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1. 73 74 THE ARRANGER EDIT The arrangement editor is where the arrangement is built In the ARRANGER menu choose EDIT and press ENTER YES to open this menu ARRANGEMENT EDITOR FAT REF Ln SCEME LOOF 00003 06 000 024 000 064 D3 04 000 004 000 004 The two filled arrows on each side of one of the rows are the position pointers They indi cate which arrangement row the sequencer currently is playing It is possible to start play back from any row position Move the editing focus to the row you wish to start the playback from and press the ENTER YES button If the arrangement is currently playing when you select another row you will see two hollow arrows on each side of the newly selected row They indicate that the selected row will play next once the current row reaches its end When playing the arrangement the header of the menu will display a counter indicating how many bars and beats have played Insert an arrangement row by pressing FUNCTION DOWN Remove a row by press ing FUNCTION UP Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the arrangement row you wish to edit The LEFT and RIGHT keys move the focus between the columns ROW lists the available arrangement rows An arrangement can consist of a maximum of 256 rows The arrangement is played from row 0 to the end row PAT displays which patterns are assigned to the rows Move
2. Hi Select the machine that should be assigned to the track and press ENTER YES to assign it After assigning a Flex or Static machine pressing the RIGHT arrow key will access the sample slot list of the selected machine ASSIGNING MACHINES IN THE PLAYBACK SETUP MENU Select the track you want to assign the machine to by pressing the corresponding TRACK button Press FUNCTION PLAYBACK to open the PLAYBACK SETUP menu If the track contained a Flex machine and Flex samples have been loaded the Flex sample slot list will be opened If the track contained a Static machine and Static samples have been loaded the Static sample slot list will be opened In such cases press the LEFT arrow key to access the machine list In all other cases the machine list will be accessed directly when opening the PLAYBACK SETUP menu FLAYEACK SETUF FLEn THRU NETGHEOUR In the leftmost menu all machine types are available With the cursor highlight the machine you want to assign After the selection is highlighted by the cursor press ENTER YES to assign the machine to the selected track After assigning a Flex or Static machine pressing the RIGHT arrow key will access the sample slot list of the selected machine ASSIGNING FLEX AND STATIC SAMPLES TO MACHINES Once samples have been loaded to the sample slots they ca
3. Eelehiron uec Zu I Fig 1 A Machinedrum and a Monomachine are MIDI slaved and connected to the two input pairs of the Octatrack The Octatrack acts like a super mixer It adjusts the levels of the incoming signals applies effects and samples the other machines in real time Fig 2 Octatrack cue output pair is connected to an external effects device The outputs of the external effects is connected to input pair A B The input pair is routed to the Octat rack main out Cue ing a track will send it to the external effects and the affected signal can then be treated further by the Octatrack Two Sidstations are ready to be sampled and TRACKS processed They are controlled by the MIDI sequencer of the Octatrack and their outputs are connected to input C and D NE EXE Fig 3 Four mixer aux sends are connected to the inputs of the Octatrack Each aux send sends a different signal The Octatrack applies effects and reconstructs the incoming audio Fig 4 Two DJ decks are connected to the Octatrack inputs The headphones output is set to monitor the cue outputs The crossfader is assigned to control the main output bal 53 54 TRACKS ance between the two incoming signals Cue ing one of the input pairs will send the sig nal to the cue outputs and the headphones output rega
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5. European Union regulation compliance statement This product has been tested to comply with the Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC and the Electromagnetic Com patibility Directive 2004 108 EC This symbol indicates that your product must be disposed of properly according to local laws and regu lations The included switched mode power supply is Level IV compliant The device contains a non rechargable lithium perchlorate battery cell that may need to be recycled separately de pending on local environmental laws If the battery needs replacing please contact Elektron or a local professional technician for servicing Important Safety Information for the Octatrack DPS 1 Carefully read these instructions and save them for future reference Warning To reduce the risk of fire electrical shock or product damage Do not expose the apparatus to rain moisture dripping or splashing and also avoid placing objects filled with liquid such as vases on the apparatus Only use accessories recommended by the manufacturer Do not unmount the enclosure There are no user repairable parts inside Leave service and repairs to trained service personnel only Do not expose the apparatus to direct sunlight nor use it in ambient temperatures exceed ing 50 C as this can lead to malfunction The apparatus can thru the head phones output or via an amplifier generate high sound levels
6. Hi Hi SLICE OFER Trim and loop point settings are not linked to samples per se but to sample slots It is pos sible to load the same sample to two different slots and trim them completely different Note though that trim and loop point information will be lost when assigning a new sample to a sample slot containing a trimmed sample Navigate in the waveform using the LEVEL knob Turning this knob will move the wave form marker 67 68 THE AUDIO EDITOR Set the start point with the A knob A start point is indicated by an S marker The sample will start to play from this position A loop is indicated by an L marker Move the loop point by turning the B knob If a loop point is set the sample will play from the start point to the end point then loop from the loop point to the end point When the RATE parameter is set to a negative value the loop point of a sample will be disregarded The sample will instead be played from the end point to the start point Set the end point with the C knob An end point is indicated by an E marker The sample will stop playing when reaching the end point given no loop point is set Zoom the y axis of the waveform with the D knob The slider to the right of the waveform indicates the zoom level The standard level displaying the waveform as neither zoomed in or out is indicated by a black square in the middle of the slider Scroll
7. 00 1 51 ROUTING EXAMPEES ee hate tds eet e t a i cra ient PD e cR 1 51 PATTERNS acini sciet da EC n CR 1 55 TRIG EEDANDIGATIONSGS 3 ib t i ket ee tee E nt E A a bt Seema red Era 1 55 BASIC PATTERN 8 2 1 55 SELECTING A PATTERN iiit tite cepe ten ter sette te ke eta 1 55 PATTERN CHAINING idee aree rea deg ex ue e ARD d e td 1 56 TRIG TYPES eco ted ieu aa a IE 1 56 NOTE ati a este ante et Led du oct eec ate d edd 1 56 Iieaiieco e 1 56 SIMIB zie 1 56 RECORDER IRIGOS a iu 1 56 RECORDING MOBDES 42 1 s ree dfe Pee een decedere feed rna cda 1 56 GRID RECORDING MODE vi tite etate itle p den tna ted ede nk 1 56 LIVE RECORDING MODE erred tectae tee rd stor de Ee i ed cod d ed eda 1 57 PARAMETER EOGKS rectc tom bue tede e ut 1 57 NOTE TRIG PARAMETER 1 57 TRIGEESS TRIG S stt em 1 57 SAMPLE LOCKS eie ee e nt le an 1 58 MACHINE AND TRACK 1 58 MACHINE TRIGGINQ 2 Ari dti anite dettes dte rte eve deceat aa de ree
8. A will make the recorder sample from input A The captured sample will be in stereo even though only one input is used B will make the recorder sample from input B The captured sample will be in stereo even though only one input is used A B will make the recorder capture a stereo file in which the signals from input A and input B are summed INCD selects which input or inputs of the input pair C D the recorder should sample from Five options exist will make the recorder disregard input C D when sampling C D will make the recorder capture a stereo file in which the signal from input C is panned hard left and the signal from input D is panned hard right This is the default option C will make the recorder sample from input C The captured sample will be in stereo even though only one input is used D will make the recorder sample from input D The captured sample will be in stereo even though only one input is used 33 34 PROJECTS C D will make the recorder capture a stereo file in which the signals from input C and input D are summed RLEN sets how long the recording will be once the recorder starts to sample This setting is dependent of the BPM of the sequencer but disregards any scale settings of the track A setting of 16 will for example always record the equivalent of 16 1 16th notes with a scale setting of 1x If RLEN is set to MAX the length of the recorder sample will always be 16 seconds of
9. OCTATRACK DPS 1 USER S MANUAL for operating system version 0 998b This manual is copyright 2011 Elektron Music Machines MAV AB All reproduction without written authorization is strictly prohibited The informa tion in this manual may change without notice Elektron s product names logotypes titles words or phrases may be registered and protected by Swedish and international law All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders 10 11 12 13 14 15 PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS F RONT PANEL 2 4 5 46 7 8 inOut Cue Out InputAB input C D MIDI in MIDI Out MDI Thru O PERFORMANCE SAMPLER Playback CE 2 CN E REOR GC 0 e JI 9 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 23 Octatrack front panel 1 2 9 1 HEADPHONES VOLUME CONTROL sets the volume for the stereo headphones jack AUDIO RECORD buttons are used for real time sampling through the external inputs There is one AUDIO RECORD button per audio input pair The AUDIO RECORD LEDs indicate the strength of the signal sent to the external inputs When in the RECORD SETUP menu these LEDs also indicate the source selec tion for recorder trigs TRACK buttons Press a button to activate the corresponding track Pressing a TRACK button an
10. RTIM sets the time between each retrig The time is relative to the tempo STATIC SETUP FLAYEACK SETUF LOOP sets the master loop mode setting of the track When set to AUTO the individual loop settings made in the audio editor will apply Each sample of the track can then have its own loop setting SLIC selects whether slices will be accessible or not to the STRT parameter found in the STATIC MAIN page RATE selects if the RATE parameter found in the main menu will affect the timestretch or pitch of the sample TSTR sets the master timestretch setting of the track When set to AUTO the individual timestretch settings made in the audio editor will apply Each sample of the track can then have its own timestretch setting TSNS adjusts the transient detection when the timestretch algorithm is set to BEAT The higher the setting the more transient sensitive the algorithm will be Appendix A MACHINE REFERENCE A 3 NEIGHBOR MACHINE Neighbor machines listen to the output of the preceding track Multiple tracks with Neighbour machines can form extremely powerful effects chains They turn the Octatrack into a deluxe effects device NEIGHBOR MAIN NEIGHBOR SETUP F F FLAYEACK SETUF 1202 ig 2 HACHINErt iE m z z z T 5 T 5 n n n n jA 5 5 5 em TELGHEOR s 7 No main parameters are available No setup param
11. Eelehiron IDCTATRACK DPS 1 11 DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE SAMPLER USER S MANUAL FCC compliance statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures AReorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help
12. Scene parameter locks BANKS An Octatrack project can consist of up to 16 banks Each bank can host up to 16 patterns Patterns in bank 1 are labeled A01 A16 patterns in bank 2 01 16 and so on Select a bank by pressing the BANK button plus one of the 16 TRIG keys BANK the first TRIG key will access the first bank pressing BANK TRIG key 2 will select the second bank and so on As soon as BANK is pressed a prompt saying CHOOSE BANK will appear Available banks are indicated by green lt TRIG gt LEDs A red lt TRIG gt LED indicates the currently active bank As soon as a bank is selected the prompt will change to CHOOSE PAT TERN Pressing a TRIG key now will select a pattern located in the selected bank Avail able patterns are indicated by green lt TRIG gt LEDs A red lt TRIG gt LED indicates the currently active pattern This method of pattern selection allows for quick changes of the active bank and pattern If you don t wish to select a pattern just release the button combi nation after the CHOOSE PATTERN prompt appears A If you are working on an unsaved project only the active bank will be retained in memory after the Octatrack has been switched off If you have made changes to other banks it is very important that the project is saved PARTS A part consists of machine sample and effect assignments along with track parameter set tings and up to 16 scenes Parts are assigned to
13. ASSIGNING MACHINES TO TRACKS on page 42 Flex machines process samples The samples available to Flex machines are located in the Flex sample slot list which can host 128 Flex samples residing in the RAM memory of the Octatrack To fill the Flex sample slot list with content samples from the audio pool of the set need to be loaded to the list Flex machines offer extreme sample control since Flex samples are loaded to the RAM memory Static machines process samples The samples available to Static machines are located in the Static sample slot list which can host 128 Static samples streamed from the Compact Flash card To fill the Static sample slot list with content samples from the audio pool of the Set need to be loaded to the list The size of Static samples can be in the order of giga bytes Thru machines are used to listen to the inputs of the Octatrack They can be used to affect incoming audio with filtering and effects Neighbor machines listen to the output of the preceding track They can be used to build elaborate effects chains HOW INFORMATION IS HANDLED When working with the Octatrack there is no need to save as all changes made to a project automatically are saved There exists however the possibility to set a backup point in a project When setting a backup point the current state of the project will be saved Revert ing the project to the backup point will bring back that particular state Read more how to set proj
14. FUNC TION the TRACK key corresponding to the track you want to mute Track solo ing is only possible in the MIXER menu though The TRACK LEDs also indicate mute status A muted and currently active track is indicated by a yellow lt TRACK gt LED A muted and currently not selected track is indicated by an unlit lt TRACK gt LED TEMPO MENU Here the general BPM of the project is set The TEMPO screen is opened by pressing the TEMPO key F n ABT 5 S FEHI 31 32 PROJECTS Now you can use the LEVEL encoder to change the current tempo in integer steps The UP and DOWN arrow keys change the decimal part of the tempo Pressing and holding FUNCTION while adjusting the tempo will not change the tempo until the FUNCTION button is released TAP TEMPO To tap a tempo hold the FUNCTION key and tap the TEMPO key at a steady rhythm After four consecutive taps the average tempo of the taps will be set as the new tempo and it wil be showed in the TAP TEMPO window You can continue tapping the TEMPO key the tapped tempo average will then continue updating TEMPO NUDGE You can temporarily shift the tempo up or down by 1096 by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT arrow keys When the key is released the BPM will revert back to the original setting This functionality is very handy when manually syncing your Octatrack to a turntable or an exter nal sound source Note that you do not
15. High sound levels may damage your hearing protect your hearing by lowering the sound level Additional instructions for the power adapter Elektron PSU 2 Warning The adapter is not safety grounded and may only be used indoors To ensure good ventilation for the adapter do not place it in tight spaces To pre vent risk of electric shock and fire because of overheating ensure that curtains and other objects do not prevent the adapter ventilation Connect the adapter to an easily accessible electrical outlet close to the apparatus The adapter is in standby mode when the power cord is connected the primary circuit is always active as long as the cord is connected to the power outlet Pull out the power cord to completely disconnect the adapter Only use CE approved power cords RB iespo M 1 1 CONVENTIONS IN THIS 1 1 THE BACKGROUND OF THE eese nnne nnne nnn 1 2 SUGGESTED APPLICATIONS OF THE 1 2 LOOPER DEVICE crian EET 1 2 RADICAL SOUND 1 2 BACKING TRACK 1 3 EIVE SE TOP THUB 1 3 REMIX EE 1 3 EFFECTS UNIT 1 3 PANEL LAYOUT AND 8 4 0 20 2 4 4 4 14 1 11 tanen entras 1 4 FRONT
16. It is possible to visualize the left right or both the left and right waveforms simultane ously Hold FUNCTION while moving the waveform loop start or end points to snap the selected point to a zero amplitude crossing Zero crossings are indicated by a small rectangle in the middle of the marker THE AUDIO EDITOR When scrolling the start end or loop points the menu bar at the bottom of the page will display the sample exact position of the point Depending on the set tings made in the ATTRIBUTE menu the menu bar will also display how the cur rent trim settings affect either the BPM or amount of bars of the sample SLICE Access by pressing AMP while in the audio editor Here slice points are handled FLEn 001 RAGHAROK TRIN RTTR OFER a7 Hi Hi A slice is a section of a sample A total of 64 slices can be placed out anywhere in a sam ple Slices can be of different lengths and even overlap each other A Flex sample slice can contain a loop point loop points are however not available to Static sample slices Slices are not linked to samples per se but to sample slots It is therefore possible to load the same sample to two different slots and slice them in completely different ways Note though that slice point information will be lost when assigning a new sample to a sample slot containing a sliced sample Use the waveform marker or press the RIGHT or LEFT arrow
17. OVERVIEW OF THE OCTATRACK STRUCTURE The Octatrack handles information by using layers that are dependant on each other To make the most of the possibilities at hand it is important to understand the relation of the components that form the structure of the Octatrack AUDIO POOL v v ARRANGEMENTS FLEX SAMPLE SLOTS STATIC SAMPLE SLOTS voy A Y v PATTERNS 15 v v OCTATRACK HIERARCHY The Octatrack is organized in a hierarchical way starting with the set as the top level struc ture The image above outlines the structure of the Octatrack SETS A set is the top level structure of the Octatrack It can contain a near unlimited amount of projects plus one audio pool The amount of samples in the audio pool is limited only by the size of the Compact Flash card The samples in the audio pool are available to all projects of the set Sets are saved on the Compact Flash card Since a set can contain many projects some users might find that one set is all they need Read more about sets on page 20 10 OVERVIEW OF THE OCTATRACK STRUCTURE AUDIO POOL Each set contains one audio pool which is stored on the Compact Flash card The audio pool contains the samples that can be loaded to the Flex and Static sample slot lists of the projects of a set Read more about how to fill the audio pool with samples on page 22 PROJECTS A project can be r
18. PANEL atit tie Pest add ue mecs 1 4 REAR CONNEGTORS d ED t RC ELE tiie pb Deve gh 1 6 RACK MOUNT KIT 5 5 2 1 6 RACK MOUNT KIT 1 6 THE COMPACT FLASH CARD 1 7 COMPACT FLASH CARD 0 1 7 CONNECTING THE UNIT nior ee eade ee e n e see ee 1 7 CARE INSTRUGTIONS en ete Re ee ag rh Per eie ie ex ba Re RR Eee 1 7 OVERVIEW OF THE OCTATRACK STRUCTURE eese 1 9 OGCTATRAGK HIERARCHY ie det de i aet edi ec debe ta Cuneo 1 9 EET 1 9 PASIBISAO OE 1 10 PROJECT E 1 10 FLEX AND STATIC SAMPLE SLOT 5 5 1 10 QUEUE 1 10 TRU 1 10 PARIS p 1 10 SCENES cusam mk Lui TESI Um EA LIE 1 10 ARRANGEMENTS iih te avant poer idt adele ud ea ee decd a an c aed 1 10 TEACIS er mete das ee erts impo td cer ex inane utu e Mans e caste 1 10 au easi E 1 11 HOW INFORMATION IS 1 11 THE USER INTERFACE ponia Honda ede co i dede dita iiu cob rt ru iota dede 1 12 LAYER EDIT AND 5 2 2 4 1 12 PARAMETER
19. d DEHOTRON H FFH Wi Hi Hi HU Hi Below the header of the menu the name of the active set is visible The currently active project is indicated by inverted graphics To load a new project select one from the list and load it by pressing ENTER YES Create new empty project by selecting CREATE EMPTY PROJECTS and pressing ENTER YES A naming menu will appear where the new project can be named Press FUNCTION in this menu to access the hi score naming method LOADING SAMPLES TO THE SAMPLE SLOTS For the Flex and Static machines to be able to process audio samples need to be loaded from the audio pool to the Flex and Static sample slots Samples loaded to the 128 Flex sample slots are called Flex samples They are only available to Flex machines Samples loaded to the 128 Static sample slots are called Static samples They are only available to Static machines The samples in the sample slot lists are accessible by the whole project A To load samples to the sample slots the audio pool must contain samples Read more about how to fill the audio pool with content in the section AUDIO POOL on page 22 LOADING TO THE SAMPLE SLOTS IN THE QUICK ASSIGN MENU The quickest method to load samples to the sample slots is to quickly double press a TRACK button The QUICK ASSIGN menu for the track whose TRACK button was pressed will appear The Flex sample slot list will be displayed if the active track contain
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21. 78 2 55 1 79 SPECIFICATIONS iit ete tae terrae a caet edu ad ect 1 79 CREDITS p EP 1 80 PRODUCT DESIGN AND 1 80 ADDITIONAL DESIGN etre tre Ee teret ertet eet i E RR 1 80 FACTORY DEFAULT SOUND 1 80 USER S MANUAL ette tan bet dnt d ertt ft M me eu 1 80 CONTACT INFORMATION 7 1 80 ELEKTRON WEBSITE ther ote het te ia hes Peas sevens a bee a Dau gea te beide Dea Aged tee 1 80 DELIVERY ADDRESS rien pita itti Mei ER MAIO 1 80 TELEPHONE etude tee 1 80 APPENDIX A MACHINE REFERENCE aiaa 1 TARUMAIN eU IT 1 THRU ands edn i ena indie dee A 1 FEEX MACHINE ridotte tent eats e A 2 FLEX MAIN ss iiL deed en Satis ited e ai ra ed ee ida A 2 FLEX SETUPS E M A 2 STATIC esp A 3 4 of 6 STATIC MAIN cnet E Pie d e t abe e A 3 STANG SETUP mie HEEL A 3 NEIGHBOR MACHINE ht ttg tbe the aae tease extent a aada A 4 NE
