Octatrack Private Lessons Revealed: Sample Mangling For Beginners
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- This is an abbreviated online lesson on the Elektron Octatrack. The original session was cut down from over an hour to just under 28 minutes. If it seems fast, that's because it is due to the editing. All of my lessons come with a video recording of the lesson so you can go back and rewatch as much as you like. The student asked to be shown how to mangle samples on the Octatrack as well as learn about the machine in general from a new users standpoint- a where to start and what what's important type of session. This video is aimed at beginners but is packed with intermediate to advanced knowledge on the Octatrack and samplers in general.
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0:00 What's this all about?
0:52 Figuring out where to start, asking questions.
1:38 Birds eye view of the Octatrack.
2:02 When and where can I sample?
2:27 Our goal is to mangle the audio.
2:57 Digging in, let's start with record buffers.
7:09 Bouncing down tracks via CUE.
7:43 Trick for endless loop layers.
8:30 Quad THRU mono setup.
9:05 Recording on any track.
10:01 I like to teach this way for a reason.
10:21 Cropping and Zero Crossings.
10:54 Saving samples.
11:12 Flex tracks and recording buffers.
11:50 Treating it more like a one-shot sample player.
12:22 Octatrack VS Digitakt pitch tracking.
12:35 Another flex track sharing the recording buffer.
13:02 Adding insert effects.
13:42 Send FX are still insert FX on the Octatrack.
13:53 This all started with a chord from the Digitone.
14:03 Another Flex track but with it's own buffer this time.
14:25 Recording a quantized internal loop.
17:58 Playing full speed, reversed, pitched up 1 octave.
18:20 Where you can lay down recorder trigs.
18:55 How to use swing on the Octatrack.
19:15 More on trigs and trig types.
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The amount of care and knowledge EZBOT brings to the Table for Elektron is so underrated. Is rare to see such an enthusiasm toward a product let alone a whole brand. ELEKTRON, endorse this Champ and bring him in your ranks. It would be the best HR Investment you’ve done in a long time
Preach! 🥰
Yeah, I mean, love to Ricky Tinez, but you're on a whole other level. Should be on the payroll by now. @@EZBOT_
I’ve been an OT owner for almost 12 years now and every time I watch one of yr vids, I learn something new. It is certainly the most esoteric devices I own but I love it and would never consider not having it.
As simple as it looks in Ezbots hands, and always with instant results, I got mine as a tool against alzheimers. I go very slow with each step and try not to forget anything, I always do forget a step here or there, but that is fine ... a fascinating, neverending learning process anyway..
Thank you for sharing that! I hope that your music explorations help with your condition, be well my friend!
Oh no, I am fine, I hope, but thanks, I meant it as alz prevention tool, its complexity through layers and all, it is a fascinating instrument even just standalone... great tutorial!
Dayumn - this video is so DENSE! My phone feels five times as heavy just watching it.
You are a treasure. Thanks for practicing so hard for all of us, your performance and teaching keeps growing from it.
the octatrack is a tough egg to crack.. has taken me years and still learning new things. Keen to see your ideas as sample mangling is my favourite part.
Dude, your pedagocic skills are off the chain here! This is so helpful, and timely since I wannna take the Octa outside someday. Thanks, saving this for later reference.
bro, you are actually the octatrack godsend. so much learned so fast that has never been explained so clearly anywhere else!
Love this format a lot!! Love love love. Sharing the education. Allows those of us that have invested in lessons to literally pay it forward and simultaneously allows you to post a recording you have already and multiply the revenue by posting it out on CZcams, thereby hopefully increasing those that can see it, catching the YT algoRYTM :) and hopefully your profit. A genius model, no? 2 for 1. I know a lot of work goes into the recording and editing, but seems like an unlock. Great work Mathew and thank you!!
Amazing Mathew! Thank you so much. I’m pretty proud to be part of your patreons. You deserve it! 🙌🖤
thank you so much for your support!
Without your videos, i dont even dare to consider buying an orcatrack :) Mate you are awesome !!
Hopefully i can get one thist year and dive into your videos.
Thanks for stating that you're starting from a fresh NEW project. This really does clear up a few things for me in my workflow.
thank you so much, I just bought the template from you in sign of appreciation because I don't like to pay every month, love you and keep up with this loving and benevolent good job, love you man
Wow, this insanely informative. Gotta be one of your best videos yet and that’s saying something. Thanks to both of you for sharing. 👍
Appreciate that!
These types of videos are amazing!
