice per trig but with trig locks and using knob b with slices enabled IT MAKEZ SENSE THANK YOU LORRRD

[@SecretMusicUK]

Haha, I'm glad to be of help :)

[@solomonjenkins9505]

sir please I have another pertinent question! Every time I press a track button the track starts recording, I can't get to the track page of any of my tracks, the red led is stuck on track 1. I have no idea what I did, some wrong button combination I assume PLEASE HELP ME LORDD!

[@SecretMusicUK]

Hi ! I am not sure what could be the cause of this issue, have you fixed it ?

[@shatteredsquare]

7:35 that's crazy

[@krakou2]

@SecretMusicUK Amazing can't wait! I can't figure out if you can chain lfos with neighbor tracks? I'm aways short of lfos.

[@SecretMusicUK]

@Mondriantestpattern haha that is really funny :) I like the analogy ! more videos soon, next one on LFO's...gonna be a blast, I'm having fun preparing it :)

[@tolikfilter]

Awesome vids!!Can you please make a tut on how to dj with OT?specially on how to warp long samples (complete songs)properly and slicing them

[@SecretMusicUK]

@discospring hehe nice one :) thx for the feedback!

[@Mondriantestpattern]

wow thanks again man. I had never quite thought of the slices in that way. Your videos are like steriods. I still have to work at it but I now seem to have an unfair advantage.

[@stevengr4]

You need to get patreon.

[@SecretMusicUK]

thank you for the advice, will look into it :)

[@SecretMusicUK]

@krakou2 I'm not 100% sure about what you mean, but the LFO's can only modulate parameters of their own tracks. Maybe you are thinking about a way to assign multiple LFO's to one track, MachineDrum style?

[@SecretMusicUK]

@hydrogxn next one is in the works ! LFO's :)

[@overnightmares]

What’s the drum loop sample at 06:50?

[@SecretMusicUK]

Hi ! All sounds and music used in the tutorials are created and recorded for that purpose in the studio :) Cheers !