LIST OF FREE OT TUTORIALS
Best source of info about OT:
Elektronauts Forum
sezare56 - elektronaughter with huge experience with OT
Cuckoomusic - video tutorials
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOojfmX4Wq3Ww-XP_IkvviQ
Kenny Zhao - video tutorials
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5AwpKcfeiiMljrITsBhDng
Manuals:
Official OT Manual
Unofficial Merlin’s OT guide
PC/MAC/IOS TOOLS
For faster use of OT:
OctaEdit - Editor for Octatrack (OSX/Windows)
http://octaedit.com/features/
OctaChainer - tool for creating sample chains and slice data (OSX/Windows)
OctaZip intelligent archiving tool for use with Sets and Projects (OSX/Windows)
https://octaedit.com/octazip/
MIDI controller apps:
Manifold - For The Octatrack (iOS App)
OT Touch OSC Template
https://nightmachines.tv/post/163212222594/i-making-a-touchosc-template-for-my-ipad-to-act-as
PERFORMING LIVE
Live setups with Octatrack:
Octatracks in AV AV AV’s Live Setup
Plugged In - Stimming
Hutenberger - How I Play Live
Dux TOURS with this OCTATRACK and NO LAPTOP! [DAWLESS RIG]
Octo Octa Boiler Room BUDx Seoul Production Masterclass
How to CYLVESTER (Making of CYLVESTERmaschine)
Surgeon’s techno live setup
Live DAWLESS Setup - How to perform WITHOUT a Laptop!
Moog Mother-32, Elektron Octatrack & Analog Rytm User Interview
유저인터뷰[Daniel Monaco편]
Octatrack mk2 Tutorial - My Live Performance Setup
Octatrack MK 2 - Preparing a Set for a Jam Session
Octatrack Workflow #6 Playing Live
Dan Curtin opens up about his creative process
Octatrack Recap - Remixing Stems with Pre-Planned Patterns
My Live Dawless Workflow Performance Octatrack, MPC Live
Octatrack Deconstructed | Drums + Chopped Samples (Boombap)
Throwing Snow
How Barker built a plate reverb for percussive experiments
Rhythm Roulette: Medslaus | Mass Appeal
How I play live: DARK SKY
Preparing For First Live Show w/ Octatrack
Octatrack Livesets
One To Watch: Fadi Mohem (Electronic Beats TV)
Going Dawless with the Octatrack | Electronic Music Without A Laptop
Octatrack Tutorial Video: Mixer, FX Box, External Remixer!
DJ_ing:
ELEKTRON OCTATRACK DPS-1для DJ (русский/rus)
How to DJ with the Elektron Octatrack Tutorial
DJ like playing method (ELEKTRON OCTATRACK DPS-1 USE EXAMPLES)
OT for DJing - playback more like a vinyl?
SO WHAT IS IT?
Overviews:
Review: Octatrack at year 8 - Is it still worth it?
Full overview by Cuckoo
Octatrack. Создание ремиксов и демо обзор (русский/rus)
Octatrack Performance Features Casual Walkthrough
My Introduction to the Octatrack
4 things to know about the Octatrack
Elektron - Octatrack MKII
Octatrack MKII - sampling, sequencing and live looping
Elektron Octatrack 4 Year Review & Demos
Octatrack MK2 field report after 1 year of use
Thoughts on the Octatrack (after 1 year)
My OctaTrack ideas, after 2 years
Elektron Octatrack DPS-1 — первые впечатления (русский/rus)
Elektron Octatrack – подробности (русский/rus)
Workflows:
Demystifying the Elektron Octatrack (Livestream Highlights)
Elektron Octatrack - создание паттерна «с нуля» (русский/rus)
Workflow: Octatrack
How not to get lost in Octatrack
Octatrack mk2 Tutorial: Octatrack + Ableton Workflow Tips
Octatrack MKII Cuckoo Heavily Edited Performance
Mmag ELEKTRON OCTATRACK DPS-1 USE EXAMPLES
Octatrack for backing tracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJp23bq1FdE
Octatrack MKII - SUPER TUTORIAL de Backing Tracks En español
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FbiJWIvUGg
TRACK MACHINES + AUDIO
Track machines:
Octatrack Know-How — Lesson #2: Selecting A Machine & Assigning Samples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l35nnTgChM8
Elektron 103: Octatrack Dynamic Sampling - 3. Track Machines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm_0YmgOOwI
External Audio in (Thru Machine):
Thru Machine Basics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0QMTiJicVA
Octatrack THRU MACHINE Education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBuLjnrOtr8
Setup Midi and Thru track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vidFqwqbfxA
Octatrack: flex machines as audio pass-throughs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAxUsIdAmEM
Gain Staging:
Gains, Volumes, and Levels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H9nm2iIAoc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADS_kfGq5Pc
Internal Gain staging discussion on Elektronaughts:
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/gain-again/47249/41
FX & SCENES
FX & Scenes:
Octatrack Workflow #14: Top 4 Effects (Late Night Tips)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Boe7oz1Fi2E
Octatrack Workflow #2: Echo Freeze (Late Night Tips)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzU9ja6jqTA
Parameter Mapping on Octatrack - Concept 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J64zVMlMGVM
Using track 8 as a master FX channel
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/using-track-8-as-a-master/4487
The OTHER way to make a send bus
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/the-other-way-to-make-a-send-bus/58308
OCTATRACK and PITCH SCENE. Октатрек питч на сцену
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn0i7WZXPLs
Octatrack Tutorial Video_ Sidechain pumping effect!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MrusUl-WHE
Octatrack Tutorial Video: Freeze Delay + Looper Delay!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVghai8leTI
Octatrack Tutorial Video: Tape Stop Effect!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWgSItoOpLs
External FX (Guitar pedals):
Octatrack FX Send Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btuoza3LMyw
Using fader to insert guitar pedals in a track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1QlRBYsKko
Octatrack Tutorial Video: Hardware FX Send!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c13Iu1mm_WI
Roland SP-404A as a send FX on the Elektron Octatrack (tutorial)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4YLXEtXr9w
PARTS
Parts:
Octatrack Tutorial: Parts and Patterns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmmGyBp16dY
Best videos explaining Parts
