and I know they are different, maybe somehow internally I’m trying to see them too similarly … cause I see people going for two digitakts instead of an octatrack, or two octatracks, or being so happy about leaving the digi behind for the octa and vice versa it’s all mind boggling hahaha…
and I’ve watched most of your vids Dave, you obviously have the mind for the octatrack but I think you use the digitakt more right?
Both is always the answer!
2 Digitakts and 2 octatracks.
Pattern mutes
Audio notes length live recording
Midi notes possible overlap
Midi notes length in steps, longer time possible
Probability
+/- 2 octaves pitch
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Already mentioned:
Program Change per step
2 independent Fx send
Side chain compressor
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Also… trig mutes. Octatrack would be amazing if it had trig mutes instead of audio mutes for audio tracks.
to make matters worse the Rytm users are like the black sheep of the family, like why did they choose the rytm over the digitakt or the octrack… outside of the analog ( not trying to annoy ) it’s just that there are people who buy the rytm for reasons other than the analog processing.
I guess for those that don’t find them interchangeable the answer is probably self explanatory ,but for those that do find or think of them as interchangeable it’s not easy to pin down their reasonings all the time…
What is the unit about on the OT?
What’s this? Is it not on the OT?
What about setting amp VOL to -64 for a trig?
Lets say you want to mute tracks 3 5 and 7, while playing live, but maintain sample envelopes and effects tails. Can you do that with above method? No.
Can Digitakt do it? Yes.
Can octatrack do it? No. Because its mute operation mutes the audio, not the trigs.
I thought that’s what TTRG on FX1 in Amp menu was for.
Agree the trig mutes are nice 
while we’re brainstorming … could you set amp vol via a scene? Obviously would not be as convenient, just thinking of trying to get close if one really wanted
@Blasted_pingin re: audio note length. No. If you live record into an audio track it will not record the length you hold the note. All notes will default to the AHR envelope. You can go in and trig lock the length. Give it a try 
I only live record drums hits 
Sorry but what is AHR for?
Attack Hold Release envelope. I believe that’s what the OT has
TTRG deals with trigless trigs I believe. A good one to consult the manual on, it’s a subtle but powerful lil feature
TTRG will, if the multi mode filter is assigned to FX1, make the filter envelope start from the cur- rent envelope level instead of starting from zero when a sample trig or trigless trig is being trigged. If the amplitude modulator is assigned to FX1 the phase will be restarted each time a sample trig or a trigless trig is trigged.
Analog is only concerning the Sample Trigs, not the trigless trigs.
I discovered that feature today only in a video, i have yet to try as the manual is not so clear to me.
Something weird and not very useful.
Some values like 1/32th 1/16th, 1/1, etc…
With an external midi controller, if you hold a note and release it in audio tracks live recording mode, the note length (note off) is not taken in account in the recording (Hold should be modified).
It’s funny, it look like the Digitakt “Drum Computer” is better as a synth and melodie sequencing and the Octatrack is better as drum computer…
Agree on ‘synth’ and melody bit.
I think digitakt is a better drum machine.
OT is the better dynamic performance sampler.
Post 1.4 update, it’s definitely worth considering.
I just picked up a mk1. I havent been following the OS notes/patch notes.
Last time I checked/used it (2017) the note off wasnt recorded into the sequencer while playing the OT “keyboard”. Has this feature been added by any chance?
Note off is registered - recorded on my digitone by default
Octa needs time to set up your new track or session, and when jamming, a lot more thought and preparedness in general. Digitakt is much more immediate, which lends itself well to improvising. Especially with simpler music styles like instrumental hip hop or minimal techno, I find the DT more fun to jam with. Sure you might not have all the tools available that you would on an OT, but it can be more fun to make music with “minimal” tools at your disposal (kind of the reason most people do DAWless in the first place, huh?).
As far as the workflow goes, the sequencer is the same and the general UI is the same, meaning that if you’re familiar with a Digitakt the OT shouldn’t confuse you. Or rather, how to use the OT shouldn’t confuse you, but how to make music with one might. It’s both deeper and older than the DT, with some really questionable design choices when it comes to the UI or general architecture of the device. That said, once you get it it’s fairly straight forward and with enough preparation, almost as immediate as the DT. Also MK. 2 has fixed some of the unnecessary menu diving which seems to be what confused most people with the OT.
You hit trig + no to turn it basically into a muted trig
No. Same with external midi.
Works with midi tracks, not audio tracks.