Massive amount of Octatrack knowledge, provided in the most simple way I could imagine! Great content!
Once again, I learnt an amazing amount of stuff from you. THANK YOU
Great lesson!
Interesting to get a sneak peek behind your teaching process :)
Thanks SONWU!
I just bought the Octatrack yesterday. About to join your Patreon and start learning 😊
Welcome to the fold :)
@@EZBOT_ I also just ordered one of your angled blue risers from Modbang 😀
I love the OT, including all it’s quirks and blemishes… completely understand if it’s not the workflow for many (or most)
That chord-to-pad sound turned out super good. I need to watch this video few times - to really let everything sink in.
Thank you so much Matt!
Cheers! To The greatest teacher✨
Love it man, thanks for sharing
It’s like watching a tutorial in fast forward mode 🤪😜
Excellent tips which got the poor guy dazed 😜🤪
It's definitely stuff! Looks like you talked him back into it.
dope vid! didn’t know know you can cue couple of tracks together to sample! nice tip 😮
I'd love to see pre-recorded "Elektron" lesson packages that are available for purchase or available on skillshare or something of the like. These lessons could walk someone through how to make a track using a sample pack provided. Maybe even Elektron would hire you to teach their classes. I've watched your channel for years and it's the greatest Elektron how to channel out there.
Thank you again for your expertise and patience with your audience.
I am very much considering this, thank you for the encouragement
@@EZBOT_ I'll gladly encourage you! Your channel is where I go for info on how to get better at my Elektron boxes.
Octatrack is a beautiful sample synthesizer!
Lesson booked!!!!
Awesome!
“Oh, okay….”
Scrolling on his phone. 😂
This is madness 😁
Cheers 🥂
This is graduate level Oktatrack.
This is the first time I’ve seriously considered the octatrack.
thanks! i recently got the syntakt, digitone, & digitakt. may work my way up to the octatrack in time. this video helps, as I really am looking for ways to mangle my samples (i'm currently using a lofi MICROGRANNY).
"From the guts" yes Matt❤
I would be content if the Digitakt had more memory and a Flex Sampler. That’s all I want.
I didnt realize you could let it go into the yellow and orange but not red. Thats definitely good to know!
Yes, you do want a Syntakt. Yes, you do want a Digitakt. Also, yes, you want an Octatrack, because they are the Holy Trinity of electronic music making.
Amazing content Matt, thank you! 🙏🏻
#TIL how to bounce... super handy. Thank you, Sir.
Thankyou
mat you just blew my mind ha ha, so single cycle you can make it a TB303 wow never even thought of that
The 🐐
When you realize you are looking intently at your computer, your OT, with a dad hat on, and nodding intently, at two dudes who are also looking intently at their computers, their OT's, and nodding intently. Am I in a cult?
Great video looking forward to my next OT session after some studying.
You have entered the quantum realm
I put fill trigs on top of regular trigs. Y adjusting the timing all the way left or right and put the trig underneath it on -fill
Nice tip!
Maaaan. Certain things just happen when using certain devices. It's crazy to see different ways of thinking in regards to certain hardware. When I see the workflow of the OT or DT I can envision my IDM/glitch-hop ideas coming to fruition, and other things just from the way it works.
I didn't feel compatible with MPC. I learned how to use it, I just really didn't enjoy it. I enjoy the SP404MK2. Once I get my hands on a Digitakt or Octatrack I'll know how to use it from your videos. Thanks!
can i set up the scale on the chromatic mode on the Ot- as i would do on the Dt?
GOLD
This lesson is so good, and I don't even own an Octratrack
I hate you. I now see that I NEED an Octatrack. 😁 ♥ 🎶 🎹
Hii! I really love your work and it's very easy to learn octatrack with you. I only have a question how do you manage gain using thru machines? I'm working with a Digitone and a Octatrack, but i don't know what are the best values to have a nice gain stage, not too much volume or keep it low. This is driving me nuts haha
Thru Machine
Track Level 127
Source level: +63
Amp: 0
Leave the the mixer at defaults. No direct and no gain
@@EZBOT_ Ok thank you very much! So you have to keep your master level low on your Digitone.
Do you usually keep your levels on the Digitone patterns low? Like never go above 100 on Amp Level and things like that, I feel that it's so easy to clip the octatrack if you aren't be aware about
Thanks for doing this video. Question: I have OT MK1 - and still learning it among 10 other hardware boxes, which is insane; (I had a OT-MK2 but sold it, not sure why), but do you think its worth getting a MK2 again, is there any benefit to justify the price around $1000 or so. Is it quicker to get around on, etc. thanks.
