Elektron Octatrack MKII Black Sequencer and Sampler

General

Polished and powered-up in the Elektron labs, this is the new and improved Octatrack MKII. The MKII is already a stage favourite, so here, it's been treated with a few welcome performance-focused tweaks and upgrades, including a thoughtfully enhanced 128 x 64 OLED screen that's just as crisp and clear in a dark club as it in the comfort of your bedroom. To further improve visibility, the buttons now come backlit so you always know exactly where you're at, and since the controls have been specifically designed to take a beating, this unit can be comfortably played like a percussive instrument.

The Octatrack mk2: Extensive Sampling

Just like the OG, the Octatrack MKII is built for making samples and weaving hair-raising sequences, so you can trigger eight audio tracks and just as many MIDI tracks, and if the pitch or tempo are not quite on point, then either can be adjusted in minute detail and in real-time. The slick switching between two channels using the contactless crossfader is also shamelessly cool, and to make the step-over as smooth as possible, any projects you've got saved to an MKI can be used on the MKII. In terms of connections, nothing has changed, so four inputs, two outputs, and a port for hooking up external MIDI gear has been provided.