The Octatrack is basically a MPC with xox sequencing, and a much deeper sample manipulation capabilities, with a workflow optimized for live performance. The MPC is perfect for sampling instruments and playing back the samples, but the Octatrack takes it to another level. Every audio track basically works like a monophonic synth voice whose oscillator is your sample... It's hard to explain, but it's really powerful and the integration with the onboard sequencer makes it even deeper.
As long as your music is somehow based on loops (it doesn't quite work as a linear sequencer) and you like to work with hardware stuff, it's a fantastic workstation and it can really replace a computer in a studio. There's a learning curve however, but if you can deal with the complexity of a Virus... you should be fine ha ha
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