Elektron Octatrack Bedienungsanleitung

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PATTERNS88Press and hold the trig you want to copy and press the [REC] key. A window saying “COPY TRIG” will appear. Hold the [TRIG] key corresponding

PATTERNS89Pressing [ENTER/YES] while in this menu can be used to quantize trigs to approximately 50 percent of their original micro timing value. Use

PATTERNS90the sequencer. When pressing and holding a recorder trig, the source or sources the recorder trig samples from are indicated by lit <AUDI

PATTERNS91SCALE MODE PER TRACK allows every track in a pattern to have unique length and time signature settings. Complex poly rhythms are easy to obt

PATTERNS92To start the playback of for example audio track 1, it needs to be trigged manually by press-ing the first [TRIG] key. To trig MIDI track 1,

PATTERNS93holding the [TRIG] key of the trig you want to micro edit, then press either the left or right [ARROW] button.TRIG COUNT sets the number of

PATTERNS94pattern, the [PATTERN PAGE] key is while in GRID RECORDING mode used to toggle the focus between the different pattern pages.TEMPO MULTIPLIE

PATTERNS95MASTER SCALE sets the general time signature of the pattern. This setting is completely independent of the individual track tempo multiplier

THE AUDIO EDITOR96THE AUDIO EDITORThe audio editor is where editing of imported or recorded samples takes place. A number of tasks can be carried out

THE AUDIO EDITOR97Trim and loop point settings are by default not linked to samples per se, but to sample slots. It is possible to load the same sampl

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THE AUDIO EDITOR98• RESET TO DEFAULT resets the start, end and loop points to their default posi-tions. The start and loop points will be located at t

THE AUDIO EDITOR99• DELETE SLICE will delete the selected slice. This alternative only appears when the waveform marker is positioned on a slice.• REV

THE AUDIO EDITOR100• STRT values exceeding the amount of slices will select the last slice. If the sample contains for example 16 slices, STRT values

THE AUDIO EDITOR101CROP TO SELECTION removes all audio data outside the selection, and resets the trim points so they span across the selected section

THE AUDIO EDITOR102• PASTE 0dB is the default selection. Pasted content will replace the content already present. • PASTE -6dB will attenuate pasted c

THE AUDIO EDITOR103• CH R VIEW displays only the right channel of the audio file. • STEREO VIEW displays both the left and the right channels.ATTRIBUT

THE AUDIO EDITOR104• If the TSTR parameter in the FLEX/STATIC PLAYBACK SETUP menu is set to AUTO, different timestretch settings can be applied to dif

THE AUDIO EDITOR105• Quantized trigging is a powerful way of keeping manually trigged samples in sync with the other tracks of a pattern. This is espe

THE AUDIO EDITOR106• If you want to save a sample captured by a track recorder, open the recorder buffer in the audio editor and use the SAVE TRIM AS

THE ARRANGER107THE ARRANGERAn arrangement is basically a number of patterns played in sequence. Each row in an arrangement can have settings for patte

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THE ARRANGER108EDITThe arrangement editor is where the arrangement is built. In the ARRANGER menu, choose EDIT and press [ENTER/YES] to open this menu

THE ARRANGER109• REM adds text to the arrangement. This is only a visual cue and will not affect the timing of the arrangement. Turn the LEVEL knob an

THE ARRANGER110ARRANGEMENT menu. An asterisk next to an arrangement means the arrangement con-tains unsaved settings.CHAINWill make the arrangement se

THE MIDI SEQUENCER111THE MIDI SEQUENCERThe Octatrack MIDI sequencer consists of 8 dedicated MIDI tracks. It is used to control external, MIDI equipped

THE MIDI SEQUENCER112receiving data. In the PROJECT menu you can see which MIDI channels are assigned to which audio tracks. Read more in the section

THE MIDI SEQUENCER113• When CC DIRECT CONNECT is enabled the Octatrack can record and play back knob tweaks made directly on an external MIDI device.

