Live performance with the Elektron Octatrack MkII
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.พ. 2025
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A live song performed solely on the Elektron Octatrack MkII.
This set of chords and melodies has been one of my favourite end-of-day meanderings on the piano for the last few months. I've been putting together a live set on the Octatrack and decided to make a full arrangement of it.
The song started in the box, using instruments and percussion mainly from the Arturia and Native Instruments collections. I was immediately surprised at how much I loved the groove and leaned further into that with the musical choices (e.g. the bass). As a final touch, I decided to add the lines I usually sing, and it was fun to have my own vocals as a sample loop. Then I simply brought the sample loops over to the Octatrack and built the structure of the song using synth filter and a few scenes. Very happy with the unusual territory this song fell into in the end.
Performed and recorded live to a stereo output, with EQ, compression, and limiting on the master.
Thanks for listening.
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Love the drums on this Jay and the vocals give me those Thom Yorke chills. I say it every time but you continue to outdo yourself. Such a treat.
You're Octatrack stuff is so inspirational. I was frustrated with mine and eventually sold it, but it's been a few years now and I want one again reallll bad. You are partially to blame. :)
This is by far my favorite track on the Octatrack and I remember being blown away by the music when I first heard it! So I "Come back" often to listen to it
"Guits Speaking", I have this track on the same playlist as Divinity. Both are ear nukes!!
@@avengingsylph 🙏🏻🙏🏻
That beat is deadly.
This is really awesome!!❤
Sounds beautiful, love the melody, drum work and, of course, the performance on the OT scenes.
I see those MTG cards hiding 😶🌫️
Good jam! Always cool to see how different everyone uses this incredible device. There’s just so many options.
hey hey there's Magic in the Music, and also Magic behind... ;)
Thanks for explanations during the set, this is so interesting to understand what’s you are doing!
Really enjoyed this. Interesting timing signature changes. Haunting harmonies. Great atmosphere.
Interesting groove on this one with the prominent claps and the vocals were fully unexpected, but felt great, Radiohead vibes with those and the rhythmic feel
Jay Hosking is such a rare gem in the EDM diaspora - with his Unique style and crazy talented on All instruments ! Multiinstrumentalist AND singer,- 😉👍
Smooth beat!! Very chill, awesome as usual Jay!
This song finds me....all the time.
insane as always.❤
High quality stuff !! Inspiring as always.
I hope you never stop
Jay this is fantastic. I love seeing focused performances with just the Octatrack and samples. Such a versatile piece of kit.
Dude, I cant make music but desperately NEED an octatrack. Great Jam, Thanks for sharing!
Excellent as always, thanks so much. You've really seemed to have mastered those Elektron devices, if that's even possible.
I hear Talk Talk - David Sylvian - Japan - Radiohead vibe , but most of all , i hear pure Jay Hosking ! ❤
Damn he's good Jay's talent and understanding about todays midi instruments and synth's is unreal a total vast archive of knowledge at his fingertip's he's awesome nice job buddy!🤯🤘🤘
Magic cardssssss!!! Great song jay!
Awesome work. Voice is brilliant ad-lib.
What a fabulous track. Looking forward to more. thank you
Wow....awesome performance
This is awesome Jay
Beautiful. The production and sound design are dope.
I have always been intimidated by the octatrack. If I don’t have keys in front of me I feel lost! Great tune as always.
Great track! Especially loved the layered vocals and drums.
GREAT and sounds beautiful ... GOOD LUCK !
Good on you man, i tried this at g.c and the salesman was just as baffled as i lol
I like the change in time signatures
Woooow! This is so good
incredible. It looks like the best tracks of Thom Yorke
Nice track!
Dig it!! Very Moby/Radiohead vibes with that one that I think really work well! Nicely done!
nice man! Great sounds. Great form. Loved the vox on this!
This is really wonderful.
2:38 I love this part
Great track!
Vocals are extra nice
Insane jam!! Esto es música.
Nice material as always man! I’ve been eyeing the octatrack for two years now, and with my current job I think I’ll be able to afford one!
Amazing news! And thanks so much.
Great work as always!
This is great!!
The OT is just so useful. Despite its notoriety as being tough to learn, it's the one device that has just clicked with me. Perhaps I took it more seriously than most other things I've tried, or maybe it just makes sense to me. Either way, it's never leaving me. It would be the last thing I gave up, if things got to that point.
I like when real musicians get on Elektron gear
Most excellent
Oh the GAS!
Sick.
I was just about the pull the trigger on ordering an OXI One (already have a A4M2 and ARM2 - love them) but want to mix it up a bit with patterns, now with 1.70 on AR patterns galore. But also still want to craft full songs, have always stayed away from samples (out of ignorance nothing more than that) but now feel drawn that way. And listening to this seriously need to consider an Octatrack MM2. Oxi looks great for harmonising, complex patterns but which wins, songs over jams - both would be good.
Any wisdom would be much appreciated.
Your work is inspiring!
love the track but most of all love the magic cards
Sounds like a GTA theme. Love it.
yes please
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Great ;) Maybe coincidence but at 0’33 the melodic line reminds me of the main theme from a French song from Johnny Hallyday « Que je t’aime ».
I always read that it was hard to master, how many time did it take to you to arrive to this knowledge with Octatrack ?
🔥🔥🔥HOSKINGIANNA🔥🔥🔥🥂
Make us a tutorial on how to build scenes!!!!! 🙏 pleeeease
It seem so easy and fluid , when Hosking mangle's away - like a crazy Kungfu !
Damn! Thats Dope, BTW, Are you using Slice mode for different section of a Long sample or just occupy several static sample slots?
Lots of use of slices, yeah, but in the case of some sounds (e.g. vocals), using different samples for different patterns. And thanks!
That’s a really expensive clip launcher!
Wow, this IS beautiful. Did you record the vocals directly into the OT?
I recorded into the DAW first, added compression, and consolidated the melody and harmonies onto a single .wav file. And thanks so much!
quick mutes is the trick, they give the illusion you are starting something, MUTES!!!
What a great song - but I can't see any benefit to produce COMPLETE TRACKS on such a device like Octatrack - so much more convenient with a cheaper laptop and a DAW like Ableton Live. And yes sometimes reduction makes sense but I like to have the opportunity to go way beyond. What are your thoughts?
The main benefit for me is flow. Much like you could string together acoustic guitar chords into a song in the DAW, it feels better-and you're led to better results-when you play the song from start to finish on the guitar itself. When I work in the DAW, things are too static and it's challenging to feel the flow of performance and progression. Playing the songs and modifying them live really helps me find the song. There's also nothing quite like the Octatrack's scenes (though with Live and Push you could set up macros that are similar). But ultimately, just make the songs you like in the way that you like to make them. That's all that's important. And thanks.
Yeeeeeeeeeh4! Nice Baby or in Germany Fettes Teil :D
Vocals remind me of Tesseract in a good way
That’s not Thom Yorke’s voice?
BOC
Phrase timing is very off