I prefer the MK2 for it's button shortcuts, screen, and balanced I/O. To me that's worth the sticker price for a speedier workflow on a box I use daily.
Thanks for the input. I agree, the labeling is easier to see also. It's an incredible box I will always want to use and keep, so I will definitely look into getting the MK2 again.
Thinking of getting an OT and I’m really curious about these, if anyone knows: (Edit:
2. Yes 3. No
Still curious about the first question)
1. Can you live record a couple bars EZ style but have it constantly override record so that whenever you move the xfader to the right it plays a new/fresh recording? Or must you manually arm the track each time?
2. Can you have it set to play chops of a recording that has not happened yet? e.g. whatever recording I make on this track, play chop #3, #8, #16 of it on these specific trigs? Or must the recording exist before you chop it?
3. Have they updated it to be able to copy patterns on the fly without stopping yet?
Wow, that was so cool! I would be interested in some private lessons in the future but are you willing to work with absolute beginners? I own the Digitakt and can do just some basic stuff on it. I would love to get the Octatrack, it's not even the money issue but I am afraid that I'm just too dumb to understand how it works...
And also - can you send the video from the lesson afterwards so that we don't need to make notes during the lesson?
Most lessons are for beginners :) happy to help!
@@EZBOT_ Just placed an order for the OT. You should know that YOU are responsible for it ;-) I will probably be contacting you at some point about the lessons. Cheers
Watch 15s. Pause and let brain catch up. Watch 15s. Pause and let brain catch up.
Give me warp Mr. Scott!!
Eames in the background....yeah, this man can afford Elektron boxes.
which alternative more modern tool is available to do comparable sample mangling?
The Digitakt can do quite a bit other than that you are looking at tracker of some sort or going into modular
Yo great vid! Can you share your samples?
I was using sample star ultimate one shot collection and sampling the digitone
11:07 - this is one of those things that I feel like shouldn't be allowed - assigning a sample TO the recording buffer slot. I've done this accidentally and couldn't figure out how to get the rec buffer back (or was it even gone?).
I’d have to agree, I can’t stand it either.
Ezbot.. If I buy my 1st elektron device what would you suggest?
Digitakt or Syntakt
I just want something that combines the immediacy and manipulation possibilities of a Polyend Tracker and the superpowers of the Octatrack. 🤣
Could. You. Imagine. If the record trigs had trig conditions!?!?!
I can! I dream of this
The recording methods and combination of machine types is what confuses me the most, if I use thru but I have another listening and another auto assigned I’d have it doubled and could theoretically use that as a loop base right? But then what’s the deal with pickup machines? Lol
I think the most useful advantage of pickup machines are that you can basically record a loop organically and have that loop automatically set the tempo for everything else. Aside from that, I don't know why you would use them... I think they overdub as well, which could be useful.
@@user82938 I tried using one and I couldn’t figure why it kept getting louder and more distorted until I realized it was overdubbing itself with a regular trigger (not one shot) my guess is that it could be used for live looping but the rec setup would need to be changed manually anyways
@@user82938they’re very useful for inputs and live performance scenarios. not so useful just working on the octa.
Mind blown emoji
In my dreams EZ is helping Elektron design Digitakt MK2.
"I know kung fu."
"Trin!"
Dr Elektron
Jesus Christ, he's fast! Take a look at his neural kinetics, they're way above normal.
I know Kung Fu 😅
Very cool, but I found that when recording on a buffer, you can not play the same buffer in reverse on an other track. It just does not start.
Try microtiming the playback trig a hair later than the recording
@@EZBOT_ thx I've been playing with this timing with various success. I love what the octatrack can do!
10:14 *this is not something you're going to learn in the manual* LMFAO 😅
This video demonstrates why you are the Octatrack Yoda. Yikes
Thank you sir!
Lol. You didn’t cover enough material ;)
If it just had overbridge it would be perfect..
I'd like to see that too
@@EZBOT_ me too
Don't sell your ot you will have to get another one
I have 2, considering 3! 😂
You need a damn engineering degree to use this thing
Haha 😂 it just looks that way cause he already knew the basics
So......are all your lessons about a gazillion miles an hour ?😆
No this is edited for CZcams, haha
It's not really the slow lesson try yourself and make sure the student gets it??? The student needs to try on his own and confirm it works as he like to make it worth while, in this way you forget most of it
That’s how the lessons go, it’s just edited out