THE MIDI SEQUENCER114NOT2-NOT4 will add more notes, offset from the root note by the selected values, to a note trig. This makes it possible for a MID

THE MIDI SEQUENCER115• OFF will send out a MIDI note off message before the start of each arpeggiated note.MODE activates the arpeggiator and controls

THE MIDI SEQUENCER116simultaneously it is possible to adjust the note offset values of more than one arpeggiator step at a time.Arpeggiated notes and

THE MIDI SEQUENCER117Parameter values can then be set as usual by using the DATA ENTRY knobs. Disable the parameters again by repeating the enabling p

INTRODUCTION1INTRODUCTIONThank you for choosing the Octatrack DPS-1. The Octatrack is a dynamic performance sampler ideal for real-time sampling, remi

THE MIDI SEQUENCER118can then be set as usual by using the DATA ENTRY knobs. Disable the parameters again by repeating the enabling procedure.CC5-CC10

OCTATRACK SETUP EXAMPLES119OCTATRACK SETUP EXAMPLESThe flexibility of the routing of the Octatrack makes it easy to integrate the machine in a lot of

OCTATRACK SETUP EXAMPLES120Machinedrum and Monomachine will now be slaved to the BPM and the sequencer transport controls of the Octatrack.4. Open the

OCTATRACK SETUP EXAMPLES1213. Open the PROJECT menu by pressing [FUNCTION] + [MIXER]. Select MIDI and then MIDI. Press [ENTER/YES]. Enable both TRANSP

OCTATRACK SETUP EXAMPLES122OCTATRACK WITH EXTERNAL EFFECTSFig 2. The Octatrack output pair is connected to an external effects device. The outputs of

OCTATRACK SETUP EXAMPLES1235. Assign a Thru machine to track 3. Set INCD to C. This will make the machine listen to input C, which is the input the fi

OCTATRACK SETUP EXAMPLES124OCTATRACK PROCESSING LIVE INSTRUMENTSFig 3. Four mixer aux sends are connected to the inputs of the Octatrack. Each aux sen

OCTATRACK SETUP EXAMPLES1255. Assign recorder buffer 1 to track 1. Assign recorder buffer 2 to track 2. Do likewise for tracks 3 and 4. Now guitar, ba

OCTATRACK SETUP EXAMPLES1263. Open the MIXER menu by pressing [MIXER]. Make sure DIR for both AB and CD is set to 127. This will route the incoming so

OCTATRACK SETUP EXAMPLES1275. Select track 1 and press and hold [SCENE A]. Note how the LEV parameter changes to XLV. While keeping [SCENE A] pressed

THE BACKGROUND OF THE OCTATRACK2THE BACKGROUND OF THE OCTATRACKThe first relatively affordable samplers were released in the 1980’s and made a huge im

OCTATRACK SETUP EXAMPLES128OCTATRACK AS A MIDI CONTROL CENTERFig 5. The MIDI OUT of an external synthesizer is connected to the Octatrack MIDI IN. The

OCTATRACK SETUP EXAMPLES1293. Make sure CC DIRECT CONNECT is activated.4. Exit the menu and open the PROJECT -> MIDI -> CHANNELS menu. Set the a

OCTATRACK SETUP EXAMPLES130course also possible to sequence the cutoff knob by turning the C knob when the CTRL 1 MAIN page is active. To control the

OCTATRACK TUTORIALS131OCTATRACK TUTORIALSThe Octatrack is capable of many things. Here a few tutorials highlighting the most promi-nent features are p

OCTATRACK TUTORIALS132SAMPLING USING RECORDER TRIGSThe use of recorder trigs offers a considerably more powerful method of sampling. They offer automa

OCTATRACK TUTORIALS1332. Any recorder buffer can be assigned to any track. To make it easier to remember the recorder buffer track assignments, it is

OCTATRACK TUTORIALS1348. Press the [TRACK 1] key to access the PLAYBACK MAIN menu of the Pickup machine assigned to track 1. Set PTCH to 0, DIR to FWD

OCTATRACK TUTORIALS1356. Open the RECORDING SETUP 2 menu [FUNCTION] + [AUDIO REC CD]. Set FIN to 0.063, FOUT to 0.063, AB to 127, QREC to OFF, QPL to

OCTATRACK TUTORIALS136LOOP REMIXING USING SLICES1.Make sure pattern A01 is loaded. Mute all tracks except track 1, containing the Flex sample ACDRUM.