22. AUDIO RECORD button will record audio to the recorder of the selected track FUNCTION TRACK will mute the selected track CUE TRACK will cue the selected track The TRACK LED s indicate which track is active as well as the mute and cue status of the tracks The LCD graphical interface CARD STATUS LED indicating the activity of the Compact Flash card The LEVEL encoder sets the overall volume level of the active track TEMPO key Brings up the tempo menu The current tempo is always indicated by the speed the TEMPO LED is flashing Tapping in the BPM manually is done by holding FUNCTION and then repeatedly tapping TEMPO DATA ENTRY knobs Used for tweaking parameters 0 MIXER opens up a menu where settings for the in and outputs can be made Tracks can also be muted and solo ed here Pressing FUNCTION MIXER opens the PROJECT menu PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS 11 Pressing the MIDI button activates the MIDI sequencer mode of the Octatrack FUNC TION MIDI opens up the PARTS menu A lit MIDI LED indicates the MIDI sequencer is active When in the RECORD SETUP menu this LED indicates the signal of the internal sample source and the internal source selection for recorder trigs 12 FUNCTION key Press and hold it for accessing the secondary function of another key 13 Pressing CUE a TRACK key will cue the track The audio of the track will then be routed to the cue outputs
23. ERR AHE 5 ADT 2 i at 2 EFFECT i L0 FI DIST controls the signal overload distortion AMF controls the modulation frequency of the amplitude modulator The amplitude modulator is essentially a volume control which is control led by a low frequency oscillator A high setting makes for extreme changes in the timbre of a sound SRR controls the amount of sample rate reduction BRR controls the amount of bit rate reduction AMD controls the modulation depth of the amplitude modulator LO FI SETUP EFFECT SETUF Hi AMPH sets the start phase of the amplitude modulation It is adjusted in degrees A setting of 90 makes the modulator start high A setting of 270 makes it start low Appendix B EFFECTS REFERENCE B 9 ECHO FREEZE DELAY The delay adds echoes to the affected signal The special echo freeze functionality makes it possible to repeat a portion of a sound DELAY MAIN 524 E I PART 4 BASE HOTH SEND FAB EFFECT 2FDELAY 01 00 113010101 m pon I FH m Tr m a TIME controls the delay time of the delay loop The actual delay time is relative to the current tempo and it is measured in 256th notes For instance for a one beat delay four 16th notes delay time should be set to 64 FB controls how much of the delay output sound will be f
24. FUNCTION Then press PLAY to clear the pattern A message CLEAR PATTERN will be shown in the display The clear pattern operation can be undone by pressing FUNCTION PLAY directly after performing it A message saying UNDO PATTERN will be shown in the display TRACK COPY When copying the contents of a track the note trigs parameter locks machine assignment and FX assignments will be copied to the destination track Before performing a track copy operation make sure you are in GRID RECORDING mode If not press REC Select the track you want to copy Press FUNCTION REC to perform the copy opera tion The message COPY TRACK will be shown the display Select the destination track to which you want to paste the copied content Paste the data by pressing FUNC TION STOP A message saying PASTE TRACK will be shown in the display Pasting a track overwrites any previous note trigs parameter locks machine and FX assignments The paste track operation can be undone by pressing FUNCTION STOP immediately after performing it A message saying UNDO TRACK will be shown in the display fthe track copy operation is performed when the TRACK TRIG EDIT menu is open only note trigs will be copied Read more about this menu in section TRACK TRIG EDIT MENU on page 61 TRACK CLEAR Clearing a track will remove all note trigs from the active track Before performing a track clear operation make sure you are i
25. In this menu the USB connection is activated OS updates performed and date and time set F 5 O FILE FUSE DISK HODE 5 05 UPGRADE 5 onere s 42 AUDIO rm HIDI USB DISK MODE enables the USB connection Connect the Octatrack to a computer using a USB cable select ENABLE USB DISK and press ENTER YES to make the Com pact Flash card appear as an external mass storage device in the computer When the Octatrack is connected to a computer via USB audio pools can be filled with content Read more about this in the section ADDING CONTENT TO THE AUDIO POOL on page 22 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 upgrading When upgrading the OS in this way an Octatrack OS file with the file extention bin needs to be placed in the root of the Compact Flash card Then select OS UPGRADE and press ENTER YES A prompt will appear asking if you want to continue with the OS upgrade Press ENTER YES to upgrade the OS Press EXIT NO to cancel the operation DATE TIME is where the day and time settings are set AUDIO Here track 8 can be defined as a master track OCTAVERSE OCENOTRON FILE TH HASTER m susrEH HIDI Hi Hi Hi HU Hi Hi T8 MASTER defines the behavior of track 8 When this setting is activated track 8 will t
26. PAGES The five TRACK PARAMETER pages contain parameters that control the behavior of the assigned machine and effects Each TRACK PARAMETER page is divided in two sub pages The MAIN menu contain parameters that can be parameter locked The SETUP menu contains additional parameters often affecting the main parameters The parameters in the SETUP menus can not be parameter locked All TRACK PARAMETER pages con tain a shared LEVEL and CUE parameter TRACK MAIN LEVEL All TRACK PARAMETER pages feature a LEVEL setting This setting affects the overall volume of the track after any effects have been applied This setting is adjusted by the LEVEL knob and doesn t affect the cue out signal only the main level signal TRACK CUE LEVEL When pressing CUE and turning the LEVEL knob the cue level for the track is set Just like the main level it adjusts the volume of the track post effects It doesn t affect the main level signal TRACKS PLAYBACK MAIN Open the PLAYBACK MAIN menu by pressing the PLAYBACK key This menu will differ depending on the type of machine assigned to the track Read more about the various machine types in Appendix A MACHINE REFERENCE FTEH 5TRT LEU Goo FLEnrRRH nRRDR 01 02 a7 PLAYBACK SETUP Open the PLAYBACK SETUP menu by either pressing FUNCTION PLAYBACK or quickly double pressing PLAYBACK Machines and samples are assigned in this menu Setu
27. THE OCTATRACK The first relatively affordable samplers were released in the 1980 s and made a huge impact on the music scene of that time Suddenly producers could incorporate sonic ele ments taken from completely new sources in their compositions This resulted in the birth and evolution of several genres for example hip hop The concept of the sampler has since then branched off in several directions Software based samplers are today capable of handling enormously large multi sampled sample librares Hardware samplers aren t really suited for those tasks Instead they come to their best when conceived as dedicated devices focusing on new and radical approaches to sampling When we developed the Machinedrum UW one of the goals was to allow for a creative use of samples Once the machine was released it became apparent that especially the RAM machines which made it possible to record sounds in real time and instantly play them back were utilized in ways we originally couldn t even imagine Users around the world used them to incorporate live sampled shortwave radio sounds in their compositions make instant remixes of 12 records and in general produce totally new sounds It was obvious that the RAM machine concept harbored a tremendous potential This was the starting point of the Octatrack We wanted to create a machine that would regard recorded material not as inflexible sounds but rather as something highly malleable This is one of the
28. The lt TRIG gt LED above the note trig will flash rapidly to indicate that a parameter is locked for that step 2 To remove a lock press the TRIG key of the locked note twice This removes the lock and restores the note to a trigged only state You can also hold the TRIG key while clicking the DATA ENTRY knob corresponding to locked parameter You will see that the graphic inversion disappears from the screen The parameter lock is now removed MOUNTING A SET AND LOADING A PROJECT A set needs to be mounted for the Octatrack to be able to save projects and load samples to the Flex and Static sample slots The Compact Flash card that came shipped with your Octatrack contains a set called PRESETS This set contains a project also named PRE SETS The project contains the same patterns and samples as the demo mode project If you are using an empty Compact Flash card a set needs to be created and mounted before you can start processing samples More information about sets is found in section SETS on page 20 MOUNTING A SET 1 Turn on the Octatrack Make sure you have a Compact Flash card inserted Depending on if you previously have booted the Octatrack in demo mode an information window stating NO SET IS MOUNTED may appear 2 Press FUNCTION MIXER to open the PROJECTS menu Select FILE and press ENTER YES or the RIGHT arrow key Scroll down the list and select CHANGE located in the SET section
29. a Compact Flash card is inserted A blinking green LED light means the card is being read a red LED light means the card is being writ ten to Eject the Compact Flash card by pressing the button located to the right of the reader After being pressed the button will protrude a few millimeters Press it again to eject the Com pact Flash card COMPACT FLASH CARD SPECIFICATIONS Cards supporting UDMA and at least 133x 20MB s for both reads and writes Cards must be FAT16 or FAT32 formatted preferably FAT32 Cards adhering to this specification should work just fine but we leave you no guarantee We strongly recommend you to use a Compact Flash card tested and recommended by Elektron such as the one bundled with the Octatrack A Never remove the card while data is being read or written to it Doing so might cor rupt files and data CONNECTING THE UNIT Before you start connecting the Octatrack to other units make sure that everything is Switched off 1 Plug the supplied DC adapter to a wall socket and connect the small plug to the 6 V DC connector of the Octatrack unit 2 Connect the main out L R from the Octatrack to your mixer or amplifier 3 If MIDI control is desired connect MIDI OUT from the Octatrack to the device that you wish to send data to Connect the MIDI IN to the device that you wish to receive data from The MIDI THRU port echoes the data arriving at the MIDI IN port so it can be used for chaining
30. a number of different copy paste and clear operations are available To avoid accidentally overwriting or deleting data paste and clear operations can be undone PATTERNS PATTERN COPY A pattern can be copied either to a location in the bank it belongs to or to a location in another bank Before performing a pattern copy operation make sure you are not in GRID RECORDING mode If this mode is activated press REC to deactivate it Select the pattern you want to copy then press and hold FUNCTION while pressing REC A message COPY PATTERN will be shown in the display The pattern data being copied consists of the active part note trigs and parameter locks Select the destination where you wish to paste your pattern data by using the BANK PATTERN and TRIG keys as needed Paste the data by pressing the FUNCTION STOP keys The mes sage PASTE PATTERN will be shown in the display Pasting a pattern overwrites any pre vious part assignment note trigs and parameter locks The pattern paste operation can be undone by pressing FUNCTION STOP immedi ately after performing it A message saying UNDO PATTERN will be shown in the display PATTERN CLEAR Clearing a pattern will remove all note trigs from all tracks Before performing a pattern clear operation make sure you are not in GRID RECORDING mode If this mode is acti vated press REC to deactivate it Select the pattern you want to clear Press and hold
31. a set needs to be mounted When starting the Octatrack or inserting a Compact Flash card while the Octat rack is switched on various information windows dependent on already existing data and current Octatrack settings may appear NO MOUNTED SET The Octatrack normally mounts the previously mounted set but sometimes that might not be possible for instance when inserting a freshly formatted Compact Flash card or switch ing cards to a card containing new sets If no set is mounted the Octatrack will display the text NO SET IS MOUNTED If this text appears mount a set as described in the section CREATING AND MOUNTING A SET on page 21 If the Compact Flash card doesn t con tain any sets a set needs to be created See the same heading for instructions how to cre ate a new set SWITCHING COMPACT FLASH CARDS If Compact Flash cards are changed a window stating WRONG COMPACT FLASH CARD INSERTED CONTINUE will appear This is simply a prompt indicating a new Compact Flash card has been inserted Press ENTER YES to accept that the previously mounted set will be discarded The NO SET IS MOUNTED prompt will appear in this scenario as well since no set will be automatically mounted If the inserted card contains sets mount one of them If the card doesn t contain any sets create and mount one SETS CONTAINING NO PROJECTS If the Octatrack boots with a set containing no projects a window stating YOU ARE WORKING ON AN UNSAVED PROJ
32. active track 10 Up to six parameters They show what the DATA ENTRY knobs control and also indi cate the current parameter values When two parameters depend on each other in some way they will have a small clip between them as shown below A oco OO LAYER EDIT AND WINDOWS When a function which puts a window on top of the main interface screen is opened the function of certain buttons and or knobs will change The buttons that are not used or blocked can still be used to control the layer underneath For example when you have called the TEMPO menu it will make use of the LEVEL knob but you can still use the DATA ENTRY knobs to control the parameters of the track in focus When a window has functions mapped to such interface controls help is provided at the bottom of the window in the form of icons representing these controls The icons are THE USER INTERFACE The ARROW buttons i3 The FUNCTION key aa The TRIG keys The LEVEL knob All windows can be closed using the EXIT NO key PARAMETER EDITING The DATA ENTRY knobs are used to change the track parameters The location of the knobs correspond to the layout of the parameters on the screeen Turn DATA ENTRY knob A to adjust the upper left parameter turn DATA ENTRY knob B to adjust the the middle parameter of the upper row and so on If one of the slots in the parameter grid is blank the corresponding DATA ENTRY knob fills no fu
33. de inverted To sample from input C D press the TRIG AUDIO RECORD C D buttons The INCD text will become inverted and the recorder will now depending of the INCD setting sample either from input C D C D or nothing To sample internal sounds press the TRIG MIDI buttons The SRC3 text will become inverted and the recorder will now depending of the SRC3 setting either sam ple the main output mix the cue output mix an internal track or nothing 7 Press PLAY to start the playback of the sequencer Once a record trig is being trigged by the sequencer the track recorder will start to sample When sampling using recorder trigs the captured sample will be assigned the same BPM as the current BPM setting of the Octatrack Track recorder trigs can be placed out in the TRACK EDIT menu as well Read more about this menu on page 61 PLAYBACK OF CAPTURED RECORDER SAMPLES The captured audio files from the track recorders are stored in the recorder buffers located in the Flex sample slot list A sample located in a recorder buffer functions just like a Flex sample 1 To assign a recorder buffer to a track follow the instructions how to assign a sample to a machine covered in section ASSIGNING FLEX AND STATIC SAMPLES PROJECTS MACHINES on page 43 The eight recorder buffers are located in the Flex sample slot list above the first Flex sample Press the UP arrow key to access them 2 Assign the recorder buffer c
34. is assigned you can lock its parameters The functionality is similar to assigning parameter locks to a note trig Press the SCENE button containing the scene you want to alter and choose the value of the track parameters you want to lock to the scene by turning the DATA ENTRY knobs The graphics of the parameters assigned to a scene will just as with parameter locks become inverted and their locked values will be displayed Remove a lock by pressing the corresponding DATA ENTRY knob while press ing the SCENE button SCENE VOLUME LOCKING Certain parameters specially made for volume fades are available exclusively to scenes When holding a SCENE key pressed it is possible to lock XLEV XVOL and XDIR param eters to the scene These parameters can be regarded as a set of extra volume controllers on top of the LEVEL VOL and DIR parameters The difference lies in the way they handle volume fades Locking them accordingly will make the crossfader fade between the volume of the tracks or inputs in an equal energy fashion This way of locking volumes is suitable when wanting to avoid the volume dip that otherwise would occur when the crossfader is in the center position The parameters are only available when keeping a SCENE button pressed The XLEV parameter is found as an overlay to the LEVEL parameter found in all TRACK PARAME TER pages The XVOL parameter is found in the AMP MAIN menu The XDIR AB and XDIR CD parameters are found in the MIXE
35. octave a min setting pitches the sample down an octave Hi STRT controls the start point of the sample If the sample contains slices and the SLIC parameter in the FLEX SETUP menu is set to ON this parameter selects between the slices STRT values exceeding the number of actual sample slices will select the last sample slice RATE adjusts the playback speed It shifts behavior depending on the RATE setting found in the FLEX SETUP page When set to 0 the sample won t be played back at all Negative values make the sample play backwards RTRG sets the number of retrigs that should occur when a note is trigged RTIM sets the time between each retrig The time is relative to the tempo FLEX SETUP FLAYEACK SETUF Hi LOOP sets the master loop mode setting of the track When set to AUTO the individual loop settings made in the audio editor will apply Each sample of the track can then have its own loop setting SLIC selects whether slices will be selected or not by the STRT parameter found in the FLEX MAIN page RATE selects if the RATE parameter found in the main menu will affect the timestretch or pitch of the sample TSTR sets the master timestretch setting of the track When set to AUTO the individual timestretch settings made in the audio editor will apply Each sample of the track can then have its own timestretch setting TSNS adjus
36. on page 32 PATTERN SETTINGS MENU This menu is opened by pressing FUNCTION BANK when the GRID or LIVE RECORDING modes are not active Here settings related to how the tracks of the active pattern should behave are found The settings and choices of the main alternatives are accessed by selecting the menu and pressing the RIGHT arrow key Each pattern can have unique settings and the active pattern is visible in the header of the menu d rTPU ETDPT FRTTERI 1 SETTINGS did SCALE TRACK 1 nDRHRL TRACK 2 TRACK TRACK 3 Hi Hi PATTERN Contains settings related to the patterns Here it is possible to disconnect tracks from the sequencer Activate the various settings by selecting them and pressing ENTER YES Deacti vate active settings by pressing ENTER YES lrTPU ETDPT FATTERN 1 SETTINGS did SCALE TRACK 1 nDRHRL TRACK 2 iFER TRACK TRACK 3 SCALE MODE NORMAL is the default setting In this mode the all tracks of the pattern share the same length and time signature By default a pattern is 4 4 bars 16 steps of length The maximum length of a pattern is 64 steps Step length is changed in the SCALE SETUP menu which is covered on page 65 SCALE MODE PER TRACK allows every track in a pattern to have unique length and time signature settings Complex poly rhythms are eas
37. other method using the QUICK ASSIGN menu is covered in sections ASSIGNING MACHINES IN THE QUICK ASSIGN MENU on page 42 and ASSIGNING SAMPLES IN THE QUICK ASSIGN MENU on page 43 ASSIGNING A MACHINE TO A TRACK 1 Select the first track by pressing TRACK key 1 2 Enter the PLAYBACK SETUP menu by pressing FUNCTION and PLAYBACK From here the machine list needs to be accessed If a sample slot list was opened move to the machine list by pressing the LEFT arrow key FLAYEACK SETUF a7 FLEn THRU NETGHEOR NH BH HI 3 Select the machine you want to assign from the list of machines Press ENTER YES to assign it to the track Note that samples only can be processed by Flex and Static machines Press the RIGHT arrow button to enter the sample slot list for the assigned machine ASSIGNING A SAMPLE TO A MACHINE 1 Make sure a set with an audio pool containing samples is mounted The audio pool of the PRESETS set found on the bundled Compact Flash card is full of samples If you have followed the instructions above how to assign a machine to a track and chose to assign a Flex or Static machine jump to step 4 2 Select a track containing a Flex or Static machine by pressing the relevant TRACK key 3 Enter the PLAYBACK SETUP menu by pressing FUNCTION and PLAYBACK The sample slot list will be opened If the machine list is opened press the RIGHT arrow key to ente
38. place A number of tasks are carried out here Trimming loop point settings normalization and maybe most important of all handling of slices ACCESSING THE AUDIO EDITOR The audio editor is either accessed from the QUICK ASSIGN menu or by using shortcuts ACCESS FROM THE QUICK ASSIGN MENU Open the QUICK ASSIGN menu by double clicking a TRACK key Then navigate to the Flex or Static sample slot list select the sample you wish to edit and press FUNCTION BANK to open it in the audio editor ACCESS USING SHORTCUTS By pressing TRACK BANK the sample assigned to the machine of the track will be opened in the audio editor Note that the track must contain a Flex or Static machine for this shortcut to work Samples captured by the track recorders can opened directly in the audio editor First select the track whose recorder buffer should be edited by pressing the relevant TRACK button Then press any of the AUDIO RECORD keys BANK to open the recorder sample in the audio editor AUDIO EDITOR FUNCTIONALITY The audio editor contains four subpages While in the audio editor the DATA PAGE keys function as soft keys for selecting the subpages At the top of the menu window the name of the sample being edited is shown TRIM This is the default page when opening the audio editor Otherwise access by pressing PLAYBACK while in the audio editor In this subpage samples are trimmed and loop points set FLEn 001 RAGHAROK