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/best-videos-explaining-parts/68459/11
SAMPLE ORGANIZATION
Sample chains:
Ableton Live - Sample Chain Making (for Octatrack)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP-KFpfSebM
SAMPLER-LOOPER
Sampling & Resampling:
Sampling Made Easy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1vOfuUwUzc
Record Trigs and Resampling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqedqmaa9vY
OCTATRACK Tutorial #2 - sampling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJT_JoWO2tU
Octatrack Tutorial Video: Looper!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4RYHJUYR-8
Pickup machine (Looper):
Octatrack Pickup machine (Looper)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnbQ8ichm54
Octatrack MK2 Tutorial: A Guide to Pickup Machines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cQu9x4ndY8
How To: Live Loop with the Octatrack Using Pickup Machines (in 7 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIlPrwkHp4s
MIDI
Midi:
MIDI Learn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwj4NYrz3AA
MIDI Import (record from DAW)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7hgX65_ZRI
External Midi controllers:
Novation Launch Control XL controlling Octatrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjRl2D8c5fI
External Controller with Octatrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ara6jUNB38
External Foot controller with Octatrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8iEe8lAPSE
Launchpad Pro MK3 - Total Control for Elektron Octatrack Novation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRQNEInti9c
Mapping Elektron Octatrack to Novation Launchpad Pro Mk3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2bUx-P-OLg
SEQUENCER
Trig Conditions:
Octatrack Trig Conditions (Late Night Tips)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33zUV14zC-o
Octatrack: Conditional Pattern Variations (Late Night Tips)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0we66czkws
Trig Types:
How do the different Trig Types work?
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/how-do-the-different-trig-types-work/5898
Polyrhythms:
Creating Polyrhythms with the Elektron Octatrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVJmC28OgAI
Patterns:
Octatrack MK2 Tip: Chaining Multiple Patterns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzAQSPYbKqo
Play free + Starting Stopping tracks:
August 2016 Octatrack tutorial … Plays Free mode … free sample set
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcDafwidF8s
Elektron Octatrack - New method to transition between songs! (Like in Ableton Live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMhA8a6SiMU
Octatips Episode 3 - Plays Free Drumming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2_LVi4B4nM
OT Sequenced Fx Plays Free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t2Nx-aNJ38
Octatrack Pro Tip #9 - Track Trigging
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ5iYOInPQw
Octatrack MK2 Tip: Pausing and Resuming Tracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXZMbmbIaOs
BUTTONS & COMBOS
Trig keys (buttons) modes + Shortcuts:
Octatrack Know-How — Lesson #7: Trig Modes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQZTo1aieeQ
Octatrack Basics: My Two Most Important Button Combos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EKMXrzIAT8
OT Buttons combinations - Audiofanzine
https://medias.audiofanzine.com/files/ot-buttons-478140.pdf
ARRANGER
Arranger:
Octatrack Mk2 Tutorial: A Crash Course in Arrangements
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orMXjqVXdrg
Octatrack Arranger Tutorial - how to structure a song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnE4rUa46SE
DAW INTEGRATION
Using OT with DAW:
Octatrack DAW Integration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rspBoF7noXs
Octatrack Mk2 Tutorial: Octatrack as a Send (to Ableton)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw2kRxvNz2w
How I edit and mix Octatrack recordings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMR3WsDZGWo
Ableton and Octatrack Sync
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/ableton-and-octatrack-sync/48963
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES
Transition trick:
Octatrack Xfader Transition Trick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAD1MzZgsMM
Octatrack Xfader Transition Trick Variations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1D_UurOook
Octatrack - 64 breakbeat x 16 slices megabreak of doom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ6Dcykjq0E
Jamming with Slices (Octatrack Tutorial) = Ned Rush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxXO8qghmTA
Karplus Strong (Octatrack Tutorial) = Ned Rush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGU-eoDSdiU
Granular Crossfades (Octatrack Tutorial) = Ned Rush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3bgvzQkzgo
Conditional Amen Break Glitching Octatrack = Ned Rush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXUn8D9TR4g
Button Bash Breaks on the Octatrack = Ned Rush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4ny85IXBFA
Octatrack Mk2 Tutorial - Turning Samples into Synths 101
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2_-tyogg4Y
Octatrack: Microtonality, Crossfader/Scene Modulation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ9mnBqbpqg
Octatrack 64 breakbeat x 16 slices megabreak of doom:
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/octatrack-64-breakbeat-x-16-slices-megabreak-of-doom/337
TIPS & TRICKS
Tips & Tricks:
Octatrack Tips & Tricks (OT Tips)
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/octatrack-tips-tricks-ot-tips/3741/136
COMPARATION
Octatrack MK 2 vs MK:
Elektron Octatrack Mkii VS Mki Comparison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUQJbH99jso
ElektronOctatrackMK2 vsMK1 - сравнение от Даниила Смирнова
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itv6GVq5g_Y
OT vs Digitakt:
Digitakt vs Octatrack MK1 // So Same… But So Different
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM7b3RNO_-c
