You're right, I'm not familiar with your colloquialism. The main issue with your posts I have been responding to is the 6-month claim, which initially sounded suspicious to me.robml wrote:
actually my friend and i are from australia, not the uk. it is australian colloquialism to use the term "master" in the same way we use "tame" or "had a good understanding of". im guessing you're not familiar with australian colloquialism.
anyway, im not really into arguing with people online regarding the definitions of words. and for the record i wasn't trying to stop the guy from buying an octatrack. i love hardware and have a considerable arsenal- but, let the buyer beware- you will be required to do a lot of reading.
cheers
Most new users of the Octatrack end up learning by doing, watching instructional videos, and asking questions on forums - rather than just reading, because of the manual's various faults. It leaves out or buries critical information for some functions.
Anyway, as stiiive said, some hardware and software clicks with some people, and not with others. If your friend was unable to learn Octatrack's basic functionality in less than 6 months, it could be that the Octatrack is just not a fit for the way he likes to work. I played my first gig with the Octatrack 2 months after I started using it, and I learned how to do what I wanted to with it well before that, and I'm not even a power user with years of sampling experience.