39. sent from external devices Activate the setting by pressing ENTER YES When active deactivate by pressing ENTER YES In the MIDI CHANNELS menu the MIDI configuraton of the tracks are set up Open the menu by selecting it and pressing ENTER YES Navigate in the menu with the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys Change MIDI channels by using the UP and DOWN arrow keys mm HIDI CHANNEL AUTO CH 9 TRIG CH 3 DH3 H DHB Hi HU Hi AUTO CHANNEL is a MIDI channel giving access to the currently active track MIDI CC messages sent to the auto channel can in LIVE RECORDING mode be recorded on the current track The same goes for the chromatic trig keys More info about the MIDI imple mentation is found in Appendix C MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE TRIG CHANNEL sets which MIDI channels the internal tracks should respond to By enabling LIVE RECORDING mode covered on page 57 and sending chromatic note messages to the auto channel it is possible to record melody lines to the active track Note trigs will then have their PTCH parameters locked accordingly Parameter and scene locks can also entered via the auto channel This is done by holding down a TRIG key or a SCENE key and sending the corresponding CC 29 30 PROJECTS message The chromatic note messages and all other MIDI CC info is covered in App
40. the intended value The graphics in LCD will become inverted for the locked parameter and the locked parameter value will be displayed The lt TRIG gt LED of the locked note trig will begin to flash rapidly indicating the note trig now contains a parameter lock Remove a parameter lock by pressing down the DATA ENTRY knob of the locked parameter TRIGLESS TRIGS Parameter locks do not necessarily have to be applied to note trigs Trigless trigs contain only parameter locks but do not trig machines They are effective when for example want 57 58 PATTERNS ing to change the pitch halfway through a playing sample without retrigging it Trigless trigs are placed out by pressing FUNCTION a TRIG key They are indicated by green lt TRIG gt LEDs After parameters have been locked to the trigless trig the lt TRIG gt LED will start to flash rapidly Remove a parameter lock by pressing down the DATA ENTRY knob of the locked parameter SAMPLE LOCKS Each note trig of a track can play a different sample To do this open the SAMPLE LOCK menu by holding down a note trig and pressing the UP or DOWN arrow key i RTRG RTIH The sample slot list of the machine assigned to the track will appear The sample already assigned to the machine is called TRK DEFAULT While holding the TRIG key of the note trig pressed use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to navigate
41. to browse through the scenes The scenes are chosen from the part of the arrangement row pattern The first column sets the scene for the scene A slot The second column sets the scene for the scene B slot B allows individual BPM settings for the arrangement rows No setting is this column will make the pattern play according to the main BPM setting Move the focus to the B column and press ENTER YES to open the ROW TEMPO window Set the BPM with the LEVEL knob Rows with dedicated BPM settings are indicated with a M offers mute settings per arrangement row Move the focus to the M column and press ENTER YES to open the ROW MUTE window Enter mutes by pressing the TRIG keys The first eight keys mute internal tracks Rows with mute settings are indicated with an M Copy paste clear and undo functions are available in the ARRANGMENT EDIT menu RENAME Selecting this command and pressing ENTER YES will bring up a naming window where itis possible to rename the arrangement CHANGE Selecting this command and pressing ENTER YES will bring up a menu where all the arrangements of the project are visible Select the arrangement you want to change to and press ENTER YES The active arrangement is always displayed in the header of the ARRANGEMENT menu CHAIN Will make the arrangement selected in this menu start play immediately after the currently playing arrangement has finished playing It has a similar function to patt
42. want to keep recorder buffer samples they need to be saved to the Compact Flash card This operation is per formed in the audio editor and is covered in the section OPERATIONS on page 71 Sampling can be performed either through using recorder trigs or through manual button presses Manual sampling is done through the following button combinations TRACK AUDIO RECORD will sample from the external input to the recorder of the track whose track button is pressed PROJECTS TRACK AUDIO RECORD C D will sample from the external input C D to the recorder of the track whose track button is pressed TRACK MIDI will sample internal sounds to the recorder of the track whose track but ton is pressed RECORDER SETUP MENU The sample source or sources of the recorder are set in the RECORDER SETUP menu Placing out recorder trigs on the step sequencer is also carried out in this menu Enter the RECORDER SETUP menu by pressing FUNCTION any of the AUDIO RECORD but tons REL 1 INA INCH RLETI INAB selects which input or inputs of the input pair A B the recorder should sample from Five options exist will make the recorder disregard input A B when sampling A B will make the recorder capture a stereo file in which the signal from input A is panned hard left and the signal from input B is panned hard right This is the default option
43. will 69 70 THE AUDIO EDITOR be locked to SL1 the STRT parameter of the second note trig locked to SL2 and so on If SLIC is turned off the value of the STRT locks will revert to approximations of the slice start points SLIC set to ON STRT set to SL1 STRT 0 when SLIC is set to OFF SLIC set to ON STRT set to SL2 STRT 2 when SLIC is set to OFF SLIC set to ON STRT set to SL3 STRT 4 when SLIC is set to OFF SLIC set to ON STRT set to SL4 STRT 6 when SLIC is set to OFF Note that turning off SLIC may change the structure of a sample completely CREATE RANDOM LOCKS works just like the CREATE LINEAR LOCKS com mand but randomizes the STRT parameters of the note trigs CHANGE VIEW changes the waveform visualization if a stereo sample is used It works just like the same command found in the TRIM EDIT menu A Slice modulation for a Static machine containing a sliced sample is a bit restricted It is not possible to scene lock or assign the LFOs to the STRT parame ter found in the Static machine PLAYBACK MAIN menu It is possible to parameter lock the STRT parameter though These restrictions do not apply to Flex machines containing sliced samples STRT values exceeding the amount of slices will select the last slice If the sample contains for example 16 slices STRT values ranging from SL17 SL64 will select the last slice Hold FUNCTION while moving the waveform loop start or end markers to snap the sele
44. will be set to stepped EFFECT 1 AND EFFECT 2 Each track features two assignable effects The selectable effects differ between the two effect pages For a complete listing of all the effects and their main and setup parameters see Appendix B EFFECTS REFERENCE EFFECT 1 offers 49 50 TRACKS 12 24dB Multi Mode Filter 2 band Parametric EQ DJ style Kill EQ 2 10 Stage Phaser Flanger 2 10 tap Chorus Dynamix Compressor Lo fi Collection EFFECT 2 offers 12 24dB Multi Mode Filter 2 band Parametric EQ DJ style Kill EQ 2 10 Stage Phaser Flanger 2 10 tap Chorus Dynamix Compressor Lo fi Collection Echo Freeze Delay Gatebox Plate Reverb Assign an effect by either pressing FUNCTION EFFECT 1 EFFECT 2 or quickly double pressing EFFECT 1 EFFECT 2 to open up the EFFECT 1 EFFECT 2 SETUP menu The effects available are listed in the left side column Use the ARROW keys to select the effect you want to assign and then press ENTER YES to assign it After assign ing the effect all the setup parameters of the effect are visible These are adjusted using the DATA ENTRY knobs Exit the EFFECT 1 EFFECT 2 SETUP menu and enter the EFFECT 1 EFFECT 2 page to make adjustments to the main effect parameters The Echo Freeze Delay and the Gatebox Plate Reverb are exclusive to EFFECT 2 DIRECT TRACK MUTING To direct mute a track press FUNCTION the TRACK button of the track that should be muted The TRACK LED
45. 2 dB A min setting will kill the band completely MIDG controls the gain of the second band of the EQ A max setting will boost the signal 12 dB A min setting will kill the band completely HI G controls the gain of the third band of the EQ A max setting will boost the signal 12 dB A min setting will kill the band completely B 4 Appendix B EFFECTS REFERENCE 2 10 STAGE PHASER The phaser applies sweeping effects to sounds It can also be used to make sounds appear wider PHASER MAIN PHASER SETUP Fl 120 LEU CNTR DEF F EFFECT 1 z pl mail m 5 JE ioi 5 5 FILTER 5 n eee ITEM TT n n EQUALIZER n rum F MID AI DJ EQUALIZER 5 Pip he hpETEII CHORUS CNTR selects the center phase of the phase NUM selects the number of stages that should modulation be used DEP sets the depth of the phase modulation SPD adjusts the speed of the phase depth modulation FB controls the feedback of the original signal WID controls the stereo width of the affected signal MIX adjusts the output between the original dry signal and the phased signal Appendix B EFFECTS REFERENCE B 5 FLANGER A flanger is a modulation effect sharing similarities with the phaser The main difference is the notches being evenly spread out in the frequency spectrum FLANGER MAIN FLANGER SETUP Fl 120 LEU DEL DEF SFD 5 F EFF
46. 44 ik 1 7 Press ENTER YES to load the sample to the sample slot list If the new sample replaces a previously loaded sample it will at the same time automatically be assigned to the machine of the track m HI NH HU 19 20 SETS SETS A set is the top layer of the Octatrack hierarchy Sets are completely self contained If the same set is being used by two Octatracks both units will load the same sample content and will settings wise be exactly the same given both units have the same project loaded and the same OS version installed Sets contain An amount of projects only limited by the size of the Compact Flash card An audio pool where the samples accessible by the projects of the set are stored Sets are stored as folders in the root directory of the Compact Flash card This can be seen when connecting the Octatrack to a computer with a USB cable and browsing the content of the Compact Flash card with the computer Read more on how to connect the Octatrack to a computer in the section SYSTEM on page 28 Back up your sets to a computer Should you lose your Compact Flash card it is easy to transfer the sets from the computer to a new card When booting the Octatrack the previously mounted set will mount automatically given Compact Flash cards have not been changed SET MOUNTING SCENARIOS In order for the Octatrack to be able to use samples and save projects
47. AL SOUND PROCESSOR The combined power of the sampling engine the sequencer and the FX blocks makes the Octatrack a very powerful audio mangler This functionality is great when working in the studio and wanting to obtain unique sounds and textures THE BACKGROUND OF THE OCTATRACK BACKING TRACK MACHINE Each of the eight stereo tracks can stream gigabyte large samples Despite the large size of the samples they can still be subject to timestretch Change the tempo of the Octatrack and the backing track samples can be timestretched accordingly On top of this you can treat the samples with the Octatrack effects and sequencer tricks LIVE SETUP HUB The two input pairs of the Octatrack can make it function as a mixer Connect for example a Machinedrum and a Monomachine to the inputs and enjoy a complete live setup with extreme possibilities REMIX TOOL It is easy to change the pitch of different sections of a vocal sample without changing the overall tempo of the sample Chopping up and rearranging samples and loops is extremely easy thanks to features like the LFO designer and slice points The Octatrack lets you break down audio content and restructure it in new and interesting ways EFFECTS UNIT EXTRAORDINAIRE Chained FX blocks paired with automated real time sampling can warble and twist incom ing audio in ways previously unachievable by a single machine Up to four external and four internal sound sources can be affected at the same time
48. All parameters found in the TRACK PARAMETER MAIN pages are control lable by MIDI control change messages It is also possible to trig tracks samples and track recorders as well as to play samples chromatically from an external MIDI device Which tracks responding to which MIDI channels are configured in the PROJECT gt MIDI gt MIDI CHANNELS menu NOTE MAPPINGS The Octatrack responds to MIDI Note as follows Octave Notes Function 1 0 11 2 12 23 3 24 35 Track Trigs 4 36 47 Sample Trigs 5 48 59 6 60 71 Recording 7 72 83 Chromatic trig channel n octave 1 8 84 95 Chromatic trig channel n octave 2 Auto channel chromatic trig keys can when in LIVE RECORDING mode or when entering note trigs be used to real time record note trigs with locked PTCH parameters to the active track CC messages sent to the auto
49. Although audio files can be placed in the project folders it is for conven ience sake recommended to only put audio files in the AUDIO folder An audio pool folder can contain a maximum of 1024 files AUDIO FILE COMPATIBILITY The Octatrack can handle different variants of audio files depending on the type of machine used Static machines can handle 16 bit 44 1 kHz wav and aiff files either in mono or stereo Flex machines can handle 16 or 24 bit 44 1 kHz wav and aiff files either in mono or stereo PROJECTS PROJECTS Each set can contain an amount of projects only limited by the size of the Compact Flash card A project contains Up to 16 banks Up to 8 arrangements 128 Flex sample slots and their associated Flex samples 128 Static sample slots and their associated Static samples 8track recorders and their recorder buffers A BPM setting controlling the tempo of the patterns belonging to the project All changes made to the active project are automatically saved The only time a project needs to be saved is when mounting a new set or ejecting the Compact Flash card It is also possible to create project backup points which is useful when wanting to revert a project to the stored settings and assignments If the mounted set contains no projects it is still possible to assign machines samples and effects and to make parameter and pattern settings The Octatrack will remember the set tings of the active ban
50. B CD DIR is dependent on the AB CD GAIN set tings A These settings are completely independent from the THRU machine settings Incoming sound won t be affected by any of the dual FX blocks but will be affected by the Master FXs if such a track is used Use THRU machines for affect ing incoming audio with the FX blocks AB CD DIR settings are however affected by the AB CD GAIN settings The DIR mode of input is handy when you perform live and don t have any Octat rack tracks to spare Depending on the size of your setup a dedicated mixer might not be necessary at all AB CD GAIN can attenuate or gain the audio signal coming from inputs AB CD A 64 set ting will mute audio altogether a setting of 0 will neither gain nor attenuate the signal and a setting of 63 will boost the signal by 12 dB These settings affect the volume of incoming audio when sampling when setting AB CD DIR levels and when using THRU machines PROJECTS MUTE offers a visualization of the mute and solo status of the tracks When the MIXER menu is open TRIG keys 1 8 affect the internal tracks and TRIG keys 9 16 affect the MIDI tracks To mute a track simply press the corresponding TRIG key An unlit lt TRIG gt LED and an dotted square in the track mute section of the MIXER menu indicates a muted track A lit red lt TRIG gt LED and an outlined square in the track mute section of the MIXER menu means a track is audible While holding FUNCTION and pres
51. E ERR EROR ERR 1 20 SWITCHING COMPACT FLASH CARDS sse enne eene 1 20 SETS CONTAINING NO 1 20 CHANGING BETWEEN SETS 1 21 CREATING AND MOUNTING A 1 21 AUDIO POOL tiie oe ae a aed ea ean ene 1 22 ADDING CONTENT TO THE 1 22 AUDIO FILE COMPATIB IEUITY i tete doin nadia adhesin deed denda 1 22 PROGEC US E HP 1 23 PROJECTS AND RAM MEMORY 1 23 LOADING AND CREATING A 1 23 LOADING SAMPLES TO THE SAMPLE SLOTS 4 eene ee rennen 1 24 LOADING TO THE SAMPLE SLOTS IN THE QUICK ASSIGN 1 24 LOADING TO THE SAMPLE SLOTS IN THE PLAYBACK SETUP 1 25 FILE BROWSER wi nete etit tet ertet Eie ee n EE ee eds 1 26 THE PROJECT ehe t i te ipee e 1 26 Rc E 1 27 b e eris task coven auth isdem ine 1 28 Diplom 1 28 p 1 28 MIXER MENU itp ree eee 1 30 TIEMPO 2 1 31 TAP TEMPO ines ete adn retenu ted adiing 1 32 TEMPO NUDGE eee o debt d eame 1 32 IRAGKREGCORDERS
52. ECT DON T FORGET TO SAVE will appear Press ENTER YES to make the prompt disappear To avoid discarding changes to the currently unsaved project when changing sets the project needs to be saved Changes in the cur SETS rently active bank will however still be retained in memory after power cycling the Octat rack CHANGING BETWEEN SETS When you are working in a set and want to change to another set two prompts will appear depending on the state of the project you are working with If the project you are working in previously has been saved the prompt CURRENT PROJECT WILL BE SYNCED TO CARD AND UNLOADED CONTINUE will appear Press ENTER YES to continue with change sets procedure The project will at the same time be synced to the Compact Flash card storing all settings and assignments Pressing EXIT NO will cancel the mounting operation If you are working in an unsaved project the prompt CURRENT PROJECT WILL BE UNLOADED CONTINUE will appear Press ENTER YES to continue with change sets procedure Note that this will discard any settings and assignments made to the project If you don t want to lose any information be sure to save the project before changing sets Pressing EXIT NO will cancel the mounting operation CREATING AND MOUNTING A SET Sets are created and mounted in the PROJECT menu Press FUNCTION MIXER to open this menu Select FILE and press the right ARROW key to access the sub menu options Then
53. ECT i SETUF End 5 JE Mie 5 5 FILTER 5 n exe TTTTT n n EQUALIZER n z FART 1 FE MID ATH DJ EQUALIZER FHASER 5 AOI e i i Cs 5 ERIFLRIIGER 5 33239 1 FLANGER CHORUS DEL controls the amount of delay of the No setup parameters are available flanged signal DEP controls the depth of the flanger SPD adjusts the speed of the flanger FB controls the feedback of the original signal WID controls the stereo width of the affected signal MIX adjusts the output between the original dry signal and the flanged wet signal B 6 Appendix B EFFECTS REFERENCE 2 10 TAP CHORUS The variable tap stereo chorus is great for enhancing the stereo image of a sound and for making it appear softer and smoother CHORUS MAIN CHORUS SETUP F 120 LEU DEL i DEF i 5 F EFFECT 1 SETUF 5 EEO iE Eee 222 5 TIE FE i HID HIR g 5 5 zj Ag 5 5 5 parui DEL controls the delay time of the taps TAPS sets the number of chorus taps that should be used DEP controls the depth of the modulation of the chorus taps FBLP controls the low pass filtering of the feedback signal SPD sets the low frequency modulation speed of the taps FB controls the feedback of the delay taps WID controls the stereo width output of the chorus M
54. EDITING ois enar dosi tone Det reed 1 13 QUICK PARAMETER 1 13 PARAMETER VALUE SKIP te etta ed iate ern Due PH nha e RR RR Dauid 1 13 QUICK SCROLLING 1 13 COPY CLEAR AND PASTE eet cetur 1 13 FIFSCORE NAMING 1 2 neret ete d reed ire te m e ee 1 14 alulle STARR ose 1 15 DEMO MODE iter arent nda eld iil ann eta 1 15 PLAYING THE DEMO 1 15 ADJUSTING PARAMETERS iade tr dei add aaa nid hadi ex ed eaa a en ene ra 1 15 RECORDING A PATTERN USING GRID RECORDING sese 1 15 RECORDING A PATTERN USING LIVE RECORDING esseemem emen 1 16 PARAMETER MOCKS on actes Doe eta bear b D chs s VR De de urba Pea EUR 1 16 MOUNTING A SET AND LOADING A 1 16 MOUNTING ez e TT 1 16 EOADING A PROJECT riter ide nada chile eed LT oe P ed 1 17 1 of 6 LOADING SAMPLES etie piede e t die e a e ted 1 17 ASSIGNING A MACHINE TO 1 18 ASSIGNING A SAMPLE TO A 1 18 T P 1 20 SET MOUNTING SCENARIOS 2 1 Sette see deve Pede 1 20 NOMOUNITED SET icta tr ter e e ECRIR
55. F OCTAVERSE DEHOTRON H T3 FILE CHANGE Sl MEN TD CARD 1 AS 2 AUDIO HIDI ELI 3 Press ENTER YES to open the menu where sets mounted Depending on the state of the currently active project a dialogue window will appear either asking CURRENT PROJECT WILL BE SYNCED TO CARD AND UNLOADED CONTINUE or CUR QUICK START RENT PROJECT WILL BE UNLOADED CONTINUE will appear Press ENTER YES to unload the current project and proceed with the mounting of the set CHODSE A SET Hi Hi Hi 4 If you are using the Compact Flash card that came with the unit select PRESETS and press ENTER YES If you are using an empty Compact Flash card a set needs to be created Select CREATE NEW SET gt and press ENTER YES Name the set by using the ARROW keys and when done press ENTER YES Select the set in the list and press ENTER YES A set has now been mounted LOADING A PROJECT After a set has been mounted a project should preferably be loaded The Compact Flash card that came shipped with the unit contains one project named PRESETS This project contains 16 demo patterns If an empty Compact Flash is used the newly created set will not contain any projects and a project should therefore be created Read more about projects in section PROJECTS on page 23 1 Press FU
56. FUNCTION CUE will reload the parameter settings of the selected part 14 Pressing PATTERN a TRIG key selects the active pattern within a bank The ARRANGER menu is called by pressing FUNCTION PATTERN 15 BANK a TRIG key selects the active bank within a project Pressing FUNCTION BANK opens various context based menus 16 ENTER YES key Used for entering sub menus and for confirming choices 17 EXIT NO key Used for exiting the active menu and for deselecting options 18 The ARROW keys Used for menu navigation They are called UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT Pressing RIGHT LEFT will nudge the BPM up or down 19 The TRACK PARAMETER keys switches between the TRACK PARAMETER menus of the active track Pressing FUNCTION a TRACK PARAMETER key will open the SETUP menu of the selected TRACK PARAMETER menu In MIDI SEQUENCER mode the TRACK PARAMETER menus reflect the MIDI functionality of the tracks 20 REC key Toggles GRID RECORDING mode on off Starts LIVE RECORDING mode if held while pressing PLAY In GRID RECORDING mode the RECORD LED gives a steady light while in LIVE RECORDING mode it flashes Pressing FUNCTION REC performs a copy command 21 PLAY key Starts playback of a pattern or arrangement Pressing PLAY a second time pauses playback FUNCTION PLAY performs a clear command 22 STOP key Stops the playback of a pattern or arrangement FUNCTION STOP perfo
