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Octatrack is an Ambient Guitar Looper! (w/Fractal Audio FM3)
Plug your guitar into the Octatrack and get spacey and psychedelic with the effects, scenes, and pickup machines!
Guitar: Balaguer Woodman
Amp/Effects: Fractal Audio FM3
0:00 Intro
0:22 Setup and Connections
2:52 Guitar Loop Jam
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Відео

Octatrack + Analog Four Workflow
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The Octatrack and Analog Four make a great pair, with digital wizardry and analog warmth. 0:00 Intro 1:29 Connecting the OT and A4 4:05 Track Setup 5:46 Workflow 13:13 What I'd Add 13:53 Outro Jam
Octatrack is a Killer Drum Machine
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Load up some drum loops and one shots on your Octatrack and get ready to go Dave Grohl on your beats! 0:00 In Search of a Drum Machine 1:30 Loops 3:10 Layering Loops 7:04 Alter Start Points 10:06 Retriggers for Rolls and Fills 11:57 Scenes & LFOs for Variety 16:58 Demoing with the Analog Four 18:06 Outro Jam
3 Things You Need to Focus on First on the Octatrack
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Don't be another overwhelmed Octatrack casualty! Focus on 3 essential things first and you'll have fun with it! 0:00 You just got the Octatrack 0:29 Don't be overwhelmed 1:15 Organize Your Samples 1:55 Have fun with Flex Machines 2:48 Setup Scenes 3:32 Outro Jam
Understanding Parts on the Octatrack
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Parts are a simple but powerful tool for creating variety in your songs and live sets. 0:00 Intro 1:12 Visual Breakdown of Parts 2:25 Why Use Parts 3:37 Parts Demo on the OT 7:06 Saving & Copying Parts 9:11 Linking Parts and Patterns 11:53 Outro Jam
Get the Fractal FM3 Instead of the Elektron Heat +FX [w/SOUND DEMO]
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For $1000, the Fractal Audio FM3 is a better fx box than the Elektron Heat FX. 0:00 Intro & Overview of FM3 4:46 Sound Demo Starts 10:00 Drive 15:11 Chorus 17:43 Flanger 19:08 Phaser 20:15 Wah 21:19 Delay 25:09 Reverb 28:26 Delay Reverb 30:39 Looper 32:51 Plex Delay
If You're Thinking About Getting the Octatrack, Watch This
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Is the Octatrack really as difficult as everyone makes it out to be? 0:00 Intro 0:44 Experience with Other Devices 3:32 Expectations for the Octatrack 6:23 Outro Jam

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @rupertpumpkin01
    @rupertpumpkin01 7 днів тому

    Great! I have a problem when changing my parts, i work with short samples and flex machines, with different effects, and as i change parts on the run there's a sort of bug with sounds, sometimes a mute of some sounds...you don't have the same ptoblem....is this because you're using samples starting on the first trig?

  • @Auroramaya
    @Auroramaya 11 днів тому

    Doing the lord's work. Thank you!

  • @ByteM3N0w
    @ByteM3N0w 29 днів тому

    That was great. Thanks

  • @rhythmguild4333
    @rhythmguild4333 2 місяці тому

    Thank you. ❤

  • @dingbatjack1234
    @dingbatjack1234 2 місяці тому

    Cool story the Heat is WAY better

  • @FlashRedGo
    @FlashRedGo 2 місяці тому

    Excellent. Thank You

  • @gmreynoldsjr
    @gmreynoldsjr 3 місяці тому

    Lawdamercy there's a Big Beat outro jam, somebody hold me back from the dance floor

  • @jasonclark6918
    @jasonclark6918 3 місяці тому

    Great video thank you

  • @Braunld
    @Braunld 4 місяці тому

    less is more. perc. sounds a little too dense / cluttered... it's nice to have some space, as opposed to a wall of layered drum patterns

  • @adambrensen7090
    @adambrensen7090 4 місяці тому

    Thank you! Reload seems like a great performance feature to go back to the original sounds and effect settings you started with

  • @johnnybisone3596
    @johnnybisone3596 6 місяців тому

    Really helpful. Thank you for making this. It's so easy to get bogged down with all that this amazing machine can do.

  • @marsoblivi0n945
    @marsoblivi0n945 6 місяців тому

    Nice jam! Love my octatrack. I refuse to ever part ways with it. Just wish they would reboot monomachine but on steroids. You have to take it slow with elektron devices and nothing to be ashamed of people. It’s worth the effort. Insane modulations and mangling can be had that others can’t come close.

  • @joshuamoore4560
    @joshuamoore4560 7 місяців тому

    Man, nice video to explain your workflow. However, that's a huge wall of sound. Sometimes a thoughtful amount of less is much more. Thanks for sharing, and keep it up posting more! We appreciate it!

