Octatrack Tip Video #2 : The Playback page and menu.

[jetforget]

Yeah really informative videos. Many others just click'n'loops scum. Thank you and looking forward for next one.

[SecretMusicUK]

@jetforget :) thx for the feedback !

[harrymerchant456]

@jetforget

Yeah, and the really informative ones seem to always be the lowest views (like my own vids hehe)

This is the only video I have seen which doesnt have some guy playing bedroom DJ yet

many of those videos are hailed as wonderful. Some of them are simply sampling commercial

tunes (they dont even say) cut bits up and viewers think its their own music. Poster doesnt

respond and say ...well actually that bass or drums is from xxx. This is why its so hard to know

if I want one of these.

[SecretMusicUK]

@harrymerchant456 I like to view a sampler as an opportunity to create music that is really unique and personal. I guess this is why I stay away from loops and try to show how to get results from raw material. It's much more fun this way, for me at least. To each their own though. There's lots to be said about loop libraries and the instant inspiration they can sometimes provide :)

[harrymerchant456]

@SecretMusicUK Indeed. You can be what ever you like if you become a samplist. I have always believed since my very first sampler that it was a pure musical instrument with so so many possibilities. I always think of DJ Shadows Entroducing album as the epitomy of what talent and a sampler can accomplish. When I talk of sampling I dont mean simply lifting chunks of music from records or commercial sample packs without changing them. I agree packs can be inspirational. Like a silent band member.

[SecretMusicUK]

@harrymerchant456 ha yeah, what an incredible album that was, especially at the time ! And it still sounds gorgeous and current today, the mark of great art, in my honest opinion :)

[ritec]

Thanks for these videos man. I just got an octatrack and this is helping me get my head around it, It's an extremely powerful machine but with great power comes great head fucks! : D But yeah keep this coming much better than reading the manual, although I am also reading the manual. But you know it puts things in perspective.

[SecretMusicUK]

@ritec I appreciate the feedback :) glad I could be of some help! Stay tuned for more, and have fun!

[harrymerchant456]

Excellent tutorial.

Im tired of seeing this machine being used for cliche' chop stuff. All that videos with dudes just playing loops sort of put me off the machine. But after seeing this video I see the octatrack in another light.

What I also found interesting was that almost every change he made resulted in something musically relevant. I believe thats the mark of a great piece of kit. I try all that stuff with VSTs and im never ever satisfied with the results. its like pulling teeth.

[SecretMusicUK]

@harrymerchant456 Thx for the feedaback! I am trying to show the more "experimental" side of the instrument, as I agree with you, it can be so much better than a straight loop player! It's going to get even more leftfield when i get started on LFO's :) Glad I could change your mind about the OT! It is a very responsive and rewarding piece of kit indeed, with incredible harmonic potential.

[harrymerchant456]

@SecretMusicUK

Indeed it is your video that has made me think about buying one. I'm still not sold as I can do quite a bit with the gear I already have. I live in a place where I cant try these boxes out so I rely on YT which isnt ideal at all. As you will know you really need to get a box for about a week to see if your going to gel with it.

Im subscribing to you now so lets see more Octotrak stuff :)

Would be cool if you could do a demo which has a bit of a tune going on as you experiment

[SecretMusicUK]

@harrymerchant456 yes I agree. As things progress and the tutorials get a bit more "intensive", I will have to rely on more complex setups to illustrate stuff. Take a look at all my performance videos with the OT only or with the MD, it might give you a good idea of what you can achieve with some planning and some x-fader action :)

[aikighost]

Ok man you've convinced me what my next hardware should be :)

[SecretMusicUK]

@aikighost very happy to hear that :) the more people use this instrument, the more music will move forward :) Enjoy it!

[dkimcg]

I'll have to watch these videos like a visual manual! Excellent work, I know that videos can be time consuming work, especially with a great narration track. Thanks a bunch for your hard work and sharing!

[SecretMusicUK]

@dkimcg thx for the feedback :)

[Mondriantestpattern]

Thanks for the time and effort man. It is an elegent machine that I belive people are only just starting to get their heads around.

[SecretMusicUK]

@Mondriantestpattern agreed..it is still brand new, and I am convinced it is going to revolutionize the way we make electronic music. Mad sounds coming out of that instrument.

[Mondriantestpattern]

@SecretMusicUK I find myself both learning to use and being taught by the machine. I have been using for a few months now and (please forgive me) haven't really used the LFO's. I am however obsessed with the thru and flex machines. But the thing I love is just like the Monomachine everyone will aproach the machine differently.

[SecretMusicUK]

@Mondriantestpattern nice! I will be covering LFO's in the very near future :) Good fun with the LFO designer !!

[punarnee]

Great video, got a little bit lost towards the middle but this is tuff i am very new too regarding my previous usage of my octatrack, im sure after a few watches of this video i will be flying.

THANKYOU!

[SecretMusicUK]

@punarnee hey thx for the feedback! It is quite a challenge to keep this stuff interesting, clear, and not confusing !! I love it though, any feedback helps me.