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58. IX adjusts the output between the original dry signal and the chorused wet signal Appendix B EFFECTS REFERENCE B 7 DYNAMIX COMPRESSOR The Dynamix processor can be used for increasing the overall sound level of a track or pattern It can also be used to enhance or reduce transients COMPRESSOR MAIN COMPRESSOR SETUP F 120 LEU ATH REL THR5 5 F EFFECT 1 SETUF 5 218 DGG m FILTER s 5 EQUALIZER s a Peer eee m a a D EQUALIZER a s Nels FHASER 5 B FLANGER 0 EH J sets the attack time from 0 5 ms to 100 RMS adjusts the way the compressor works A ms zero setting makes the compressor look for amplitude peaks and a max setting makes it REL sets the release time from 50 ms to 5 s react to the over all energy level of the signal THRS controls the compressor knee threshold RAT sets the compression ratio between 1 1 and 1 255 GAIN can be used to adjust the output level of the compressor MIX adjusts the output between the uncom pressed dry signal and the compressed wet signal B 8 Appendix B EFFECTS REFERENCE LO FI COLLECTION The lo fi collection consists of several effects dedicated to making sounds grittier and more abrasive These effects are not for the faint hearted LO FI MAIN LEU DIST 1201 ig H JE I 5 Ies mr SRR
59. If you hear sound but see no LED activity try increasing the volume of the external audio by either increasing the GAIN parameter in the MIXER menu or by increasing the volume on the external device itself If you don t hear any sound make sure the DIR parameter in the MIXER menu is not set to zero Select the track whose recorder you want to use by pressing the relevant TRACK but ton If you want to make detailed source settings open up the RECORD SETUP menu by pressing FUNCTION any of the AUDIO RECORD buttons Select from which source or sources the recorder should sample from by setting INAB INCD and SRC3 as needed If needed make RLEN and TRIG settings This step is however not necessary to start sampling To sample from input press the TRACK AUDIO RECORD buttons Depending on the INAB setting the recorder will sample from either input A B A B or nothing at all To sample from input C D press the TRACK AUDIO RECORD C D buttons Depending on the INCD setting the recorder will sample from either input A B A B or nothing at all To sample internal sounds press the TRACK MIDI buttons The recorder will depending on the SRC3 setting sample either the main output mix the cue output mix an internal track or nothing at all When manually sampling the Octatrack will make a qualified guess of the BPM of the sample as well as how many bars that have been sampled This info can be see
60. It is possible to copy scene and paste it to a new scene location PATTERNS Press and hold a SCENE button to access the available scenes While keeping the SCENE button pressed press and hold the TRIG key of the scene you want to copy and press the REC key A window saying COPY SCENE will appear Then press the TRIG key corresponding to the location you want to paste the note to and press the STOP key to complete the paste operation A window showing PASTE SCENE will be shown SCENE CLEAR It is possible to clear a scene from all scene parameter lock data Press and hold a SCENE button to access the available scenes While keeping the SCENE button pressed press and hold the TRIG key of the scene you want to clear and press the PLAY key A window saying CLEAR SCENE will appear The clear scene operation can be undone by performing the operation one more time The message UNDO SCENE will be shown in the display TRACK TRIG EDIT MENU This menu is opened by pressing FUNCTION BANK when the GRID or LIVE RECORDING modes are active It offers both an overview of all the trigs belonging to the selected track and the possibility to place out slide and swing trigs The visible trigs are for the current pattern page Toggle between the pages by pressing the PATTERN PAGE key TRACK TRIG EDIT TRIGS M SLIDE e Itis possible to perform copy paste and c
61. LO m Power 6VDC 3A The Octatrack rear connectors 1 2 Power on off switch 6V DC power in A Caution Use only the bundled PSU 2 with your Octatrack It can be used all over the globe without the need of voltage converters using an appropriate power cord Using the wrong type of adapter may damage your unit Damage caused by the use of incorrect power supply is not covered by warranty Please see TECHNICAL INFORMATION on page 79 for details about the Octatrack power supply Hi Speed USB 2 0 connection Compact Flash card reader MIDI Thru MIDI Out MIDI In Input C D Input A B Cue out L R Main out L R 12 Headphones output RACK MOUNT KIT ACCESSORY The Octatrack can be rack mounted in a standard 19 rack using the Elektron rack mount kit which can be ordered separately When rack mounted the Octatrack occupies four standard height units plus additional space usually about 1 HE needed to accommodate for cables plugged into the unit RACK MOUNT KIT ASSEMBLY Make sure that you have a Philips screwdriver which is in good condition and of the right size Use the included M3x6mm size screws to secure the rack mount consoles on each PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS side of the Octatrack Make sure that all screws are fastened for secure operation of the unit THE COMPACT FLASH CARD READER The CARD STATUS LED lights up when
62. MIDI units together 4 Switch on all units A e The USB connection may inject computer noise in the outputs of the Octatrack Should this occur use balanced cables or use a battery operated computer Do not remove the safety grounding of your computer It is there to protect from elec tric shocks CARE INSTRUCTIONS To ensure many years of trouble free operation please follow the advice below Never use any aggressive cleaners on the casing or the LCD overlay Remove dust dirt and fingerprints with a soft dry cloth More persistent dirt can be removed with a slightly damp cloth using only water PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS Never use sharp objects near the display to avoid scratches or damage Also avoid applying any pressure to the display itself When transporting the Octatrack preferably use the box and padding the unit originally shipped with or comparable packaging Make sure you place the unit on a stable surface before use If you mount the unit in a rack be sure to tighten all four screws in the rack mount holes The memory used for storing patterns and parts is powered by a battery inside the unit It will hold data at least 6 years before needing replacement If the battery needs replacement the BATTERY LOW message will appear in the display Con tact Elektron support or your nearest repair center Turn off the machine when it is not in use Use the power switch OVERVIEW OF THE OCTATRACK STRUCTURE
63. NCTION MIXER to open the PROJECTS menu Select FILE and press ENTER YES or the RIGHT arrow key Select CHANGE located in the PROJECT section OCTAVERSE CEHOTRON F n Il T FILE ieu PROJECT 3 a 5 5 TO caro ie 3p nuoro isRuE AS TEN ror STORE 5 i z 7 A CREATE EHFTH PROJECT ERERETG 5 1 7 7 Hi 3 If the bundled Compact Flash card is inserted and the set called PRESETS has been mounted select the project PRESETS and press ENTER YES The project will be loaded If a new Compact Flash is used select CREATE NEW PROJECT and press ENTER YES Name the project and press ENTER YES The newly created project will be loaded LOADING SAMPLES When a set has been mounted the samples in its audio pool can be processed by the Flex and Static machines To do so a Flex or Static machine needs to be assigned to a track and samples from the audio pool need to be loaded the Flex or Static sample slot lists The samples in these lists are available to the Flex and Static machines of the project Note that 17 18 QUICK START if the audio pool of the mounted set doesn t contain any samples it needs to be filled with content Read more how to do that in section AUDIO POOL on page 22 Two main methods of assigning machines and samples exist This quick start guide covers the one where the PLAYBACK SETUP menu is used The
64. ORDING MODE 56 H HI SCORE NAMING 14 L LFO designer 48 LFOs LFO designer 48 LFO main 47 LFO setup 47 LIVE RECORDING MODE 57 M MACHINE TRIGGING 58 MAIN OUTPUTS 51 MASTER TRACK 28 MICRO TIMING 64 MIDI Auto channel 29 Receive MIDI clock 29 Receive transport 29 Send MIDI clock 29 Send transport 29 Trig channel 29 MIXER 30 MUTE TRACKS Direct mute 50 Mixer mute 31 O OS UPDATE Between Octatracks 78 Via Compact Flash 28 Via MIDI 77 P PARAMETER LOCKS 57 Trigless trigs 57 PARTS 38 Edit parts menu 39 Quick select 39 Reload 39 PATTERN SETTINGS MENU 63 Pattern 63 Tracks 64 PLAYBACK Playback main 45 Playback setup 45 POWER SUPPLY SPECIFICATIONS 6 PROJECT MENU 26 Audio 28 File 27 MIDI 28 System 28 PROJECTS 23 Change project 27 Mixer 30 Project card sync 27 Purge samples 27 RAM memory 23 Restore backup point 27 Set backup point 27 Track recorders 32 Q QUICK SCROLLING 13 QUICK START 15 R RACK MOUNT KIT 6 RAM MEMORY 23 RECORDING MODES 56 Grid recording mode 56 Live recording mode 57 ROUTING 51 Routing examples 51 S SAMPLE LOCKS 58 SAMPLING Manual sampling 35 Playing back recorder samples 36 Recorder trig sampling 35 2 INDEX SCALE SETUP 65 Normal 65 Per track 66 SCENES 39 Assigning scenes 40 Volume locking 40 SETS Audio pool 22 Create set 21 Mount set 27 SLICES 69 SLIDE TRIGS 61 SOLO TRACKS 31 SWING TRIGS 62 T TECHNICAL INFORMATION 79 TEMPO 31 Tap t
65. R menu The XLEV parameter can be locked to two settings MIN will mute the signal MAX will let signal through at the LEVEL signal level The XVOL parameter can be locked to two settings MIN will mute the signal MAX will let signal through at the VOL signal level The two XDIR parameters can each be locked to two settings MIN will mute the signal MAX will let signal through at the DIR signal level BANKS PARTS AND SCENES Pressing the LEVEL knob while holding the SCENE key pressed will remove the LEVEL lock An XVOL lock is removed by pressing the corresponding DATA ENTRY knob while keeping the SCENE button pressed An XDIR AB lock is removed by pressing knob B while keeping the SCENE button pressed XDIR CD is removed by pressing knob C while keeping the SCENE button pressed THE CROSSFADER IN CONJUNCTION WITH SCENES The crossfader interpolates between scenes The scene assigned to slot A comes into full effect when the crossfader is at its leftmost position and the scene assigned to slot B comes into full effect when the crossfader is at its rightmost position For all other cross fader positions interpolation between the scene parameters will occur If only one scene assigned to one of the scene slots contain locked parameters the crossfader will interpolate between those values and the general parameter values of the active part The color of the CROSSFADER LEDs corresponds to the position of the crossfa
66. RECORD AIB is pressed and held and just before the sequencer reaches step 6 the button combination is released The recorded sample will then consist of 3 inital 1 16th notes of silence 2 1 16th notes of audio and finally 11 1 16th notes of silence SRC3 chooses which internal source should be recorded will make the recorder disregard any internal sources when sampling This is the default option It is only possible to record and play back the recording on the same sequencer step when SRC3 is set to MAIN will make the recorder sample the mix routed to the main outputs CUE will make the recorder sample the mix routed to the cue outputs T1 T8 will make the recorder sample the output of the selected internal track LOOP sets whether the captured sample will loop or not A e source is set to and you try to sample from it only silence will be recorded PROJECTS TRACK RECORDER SAMPLING METHODS With the Octatrack two main methods of sampling exist Manual sampling is performed by manually pressing buttons while recorder trig sampling samples using recorder trigs MANUAL SAMPLING Recording samples manually with the Octatrack is a straight forward process First please follow these preparatory steps 1 If you are sampling from the external inputs make sure audio from an external device is being sent to the Octatrack inputs The AUDIO RECORD LEDs indicate the strength of the signal sent to the inputs
67. ROW buttons A note trig can be nudged both forwards and backwards in time in relation to the step it is placed on note trig placed on the first sequencer step is nudged backwards it will be activated at the end of the pattern Setting the tempo to 2x in the SCALE SETUP menu will double the resolution of the micro timing grid SCALE SETUP Here the general length and timing of a pattern is set Access the SCALE SETUP menu by pressing FUNCTION PATTERN PAGE This menu will look different depending on whether NORMAL or PER TRACK is active These settings are made in the PATTERN SETTINGS menu Read more about the settings in PATTERN SETTINGS MENU on page 63 NORMAL This is the default mode In this mode all tracks of the pattern have the same length and time signature This screen will appear when the NORMAL setting found in the PATTERN SETTINGS menu is active r pose FTPH LTRT a PATTERN SCALE B mum H n a 5 a PATTERN SCALE sets the number of steps in a pattern and thus the total amount of pat tern pages The leftmost number selects the number of steps in the pattern The maximum number of steps available to the pattern is determined by the total length set by the right most parameter This can be either 16 32 48 or 64 steps If you use 17 steps or more in a pattern the PATTERN PAGE key is used in GRID RECORDING mode to toggle the focus between the differen
68. TION in this menu to access the hi score naming method SYNC TO CARD is a recommended operation before ejecting the Compact Flash card as it will save the changes made to the active project to the card Removing the card without first card syncing the project might result in data losses in the active project When chang ing sets a dialogue window offering the possibility to card sync before the new set is mounted will appear SAVE AS NEW saves the project with a new name After selecting this option a naming window will appear If the currently mounted set contains no project or projects it is advised to save the current settings and sample assignments to a new project STORE sets a backup point for the project As all changes to a project are auto saved this is the only way to return to a specific state of project settings These settings include bank information information about the 8 arrangements settings made in the PROJECT menu and assignments to the Flex and Static sample slots Note that a project only can contain one backup point Adding a second backup point will overwrite the first RESTORE restores the project to the state defined by the backup point CHANGE SET will change sets Read more about sets in section SETS on page 20 PURGE will remove all unused samples from the project Note that files are only removed from the project the actual files will not be deleted from the audio pool 27 28 PROJECTS SYSTEM
69. ULT parameter set as low as possible The SPD settings for all three LFOs are also reflected in the main LFO page DEP sets the amount of modulation applied to the target parameter Setting DEP to 127 allows for modulating a parameter to and from any extreme value For example if the tar get parameter is set to 64 a saw wave LFO DEP setting of 64 is sufficient for modulating the target value to its minimum 0 and maximum 127 values The DEP settings for all three LFOs are also reflected in the main LFO page LFO DESIGNER The LFO designer allows you to draw customized LFO shapes Such waveforms can in some instances almost be regarded as mini sequencers as they for example can be used to make rhythmic track parameter changes Each track host one LFO designer and all TRACKS designer waveforms are available to all LFOs Access the LFO designer by navigating to the DESIGNER menu in the leftside column LFO SETUF A custom LFO waveform consists of 16 steps where each step can have a unique value The steps can either be stepped or interpolated All changes in the waveform are instantly visualized by the LFO waveform representation in the center of the LCD screen TRIG buttons in combination with the upper row of DATA ENTRY knobs are used to draw the LFO waveform To change a waveform step press the corresponding TRIG button and turn one of t
70. YBACK SETUP MENU eme 1 43 ASSIGNING FLEX AND STATIC SAMPLES TO MACHINES seen 1 43 ASSIGNING SAMPLES IN THE QUICK ASSIGN MENU seen 1 43 2 of 6 TRACK PARAMETER PAGES tr once tette edet te eo at atre abt Deb iterat 1 44 TRACK MAIN LEVEL ET 1 44 TRACK CUE etit isch coved yp ee ist tav er ED ve tail one saad 1 44 PLAYBACK ier ek e tte D deep e en aaa d 1 45 PLAYBACK SETU P em e detur te etes 1 45 AMP MAIN m 1 45 AMP SETUP t iile LR 1 46 EEG MAIN dn ee RR 1 47 LFO SETUP eee pet etim tt dices aa th seid aed airs 1 47 LFO DESIGNER bte Ebo decida be erar iccirco ue i edt uh Mad eee 1 48 2 iter tta enit bi aiti a Ed Dea pei foes 1 49 DIRECT TRACK MUTING ni ett eer e qe eet ha ep en died nae dad 1 50 MAIN AND CUE OUTPUTS 1 51 MAIN OUTPUT ROUTING cates hende cen tetra Pe ha Th RR ae nega 1 51 CUE OUTPUT ROUT ING ttp 1 51 PARAMETERS AFFECTING MAIN AND 5
71. at exist the hi score way of entering letters symbols and digits can be used It is often a considerably faster naming method When a naming menu is open press the FUNCTION key to access the hi score symbol list 1 rn learner J HLmnapanmpzrm UDA ae at F 0123456788 Eti amp While keeping FUNCTION pressed use the ARROW keys to navigate to the letter you want to insert Once there release FUNCTION to insert the letter Press FUNCTION EXIT NO to quickly erase characters Copy paste and clear commands are available in the naming menus QUICK START QUICK START This quick start will guide you through some of the basic operations to allow you to start using the Octatrack right away First connect it as described in section CONNECTING THE UNIT on page 7 DEMO MODE While in this mode the Octatrack will be able to play back a set of 16 demo patterns without needing to have a Compact Flash card inserted Demo mode is a great way to get acquainted with the basics of the Octatrack 1 Make sure no Compact Flash card is inserted Switch on the Octatrack while keeping the ENTER YES button pressed The LCD screen will state that demo mode is being entered PLAYING THE DEMO PATTERNS Once demo mode has been entered it is possible to play back 16 demo patterns ranging from 01 to A16 Pattern 01 will be loaded by default 1 Press PLAY to listen to pattern 01 2 Select pa
72. audio pool Any saved projects of the set are repre sented by folders as well If audio files as recommended only have been put in the AUDIO folder the project folders will appear as empty THE PROJECT MENU In the PROJECT menu various project related settings are made Press FUNCTION MIXER to open the menu The settings and choices of the main menu alternatives are PROJECTS accessed by selecting the menu and pressing either ENTER YES or the RIGHT arrow key In the header of the menu the names of the currently active set and project are visible OCTAVERSE DEHOTRON FILE i e PR JEDT D DHRII CHANGE BEM SUSTEH TO CARD 421 AUDIO SAVE AS HIDI i Hi Hi Hi Hi FILE Here projects are changed saved and restored sets mounted and samples purged Scroll down in the settings list on the right hand side by using the DOWN arrow key Ci FILE i FROJEGT R F CHANGE BEM SUSTEH TO CARD gL 2 AUDIO GAUE AS Hi CHANGE changes the active project to a new one When selecting this command and pressing ENTER YES a listing of all projects of the set will appear Locate the project you want to load and once found load it by pressing ENTER YES Selecting the lt CREATE NEW PROJECT gt alternative and then pressing ENTER YES will create a new project A naming menu will appear Press FUNC
73. channel can when in LIVE RECORDING mode or when entering parameter and scene locks recorded to the active track be real time The track trigs and sample trigs are mapped to MIDI notes as follows Track Note 1 C 0 2 1 3 D 2 4 D 3 5 F 5 6 FH 6 7 G 7 8 GH 8 The recording trigs are mapped to MIDI notes as follows 4 4 4 Note C 0 C 41 D 2 D 3 C 1 CTRL CHANGE MAPPINGS Ctrl parameter 07 07 Track level 08 08 Track balance 10 16 Playback param 1 11 17 Playback param 2 12 18 Playback param 3 13 19 Playback param 4 14 20 Playback param 5 15 21 Playback param 6 16 22 Amp param 1 Attack 17 23 Amp param 2 Hold 18 24 Amp param 3 Release 19 25 Amp param 4 Volume 1A 26 Amp param 5 Balance 1B 27 Amp param 6 N A 1C 28 LFO param 1 Speed 1 1D 29 LFO param 2 Speed 2 1E 30 LFO param 3 Speed 3 1F 31 LFO param 4 Depth 1 20 32 LFO param 5 Depth 2 21 33 LFO param 6 Depth 3 22 34 Effect 1 param 1 23 35 Effec
74. containing more files or folders than the menu list can show are marked with two arrows pointing downwards Scroll down in the folder by press ing the DOWN arrow key A sample is loaded by selecting it and pressing ENTER YES At the top of the menu a folder path is visible To go back one step in the folder hierarchy press the LEFT arrow button If the file browser was opened from a Flex sample slot list the bottom of the LCD screen will show much of the RAM memory that is still available to the project The size in MB s of the samples are indicated at the right side of the sample list When the cursor is moved over a sample the smiley symbol will show a happy face if the sample size is less than the amount of available project RAM If the file is too big to be loaded or if the file is incompatible with the Octatrack the smiley will look sad Samples with unsupported sample rate like 48 kHz will make the smiley look indifferent indicating the sample will be played back albeit at the wrong speed To the right of the smiley the sample rate bit depth and number of channels of the selected sample is shown Audio files can be previewed in the file browser Select the file and press FUNC TION ENTER YES to do so This will preview the file from the main outputs Press CUE ENTER YES to preview from the cue outputs A At the root of the audio pool file structure several folders might be found The AUDIO folder contains the
75. cted marker a zero amplitude crossing Zero crossings are indicated by a small rectangle in the middle of the marker When scrolling the start end or loop points the menu bar at the bottom of the page will display the sample exact position of the point Depending on the settings in the PLAYBACK SETUP menu the STRT parameter of the Flex and Static MAIN menus can be used to scroll between the slices during playback The selected slice will be played from its start point Read more about how these settings work in Appendix A MACHINE REFERENCE ATTRIBUTES Access by pressing LFO while in the audio editor Here general information about the selected or active sample is found FLEn OO4 4FLOOR ATTRIEUTES LOOF HODE TIHESTRETCH ORIGINAL TEHFO 140 00 TRIH EARS 4 00 LOOF EARS 2 00 TRIH SLICE OFER Hi LOOP MODE dictates the loop behavior of the sample Two settings exist THE AUDIO EDITOR ON will loop all samples or sample slices containing loop markers Sample slices without loops points will not be looped Read more about loop points in the section TRIM on page 67 OFF disregards all set loop points The sample will not loop f the LOOP parameter in the FLEX STATIC PLAYBACK SETUP menu is set to AUTO different loop settings can be applied to different samples used in a track TIMESTRETCH sets whether timestretch should be applied t
