LIST OF FREE OСTATRACK TUTORIALS

Best source of info about OT:

Elektronauts Forum
https://www.elektronauts.com/latest

sezare56 (elektronaughter with huge experience about OT)

https://www.elektronauts.com/u/sezare56

Kenny Zhao
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5AwpKcfeiiMljrITsBhDng

Cuckoomusic
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOojfmX4Wq3Ww-XP_IkvviQ

Manuals:
Official OT Manual
https://www.elektron.se/support/?connection=octatrack-mkii#resources

Unofficial Merlin’s OT guide

https://www.elektronauts.com/t/a-polished-version-of-merlins-ot-guide-here/42860

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)
https://ticticelectro.com/2017/08/26/octachainer-v1-3/

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)
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/manifold-for-the-octatrack-ios-app/52874

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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v_xuJqM92w

Hutenberger - How I Play Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTvCR1CTgs4

Octo Octa Boiler Room BUDx Seoul Production Masterclass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYVPOOJNsYQ

Live DAWLESS Setup - How to perform WITHOUT a Laptop!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u28Apj_Oq8A

Moog Mother-32, Elektron Octatrack & Analog Rytm User Interview

유저인터뷰[Daniel Monaco편]</sub>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVkyiluYnN0

Octatrack mk2 Tutorial - My Live Performance Setup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=polxezNhuMY

Octatrack MK 2 - Preparing a Set for a Jam Session

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhTRhc9NmkY

Octatrack Workflow #6 Playing Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSKAmyAYkjI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7HJ4wgExFI

Dan Curtin opens up about his creative process

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnzrX0HADDY

Octatrack Recap - Remixing Stems with Pre-Planned Patterns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a8EoEomqVE

Preparing For First Live Show w/ Octatrack

https://www.elektronauts.com/t/preparing-for-first-live-show-w-octatrack/68789

Octatrack Livesets
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/octatrack-livesets/29729/20

DJ_ing:
ELEKTRON OCTATRACK DPS-1для DJ (русский/rus)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_xSxVZsiCQ

How to DJ with the Elektron Octatrack Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkIkWuloKLU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6k_-d9Dd_k

DJ like playing method (ELEKTRON OCTATRACK DPS-1 USE EXAMPLES)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qOeR4-cBM0

OT for DJing - playback more like a vinyl?

https://www.elektronauts.com/t/ot-for-djing-playback-more-like-a-vinyl-no-time-stretching/62753/
SO WHAT IS IT?

Overviews:
Review: Octatrack at year 8 - Is it still worth it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMEFLKHZq5s

Full overview by Cuckoo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrhPOGzn7LI

Octatrack. Создание ремиксов и демо обзор (русский/rus)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xl8ZhSFlek

Octatrack Performance Features Casual Walkthrough

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POhQbfzzfR8

My Introduction to the Octatrack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4dkTNBWNYU

4 things to know about the Octatrack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h92_05OdXk

Elektron - Octatrack MKII

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFanh2PT4Ew

ELECTRON OCTATRACK | Gearporn with Mirek Coutigny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmymJ3_JPLM

Octatrack MKII - sampling, sequencing and live looping

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R13tpVkXptM

Octatrack MK2 field report after 1 year of use

https://www.elektronauts.com/t/octatrack-mk2-field-report-after-1-year-of-use-buying-advice/
65563/74

Thoughts on the Octatrack (after 1 year)

https://thepatrickrichardson.blog/2016/06/01/my-octatrack-at-year-1/

My OctaTrack ideas, after 2 years

https://thepatrickrichardson.blog/2017/07/01/my-octatrack-at-year-2/

Elektron Octatrack DPS-1 — первые впечатления (русский/rus)

https://habr.com/post/197622/

Elektron Octatrack – подробности (русский/rus)

https://habr.com/post/202772/

Workflows:
Elektron Octatrack - создание паттерна «с нуля» (русский/rus)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtoTE5V0w0Q

Workflow: Octatrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNV-CxdmFf0
How not to get lost in Octatrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH_qE59H1bU

Octatrack mk2 Tutorial: Octatrack + Ableton Workflow Tips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEHb8Yx0Jq8

Octatrack MKII Cuckoo Heavily Edited Performance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K30QBq83NL8

Mmag ELEKTRON OCTATRACK DPS-1 USE EXAMPLES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qOeR4-cBM0

Octatrack for backing tracks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJp23bq1FdE

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

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

PARTS

Parts:
Octatrack Tutorial: Parts and Patterns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmmGyBp16dY

Octatrack Patterns and Parts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k6sScneCMg

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

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

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

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

OFF TOPIC

Artists using OT:

AV AV AV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI2xwU0QwI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpx72G039co

Yegor Cergei
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Q8KeIFVVY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ylozl1PhH0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjHxmkKWw7s

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=-9SYHCHo5SY&t=450s

HighWav - Christopher Kah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO6wH71bcVY

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

Hiro Kone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEhvkW6gs0o

SAMPHA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuQm-EK9K5M

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 Music
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

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

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=8p58e9UKnUw

Fun:)

What I hear vs. what my dogs hear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyRlLzh-9rE