OCTATRACK TUTORIALS1375. Double press the [PLAYBACK] key to open the PLAYBACK SETUP menu. Set SLIC to ON. This will make the STRT parameter select bet

THE BACKGROUND OF THE OCTATRACK3BACKING TRACK MACHINEEach of the eight stereo tracks can stream gigabyte-large samples. Despite the large size of the

OCTATRACK TUTORIALS138with the knob A. A good position would be right before the downbeat. Press [FUNC-TION] + [ENTER/YES] to preview the sample from

OCTATRACK TUTORIALS1393. Double-click either [TRACK 1] or [TRACK 5] to open the Static sample slot list. Select an empty sample slot and press [ENTER/

OCTATRACK TUTORIALS140THE OCTATRACK AS AN EFFECTS PROCESSORThe Neighbor machines offer the possibility to chain tracks. As the sound from the first tr

EARLY STARTUP MENU141EARLY STARTUP MENUTo access this menu, hold down the [FUNCTION] key while powering up the Octatrack. From here you can perform a

EARLY STARTUP MENU142SEND UPGRADEWith this option you can send the OS installed in your Octatrack to a friend’s unit. 1. Connect the MIDI OUT on the O

SUMMARY OF BUTTON COMBINATIONS143SUMMARY OF BUTTON COMBINATIONS[AUDIO RECORD AB/CD] + [BANK] will open the recorder buffer, corresponding to the activ

SUMMARY OF BUTTON COMBINATIONS144[FUNCTION] + [TRIG 9..16] will when no RECORDING mode is activated manually trig tri-gless trigs instead of sample t

SUMMARY OF BUTTON COMBINATIONS145[TRACK] + [EXIT/NO] will disarm any one shot recorder trigs of the track whose [TRACK] key was pressed.[TRACK] + [LEF

TECHNICAL INFORMATION146TECHNICAL INFORMATIONSPECIFICATIONSTHE SEQUENCER8 audio tracks8 MIDI tracks16 banks per project256 patterns per project8 arran

CREDITS147CREDITSPRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENTMagnus ForsellAnders GärderJimmy MyhrmanJon MårtenssonDavid ReveljDaniel TrobergADDITIONAL DESIGNThomas

PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS4PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORSFRONT PANELThe Octatrack front panel. For a more comprehensive list of key combinations, please

A-1Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEIn this appendix, the Octatrack machines are explained. The individual machine parameters are pre-sented for reference

A-2 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCEFLEX MACHINEFlex machines offer the most extensive sound manipulation possibilities. A sample used by a Flex machine

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-3 STATIC MACHINEStatic machines are perfect for handling extremely large samples. Samples assigned to Static machines

A-4 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCENEIGHBOR MACHINENeighbor machines listen to the output of the preceding track. Multiple tracks with Neighbor machines

Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE A-5 PICKUP MACHINEPickup machines are specialized for recording loops. A Pickup machine is hard-linked to both the track

A-6 Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE

B-1Appendix B: EFFECTS REFERENCEIn this appendix, the Octatrack effects are explained. The individual effect parameters are presented for reference.NO

B-2 Appendix B: EFFECTS REFERENCE12/24DB MULTI MODE FILTERThe resonant 12/24dB lo/hi/band-pass filter gives control of both the low and high filter cu

Appendix B: EFFECTS REFERENCE B-3 2-BAND PARAMETRIC EQThe parametric EQ is useful for shaping the timbre of a sound. Two frequency bands can be attenu

B-4 Appendix B: EFFECTS REFERENCEDJ STYLE KILL EQThis EQ variant is somewhat of a cross-breed between a filter and an EQ. It is a three band EQ, capa-

PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS510. [MIXER] opens up a menu where settings for the in- and outputs can be made. Tracks can also be muted and solo:ed here.