Digitakt vs Octatrack Mega Workflow Comparison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmA2vSoYL94
OT vs Ableton:
Ableton vs Octatrack
https://daemonelectricity.com/2017/07/03/sampler-wars-continues-ableton-vs-octatrack/
HARDWARE REPAIR
Hardware repair:
Octatrack Encoder Repair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdtynIQGHfo
Elektron Octatrack surgery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxOIp8LnSSE
(series of) Surgeries on Elektron Octatrack Record A/B
https://thepatrickrichardson.blog/2017/05/18/octatrack-surgeries/
Broken button
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/broken-button-help/5047
HARDWARE MODIFICATION
I Made a Battery Powered Music Production Studio in a Box
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp-IZxvErRg
Battery powered Octatrack Mk2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtcArqp2lNA
Digitakt with an internal battery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMMIl_QuUEE
ARTISTS USING OT
AV AV AV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI2xwU0QwI
Yegor Cergei
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Q8KeIFVVY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ylozl1PhH0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjHxmkKWw7s
Dark Sky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPaIzOK66rY
MC Xander
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXZstAYMtQA
WAJATTA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6wW8zvA6_U
JOHN TEJADA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6rrSXXddV0
MrDataline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPCm7JUwoEk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9SYHCHo5SY&t=450s
HighWav - Christopher Kah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO6wH71bcVY
Panda Bear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIpCU8lF7EU
Nicola Cruz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_qqeKC-uak
SATOSHI TOMIIE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRumTm_NTCo
TRAINTRACS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3L9fk6tWq0
Surgeon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxuGukuDRgk
Audion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1HM-vFz0Ok
Animistic Beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTILoxzzHlI
Cuckoo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvayTCMXK2U
CYLVESTER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBMYTKBf-bk
Hiro Kone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEhvkW6gs0o
SAMPHA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuQm-EK9K5M
An On Bast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGR2y7doQrc
999999999
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Lb5vBIa9Y
Ansome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhLj24b9yGs
FJAAK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw2y_WhS3hE
J.D. Eliot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNi1ZZR05Vs
АИГЕЛ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwYOJP_78QQ
hadesofspades
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdvTKoGNdIw
Dapayk Solo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm0DhaTjx1A
Dominique Grys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-nFiNkj00w
ON OFF ON
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dss0zZqsELk
Dungeon Acid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpe4l_N0f6Y
Ben Willis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YItRBx4koK8
A Box In The Sea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1zvrkLgCXQ
The Music Lodge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGSNNuqlM9M
HERR ALT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpmcwMZGIqg
Timo Kaukolampi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuTBENuszUI
Tom Lemajič
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHqO3JEyh6M
Battles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykreaqn3Zmo
Mika Forsling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNSzH0aqiWY
Sierra Sam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqBEn7gMsdY
Octo Octa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0u3KBJxBZ4
Martin Stimming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Au20qrJLB0
Gr4nd Official
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vAZTEBw3wE
Pijus Džiugas Meižis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKAvUfZpbSs
TMD - Long Way to XX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPktJIO0sy0
ANSR live Seul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGC7HP6QI70
Optimistic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoGnUnRjJ_k
Jacques Greene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_C7nE4hI2M
Andy Stott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As0xyxSXR20
E Ruscha V
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RV1IDBswUs
Mirek Coutigny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNLS5mxkxfI
Headless Horseman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjFftdRaRDI
JakoJako
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd4Vss4qfGs
JoeFarr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrufy5GPDq4
Jacob Korn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCVCuzXiNO0
Adam Jay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMY-o6DcVRE
Delmer Darion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jl7DbrCVa4
DAN TiVA - Поезд 22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5hofgIrfBY
Datachoir presents - Marcus Fischer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Iq8aAGsK_Y
Isabella
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y3y4HP-f0o
Nicholas LEM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h27sRhOVaw0
Baseck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfcaTZebx9Q
Nortec Bostich+Fussible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2foqEIOnVVU
Leandro Pazos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHcRa0fdLtE
Sekuoia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcANnTKaaS4&list=WL&index=52
Fun :
What I hear vs. what my dogs hear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyRlLzh-9rE