August 17: Octatrack II (Pre-order Coming Soon)

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Highlights... for €1449/$1349
8 stereo audio tracks
8 dedicated MIDI tracks
Instant stereo sampling
Real time sample time-stretch & pitch-shift
2 × insert FX per audio track
3 × LFO per track
Live friendly Elektron sequencer
Contactless performance Crossfader
Crisp 128 × 64 OLED screen
Hi-res encoders
Durable back-lit buttons
(*** no mention of over bridge, as with Digitakt)
Octatrack MKII is improved, enhanced and modified. A better version of itself, built to mangle samples in demanding environments.

[Im digging Digitakt... no regrets... ill wait on Mr Cukoo's analysis.
Not feeling 16/44.1 (if true) since Electribe/Digitakt is 24bit/48khz.
I am feeling the stereo and cross fader.

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What has changed:

Mostly what’s changed is in the display, case, and mechanicals:

There’s the new, nicer-looking OLED screen and back-lit buttons and high-resolution encoders from the Digitakt.

There are more dedicated buttons. One of the issues with the original Octatrack was the amount of menu-diving – and a lot of users simply didn’t grok the shortcut keys on the first model.

There are balanced audio inputs.
There’s a new “contactless, silky smooth” crossfader.

Digitakt doest not have OTs Song Mode:
http://www.factmag.com/2017/06/29/elekt ... pler-mkii/

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Cuckoos! Digitakt vs OctaTrack

“Here’s a mega workflow comparison video, where I’m comparing them side by side in a number of aspects,” explains Cuckoo. “It’s a bit long, but if you’re interested in this stuff, I hope you’ll find the video interesting.”

Topics Covered:

00:00:00 1. Introduction
00:01:52 2. Octatrack MK2
00:03:18 3. File management
00:04:35 4. Streaming, preloading to RAM
00:05:28 5. File dumping and backup
00:06:24 6. Overbridge
00:06:53 7. Inputs and outputs
00:08:23 8. Recording and trimming on Digitakt
00:10:24 9. Recording and trimming on Octatrack
00:12:56 10. Slices
00:15:37 11. Saving files on Octatrack
00:16:26 12. Compact flash travel backup
00:17:01 13. Processing live audio
00:18:26 14. Loading samples
00:21:06 15. Recording a sequence
00:23:04 16. Messing with a sequence on Digitakt, Control All
00:26:34 17. Messing with a sequence on Octatrack, Scenes
00:29:16 18. Pitch shift, Time stretch, Playback rate
00:31:01 19. Reverbs and effects
00:34:01 20. The keyboard
00:35:44 21. Loop box (pickup machine)
00:37:04 22. Single waveform “synthesis”
00:40:06 23. LFO automation
00:41:32 24. The Arranger, pattern chaining
00:43:14 25. Simple vs Choice
00:43:54 26. MIDI
00:47:36 27. MIDI arpeggiator
00:48:05 28. Trig conditions
00:49:54 29. How I use Octatrack
00:54:28 30. How I use Digitakt
00:58:21 31. “Conclusion”
00:59:42 32. patreon.com/cuckoomusic + store.truecuckoo.com

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Announced: Analog Rytm (Oct) and Four (Sept) MKii OT(August)

What’s new?

Reworked analog circuitry delivering very deep and defined bass
Enhanced analog overdrive for more bite and growl

Rtym:


Four:


Overbridge Premium (99 EUR / 89 USD)

Fully integrate Analog Rytm MKII with DAW environments
Use Analog Rytm MKII as a 2 in/2 out sound card (CoreAudio/ASIO/WDM)
Control Analog Rytm MKII with a dedicated VST/AU plugin interface
Stream all 8 internal voices, external inputs, and main bus to separate DAW tracks (24bit / 48 kHz)
Recall all Analog Rytm MKII settings when loading a DAW project

Overbridge Basic (Free)

Sample manager/librarian functionality
MIDI over USB
Analog Rytm MKII sequencer/DAW sync
Computer screen visualization of Analog Rytm MKII parameters
Audio streaming of main bus over USB (time limited sessions)

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Visible from any angle.


They're out in the Mail, Boys and Girls.

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Cuckoos. Octatrack MK2. Crispy:

Looks lovely.

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It's elfin Tiny! As small as an Electribe 2.0 This is ideal.
Love the backlit Hulk Green Lights, like Digitakt.

Im counting on Overbridge to teah me how to get around the A4, which should speed me along in the menu, sound design/mangling process. If I didn't start w/ an Electribe, I'd be clueless.

It's brother the A4 looks big in the ads, but this vid shows its easy to 'Lap'

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It's elfin Tiny! As small as an Electribe 2.0 This is ideal.
Love the backlit Hulk Green Lights, like Digitakt.

Im counting on Overbridge to teach me how to get around the A4, which should speed me along in the menu, sound design/mangling process. If I didn't start w/ an Electribe, I'd be clueless.

It's brother the A4 looks big in the ads, but this vid shows its easy to 'Lap'