76. d the OS upgrade This will start the transmission of the OS to the other Octatrack For faster OS updates utilize the speed of the Elektron TurboCharge protocol You will need to have the MIDI IN port of the receiving machine connected to the MIDI OUT port of the transmitting machine and vice versa for this to function The OS can also be upgraded from the Compact Flash card This method of upgrading is performed in the OS UPDATE menu Read more about this menu in the section SYSTEM on page 28 TECHNICAL INFORMATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION SPECIFICATIONS THE SEQUENCER 8 internal tracks 16 banks per project 256 patterns per project 8 arrangements per project 4 parts per bank 16 scenes per part Supports swing and slide 64 possible parameter locks on each pattern step Full realtime control SOUND PROCESSING SYSTEM 4 machine types 2 track effect assignments per track TRACK EFFECTS 12 24dB Multi Mode Filter 2 band Parametric EQ DJ style Kill EQ 2 10 Stage Phaser Flanger 2 10 tap Chorus Lo Fi Collection Echo Freeze Delay Gatebox Plate Reverb ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS Impedance balanced audio outputs Headphones out level 15 dBu Main cue outputs level 10 dBu Output impedance 560 unbalanced S N ratio 102 dBFS 20 20 000 Hz Unbalanced audio inputs Input level 8 dBu maximum Audio input impedance 9 SNR inputs 99 dBFS 20 20 000 Hz Unit power consumption 8 W typical 18 W maxim
77. der and reflects how much the two scenes are in effect in relation to each other SCENE MUTE Mute a scene assigned to a scene slot scene by pressing FUNCTION SCENE A SCENE B When muting a scene the locked parameters of assigned scene will be disre garded and instead the general parameter values of the active part will come into effect This makes it possible given the scene parameter values are locked accordingly and the position of the crossfader makes it fully activate the scene to for example apply washes of effects by unmuting a muted scene When moving the crossfader locked scene parameters have priority over parame ter locks This ensures smooth transitions between scene parameters without sudden changes 41 42 TRACKS TRACKS The Octatrack can control 8 internal stereo tracks at the same time For a track to be able to process or affect sound a machine needs to be assigned to it Thru and Neighbor machines offer various audio routing options Flex and Static machines are used to process samples Read more about the various machine types and the controls available to them in Appendix A MACHINE REFERENCE Each track has 5 TRACK PARAMETER pages each consisting of one MAIN page and one SETUP page The MAIN pages are accessed by simply pressing the TRACK PARAME TER keys and offer parameters that are possible to parameter lock and modulate with the LFOs Parameters located in the SETUP menus are accessed by ei
78. e slot already contains samples the Flex sample slot list will be opened directly The same applies when wanting to access the Static sample slot list If the track contains any other type of machine a Flex or Static machine first needs to be assigned to the track Read more about this procedure in section ASSIGNING MACHINES TO TRACKS on page 42 FLAYEACK SETUF Hi Load sample by selecting empty sample slot and pressing ENTER YES The file browser reflecting the content of the audio pool of the active set will be opened Locate the sample you wish to load and press ENTER YES to load it 25 26 PROJECTS When replacing a previously loaded sample select it with the cursor and press ENTER YES Note that this at the same time will assign the selected sample to the machine of the track Press ENTER YES again to open the file browser Locate the sample you wish to load and press ENTER YES to load it FILE BROWSER The file browser is used when locating samples that should be loaded to the Flex and Static sample slots It is a representation of the audio pool of the set LOAD FILE FLEn i AUDIO FEATS GHEEER T Hi Hi FREE hH 3HE 44 ik 16b Folders are indicated by a D Open folders by selecting them and pressing the RIGHT arrow key or ENTER YES Folders
79. ea a ea e dera 1 58 6 mm 1 58 SEQUENCER COPY PASTE AND CLEAR 8 1 58 PATTERN COPY lt tttm kee citm es 1 59 PATTERN CLEARY tes betas oe ertet e rene d tite rane ler a eere ene 1 59 TRACK COPY d 1 59 TRACK CLEAR ann nes dae ee E he aa el 1 59 TRACK PAGE CORN ti tute dei eee bim re his reet ta ei tad 1 60 TRACK PAGE CLEAR fervet ede Mave To need Pea 1 60 NOTE rs oet ente anto three tt i 1 60 NOTE TRIG CLEAR iere peer receta gre Eae e e der a de Ue ntti naan 1 60 SCENE CORY z itunes LUN ulum te i IM TA MULA Me 1 60 SGCGENE CLEAR CP TED 1 61 TRACK LRIG EDET MENU increment tte tint e e ete eet Pet eet dad 1 61 TRIGS Facti Ret 1 61 SEND BE EP 1 61 dcm cM 1 62 3 of 6 PATTERN SETTINGS MENU enter ea eee ia ehian 1 63 PATTERN M 1 63 TRACK 1 uii tim et mere ett eie ti Ded 1 64 MICROTIMING dnbie eta De eda eq rale eb eats 1 64 SCALE SETUP e obiit de ene 1 65 NORMAL etre istic optione tage adi anges 1 65 PER TRACK CE 1 66 THE AUDIO EDITOR
80. ect back up points in section FILE on page 27 A e Never turn off the Octatrack while the lt CARD STATUS gt LED blinks It indicates data is being written to the Compact Flash card and disrupting this process may corrupt data 11 12 THE USER INTERFACE THE USER INTERFACE The center of Octatrack editing is the LCD display The main interface screen is shown below mi mi Wi mU SLi mi FLEHFERG RRIE 65 7 8 1 Icons showing the current machine assignments and status of the tracks First the machine assignments are shown F Flex machine S Static machine T Thru machine N Neighbor machine Beneath the machine assignment symbol the status of the track is shown A play symbol means the sample of the track is playing a stop symbol means the track is not playing a play symbol preceded by a plus sign means the track recorder of the track is recording 2 The current tempo displayed with one decimal 3 Four boxes showing the playback position Each bar represents a pattern page The playback recording status shown by the standard record play pause and stop symbols and m The active part Position of the active pattern Machine type and associated sample name Assigned scenes and the current position of the crossfader Level bar showing the overall volume level of the machine on the
81. ed a Flex machine The Static sample slot list will be displayed if the active track contained a Static machine If the track contained any other machine type the machine list will appear If SO open the Flex sample slot list by moving the cursor to FLEX and pressing the RIGHT arrow key Open the Static sample slot list by moving the cursor to STATIC and pressing the RIGHT arrow key 13 FLES Hi Select an empty sample slot position a sample should be loaded to and press ENTER YES The file browser covered in the section FILE BROWSER on page 26 will be opened It reflects the content of the audio pool of the active set Locate the sample you wish to load and press ENTER YES Given the sample slot is empty it doesn t matter which type of machine that is already assigned to the track Both the Flex and Static sam PROJECTS ple slot lists can be entered and samples loaded without the machine of the track being changed When replacing previously loaded samples move the cursor to the sample that should be replaced and press ENTER YES twice to open the file browser Note that the sample already loaded to the sample slot together with the machine type it belongs to at the same time will be assigned to the track If for example a Thru machine is assigned to a track and a Flex sample is selected in the QUICK ASSIGN menu of this track then a Flex machine with the selec
82. ed back into the input of the delay Using the delay feedback you can make delays with several or infinite echoes VOL sets the main volume of the delay output BASE controls the high pass filtering of the signal from the delay feedback loop WDTH controls the low pass filtering of the sig nal from the delay feedback loop relative the BASE parameter SEND controls how much of the signal that will be sent to the delay DELAY SETUP EFFECT 2 SETUF DIR eio DJ EQUALIZE COHFRESSOR SYNC LOCK FASS LO FI al x X sets if the delay will act as a ping pong delay or not sets the mode of the delay ON set ting will make the delay interpolate between delay times when the TIME parameter in the DELAY MAIN page is changed An OFF set ting will not interpolate between the delay times when the TIME parameter is changed DIR sets the how much of the dry signal that will be mixed with the delay signal A min set ting will make only the delay signal be heard SYNC controls whether the delay should be tempo synced or not LOCK controls the feedback behavior of the delay When set to 1 it will override certain parameters and give them other values The SEND parameter of the DELAY MAIN page will be set to 0 and the DIR setting to 0 and FB to 100 This is handy when using the delay as a repeater PASS controls how the
83. egarded as a collection of compositions A project contains 16 banks 8 arrangements 8 track recorders and their recorder buffers 128 sample slots dedicated to Flex machines 128 slots dedicated to Static machines and the BPM setting for all the pat terns of the project The samples used to fill the Flex and Static sample slots are fetched from the audio pool of the set Please see section PROJECTS on page 23 for more infor mation FLEX AND STATIC SAMPLE SLOT LISTS For samples to be available to Flex and Static machines they first need to be loaded from the audio pool to the Flex or Static sample slot lists When samples are present in these lists they can be assigned to and thus processed by Flex and Static machines assigned to the internal tracks Read how to load audio pool samples to the sample slot lists in the sec tion LOADING SAMPLES TO THE SAMPLE SLOTS on page 24 Read how to assign samples to a machine in the section ASSIGNING FLEX AND STATIC SAMPLES TO MACHINES on page 43 BANKS Each project hosts 16 banks and each bank can host 16 patterns and 4 parts This makes a bank suited for hosting a complete composition as the available patterns and parts allow a large number of song variations Switching between banks is seamless More information about banks is found on page 38 PATTERNS For each bank 16 patterns are available meaning 256 patterns are always at hand A pat tern consists of sequencer data like note trigs para
84. elevant TRACK button 3 Press the TRIG keys to insert note trigs Pressing the same TRIG key once more removes the note If the pattern contains more than 16 steps use the PATTERN PAGE key to switch between the pattern pages 4 To edit other tracks change the active track by pressing the TRACK buttons 15 16 QUICK START RECORDING A PATTERN USING LIVE RECORDING The LIVE RECORDING mode allows you to record note trigs and parameter changes while the sequencer is running In depth information about this mode is found in section LIVE RECORDING on page 57 1 To enter this mode hold REC and then press PLAY The RECORD LED starts to blink indicating LIVE RECORDING mode is activated and the sequencer starts to play 2 You can now record note trigs manually by pressing the last 8 TRIG keys Pressing TRIG key 9 will add a note trig to track 1 TRIG key 10 adds a note trig to track 2 and So on You will be able to hear all recorded note trigs the next time the pattern starts all over PARAMETER LOCKS A parameter lock allows individual parameter settings for all note trigs It is one of the most important Octatrack features More information about parameter locks is found on page 57 1 When in GRID RECORDING mode hold a TRIG key and then tweak a parameter The LCD screen graphics of the adjusted parameter will become inverted to indicate that the note trig now is locked to the value you have set
85. empo 32 Tempo nudge 32 TRACK EDIT MENU Recorder trigs 62 Slide 61 Swing 62 Trigs 61 TRACK PARAMETER PAGES 44 Amp 45 Effect 1 Effect 2 49 Lfo 47 Playback 45 TRACK PARAMETERS 13 Cue level 44 Parameter value skip 13 Quick parameter editing 13 Track level 44 TRACK RECORDERS 32 TRACK TRIG EDIT MENU 61 TRACK TRIGGING 58 TRACKS 42 Direct mute 50 Effects 49 Machine assignment 45 Mixer mute 31 Routing 51 Solo 31 TRIGGING 58 Machine trigging 58 Track trigging 58 TRIGS 56 Note trigs 56 Recorder trigs 56 Slide trigs 56 Swing trigs 56 U UNDO Clear track 60 Clear track page 60 INDEX Parameter lock clear 60 Rec trig clear 61 Sample slot clear 25 Scene clear 61 Slide trig clear 61 Swing trig clear 61 Track copy 59 USB DISK MODE 28 USER INTERFACE 12 INDEX
86. endix C MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE MIXER MENU In the MIXER menu settings for the headphones output inputs A B and C D are made While in this menu the function of the TRIG buttons will be to mute or cue tracks The MIXER menu settings are common for all banks and patterns in a project Hi MIX determines what will be heard from the headphones output If the indicator is set is to the leftmost position the headphones output will be a mirror of the main outputs If set to the rightmost level only audio from cued tracks will be routed to the headphones output A zero setting will balance cued tracks and main output track levels evenly Any setting inbe tween these settings will change the balance either in favor of the main tracks or the cued tracks MAIN CUE OUT sets the general output level of the main and cue outputs respectively A zero setting will neither gain nor attenuate the signal A 63 setting will boost the signal 12dB AB CD DIR offers parameters that will make the Octatrack act like a very basic mixer It simply routes audio coming from the A B and C D inputs to the main outputs DIR affect the level of the incoming audio An AB CD DIR setting of 0 will cut out incoming audio alto gether When AB CD DIR is set to 127 the incoming audio amplitude for the input pair will be neither be increased or attenuated A
87. er you want to use by pressing the relevant TRACK but ton 3 Open up the RECORD SETUP menu by pressing FUNCTION any of the AUDIO RECORD buttons 4 Select from which source or sources the recorder should sample from by setting INAB INCD and SRC3 as needed If needed make RLEN and TRIG settings 5 Make sure GRID RECORDING mode is active If not press REC to activate it Place out recorder trigs by pressing the TRIG buttons Note that the sequencer while in the RECORD SETUP menu only reflects recorder trigs A recorder trig defaults to listening to the INAB setting but can listen to other sampling sources as well Different recorder trigs can even listen to different sources To add a sampling source to the recorder trig keep the TRIG button pressed while pressing either AUDIO RECORD AUDIO RECORD C D or MIDI Which source a recorder trig listens to is indicated by inverted source graphics in the LCD and by lit AUDIO RECORD and MIDI LEDs Deselect a source by repeating the procedure If the source selection is changed subsequent recorder trigs being placed out will default to the latest source selection 6 To sample from input A B no settings need to be altered The recorder trig will depend ing of the INAB setting sample either from input A B A B or nothing To deselect this sampling source for the recorder trig keep the TRIG key pressed while pressing AUDIO RECORD The INAB text will become
88. ern chaining with the exception that no more than one arrangement can be chained 75 76 THE ARRANGER CLEAR Selecting this command and pressing ENTER YES will erase the active arrangement STORE The store command saves the active arrangement to the arrangement slot Selecting this command and pressing ENTER YES will bring up a naming menu Once the arrangement has been named press ENTER YES to store it RESTORE Selecting this command and pressing ENTER YES will reload the active arrangement to the state it was stored in EARLY STARTUP MENU EARLY STARTUP MENU To access this menu hold down the FUNCTION key while powering up the Octatrack From here you can perform a variety of maintenance tasks To choose the different alterna tives press the corresponding TRIG key QOCTATRACK TESTHODE TEST MODE To enter this mode press the first TRIG key If you have any trouble with your Octatrack and suspect it may be due to a hardware problem perform this self test Everything should come up as shown below If not contact Elektron support or the retailer you bought the Octatrack from EMPTY RESET To perform this operation press the second TRIG key This will reinitialize the battery backed RAM and clear all data The content of the Compact Flash card will not be affected MIDI UPGRADE By choosing this option the Octatrack prepares itself to receive an OS upgrade via MIDI 1 Chec
89. et has been mounted a project should preferably be loaded or if the set doesn t contain any projects created AUDIO POOL All the samples of a set are collected in the audio pool These samples are used to fill the Flex and Static sample slots of the projects of the set The content of an audio pool is exclusive to a set If you want to use the same sample in two sets it needs to be copied to both audio pools ADDING CONTENT TO THE AUDIO POOL Connect the Octatrack to a computer using an USB cable and make the content of the Compact Flash card appear as a mass storage device in the computer Read more on how to do this in the section SYSTEM on page 28 Using the computer locate the set folder whose audio pool you want to add content to Open the set folder by double clicking it Inside the set folder a folder called AUDIO is located This is the audio pool of the set All audio material in this folder will be accessible by the projects of the set Simply drag and drop audio files or folders containing audio files to the AUDIO folder to add content to the audio pool of the set When done the Octatrack can be unmounted from the computer When loading samples to the Flex and Static sample slots a representation of the AUDIO folder will appear as a file browser in the Octatrack Read more about the file browser in FILE BROWSER on page 26 A After opening a set folder the AUDIO folder and the saved projects of the set are visible
90. eters are available A 4 Appendix A MACHINE REFERENCE Appendix B EFFECTS REFERENCE In this appendix the Octatrack effects are explained The individual effect parameters are presented for reference NONE The none effect is a blank effect Use it if you don t want to affect the audio of the track what so ever NONE MAIN NONE SETUP LEU VEZ LI Hi EFFECT i nOne No main parameters are available No setup parameters are available B 1 12 24DB MULTI MODE FILTER The resonant 12 244 lo hi band pass filter gives control of both the low and high filter cutoffs Its flexi bility can make it function as a variable gap bandpass filter as well MULTI MODE FILTER MAIN 120 MOTH 5 E SIRE S PART 4 DFTH ATH 2 EFFECT itFILTER 01 00 Hi BASE sets the base cutoff frequency of the fil ter Sweeping this parameter with WIDTH set to the max value makes the multi mode filter act as a high pass filter WIDTH controls the distance between the low pass and high pass cutoff frequencies When BASE is set to its minimum value sweeping this parameter makes the multi mode filter act as a low pass filter Q controls the amount of resonance applied to the cutoff frequency or frequencies set in the multi mode filter SETUP menu DEPTH controls how muc
91. ference THRU MACHINE Thru machines do not sample or play back sounds They are utility machines very handy in live setups when using the Octatrack to re route and affect external audio signals THRU MAIN LEU InRE VOL 5 1200 ru zI ak 2 z 1E e Imm INCO VOL Ta s AOI pe 5 INAB sets how input pair AB should be lis tened to VOL sets the volume of the signal coming from the input or inputs chosen by the INAB setting The max setting will boost it 12 dB The min setting will mute it INCD sets how input pair CD should be lis tened to VOL sets the volume of the signal coming from the input or inputs chosen by the INCD setting The max setting will boost it 12 dB The min setting will mute it THRU SETUP FLAYEACK SETUF NETGHEOUR No setup parameters are available 1 FLEX MACHINE Flex machines offer the most extensive sound manipulation possibilities A sample used by a Flex machine is loaded to the RAM memory of the Octatrack From there it can be twisted stretched and reassembled in multiple ways Flex machines are unbeatable sound processors FLEX MAIN Tap Ep onnan a dS D PART 4 RATE RTRG RTIH FADI Hs PTCH adjusts the pitch of the sample The max setting pitches the sample up an
92. gt LED 10 acts as an indicator for track 2 and so on If the REC LED is lit the note trigs of the active track will be shown BASIC PATTERN OPERATIONS The Octatrack allows switching between patterns without any audible lag This plus the ability to chain patterns are handy features when for example making live improvisations SELECTING A PATTERN Each project hosts 16 banks each containing 16 patterns Banks and patterns are selected using the BANK and PATTERN keys in combination with the 16 TRIG keys Patterns can be selected from the currently active bank or from one of the other banks Press the PATTERN button in combination with one of the 16 TRIG keys to select a pat tern from the currently active bank Available patterns are indicated by red lt TRIG gt LEDs If the currently active pattern resides in the selected bank its lt TRIG gt LED flashes red Select a pattern from another bank by first selecting the bank by using the BANK TRIG keys After the CHOOSE PATTERN prompt appears press one of the TRIG keys to select a pattern located in the chosen bank 55 56 PATTERNS PATTERN CHAINING You can use pattern chaining to loop a sequence of patterns It is only possible to chain patterns located in the same bank and each pattern may only be chained once Chain pat terns by pressing and holding the PATTERN button and then press the TRIG keys in the same order as you want the chained patterns t
93. h the filter envelope affects the cutoff frequency or frequencies Negative values invert the envelope ATK sets the attack time of the filter envelope DEC sets the decay time of the filter envelope MULTI MODE FILTER SETUP EFFECT i SETUF HF LF i ED gt EE HP sets the high pass filter slope Select between 12 dB or 24 dB LP sets the low pass filter slope Select between 12 dB or 24 dB ENV selects which parameter the filter enve lope will affect HOLD controls whether the filter envelope should be affected by the HOLD parameter of the AMP MAIN page or not Q selects how the resonance will affect the cut off frequencies It can affect the BASE WIDTH both of them or none DIST sets the headroom of the filter The higher the value the lower the headroom Appendix B EFFECTS REFERENCE 2 BAND PARAMETRIC EQ The parametric EQ is useful for shaping the timbre of a sound Two frequency bands can be attenuated or amplified PARAMETRIC EQ MAIN F 120 LEU FROL oni i s zc ACE EL ooon e e a m iE iei z FR g ug FAG EFFECT irE lHLIZ2ER 01 002 FRG sets the center frequency the first band of the EQ will affect GN1 attenuates or boosts the set frequency Q1 controls the width of the frequency range the GN1 setting affects The higher the value the narrower