Appendix B: EFFECTS REFERENCE B-5 2-10 STAGE PHASERThe phaser applies sweeping effects to sounds. It can also be used to make sounds appear wider.PHAS

B-6 Appendix B: EFFECTS REFERENCEFLANGERA flanger is a modulation effect sharing similarities with the phaser. The main difference is the notches bein

Appendix B: EFFECTS REFERENCE B-7 2-10 TAP CHORUSThe variable tap stereo chorus is great for enhancing the stereo image of a sound and for making it a

B-8 Appendix B: EFFECTS REFERENCESPATIALIZERThe spatializer effect is suitable for affecting the stereo image in various ways, for example by widening

Appendix B: EFFECTS REFERENCE B-9 COMB FILTERThe comb filter introduces metallic sounding, pitch tuned, resonant overtones to sounds and samples.COMB

B-10 Appendix B: EFFECTS REFERENCEDYNAMIX COMPRESSORThe Dynamix processor can be used for increasing the overall sound level of a track or pattern. It

Appendix B: EFFECTS REFERENCE B-11 LO-FI COLLECTIONThe lo-fi collection consists of several effects dedicated to making sounds grittier and more abras

B-12 Appendix B: EFFECTS REFERENCEECHO FREEZE DELAY The delay adds echoes to the affected signal. The special echo freeze functionality makes it possi

Appendix B: EFFECTS REFERENCE B-13 GATEBOX PLATE REVERBThe Gatebox plate reverb adds reverberation to the signal. The effect has many uses thanks to t

B-14 Appendix B: EFFECTS REFERENCESPRING REVERBThis effect is based on a classic spring reverb. It adds a grungy and “twangy” reverberation to the inc

PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS626.[PATTERN PAGE] selects the active pattern page when GRID RECORDING mode is active. Above the [PATTERN PAGE] key four &l

Appendix B: EFFECTS REFERENCE B-15 DARK REVERBThe dark reverb provides lush, wide stereo reverberation with long decay times. It is good for adding a

B-16 Appendix B: EFFECTS REFERENCE

C-1Appendix C: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCEAll parameters found in the TRACK PARAMETER MAIN pages are control-lable by MIDI control change messages. It is a

C-2 Appendix C: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCECTRL CHANGE MAPPINGS+---------+---------------------------------------+-----+-----+| Hex Dec | Ctrl parameter

INDEX 1INDEXAACCESSORIES 7Carrying bag and protective lid 7Rack mount kit 7AMPAmp main 68Amp setup 68ARRANGER 106AUDIO EDITOR 95Attributes 102Edit 99F

2 INDEXCtrl 2 main 116Ctrl 2 setup 117MIDI LFO main 115MIDI LFO setup 115Note main 112Note setup 113MIXER 44MUTE TRACKSDirect mute 74Mixer mute 45Trig

INDEX 3SOLO TRACKS 45SWING TRIGS 88TTECHNICAL INFORMATION 145TEMPO 46Pattern tempo nudge 46Sample tempo nudge 46Tap tempo 46TRACK PARAMETER PAGES 67Am

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PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS7OCTATRACK ACCESSORIESRACK MOUNT KITThe Octatrack can be rack mounted in a standard 19” rack, using the Octatrack rack moun

FCC compliance statementThis device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may

PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS8• The USB connection may inject computer noise in the outputs of the Octatrack. Should this occur, use balanced cables or

OVERVIEW OF THE OCTATRACK STRUCTURE9OVERVIEW OF THE OCTATRACK STRUCTUREThe Octatrack is organized in a hierarchical way. The image below outlines the

OVERVIEW OF THE OCTATRACK STRUCTURE10recorder buffers, 128 sample slots dedicated to Flex machines, 128 slots dedicated to Static machines, various pr