  • @tiffanzsolti
    @tiffanzsolti 8 місяців тому

    Where do you get these drum loop samples from if I may respectfully ask? I’d love to purchase some if are available as a sound pack online!

    • @ytheeasinine
      @ytheeasinine 8 місяців тому

      These are free samples from That Sound and Musicradar

  • @georgerivera7193
    @georgerivera7193 8 місяців тому

    Awesome video and you’re 💯 % correct, I actually got it last month and kept it simple and I’m really enjoying it. It’s not a horror story like it’s made out be.

  • @Rustik1722
    @Rustik1722 8 місяців тому

    This machine is so not able to be fully functional as it could be-such a terrible system of files-parts-patterns. Samples are so not utilized for variety. I would pay for new firmware

  • @swampdweller5
    @swampdweller5 8 місяців тому

    Thanks for the video. I guess I still can't wrap my head around where you programmed the different samples for each part? I really like your videos. Appreciate you...

  • @matstjean
    @matstjean 8 місяців тому

    True! Was one of those!

  • @fergusfurlong
    @fergusfurlong 8 місяців тому

    Excellent demonstration. Where are the drum sample/loops from, are they stock presets with the Octa or your own?

    • @ytheeasinine
      @ytheeasinine 8 місяців тому

      The drum loops are free samples from That Sound and Musicradar

  • @Jack458111
    @Jack458111 8 місяців тому

    You do great octa videos! Thanks man!!!

  • @totfosk
    @totfosk 8 місяців тому

    man thank you very much for this video

  • @AdamsOlympia
    @AdamsOlympia 8 місяців тому

    "it’s not meant to be (a drum machine) “ It’s meant to be nearly anything you want it to be, and do a great job at it. Maybe it’ll fall a little short as a drum synthesizer compared to dedicated drum synths, (Though with single cycle waveforms, fast envelopes and effects like the comb filter, it can generate some great percussion) - But as a straight sample based drum machine, nothing can touch it imo.

  • @ElectronicazMusic
    @ElectronicazMusic 9 місяців тому

    Thank you. I have my mk2 arriving tomorrow.... I'm so overloaded with approx 2 weeks of watching at least 3 hours of vids a day and reading manuals and guides, you have totally mellowed me out. Thank you! 😁 ♥ 🎶 🎹

  • @voxmnemonic
    @voxmnemonic 9 місяців тому

    Great video man! Awesome job! Sweet track too

  • @ErgoCerebral
    @ErgoCerebral 9 місяців тому

    Most informative video I’ve seen. THANK YOU

  • @GuitarsAndSynths
    @GuitarsAndSynths 10 місяців тому

    Excellent! I needed a refresher on my Octatrack after some time.

  • @GuitarsAndSynths
    @GuitarsAndSynths 10 місяців тому

    What helped me the first year was learning how to load samples into the T1-T8 tracks, using the effects, mixers, sequencer basics. Only a few years later did I get into how to use the arranger tool, fancy fader tricks with p-locks and conditional trigs. I still am learning it years later! I also learned how to sample and use that tool as that takes some effort to correctly get samples recorded at decent audio levels.

  • @rathnapish
    @rathnapish 10 місяців тому

    Thank you . Great video

  • @banyarling
    @banyarling 11 місяців тому

    Thanks for your vids. I will continue to watch. But after literally a year of researching Elektron boxes, I'm going with the Roland SP-404 mk2. Seems much more user- and guitar-friendly. Looking forward to your review!

    • @ytheeasinine
      @ytheeasinine 11 місяців тому

      I was eyeing the 404mk2 before I bought the OT. looks really fun and inspiring, esp with all the fx. have fun man!

  • @daflux7
    @daflux7 11 місяців тому

    FM3 have overbridge ? if not a big lose for me !

    • @ytheeasinine
      @ytheeasinine 11 місяців тому

      obviously it's not called overbridge, but it has a similar thing ie: editor and record multitracks over usb. nowadays thats pretty standard when it comes to guitar multifx pedals

  • @KeithDuncanSound
    @KeithDuncanSound 11 місяців тому

    I love and hate my octatrack at the same time. I have used it for sound design in animations and keep it for that one purpose but for making music it is so uninspiring and troublesome. Recently been using an rc505 and pulsar 23 an those are like dragons, so much hands on fun and instantly playable. Octatrack takes ages to get anywhere... But when you get there it sounds good (eventually)

  • @kristophershaun
    @kristophershaun 11 місяців тому

    I’m going to start this week on getting better with Octa. I kinda let myself go on music but I have no idea why bc I have probably the best machine ever made.

  • @banyarling
    @banyarling 11 місяців тому

    Cool sounds, but tbh I think one of the Chase Bliss looper/delay pedals could do more or less the same

    • @tezeta3725
      @tezeta3725 8 місяців тому

      I mean 8 track loopers are pretty rare. Obviously if your buying an octatrack just to use it as looper its probably not worth the price, but if you already have one or want to do sampling as well its an excellent looper. Why buy a dedicated loop pedal instead of using what you have?