94. he top row DATA ENTRY knobs While the TRIG pressed the TRACK LED above it will be dimmed The first knob you turn will manipulate the selected step value and any knobs on its right and left side will affect the waveform step values to the right and left of the originally selected step Press a TRIG button to see the value assigned to the corresponding wave form step More waveform steps than one can be manipulated simultaneously To do that just press down several TRIG buttons while turning a knob All steps values will then be adjusted by the same amount To interpolate between two steps select a waveform step by keeping the corresponding TRIG key depressed and then press the TEMPO key Interpolation between the value of the selected waveform step and the value of the next waveform step will now occur To remove an interpolation just repeat the button press combination Interpolated steps are indicated by yellow TRACK LEDs on the step sequencer and sloped curves in the LFO waveform visualization The LFO designer waveforms are selectable in the WAVE setting found in the LFO 1 3 pages of the LFO SETUP menu They are represented as small visualizations of their waveform shapes and are labeled T1 T8 Copy clear paste operations are available in the LFO DESIGNER menu This makes it possible to copy LFO designer waveforms between tracks When per forming a clear operation all waveform steps will be set to 0 and interpolation
95. hia a ean B 7 CHORUS MAIN itte ie dt e eaa ah Pese Vea B 7 CHORUS SETUP ci reed It aede d Bises ide ai Eee db co edet esta eleva se nee Mees B 7 DYNAMIX COMPRESSOR itte B 8 COMPRESSOR MAIN atin lianas rk i e ited B 8 COMPRESSOR SETUP itus auta ei eter battere B 8 EO FIOOEEEGCTIGON iita it ede det tne eed ce red tet ee dead B 9 EQSEIHMAIN inr e teer estet ce em B 9 0 E B 9 ECHO EREEZE DELAY s 5 e e c reta a rede een B 10 DELAY MAIN zx icta te te ot ts iode Dui a Pecan B 10 DEEAY SETUEP S des taste sided S 10 GATEBOX PLATE REVERB ien ee dde eatin tad ee ri De B 11 0 ded uL Ue B 11 REVERB SETUP te teet imi cde ted tidied recie e oni etia deca B 11 APPENDIX C MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE NOTE MAPPINGS ii eite cete en t e ias teo C 1 CTRL CHANGE 5 C 2 INDEX 5 of 6 6 of 6 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Octatrack DPS 1 The Octatrack is a dynamic performance sampler ideal for real ti
96. ime a note trig is trigged RTRG will if the multi mode filter is assigned to effect 1 make the filter envelope start from zero every time a note is being trigged If the amplitude modulator is assigned to effect 1 the phase will be restarted each time a note trig is trigged R T will if the multi mode filter is assigned to effect 1 make the filter envelope start from zero every time a note or a trigless trig is being activated by the sequencer If the amplitude modulator is assigned to effect 1 the phase will be restarted each time a note trig or a trigless trig is being activated TRACKS TTRIG will if the multi mode filter is assigned to effect 1 not necessarily make the filter envelope start from zero once a note trig or a trigless trig is being activated by the sequencer Instead the filter envelope attack will start from the current envelope level If the amplitude modulator is assigned to effect 1 the phase will be restarted each time a note trig or a trigless trig is being activated FX2 works just like FX1 parameter It only affects the multi mode filter or amplitude modula tor when either of these effects are assigned to the second effects slot LFO MAIN Here the speed and depth settings of the three track LFOs are found LFOs are always synced to the tempo of the Octatrack Press the LFO button to access this page LEU a FLEntRAGHAROK 01 02 SPD1 sets the s
97. in the list Select the sam ple that should be locked to the note trig and press ENTER YES to a lock it MACHINE AND TRACK TRIGGING Both individual machines and complete tracks can be trigged The TRIG buttons are used for both trigging options MACHINE TRIGGING The TRIG buttons 9 16 are used to trig machines Machines can only be manually trigged when GRID RECORDING mode is not active If this mode is active press REC to deacti vate it The last eight TRIG keys are used to trig the machines of the tracks TRIG key 9 trigs the machine assigned to track 1 TRIG key 10 trigs the machine assigned to track 2 and so on These TRIG keys are also used to trig MIDI tracks TRACK TRIGGING Whole tracks can be trigged which is very convenient in a live setting when improvising To trig tracks in this way they must first be disconnected from the sequencer The disconnect ing procedure is described in the section PATTERN on page 63 GRID or LIVE RECORD ING modes must also not be active If active press REC to deactivate them Playback of the tracks are initiated by pressing the first eight TRIG keys Pressing TRIG key 1 will start playback of track 1 pressing TRIG key 2 will start playback of track 2 and so on Disconnected tracks will not play when PLAY is pressed They will however be stopped when STOP is pressed SEQUENCER COPY PASTE AND CLEAR OPERATIONS To make it easier and quicker to compose using the Octatrack
98. k even after being switched off but will discard them if a new set is mounted If the Octatrack boots and senses the active project is unsaved a prompt will appear saying YOU ARE WORKING ON AN UNSAVED PROJECT DON T FORGET TO PROJECTS AND RAM MEMORY The RAM memory available to a project is shared between the track recorders and the samples loaded to the Flex sample slots The Flex sample slots can be filled with 64 MB s worth of samples and each track recorder can always record 2 7 MB s of stereo audio The boundary between these two sample types are blurred as samples from the audio pool can be loaded to the dedicated track recorder slots A project can thus contain more than 64 MB s of Flex samples LOADING AND CREATING A PROJECT Before loading a project make sure a set is mounted Read more about how to create and mount sets in section MOUNTING A SET on page 16 Projects are loaded in the PROJECT menu Press FUNCTION MIXER to open this menu Select FILE and press the right ARROW key to access the sub menu options Then select CHANGE located in the PROJECT section F OGTAUVERSE DEAOTRON a FILE i e PRDJEDT DOREM a SYSTEM CARD AUDIO i5RUE AS rm HIDI n Hi ELI 23 24 PROJECTS Press ENTER YES to open a list of the projects available to the set CHOOSE FROJECT gL lt DREATE EHFTH PROJECT
99. k that all MIDI cables are connected correctly 2 Load the new OS in an appropriate program capable of sending sysex files We recom mend the program C6 which can be found on the Elektron website 3 Choose MIDI UPGRADE by pressing the third TRIG key The Octatrack will wait for the OS to be transmitted to it and a message stating READY TO RECEIVE MIDI UPGRADE will appear on the screen 4 As the Octatrack receives the OS the lt TRIG gt LEDs will light up one after another Please note that this procedure takes a while 5 When the transfer is finished the message PREPARING FLASH appears 6 PREPARING FLASH is shortly followed by UPDATING FLASH When this process is finished the OS is updated After the upgrade the operating system may upgrade the bootstrap do not turn off the unit before it has completed its start up sequence or explicitely tells you to restart 77 78 EARLY STARTUP MENU SEND UPGRADE With this option you can send the OS installed in your Octatrack to a friend s unit 1 Connect the MIDI OUT on the Octatrack with the latest OS to the MIDI IN on the Octat rack that is going to be upgraded Enter the EARLY STARTUP menus on both machines Enter the MIDI UPGRADE mode in the Octatrack that is supposed to be upgraded by pressing the third TRIG KEY Make sure you see the message READY TO RECEIVE MIDI UPGRADE on the screen Press the fourth TRIG key on the Octatrack that is used to sen
100. keys to navigate between the slices A slice needs to be active which is indicated by inverted graphics for slice start loop and end points to be set When a slice is active knob A sets the start point knob B sets the loop point and knob C sets the end point The active slice can be previewed from the main outputs by pressing FUNCTION YES If no slice is selected the preview listening will start from the location of the wave form marker Press CUE ENTER YES to preview from the cue outputs Pressing ENTER YES opens the SLICE EDIT menu Different options exist here ADD SLICE HERE adds a slice The marker must be on a non sliced area of the waveform for this alternative to appear DISABLE LOOP will delete the loop point of the selected Flex slice This alternative only appears when the waveform marker is positioned on a slice DELETE SLICE will delete the selected slice This alternative only appears when the waveform marker is positioned on a slice DELETE ALL SLICES will delete all slices CREATE SLICE GRID will create a number of equal length slices spread out between the start and end points set in the TRIM menu The slice grid can consist of 2 4 8 16 32 48 or 64 slices CREATE LINEAR LOCKS will automatically lock the STRT parameter of note trigs already placed out on the active track while at the same time set the SLIC parameter in the PLAYBACK SETUP menu to ON The STRT parameter of the first note trig
101. lear commands while the TRACK TRIG EDIT menu is opened Only trigs will be copied no other settings TRIGS Shows the note trigs of the active track and how they are placed on the step sequencer When this alternative is selected and the TRIG keys are pressed note trigs will be placed out TRACK TRIG EDIT TRIGS SLIDE 1 N N H N N H N N IH Hi Hi SLIDE Shows the slide trigs of the active track and how they are placed on the step sequencer When this alternative is selected and the TRIG keys are pressed slide trigs will be placed 61 62 PATTERNS out on the sequencer Slide trigs offers the possibility to make the value of a parameter locked on one step slide gradually to the locked parameter value on the next step TRACK TRIG EDIT For parameter value to slide it needs to be parameter locked at two separate note trigs If a slide trig is set on the same sequencer step as a note trig with a parameter lock the locked parameter value of the note trig will slide to the locked parameter value of the next note trig given the same parameter has been locked on both steps The speed of the slide is relative to the current tempo and the slide is completed when the next note trig is reached SWING Shows the swing trigs of the active track and how they are placed on the step sequencer When this alternative is
102. length TRIG offers three different sampling behaviors once the sampling process is initiated ONE will make the recorder once the sampling process is initiated either manually or through recorder trigs sample according to the length set by RLEN The sampling process is restarted when pressing TRACK AUDIO RECORD MIDI ONE 2 will make the recorder once the sampling process is initiated either manu ally or through recorder trigs sample according to the length set by RLEN The sam pling process can be stopped by pressing TRACK AUDIO RECORD MIDI This is the default option HOLD will make the recorder once the sampling process is initiated sample for as long as the TRACK AUDIO RECORD MIDI buttons are pressed and held The outcome of the sample depend on if manual sampling or recorder trigs are used When HOLD is active manually pressing TRACK AUDIO RECORD MIDI the recorder will sample for as long as the buttons are pressed and held given they are not pressed longer than the time frame of the RLEN setting allows When sampling through the use of a recorder trig the trig will capture only silence as long as TRACK AUDIO RECORD MIDI is not manually pressed An example a recorder trig with an INAB setting of A B TRIG set to HOLD and with an RLEN setting of 16 is placed on the first step of the sequencer PLAY is pressed to start the sequencer When the sequencer reaches step 4 TRACK AUDIO
103. lope ANLG will not necessarily make the envelope start from zero once a note is being trigged Instead when a note is trigged the envelope attack will start from the current envelope level RTRG will make the amplitude envelope start from zero every time a note is being trigged R T will make the amplitude envelope start from zero every time a note or a trig less trig is being activated by the sequencer TTRIG will not necessarily make the envelope start from zero once a note or a trig less trig is being activated by the sequencer Instead when a note or a trigless trig is activated the envelope attack will start from the current envelope level SYNC sets if the amplitude envelope should be synced to the Octatrack BPM or not ATCK sets how the attack of the envelope should behave LIN will make the envelope attack work in a linear fashion LOG will make the envelope attack work in an exponential fashion This setting allows for more fine tuning of the attack FX1 controls how the envelope will affect the multi mode filter or the amplitude modulator when either of these effects are assigned to effect block 1 ANLG will if the multi mode filter is assigned to effect 1 not necessarily make the filter envelope start from zero once a note trig is being trigged Instead the filter envelope attack will start from the current envelope level If the amplitude modulator is assigned to effect 1 the phase will be restarted each t
104. me sampling remixing and audio content manipulaton It features the improved Elektron step sequencer which makes it easy to bend and process samples in new and unique ways To make the most of the machine we would recommend you to carefully read this manual CONVENTIONS IN THIS MANUAL In this manual we have used certain conventions They are listed below Buttons are written in upper case with bold style enclosed in brackets For instance the button function on the main panel is written FUNCTION Menu names are written in upper case The PLAYBACK SETUP menu is an example of that Parameter names and certain menus where settings can be made are written in bold upper case style HEADPHONES MIX for example Upper case style is used for parameter setting alternatives for example ONE and for cer tain menu settings like EXTERNAL Messages visible on the screen will be written in upper case with quotation marks Like this CHOOSE BANK Knobs are written in upper case with bold italic style For instance the knob level is writ ten LEVEL LED indicators like the record light are written lt RECORD gt The following symbols are used throughout the manual A This symbol indicates information that you need to pay attention to This symbol indicates tip that might make it easier interacting with the Octatrack This symbol is not used but it shows a nice ear THE BACKGROUND OF THE OCTATRACK THE BACKGROUND OF
105. meter locks track lengths and time sig natures for the eight internal tracks See section PATTERNS on page 55 for more information PARTS 4 parts are available to each bank A part contains machine assignments and their associ ated samples track parameter settings FX assignments as well as 16 scenes A part is always linked to a pattern or patterns of a bank Changing parts will let the new assign ments be controlled by the active pattern data Read more about parts on page 38 SCENES Scenes are assigned to the scene A and scene B slots They decide the parameters the crossfader will affect The section SCENES on page 39 gives more in depth information about this functionality ARRANGEMENTS The eight arrangements each project contains are used to structure the playback of pat terns It is a great tool when using several patterns to form a longer sequence More infor mation is found in the section THE ARRANGER on page 73 TRACKS An Octatrack pattern handles eight internal tracks Each internal track hosts a machine Any machine type can be assigned to any of the eight internal tracks More information about tracks are found in the section TRACKS on page 42 OVERVIEW OF THE OCTATRACK STRUCTURE MACHINES Machines are assigned to the eight internal tracks Each machine fills a different purpose Read more about the various machine types in Appendix A MACHINE REFERENCE How machines are assigned to tracks is covered in
106. n GRID RECORDING mode If not press REC When you have selected the track you wish to clear press FUNCTION PLAY to clear the track The message CLEAR TRACK will appear 59 60 PATTERNS The clear track operation can be undone by pressing FUNCTION PLAY directly after performing it The message UNDO TRACK will be shown in the display TRACK PAGE COPY A track page is one of the up to four pages of sequencer steps a pattern can contain Cop ying a track page includes all note trigs and parameter lock settings of the track page Before performing a track page copy operation make sure you are in GRID RECORDING mode If not press REC Select the track page you want to copy by pressing the PATTERN PAGE key Hold the PATTERN PAGE key and press REC to copy the track page A message saying COPY PAGE page will appear Select the track page you want to paste the copied page to by pressing the PATTERN PAGE key Paste the data by holding PATTERN PAGE while pressing the STOP key A message saying PASTE will be shown the display Pasting a track page overwrites any previous notes data and parameter locks The paste track page operation can be undone by pressing PATTERN PAGE STOP directly after performing it The message UNDO will be shown in the display TRACK PAGE CLEAR It is possible to clear a track page from all note trigs Before performing a track page clear operati
107. n be assigned to the Flex and Static machines If no samples have been loaded to the sample slots read how to do so in section LOADING SAMPLES TO THE SAMPLE SLOTS on page 24 ASSIGNING SAMPLES IN THE QUICK ASSIGN MENU Open the QUICK ASSIGN menu by quicky double pressing the TRACK button of a track containing a Flex or Static machine you wish to assign a sample to The Flex sample slot 43 44 TRACKS list will be displayed if the track contained a Flex machine The Static sample slot list will be displayed if the track contained a Static machine 13 HACHINE FLES lrRR nRRDh drHRIDULITU j JRAGHAROK dr HFL DR St TERRODISCO BFSUNSHINE Hi Hi Hi Select the sample that should be assigned to the machine of the track and press ENTER YES to assign it ASSIGNING SAMPLES IN THE PLAYBACK SETUP MENU The PLAYBACK SETUP menu can also be used when assigning Flex and Static samples to machines To assign a Flex sample select a track containing a Flex machine and press FUNCTION PLAYBACK to open the PLAYBACK SETUP menu The Flex sample slot list will appear To assign a Static sample open the PLAYBACK SETUP menu of a track containing a Static machine The Static sample slot list will appear FLAYEACK SETUF Hi Select the sample that should be assigned to the machine of the track and press ENTER YES to assign it TRACK PARAMETER
108. n when the recorder buffer is opened in the audio editor and the ATTRIBUTES menu is selected Read more in the section ATTRIBUTES on page 70 Once the recorder buffer containing the sample is trigged the sample will immedi ately be time stretched or time compressed to match the BPM of the Octatrack Note that TSTR in the PLAYBACK SETUP menu must be set to either AUTO NORM or BEAT for this to function If set to AUTO make sure time stretch is acti vated for the recorder buffer That is done in the ATTRIBUTES menu of the audio editor Read more in the section ATTRIBUTES on page 70 It is possible to simultaneously sample from several sources by the pressing the appropriate button combinations SAMPLING USING RECORDER TRIGS The use of recorder trigs offers a considerably more powerful method of sampling To use recorder trigs when sampling please first follow these preparatory steps 35 36 PROJECTS 1 If you are sampling from the external inputs make sure audio from an external device is being sent to the Octatrack inputs The AUDIO RECORD LEDs indicate the strength of the signal sent to the inputs If you hear sound but see no LED activity try increasing the volume of the external audio by either increasing the GAIN parameter in the MIXER menu or by increasing the volume on the external device itself If you don t hear any sound make sure the DIR parameter in the MIXER menu is not set to zero 2 Select the track whose record
109. nction in that particular menu QUICK PARAMETER EDITING If the DATA ENTRY knob is pressed down while being turned parameters will be adjusted in increments of 7 This makes it much quicker to sweep through a whole parameter range PARAMETER VALUE SKIP Keeping FUNCTION pressed while turning a parameter make the parameter values jump to relevant positions For parameters ranging from 0 to 127 either 0 or 127 will be selected For parameters ranging from 64 to 64 the values will be set to 64 0 or 64 Other alter natives exist as well the value of the Echo Freeze Delay TIME parameter will for example be doubled for each increment This is useful when using the effect as a repeater QUICK SCROLLING In menus containing lists like the file browser or the sample slot lists quick scrolling is available Press FUNCTION the UP or DOWN arrow keys to move the cursor six steps instead of one COPY CLEAR AND PASTE Copy clear and paste commands are available in a lot of menus A copy operation is per formed by pressing FUNCTION PLAY A paste operation is performed by pressing FUNCTION STOP A clear operation is performed by pressing FUNCTION PLAY Paste and clear operations can be undone by repeating the button press combina tion See the different sections in the manual for more information about where these com mands are available 13 14 THE USER INTERFACE HI SCORE NAMING In the various naming menus th
110. need to be in the TEMPO menu to perform this tempo shift In the ARRANGER menu patterns can be assigned individual tempo settings Read more in the section THE ARRANGER on page 73 TRACK RECORDERS Each project features eight track recorders which are used to record audio from the exter nal inputs from the main and cue outputs from the individual tracks and from various com binations of these sources Track recorders do not have to be assigned to the tracks as they always are available and ready to sample They can always sample at least 32 steps of length no matter the BPM of the Octatrack If the Octatrack BPM exceeds 60 the track recorders can sample 64 steps of length Samples captured by the track recorders are stored in recorder buffers which are used to play back the recorded samples The eight recorder buffers are located in the Flex sample slot list To play back a sample captured by a track recorder the corresponding recorder buffer therefore needs to be assigned to a track As sampling is independent from playback the same track can be used for both sampling and playback of the sample The recorder buffer content is not automatically saved If a recorder buffer contains a sam ple and the corresponding track recorder starts to sample the original buffer sample will be overwritten by the new sample Also samples in the recorder buffers are not retained in memory after switching off the Octatrack or changing projects If you