OVERVIEW OF THE OCTATRACK STRUCTURE11MACHINESMachines are assigned to the eight audio tracks. Each machine fills a different purpose. Read more about

THE USER INTERFACE12THE USER INTERFACEThe center of Octatrack editing is the LCD display. The main interface screen is shown below:1. Track icons show

THE USER INTERFACE13MENUS AND WINDOWSWhen a menu or window is opened the function of certain buttons and/or knobs will change. When a window has funct

THE USER INTERFACE14[FUNCTION] + [STOP]. A clear operation is performed by pressing [FUNCTION] + [PLAY]. Paste and clear operations can be undone by r

THE USER INTERFACE15• Copy, paste and clear commands are available in the naming menus. If you instead of pressing [FUNCTION] press [CUE] when perform

QUICK START16QUICK STARTThis quick start will guide you through some of the basic operations to allow you to start using the Octatrack right away. Fir

QUICK START17RECORDING A PATTERN USING GRID RECORDINGUse GRID RECORDING mode to input sample trigs to the sequencer. Sample trigs trig the machines an

Important safety information for the Octatrack DPS-1Carefully read these instructions and save them for future reference.Do not expose the apparatus t

QUICK START18PLEASE MOUNT ONE.” may appear. Press [ENTER/YES] and the menu where sets are mounted and created will automatically be opened. Otherwise,

QUICK START191. Press [FUNCTION] + [MIXER] to open the PROJECT menu. Select PROJECT and press [ENTER/YES] or the [RIGHT] arrow key. Select CHANGE, loc

QUICK START203. Select the machine you want to assign from the list of machines. Press [ENTER/YES] to assign it to the track. Note that only Flex and

QUICK START21back one step in the folder hierarchy. Localize the sample that should be loaded to the sample slot. Press [ENTER/YES] to load the sample

SETS22SETSA set is the top layer of the Octatrack hierarchy. Sets are completely self contained. Sets contain:• An amount of projects only limited by

SETS23CREATING AND MOUNTING A SETSets are created and mounted in the PROJECT menu. Press [FUNCTION] + [MIXER] to open this menu. Select PROJECT and pr

SETS24• The content of an audio pool is exclusive to a set. If you want to use the same sample in two sets, the sample needs to be copied to both audi

PROJECTS25PROJECTSEach set can contain an amount of projects only limited by the size of the Compact Flash card. A project contains:• 16 banks.• 8 arr

PROJECTS26The opposite also applies, meaning Flex RAM memory can be increased at the cost of track recorder memory. The track recorders also can use F

PROJECTS27Flex and Static machines in section “ASSIGNING FLEX AND STATIC SAMPLES TO MACHINES” on page 66.• To load samples to the sample slots the aud

Elektron machines are sold with a three year limited warranty, starting from the date of the original purchase. Being able to prove the date of the or

PROJECTS28• At the top of the Flex sample slot list the amount of RAM memory available to the project is shown. If Flex samples are present in the lis

PROJECTS29FILE BROWSERThe file browser is used when locating samples that should be loaded to the Flex and Static sample slots. It is a representation

PROJECTS30the AUDIO folder the project folders will appear as empty when exploring them using the file browser.THE PROJECT MENUIn the PROJECT menu var

PROJECTS31SAVE TO NEW saves a copy of the active project under a new name. After selecting this option a naming window will appear. If the currently m

PROJECTS32• Use the USB connection to back up sets to a computer hard disk.OS UPGRADE is an alternative to the EARLY STARTUP menu method of OS upgradi

PROJECTS33CUE MUTES TRACK will when checked combine the cue and mute functions. When a track is being cued it will at the same time automatically be m

PROJECTS34CARD TOOLS offers tools for managing the Compact Flash card. The card can be format-ted and files copied, erased, renamed etc.FILE MANAGER i

PROJECTS35PASTE will paste a copied file or folder.CUT is accessed when holding [FUNCTION]. Will cut a selected file or folder.• Be very careful when