    • @banyarling
      @banyarling 8 місяців тому

      @@tezeta3725 you're right, the comment makes no sense without context. I'm a guitarist with too many loopers already.. and getting into synths without trying to be DAWless.

  • @user-th6rh8zp3t
    @user-th6rh8zp3t 11 місяців тому

    boy you are confused

  • @joanharris3073
    @joanharris3073 11 місяців тому

    'Promo sm' 💋

  • @mrAlphavilla
    @mrAlphavilla 11 місяців тому

    👍🏻

  • @DomiFotaro
    @DomiFotaro Рік тому

    cool video man! I have the ARmk2 been eying the A4!

    • @ytheeasinine
      @ytheeasinine Рік тому

      Thanks! A4 + AR wud be a great pair! AR is next on my list

  • @KeithDuncanSound
    @KeithDuncanSound Рік тому

    Big fingers

  • @funkytransport
    @funkytransport Рік тому

    vinyls?

  • @tybowesformerlygoat-x7760

    That's a lot of Neighbours..

  • @slavak592
    @slavak592 Рік тому

    I had okta and i had to say it's a shit drum machine, yeah yeah - it could play samples, but okta doesn't have 1/4 that analog rythm has. I dont know how that works for Fjaak, but to me everything that goes from okta for drums is liveless, and flat.

  • @thawkil
    @thawkil Рік тому

    Where is this drum break from?

    • @ytheeasinine
      @ytheeasinine Рік тому

      Some free sample pack, maybe from That Sound

  • @roxyamused
    @roxyamused Рік тому

    I was almost one of those that would have put my octa on offer up or reverb, the early firmware didn't sleep or have a screen saver so my screen got burned with the arp page! It's not really a bother, and doesn't effect workability. I've started with pickup machine right now, because it's an incredible and powerful looper that I can just jump in and start playing around so I don't get discouraged as I did after I first bought it, but also it's really easy that way to record complex and original samples. My next goal is to chop up pickup loops into mangled samples in a flex machine. I'm planning on having my RD-8 go to a thru machine and to record the 808 style drums so I wouldn't have to lug the drum machine around, or use the drum machine live in a thru and perhaps record synth basses from my matriarch or eurorack so I'll never have to lug that shit around which wouldn't be ideal- if I ever decide to play live again. I'm trying to learn how to make more DnBish rhythms like chopping up the "amen break" or something, which I realised the octatrack would probably excel at. So after years of playing with CV/gate with no midi or centralised midi machine after my mpc1000 broke (I think it was the motherboard or flash memory went sour cause it doesn't store samples), I'm dedicating myself to learning the machine despite how poorly the manual is written; the manual really leaves shit out that UA-cam tutorials fill in and they are just more my learning type. Anyway, thanks for the vote of confidence!

  • @aeko
    @aeko Рік тому

    Does the FM3 have LFOs, envelope followers, or any way of modulating the FX over time?

  • @aeko
    @aeko Рік тому

    I don’t think you understand WHY Elektron used analog saturation instead of digital. Digital systems are really bad at saturating signals without causing a lot of aliasing. If you personally can’t tell the difference, maybe that’s why you’re using a guitar fx processor for mastering.

    • @ytheeasinine
      @ytheeasinine 11 місяців тому

      Im sure you record to tape and release your music on vinyl too for that all analog sound.

  • @KenithCopeland
    @KenithCopeland Рік тому

    Great video mate. I’m a guitarist who got into dj’ing and production, for years all I wanted was a loop pedal that you could pre set loop lengths. Couldn’t find one so bought a octatrack Morningstar mc6 set to trigger the pickup machines, record, start, stop and machine up/down and I have the ultimate looper

    • @ytheeasinine
      @ytheeasinine Рік тому

      Thanks man! That sounds like a sweet setup

  • @user82938
    @user82938 Рік тому

    Haha, as soon as you hit play on that loop, I was like "Oh, I see why he has trouble programming beats he wants." I've been programming beats for years and I would have a hard time programming something like that :)

  • @allyouracid
    @allyouracid Рік тому

    I think it mainly has this reputation of being complicated and scary because everybody's saying so. When I ask those who are afraid how far they're into the manual, most of the times the next thing I hear is "oh yeah too long, didn't read. I don't need a manual anyways", which is a funny thing to say when you're stuck ^^ 4:30 good points. It makes sense to start with only a small subset of the functionalities. The rest comes when time is right. When you're ready for more input, you automatically start searching for information. 💪

  • @NunyaB1s
    @NunyaB1s Рік тому

    Strong meat beat manifesto vibes. Love it all!

  • @illegalgiant_
    @illegalgiant_ Рік тому

    coming from the digitakt the fact you can preview your re triggers because they are baked in seems great. also the sample length, slicing etc all looks great. might just have to get one 😊😊