111. ng is activated ONE will make the audio track start playing once TRIG key 1 is pressed The playback of the track will be restarted when pressing the button again To stop the playback of the track STOP needs to be pressed given ONESHOT TRACK is set to OFF If ONESHOT TRACK is set to ON the track will stop playing once it has reached its end ONE 2 will make the audio track start playing once TRIG key 1 is pressed The playback of the track will be stopped when pressing the button again HOLD will make the audio track play for as long as TRIG key 1 is pressed and held Playback of the track will stop when the button is released TRACK 2 8 feature the same settings as TRACK 1 MICRO TIMING The MICRO TIMING menu allows for precise and detailed note trig editing To be able to access this menu GRID RECORDING mode must be active Open this menu by pressing and holding the TRIG key of the note trig you want to micro edit then press either the left or right ARROW button ernie HICRO TRIG COUNT 1 TRIG OFFSET Hi GRID PATTERNS TRIG COUNT sets the number of times the note trig should be repeated Adjust this setting with the up and down ARROW keys TRIG OFFSET decides where the note trig should be placed on the 1 384 step resolution micro timing grid Move the note trig on the grid by pressing the left and right AR
112. nly available when a Flex sample is being edited Access by pressing EFF FECT 1 while in the audio editor Here various Flex sample editing commands can be car ried out FLEn 001 RAGHAROK OFERATIONS SANE TRIH AS BRHFLE SAVE TRIH AND AUTO ASSIGM TRIH SLICE RTTR 39 71 72 THE AUDIO EDITOR NORMALIZE SAMPLE will increase the volume of sample making the loudest amplitude peak hit 0 dB The normalized sample is not saved automatically Should you wish to do so save it using the SAVE TRIM AS NEW SAMPLE command SAVE TRIM AS NEW SAMPLE will save the adjusted sample in the audio pool of the set When choosing this operation the naming window will appear A wav file extension will be added to the chosen sample name SAVE TRIM AND AUTO ASSIGN will save the adjusted sample in the audio pool of the set It will also assign the saved sample together with any trim and slice settings to the Flex sample slot from which the original sample was opened This operation is handy after having recorded a sample and quickly wanting to both save it and associating it with the recorder THE ARRANGER THE ARRANGER An arrangement is basically a number of patterns played in sequence Each row in an arrangement can have settings for pattern length scene assignments tempo and mute You can also loop segments of an arrangement or jump between arrangement rows All this makes f
113. o play Chaining is indicated by a double arrow between the current pattern and the pattern that will play next Several patterns can be chained STOP changes patterns in a pattern chain to the pattern that will play next That means that if pattern 01 is started and A02 is cued to play after pattern A01 pressing STOP and then PLAY will start playing pattern 02 TRIG TYPES The Octatrack sequencer can accomodate a number of different trigs Trigs are entered on the step sequencer and perform various operations NOTE TRIGS Note trigs trig the machine of the track making the sample assigned to the machine play Note trigs can be entered while being in GRID or LIVE RECORDING mode and are indi cated by red lt TRIG gt LEDs SWING TRIGS Swing trigs affect the timing of the note trigs They are indicated by green lt TRIG gt LEDs Swing trigs are entered in the TRACK EDIT menu which is covered in section TRACK TRIG EDIT MENU on page 61 SLIDE TRIGS Slide trigs can make the parameter values of a note trig slide to the parameter values of the next note trig They are indicated by green lt TRIG gt LEDs Slide trigs are entered in the TRACK EDIT menu which is covered in section TRACK TRIG EDIT MENU on page 61 RECORDER TRIGS Recorder trigs are used to initiate the sampling of the track recorders They are indicated by red lt TRIG gt LEDs Read more about track recorder trigs in section TRACK RECORD ERS on
114. o the sample or not Different timestretch algorithms are at hand OFF will apply no timestrech to the sample NORMAL is an algorithm suitable for most material BEATS is a timestretch algorithm especially useful for rhythmic material f the TSTR parameter in the FLEX STATIC PLAYBACK SETUP menu is set to AUTO different timestretch settings can be applied to different samples used in a track ORIGINAL TEMPO displays the calculated BPM of the sample If it is not correct it can be changed using the LEVEL knob Note that this setting will affect the sound of the sample if itis being timestretched For correct results it should therefore be set to match the original BPM of the sample Altering this setting will alter the TRIM LEN BARS and LOOP LEN BARS settings An arrow will appear next to the ORIGINAL TEMPO setting indicating this setting has priority TRIM LEN BARS displays the length of the sample in bars Altering this setting will alter the ORIGINAL TEMPO and LOOP LEN BARS settings An arrow will appear next to the TRIM LEN BARS setting indicating this setting has priority LOOP LEN BARS displays the amount of bars of the looped section of the sample con sist of This setting is only available to Flex samples Altering this setting will alter the ORIGINAL TEMPO and TRIM LEN BARS settings An arrow will appear next to the LOOP LEN BARS setting indicating this setting has priority OPERATIONS This menu is o
115. on Below the track indicator the scale values are found The leftmost number selects the number of steps of the track The maxi mum number of steps available is determined by the total length set by the rightmost parameter This can be either 16 32 48 or 64 steps If you use 17 steps or more in a track the PATTERN PAGE key is used in GRID RECORDING mode to toggle the focus between the different track pages TEMPO MULTIPLIER offers seven possible settings 1 8X 1 4X 1 2X 3 AX 1X 3 2X and 2X A setting of 1 8X will play back the pattern at one eight of the original tempo 3 4X plays the pattern back at three quarters of the global tempo 3 2X will play back the track twice as fast as the 3 4X setting 2X allows the track to be played back at twice the global tempo MASTER LENGTH selects how many steps the pattern will play before all tracks are restarted MASTER SCALE sets the general time signature of the pattern This setting is completely independent of the individual track tempo multiplier settings It is used to define the overall time signature of the pattern which affects MIDI clock if sent out by the Octatrack as well as the song pointer position in an arrangement Press the PATTERN PAGE key for quickly changing the total length of the track Press the TRIG keys to quickly change the number of steps of the track THE AUDIO EDITOR THE AUDIO EDITOR The audio editor is where editing of imported or recorded samples takes
116. on make sure you are in GRID RECORDING mode If not press REC Select the track page you want to clear by pressing the PATTERN PAGE key Clear the track by pressing PATTERN PAGE PLAY to clear the track The message CLEAR PAGE will appear The clear track page operation can be undone by pressing PATTERN PAGE PLAY directly after performing it The message UNDO will be shown in the display NOTE TRIG COPY It is possible to copy a note trig complete with all parameter lock settings and paste it to a new location in the track First make sure you are in GRID RECORDING mode If not press REC Press and hold the note trig you want to copy and press the REC key A window saying COPY NOTE will appear Then press the TRIG key corresponding to the location you want to paste the note to and press the STOP key to complete the paste operation A win dow showing PASTE NOTE will be shown NOTE TRIG CLEAR Instead of removing parameter locks one by one from a note you can use the clear note locks command First make sure you are in GRID RECORDING mode If not press REC Hold and press the TRIG key of the note trig you whose content you want to clear Then press PLAY to clear the note The message CLEAR NOTE LOCKS will appear The clear note lock operation can be undone by performing the operation one more time The message UNDO NOTE LOCKS will be shown in the display SCENE COPY
117. opy paste clear commands are available in the EDIT PARTS menu PART RELOAD If the parameters of a part have been adjusted and you want to revert them to their initial stored state press FUNCTION CUE This command can only be applied to parts that are stored Should an unstored part be active when pressing the button combination a prompt stating STORE PART FIRST will appear SCENES A scene is a set of locked parameter values that can be assigned to the two scene slots of the crossfader When scenes are assigned to the A and B scene slots the crossfader can interpolate between the scene parameters Each part contains 16 scenes The currently 39 40 BANKS PARTS AND SCENES assigned scenes are displayed in the lower right part of the LCD screen Another way to see the assignments is by pressing one of the SCENE buttons The scene already assigned to the scene slot of the pressed SCENE button is indicated by a red lt TRIG gt LED The scene assigned to the other scene slot is indicated by a green lt TRIG gt LED ASSIGNING AND ADJUSTING SCENES To assign a scene to scene slot A press SCENE A a TRIG key The chosen scene will now be assigned to scene slot A The procedure is the same for assigning a scene to scene slot B but instead press SCENE B TRIG It is possible to assign an empty Scene to a scene slot but note that if two empty scenes are assigned crossfader move ments will have no effect Once a scene
118. or a very powerful way of arranging your patterns An arrangement can be up to 256 rows of length and each project can host 8 arrangements Enter ARRANGEMENT mode by pressing FUNCTION PATTERN The lt gt LED will be lit and the screen will change to reflect the currently active arrangement Hi Hi Start the arrangement by pressing PLAY The row currently playing is indicated by two black arrows on each side of the row The name of the arrangement is displayed in the arrangement header and to the right a counter showing the number of bars and beats played is found The UP and DOWN keys can be used to manoeuvre the two indicators When they are located on any other row apart from the one currently playing they will be colored white Navigating to a new row and pressing ENTER YES will make the selected row play once the currently playing row has finished playing When a row contains repeats the number of repetitions left is indicated to the right of the row Read more about repeats on page 75 Pressing STOP stops the playback and another press moves the position pointer to the beginning of the arrangement THE ARRANGER MENU While ARRANGER mode is active press FUNCTION BANK to open the ARRANGER menu Here the current arrangement can be edited and various arrangement operations carried out ARR 4 OCCULT aa eas RENAE CHANGE CHAIM Ean GED
119. orreponding to the track used when recording For example if the track recorder on track 1 was used select RECORDER 1 A Samples in the recorder buffers are not retained in memory after the Octatrack has been switched off If you want to keep them they need to be saved to the audio folder of the set This is done in the audio editor and is described in the section OPERATIONS on page 71 Before starting to sample it is often a good idea to first assign the recorder buffer corresponding to the track whose recorder you are going to use For example RECORDER 1 to track 1 When sampling with track recorder 1 you will immedi ately be able to play back the recorded sample The samples captured by the track recorders can opened directly in the audio edi tor for further editing First select the track whose recorder should be opened by pressing the relevant TRACK button Then press AUDIO RECORD BANK to open the recorder sample in the audio editor Read more about the audio editor in section THE AUDIO EDITOR on page 67 37 38 BANKS PARTS AND SCENES BANKS PARTS AND SCENES Each project contains up to 16 banks Banks contain Up to 16 patterns 4 parts Each part contains Information about which machines are assigned to the tracks Information about which Flex and Static samples are assigned to the machines Track effects assignments Track parameter settings 16 scenes Scenes contain
120. p parameters of the chosen machine are controlled here as well On page 24 the pro cedure of loading samples to sample slots is described For more information how to assign machines and assign samples to machines see page 42 FLAYEACK SETUF MAIN Access the MAIN page by pressing AMP Here settings affecting the amplitude the stereo positioning of the track are found 111010101 m m ATK sets the time it will take for the amplitude envelope to reach its full level HOLD sets the hold time of the amplitude envelope The signal will be held in full level dur ing the duration of the hold phase REL sets the time it will take for the signal to fade out after the hold phase is over VOL sets the volume of the track pre effects This setting affects signals being sent to the cue outputs BAL positions the sample in the stereo field XVOL is a setting that only will appear when locking parameters to scenes See SCENES on page 39 for more information about this parameter 45 46 TRACKS AMP SETUP Open the AMP SETUP menu by either pressing FUNCTION AMP or quickly double pressing AMP AHF SETUF AHF R T OFF LIn FHE i A TTRG BhL controls the behavior of the amplitude enve
121. page 32 RECORDING MODES The Octatrack offers two main modes of inputing note trigs when creating a pattern GRID RECORDING mode and LIVE RECORDING mode GRID RECORDING MODE GRID RECORDING is a method of composing where note trigs are added by using the 16 TRIG keys In the default state the 16 TRIG keys represent 1 bar of 16th notes This is however dependent on the SCALE SETUP settings Enter GRID RECORDING mode by pressing the REC key A lit red lt REC gt LED indicates GRID RECORDING mode is active Select the track to which you want to add note trigs by pressing the relevant TRACK button Place out note trigs by pressing the TRIG keys Note trigs are indicated by red lt TRIG gt LEDs A note trig will trig the machine of the track PATTERNS If the pattern contains more than 16 steps switch to the pattern page you want to edit by pressing the PATTERN PAGE key The active pattern page is being indicated by a firmly lit PATTERN PAGE gt LED Press PLAY to listen to the sequence You can input note trigs when the sequencer is playing as well All note trigs of a track can be shifted forwards or backwards While in GRID RECORDING mode hold down FUNCTION while pressing the LEFT or RIGHT arrow keys to perform the note trig shift LIVE RECORDING MODE LIVE RECORDING mode is the second method of adding note trigs to the tracks In this recording mode the TRIG keys can be played in real time to input note t
122. patterns and one part is always active Each bank can host up to 4 parts If a bank doesn t contain any saved parts and the part related settings of a pattern are altered the Octatrack will still remember those settings after being power cycled However BANKS PARTS AND SCENES if you want another pattern of the bank to contain other assignments you need to save the current settings as a part PART QUICK SELECT To assign a part to the active pattern press FUNCTION MIDI The PART QUICK SELECT menu will appear LE pTPU BTRT FLEnrRRH nRh UR The part currently assigned to the pattern is shown with inverted graphics If a part has been altered but not stored it will be marked with an asterisk Select the part that should be assigned to the active pattern by pressing the appropriate ARROW keys Press ENTER YES to assign it PARTS EDIT Use the ARROW keys to select the part that should be edited and then press FUNC TION BANK to open the PARTS EDIT pop up menu FLEnrRRH n Rh UR 01 00 RESTORE makes a part revert to its stored settings If performing this command and the part previously hasn t been stored a prompt will appear asking to do so STORE stores the part CLEAR resets the part The parameter settings and assignments of all tracks will be reverted to their default settings C
123. peed of LFO1 The higher the value the faster the LFO runs For LFO speed synchronised to straight beats try settings of 16 32 64 or 127 Note that the MULT settings in the LFO SETUP menu affect the LFO speed settings This SPD1 setting is reflected in SPD setting found in the LFO1 page of the LFO SETUP menu SPD2 sets the speed of LFO2 This setting is reflected in SPD setting found in the LFO2 page of the LFO SETUP menu SPD3 sets the speed of LFO3 This setting is reflected in SPD setting found in the LFO3 page of the LFO SETUP menu DEP1 sets the modulation depth of LFO1 This setting is reflected in DEP setting found in the LFO1 page of the LFO SETUP menu See page 48 for a more detailed description of the modulation depth parameters DEP2 sets the modulation depth of LFO2 This setting is reflected in DEP setting found in the LFO2 page of the LFO SETUP menu DEP3 sets the modulation depth of LFO3 This setting is reflected in DEP setting found in the LFO3 page of the LFO SETUP menu LFO SETUP Here the settings for the three LFOs each track contain are made LFOs can only modulate parameters found in the TRACK PARAMETER MAIN pages Open the LFO SETUP menu by either pressing FUNCTION LFO or quickly double pressing LFO LFO SETUF TRIG SPD i DEF Hi Hi HU 47 48 TRACKS In the column to the left four page alternatives exist Three identical pages for the three LFOs and at
124. r the sample slot list The sample currently assigned to the machine is indi cated by inverted graphics FLAYEACK SETUF a7 HI RBrREDDRDER QUICK START 4 If samples already are present in the sample slot list select a sample and press ENTER YES to assign it to the machine FLAYEACK SETUF NH a7 HI 5 To load a new sample from the audio pool to a sample slot select a sample slot and press ENTER YES If the sample slot was empty the file browser reflecting the content of the audio pool will be opened If the sample slot already contained a sample press ENTER YES once more to access the audio pool LOAD FILE FLEn 25 FRESETS AUDIO ELEKTRON ia L DFHRSTERS ipa HI NH NH NH i 6 The audio pool is a representation of the AUDIO folder of the active set This folder can be seen when connecting the Octatrack to a computer using the USB port Navigate in the audio pool by using the UP and DOWN arrow keys Subfolders in the audio pool are marked with a D Open subfolders by pressing the RIGHT arrow key or ENTER YES Press the LEFT arrow keys to move back one step in the folder hierarchy Local ize the sample that should be loaded to the sample slot LOAD FILE dh F PRESETS RUDIU ELERTRIUTI F H DRE5 HAL FERCS HAL F RHODES HAL EREE GH 5HE
125. rdless of the signal being audible from the main outputs or not Thanks to the flexible routing of the Octatrack the cue d signal can still be sampled and the sample immediately sent to the main outputs PATTERNS PATTERNS The sequencer of the Octatrack shares a lot of similarities with the Machinedrum and Mon omachine sequencers but have been considerably improved It is incredibly powerful and plays an extremely important role in processing sounds and samples The sequencer stores information in patterns Patterns consist of information how the eight tracks should be played back All adjustments made to patterns are automatically saved If you wish to alter a pattern but keep the initial note trig placements you will have to copy the pattern to new location and then use the copied pattern as the basis for the new pattern A pattern contains Note trigs for the eight tracks Trigless trigs for the eight tracks Swing trigs for the eight tracks Slide trigs for the eight tracks Information about which part is linked to the pattern Parameter locks Sample locks Length and time signature of the tracks TRIG LED INDICATIONS Depending on the if the REC LED is lit or not the lt TRIG gt LEDs will display different information If the REC LED is unlit the eight rightmost lt TRIG gt LEDs will indicate note trigs being activated by the sequencer lt TRIG gt LED 9 acts as an indicator for track 1 lt TRIG
126. rea sons why the Octatrack exists The other one is because of the stage The computer laptop has quickly established itself as a common instrument in live setups It is a powerful and highly customizable tool how ever the multi functionality is at the same time a disadvantage When it comes to audio related tasks a laptop is still a jack of all trades but master of none The Octatrack on the other hand is designed to be a streamlined reliable and straight forward machine allowing live performers to really add something extra to their sets It can act as a backing track machine a second turntable a source of experimental soundscapes or simply as an instru ment encouraging improvisation and fun These two reasons converge and form the ultimate raison d tre of the Octatrack its capa bility to re establish sampling as an art form We hope it will be a trusty companion during your musical endeavours SUGGESTED APPLICATIONS OF THE OCTATRACK The flexibility of the Octatrack makes it a very powerful device suited to a wide range of tasks Here a few of them are presented LOOPER DEVICE The Octatrack is ideal for DJ s and live performers You will be able to quickly sample a turntable or other sound sources present on the stage and instantly play back and affect the recorded loop Add pre recorded loops and sounds to take your performance to a com pletely new level The real time timestretch will make sure everything stays in sync RADIC
127. rigs It is also possible to enter parameter locks in real time Hold RECORD while pressing PLAY to enter LIVE RECORDING mode The sequencer starts to play and the RECORD LED starts to flash You can now enter note trigs in real time by pressing TRIG keys 9 16 Pressing TRIG key 9 will input a note on track 1 pressing TRIG key 10 will input a note on track 2 and so on To remove recorded notes in real time hold EXIT NO and TRIG key 9 16 While this combination is pressed all note trigs hit by the running LED of the sequencer will be erased from the selected track Turning a knob while in LIVE RECORDING mode will input parameter locks to the active track The parameter locks will be input as trigless trigs when no note trigs are present Note trigs will be parameter locked accordingly To stop both the recording and the playback of the sequencer press STOP To exit LIVE RECORDING mode and keep the sequencer playing the pattern press PLAY PARAMETER LOCKS Parameter locks are a powerful feature that allows every note trig to have its own unique parameter assignment All note trigs of a track could for example have different pitch or vol ume settings Parameter locks can applied to either a note trig or to a trigless trig NOTE TRIG PARAMETER LOCKS Apply parameter locks to a note trig by pressing and holding the TRIG key of the note trig and then using the DATA ENTRY knobs adjust the parameter you want to lock to