PROJECTS36AUDIO controls the behavior of the outputs and selects whether track 8 should be used as a master track or not. Activate and deactivate sett

PROJECTS37NOISE GATE CD sets the dB level of the noise gate for input pair CD. The threshold is set with the LEVEL knob. Any signal below the threshol

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PROJECTS38MIDI SEQUENCER contains the CC direct connect setting.CC DIRECT CONNECT is activated/deactivated by pressing [ENTER/YES]. Two settings exist

PROJECTS39MEMORY contains settings related to sample bit depth and the track recorder memory dis-tribution. Use the LEVEL knob or the [LEFT]/[RIGHT] a

PROJECTS40will have not have any track recorder memory allocated, making it impossible for them to sample unless DYNAMIC RECORDERS is set to YES. Thes

PROJECTS41PREROLL controls for how many bars the metronome will sound before the sequencer starts playing. This setting only affects the start of the

PROJECTS42notes will affect the audio tracks, meaning tracks or machines can’t be trigged exter-nally.AUDIO NOTE OUT sets what MIDI information the [T

PROJECTS43PROG CH RECEIVE will when checked make the Octatrack listen and react to incoming program change messages. Which channel the messages will b

PROJECTS44• To avoid unwanted MIDI conflicts when controlling external instruments with the Octatrack MIDI sequencer, the MIDI channels assigned to th

PROJECTS45MAIN/CUE OUT sets the final output level of the main and cue outputs respectively. A zero setting will neither gain nor attenuate the signal

PROJECTS46• If track 8 has been turned into a master track it won’t be affected by mutes.• If Neighbor machines are used the track or tracks preceding

PROJECTS47• In the ARRANGER menu, patterns can be assigned individual tempo settings. Read more in the section “THE ARRANGER” on page 106.

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TRACK RECORDERS AND PICKUP MACHINES48TRACK RECORDERS AND PICKUP MACHINESThere are two ways to sample with the Octatrack. Either by using track recorde

TRACK RECORDERS AND PICKUP MACHINES49• Captured samples can be saved either directly in the audio pool or in the project folder. The setting controlli

TRACK RECORDERS AND PICKUP MACHINES50GO TO MEMORY CONFIG will open the MEMORY menu, where the allocation of the RAM memory can be set. Read more about

TRACK RECORDERS AND PICKUP MACHINES51• D will make the recorder sample from input D. The captured sample will be in ste-reo even though only one input

TRACK RECORDERS AND PICKUP MACHINES52LOOP sets whether the captured sample will loop or not when played.• If a source is set to “-” and you try to sam

TRACK RECORDERS AND PICKUP MACHINES53the track recorder is opened in the audio editor. Read more on in the section “ATTRIB-UTES” on page 102.• OFF wil

TRACK RECORDERS AND PICKUP MACHINES54enough to make the track recorder of the active track start sampling. Read more about RECORD QUICK MODE on page 3

TRACK RECORDERS AND PICKUP MACHINES55A recorder buffer thus functions just like a Flex sample and needs, just like a regular Flex sample, to be assign

TRACK RECORDERS AND PICKUP MACHINES56loop length, expressed in sequencer steps, are shown instead. To the right of the loop length, information about

TRACK RECORDERS AND PICKUP MACHINES57When HOLD is selected, sampling is made by pressing and holding [AUDIO REC AB]. When the key is released, the Pic

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TRACK RECORDERS AND PICKUP MACHINES58• If the Octatrack seqencer is playing, use the QPL setting, found in the RECORD-ING SETUP 2 menu, to start playi

TRACK RECORDERS AND PICKUP MACHINES591) THE OLD RECORDING IS ERASED2) IF THE BUTTON IS NOT PRESSED (OR RELEASED), THETRANSITION WILL OCCUR WHEN THE RE

BANKS, PARTS AND SCENES60BANKS, PARTS AND SCENESEach project contains up to 16 banks. Banks contain:• 16 patterns.• 4 parts. Each part contains:• Info

BANKS, PARTS AND SCENES61All patterns of a bank default to using part 1. If you for example want the machines of pat-terns A01 and A02 to use differen

BANKS, PARTS AND SCENES62• This command is great in a live setting if a lot of parameters has been tweaked and you want the part to sound as it origin

BANKS, PARTS AND SCENES63on top of the LEVEL, VOL and DIR parameters. The difference lies in the way they handle volume fades. Locking them accordingl

BANKS, PARTS AND SCENES64SCENE CLEARIt is possible to clear all scene parameter lock data from a scene.Hold a [SCENE] button and press [PLAY]. A windo

TRACKS65TRACKSThe Octatrack sequencer can control 8 audio stereo tracks and 8 MIDI tracks at the same time. This chapter will deal with the audio trac

TRACKS66ASSIGNING MACHINES IN THE QUICK ASSIGN MENUOpen the QUICK ASSIGN menu by quickly double pressing the [TRACK] button of the track you wish to a

TRACKS67• After assigning a Flex or Static machine, pressing the [RIGHT] arrow key will access the sample slot list of the selected machine.ASSIGNING

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TRACKS68TRACK PARAMETER PAGESThe five TRACK PARAMETER pages contain parameters that affect the assigned machine and effects. Each TRACK PARAMETER page

TRACKS69the procedure of loading samples to sample slots is described. For more information how to assign machines to tracks and samples to machines,

TRACKS70• ANLG will not necessarily make the envelope start from zero once a sample is being trigged. Instead, when a sample is trigged the envelope a

TRACKS71LFO MAINHere the speed and depth settings of the three track LFOs are found. LFOs are always synced to the tempo of the Octatrack. Press the [

TRACKS72• If you use an LFO to modulate the speed and depth of the two other LFOs, note that an LFO only can modulate LFOs with a lower number. This m

TRACKS73menu. They are represented by small visualizations of their waveform shapes and are labeled T1-T8. Access the LFO designer by navigating to th

TRACKS74EFFECT 1 AND EFFECT 2Each track features two assignable effects. The selectable effects differ between the two effect pages. For a complete li

TRACKS75DIRECT TRACK MUTINGTo directly mute a track, press [FUNCTION] + the [TRACK] button of the track that should be muted. The <TRACK> LEDs i

TRACKS76• By enabling the STUDIO mode, the default main and cue output routing behavior can be changed. STUDIO mode is handy when wanting to use the c

PATTERNS77PATTERNSThe sequencer of the Octatrack shares a lot of similarities with the Machinedrum and Monomachine sequencers but have been considerab

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PATTERNS78Select a pattern from another bank by first selecting the bank by using the [BANK] + [TRIG] keys. After the “CHOOSE PATTERN” prompt appears,

PATTERNS79• All trigs of a track can be shifted forwards or backwards on the sequencer. While in GRID RECORDING mode, hold down [FUNCTION] while press

PATTERNS80SAMPLE TRIGSSample trigs trig the machine of the track, making the sample assigned to the machine play. Enter by simply pressing a [TRIG] ke

PATTERNS81Pressing [TRACK] + [ENTER/YES] will also re-arm all one shot recorder trigs of a track. The one shot recorder trigs will keep re-arming for

PATTERNS82To apply parameter locks, GRID RECORDING mode should be active. Add locks to a trig by pressing and holding the [TRIG] key of the trig. Adju

PATTERNS83mode. The track corresponding to the [TRIG] key pressed will be affected. This is good when wanting to for example trig the filter or the LF

PATTERNS84presses to make different samples play back on the same track. Trigged samples will then be entered as sample locks on the active track.The

PATTERNS85DELAY CONTROLWhen in this mode the TIME parameters of any Echo Freeze Delay effects can quickly be set.Green lit <TRIG> LEDs above the

PATTERNS86• The part assigned to the pattern won’t be copied when performing a pattern copy command. Should you paste the copied pattern to another ba

PATTERNS87performing a track page copy operation, make sure you are in GRID RECORDING mode. If not, press [REC]. Select the track containing the data