128. rms a paste command Copy clear and paste functions are available in many menus The implementation is described in the relevant sections of this manual 23 SCENE A SCENE TRIG assigns one of 16 scenes to the A and B scene slots SCENE A SCENE a DATA ENTRY knob will assign the chosen parameter value to the scene FUNCTION SCENE A SCENE B mutes the scene 24 The crossfader interpolates between the parameter values of scene A and scene B 25 TRIG keys 1 to 16 Used for trigging either the machine of a track or a complete track Also used for placing trigs in GRID RECORDING mode When pressed in combination with the PATTERN and BANK buttons they select patterns and banks Above each TRIG key is a lt TRIG gt LED indicating the position of placed trigs 26 PAGE selects the active pattern page of up to four pattern pages Above the PATTERN PAGE key the four PATTERN PAGE gt LEDs are found They are used for indicating the trig page currently being played or edited If for example 64 steps or four pattern pages are used in a pattern all four LEDs will be lit For scale lengths up to 16 steps the 1 4 LED will stay lit and pressing PATTERN PAGE will have no effect FUNCTION PATTERN PAGE calls the SCALE SETUP menu where track lengths and pattern tempo multiplier settings are made PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS REAR CONNECTORS E pipivir C A Cue Out n Out TO OTO
129. rn the LEVEL knob anti clockwise until the location before pattern 01 is reached When HALT appears move the focus to the value located after HALT Turn the LEVEL THE ARRANGER encoder clockwise and HALT will change to JUMP Set the row number the arrangement should jump to by using the LEVEL knob REM adds text to the arrangement This is only a visual cue and won t affect the timing of the arrangement Turn the LEVEL knob anti clockwise until the location before pattern 01 is reached When HALT appears turn the knob one more step anti clockwise and REM will be displayed Press the RIGHT arrow key and then press YES The naming window will open Enter your text here The hi score text input method is available here REP is the column where the amount of times the arrangement row will be repeated is set Move the focus to this column by using the ARROW keys Use the LEVEL knob to alter the number of repeats LN can be used to override the pattern length of the row The default length is derived from the scale setup settings of the pattern Move the focus to this column by using the ARROW keys Use the LEVEL knob to alter the pattern length setting If PER TRACK mode is used LN controls the MASTER LENGTH setting see SCALE SETUP on page 65 SCENE consists of two columns where scenes can be assigned on a per row basis Move the focus to these columns by using the ARROW keys Use the LEVEL knob
130. s indicate the mute status A muted and currently active track is indicated by a yellow TRACK LED A muted and currently not selected track is indicated by an unlit TRACK LED A 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 the last Neighbor machine can not be muted To mute the chain mute the last Neighbor machine Tracks can be also be muted in the MIXER menu Read more how mute tracks in the MIXER menu in section MIXER MENU on page 30 TRACKS MAIN AND CUE OUTPUTS ROUTING Tracks and audio inputs can be routed to either the main outputs or the cue outputs Tracks and audio inputs are routed to the main outputs by default MAIN OUTPUT ROUTING The default setting for all tracks and inputs They are routed to the main outputs CUE OUTPUT ROUTING Pressing CUE TRACK will route the selected track to the cue outputs A cued track will still be audible from the main outputs When a track is cued the TRACK LED of the track will flash By pressing CUE the AUDIO RECORD buttons it is also possible to route audio sent to the audio inputs to the cue outputs Cued inputs are indicated by alter nating AUDIO RECORD LEDs PARAMETERS AFFECTING MAIN AND CUE LEVELS Different parameters affect the volume of the track or inputs depending on how they are being routed TRACK MAIN LEVEL is set by the LEVEL knob It will affec
131. select CHANGE located in the SET section OCTAVERSE DEHOTRON F 5n s T3 FILE CHANGE Sl NEN susten TO CARD SALE AS s AUDIO 5 prm HIDI Press ENTER YES Depending the state of the current project various prompt win dows may appear If a previously saved project was active a prompt asking CURRENT PROJECT WILL BE SYNCED TO CARD AND UNLOADED CONTINUE will appear Pressing ENTER YES will save the active project to the Compact Flash card before the new set is mounted pressing EXIT NO will cancel the mounting operation If an unsaved project was active a prompt asking CURRENT PROJECT WILL BE UNLOADED CONTINUE Pressing ENTER YES will mount the new set and the unsaved project will be discarded pressing EXIT NO will cancel the mounting operation After having pressed ENTER YES a list of available sets stored on the Compact Flash card will appear E 4DRERTE SET 1 Hi OC TAUERSE LULU Hil Hi Hi 21 22 SETS The currently active set is indicated by inverted graphics To mount a new set select one from the list of sets found in menu Mount it by pressing ENTER YES Create a new set by selecting CREATE NEW SET gt and pressing ENTER YES A nam ing menu will appear where the new set can be named Press FUNCTION in this menu to access the hi score naming method After a s
132. selected and the TRIG keys are pressed swing trigs will be placed out on the sequencer TRACK TRIG EDIT HU Swing will only affect note trigs placed out on the same sequencer steps as swing trigs Select the amount of swing that should be applied to the swing trigs by turning the LEVEL knob The higher the value the more swing will be applied A setting of 50 equals no swing By pressing FUNCTION and turning the LEVEL knob the swing amount for all tracks will be changed RECORDER TRIGS Shows the track recorder trigs of the active track and how they are placed on the step sequencer When this alternative is selected and the TRIG keys are pressed recorder trigs will be placed out on the sequencer TRACK TRIG EDIT TRIGS MSLIDE 1 E SHING 83 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 l TH RELD TR Hi This is an alternative way of placing out recorder trigs compared to doing so the RECORDER SETUP menu Read more about recorder trigs in section SAMPLING USING RECORDER TRIGS on page 35 PATTERNS Recorder trigs can in the TRACK EDIT menu be just like in the RECORDER SETUP menu assigned to different sampling sources Keep a TRIG key pressed and depending on the source you wish to sample from either press AUDIO RECORD AUDIO RECORD or MIDI The different sampling sources is covered in section TRACK RECORDERS
133. signal will be routed when the LOCK setting is active A setting of 1 will send the direct signal to the LOCK A set ting of O will hinder it from being passed to the LOCK Appendix B EFFECTS REFERENCE GATEBOX PLATE REVERB The Gatebox plate reverb has many uses thanks to the implemented gating possibilities REVERB MAIN REVERB SETUP r LE rine patr 5 EFFECT 2 SETUF z JE loc 3 EF Hie FART i HE 5 PEIFLRTE EFFECT 2 FLATE REU 01 002 TIME controls the decay time i e how long GVOL sets the volume of the gated signal time the reverberated signal will stay around before dying out DAMP sets the reverb damping which is the effect of soft walls The higher the parameter is set the faster the sound will die out Damp ing differs from the DEC parameter in the way that certain frequencies disappear quicker GATE sets the gate time The reverbated sig nal is gated after this time if the signal level is low The maximal value for this parameter gives infinite time in other words the gate is turned off HP controls the high pass filtering of the reverb signal LP controls the low pass filtering of the reverb signal MIX adjusts the output between the original dry signal and the reverberated wet signal Appendix B EFFECTS REFERENCE B 11 B 12 Appendix B EFFECTS REFERENCE Appendix C MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE
134. sing the TRIG keys the mute changes will be held until FUNCTION is released A track that is currently muted but will be unmuted when FUNCTION is released is displayed as a sign A track that is currently not muted but will be muted when FUNCTION is released is displayed as an X sign It is possible to solo tracks by pressing CUE the TRIG key corresponding to the tracks you want to solo A solo ed track is indicated by a green lt TRIG gt LED and the letter 5 in track mute section of the MIXER menu Tracks that will be audible once the track is unsolo ed are indicated by half bright red lt TRIG gt LEDs The lt TRIG gt LEDs of tracks muted before the solo operation will be unlit When exiting the solo mode these tracks will stay muted If the solo ed track previously was muted its corresponding lt TRIG gt LED will be yellow The track will revert to a muted status once solo mode is exited If a track is cued muting it prevents it from being sent to the main outputs The track will however still be audible from the cue outputs A cued track being solo ed will be audible from the main and cue outputs A e 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 the last Neighbor machine can not be muted To mute the chain mute the last Neighbor machine e Itis possible to mute a track without entering the MIXER menu Just press
135. t 1 param 2 24 36 Effect 1 param 3 25 37 Effect 1 param 4 26 38 Effect 1 param 5 27 39 Effect 1 param 6 28 40 Effect 2 param 1 29 41 Effect 2 param 2 2A 42 Effect 2 param 3 2B 43 Effect 2 param 4 2C 44 Effect 2 param 5 2D 45 Effect 2 param 6 52 46 Track level 2F 47 Cue level 30 48 Crossfader 31 49 Track Mute 0 Unmuted 32 50 Track Solo 0 No solo 33 51 Track Cue 0 Not Cued 1 127 Muted 1 127 Soloed 1 127 Cued PX xx KKK KK KK DX KK KKK KK DX PX PX KK KK DX DX KK KKK X PX PX DX 0X X OX KK KK KK DX PX KK KK KK KK KKK KK PX PX DX X X KK KK Appendix C MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE INDEX A AMP Amp main 45 Amp setup 46 ARRANGER 73 AUDIO EDITOR 67 Attribute 70 Operation 71 Slice 69 Trim 67 AUDIO POOL 22 B BANKS 38 C CARE INSTRUCTIONS 7 CLEAR Note trig 60 Pattern 59 Rec trig 61 Sample slot 25 Scene 61 Slide trig 61 Swing trig 61 Track 59 Track page 60 COMPACT FLASH CARD 7 CONNECTING THE UNIT 7 COPY Name 14 Note trig 60 Pattern 59 Rec trig 61 Sample slot 25 Scene 60 Slide trig 61 Swing trig 61 Track 59 Track page 60 CUE OUTPUTS 51 D DISCONNECTING TRACKS 64 INDEX E EARLY START UP MENU 77 EFFECTS Track effects 49 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS 79 EMPTY RESET 77 F FILE BROWSER 26 G GRID REC
136. t pattern pages TEMPO MULTIPLIER offers seven possible settings 1 8X 1 AX 1 2X 3 AX 1X 3 2X and 2X A setting of 1 8X will play back the pattern at one eight of the original tempo 3 4X plays the pattern back at three quarters of the global tempo 3 2X will play back the track twice as fast as the 3 4X setting 2X allows the track to be played back at twice the global tempo Double speed is useful for increasing the base resolution of the step sequencer to 32th notes Three quarter speed is useful when the Octatrack is playing alongside other instru ments set to the same BPM and you want the Octatrack to play triplets 65 66 PATTERNS When changing pattern length from 16 to 64 steps the first 16 step pattern page will be copied to all the subsequent pages given the other pages previously have not been programmed Press the PATTERN PAGE key for quickly changing the total length of the pat tern Press the TRIG keys to quickly change the number of steps of the pattern PER TRACK In this mode the tracks of the pattern can have individual length and time signature set tings This screen will appear when the PER TRACK setting found in the PATTERN SET TINGS menu is active TA SCALE TRACK 1 SCALE TRACK sets the length of the active track Select the track whose length you want to set by pressing the corresponding TRACK butt
137. t the post effects signal of the track when it is being routed to the main outputs It will not affect the cue level of a cued track TRACK CUE LEVEL is set by pressing and holding CUE while turning the LEVEL knob It will affect the post effects signal of the track when it is being routed to the cue outputs It will not affect the main level of a track VOL is found in the AMP MAIN menu of the track It will affect the pre effects signal of a track regardless of the track being routed to the main or cue outputs DIR is found in the MIXER menu It affects the signal of incoming audio routed to the main outputs It doesn t affect the cue level when the audio inputs are cued When cueing audio inputs the cue level will be an equivalent of a DIR setting of 100 e cued track is muted it will only be audible from the cue outputs The XLEV XVOL and XDIR parameters are available exclusively to scenes They are useful for avoiding dips in volume when doing transitions between tracks or inputs Read more about these parameters in the section SCENE VOLUME LOCKING on page 40 The MIX parameter in the MIXER menu sets how much of the main and cue signals that should be sent to the headphones output Read more about the parameter in the section MIXER MENU on page 30 ROUTING EXAMPLES Here are some examples of how the Octatrack can be integrated in various setups 51 TRACKS
138. ted Flex sample will automatically be assigned to the track e Itis possible to copy paste and clear sample slots while in the QUICK ASSIGN menu Copying a sample slot will copy all its attributes slices and trim settings Select a sample in the Flex Static sample slot list and press FUNCTION BANK to edit it in the audio editor The output of the track recorders are found in the Flex machine sample slots They are located above Flex sample slot position 1 e Itis possible to load samples to the recorders just as if they were Flex sample slots Only stereo samples can be loaded The length of the sample is not restricted by the amount of free RAM memory but rather by the memory of recorder Each recorder can contain 2 7 MB of data If the loaded sample is longer than allowed by the recorder it will be truncated Atthe 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 list their BPM and size in MB are also displayed LOADING TO THE SAMPLE SLOTS IN THE PLAYBACK SETUP MENU The PLAYBACK SETUP menu can also be used when loading samples to sample slots To access the Flex sample slot list press FUNCTION PLAYBACK to open the PLAY BACK SETUP menu of a track containing a Flex machine If no samples have been loaded to the Flex sample slot list the machine list will appear Press the RIGHT arrow key to access the Flex sample slot list If the Flex sampl
139. the end of the list the LFO designer page To edit the behavior of an navigate to the corresponding page by using the UP DOWN arrow buttons Six parameter settings can be made here PMTR chooses the parameter the LFO will modulate LFOs can only modulate parameters found in the TRACK PARAMETER MAIN pages When selecting the parameter that will be modulated the TRACK PARAMETER page it belongs to are shown above the parameter name WAVE selects the waveform for the LFO Eleven basic waveforms plus eight LFO designer waveforms are available MULT multiplies the SPD parameter by the selected amount TRIG sets how the LFO should react when a note is trigged FREE makes the LFO run continuously never restarting or stopping TRIG makes the LFO restart when a note is trigged After that the it runs continu ously until a new note is trigged HOLD makes the LFO run free in the background but when a note trig is encoun tered the output LFO level is latched and held still until the next note trig ONE will make the LFO restart when a note is trigged run for one cycle and then stop HALF will make the LFO restart when a note is trigged run for half a cycle and then stop SPD sets the base speed of the LFO The speed is always synced to the master tempo The use of both a speed controller and a multiplier allows a very wide range of speed set tings while providing a high degree of control For slow LFO speeds keep the M
140. the focus to this column using the ARROW keys Set the pattern you want to be played on the arrangement row using the LEVEL knob or by pressing the appropriate BANK PATTERN TRIG key combi nations Several special commands are available in the PAT column HALT forces the arrangement to stop at a given row Select the row to which the command should be entered and move the focus to the PAT column Turn the LEVEL knob anti clockwise until the location before pattern 01 is reached HALT will be displayed LOOP makes a selection of the arrangement loop either infinitely or a fixed amount of times Select the row to which the command should be entered and move the focus to the PAT column Turn the LEVEL knob anti clockwise until the location before pattern 01 is reached When HALT appears move the focus to the value located after HALT Turn the LEVEL knob one step anti clockwise and LOOP will appear The arrangement section will now loop infinitely between row 000 and the row containing the loop command To set a fixed amount of loop cycles move the focus to the infinity symbol and use the LEVEL knob to set the value The arrangment will now loop the section the specified number of times and then play the arrangment row located below the loop point Loops can be nested JUMP makes the arrangment jump to a new position Select the row to which the command should be entered and move the focus to the PAT column Tu
141. the frequency curve FRQ2 sets the center frequency the second band of the EQ will affect GN2 attenuates or boosts the set frequency Q2 controls the width of the frequency range the GN2 setting affects The higher the value the narrower the frequency curve PARAMETRIC EQ SETUP EFFECT SETUF sets how the first band of the filter will operate It can act as a low shelf shelving filter a full parametric EQ or as a high shelf shelving filter TYP2 sets how the second band of the filter will operate It can act as a low shelf shelving filter a full parametric EQ or as a high shelf shelving filter Appendix B EFFECTS REFERENCE B 3 DJ STYLE KILL EQ This EQ variant is somewhat of a cross breed between a filter and an EQ It is a three band EQ capa ble of completely filtering out the bands DJ EQ MAIN DJ EQ SETUP Fl LEF Fle EFFECT 1 SETUF E Ec E e fer s Ps FILTER s eee EQUALIZER FART 1 LnHa HIDG HI 4 M ioe FHASER 5 KHEN c c i D 5 n FLANGER 2 T CHORUS EFFECT EQUALIZER 01 00 LS F sets the frequency of the low shelf filter No setup parameters are available HS F sets the frequency of the high shelf filter LOWG controls the gain of the first band of the EQ A max setting will boost the signal 1
142. the waveform with the E knob The black bar over the waveform visualization shows the size of the current visible section in relation to the total waveform length Zoom the x axis of the waveform with the F knob The slider to the right of the waveform indicates the zoom level The standard level displaying the waveform as neither zoomed in or out is indicated by a black square in the middle of the slider The sample can be previewed from the main outputs by pressing FUNCTION YES The preview listening will start from the start point position Press CUE ENTER YES to preview from the cue outputs Pressing ENTER YES will open the TRIM EDIT menu Different options exist here SET START HERE will set the start point at the position of the waveform marker The same functionality can be obtained by turning the A knob SET LOOP HERE will set the loop point at the position of the waveform marker The same functionality can be obtained by turning the B knob Loop points can only be set in Flex samples SET END HERE will set the end point at the position of the waveform marker The same functionality can be obtained by turning the C knob RESET TO DEFAULT resets the start end and loop points to their default posi tions The start and loop points will be located at the absolute beginning of the sam ple the end point at the absolute end of the sample CHANGE VIEW changes the waveform visualization if a stereo sample is used
143. ther pressing FUNC TION TRACK PARAMETER or by quickly double pressing a TRACK PARAMETER button Setup parameters cannot be parameter locked or affected by the LFOs and usually affect the behavior of the main parameters The parameters found in the SETUP menus opens up for more in depth control of a machine track or effect It is recommended that you first acquaintance yourself with the parameters found in the MAIN pages before experimenting with the SETUP menu parameters The parameters found in the PLAYBACK and EFFECT 1 EFFECT 2 pages differ depending on the machine and effects assigned to the track ASSIGNING MACHINES TO TRACKS Machines can be assigned to a track in either the QUICK ASSIGN or PLAYBACK SETUP menus ASSIGNING MACHINES IN THE QUICK ASSIGN MENU Open the QUICK ASSIGN menu by quicky double pressing the TRACK button of the track you wish to assign a machine to 13 FLES itRAGHAROK 2rHAnoOLITO ign j 3 i20 4 4FLODR 140 StTERRODISCO 174 BFSUNSHINE 133 Hi Hi If the track contained a Flex machine the Flex sample slot list will be opened If the track contained a Static machine the Static sample slot list will be opened In such cases press TRACKS the LEFT arrow key to access the machine list In all other cases the machine list will be accessed directly when opening the QUICK ASSIGN menu HACHINE FLEN rr SELECT HACHINE
144. ts the transient detection when the timestretch algorithm is set to BEAT The higher the setting the more transient sensitive the algorithm will be Appendix A MACHINE REFERENCE STATIC MACHINE Static machines are perfect for handling extremely large samples Samples assigned to Static machines are streamed from the Compact Flash card thus their size can be in the order of gigabytes They can of course still be time stretched and pitch scaled as needed STATIC MAIN FTEH STRT o 711 _ PART 4 RATE RTRG RTIH FADI Hs STAT SUNSHINE FETE PTCH adjusts the pitch of the sample The max setting pitches the sample up an octave a min setting pitches the sample down an octave rrn m 111111 S Hi STRT controls which slice should be played If the sample contains slices and the SLIC parameter in the STATIC SETUP menu is set to ON this parameter selects between the slices STRT values exceeding the number of actual sample slices will select the last sample slice This parameter is not visible when SLIC is set to OFF RATE adjusts the playback speed It shifts behavior depending on the RATE setting found in the FLEX SETUP page When set to 0 the sample won t be played back at all No nega tive values can be chosen meaning Static samples can not be played backwards RTRG sets the number of retrigs that should occur when a note is trigged
145. ttern A02 which is the second demo pattern by pressing PATTERN TRIG key 2 Pattern A03 is selected by pressing PATTERN TRIG key 3 and so on 3 Mute tracks by pressing FUNCTION the TRACK key of the track you want to mute Unmute by repeating the procedure ADJUSTING PARAMETERS All tracks contain five TRACK PARAMETER menus There parameters affecting the sam ple of the track are found The buttons used to open the menus are located directly below the LCD screen 1 Make sure the pattern still is playing 2 Press the TRACK key of the track whose sample you wish to affect 3 To change the pitch of the sample press the PLAYBACK key The PLAYBACK menu will open The parameter labelled PTCH changes the pitch of the sample Turn DATA ENTRY knob A to change the parameter value 4 Try out the rest of the TRACK PARAMETER menu parameters to experiment with the sound shaping possibilities 5 To revert the parameter settings to their original state press FUNCTION CUE RECORDING A PATTERN USING GRID RECORDING Use GRID RECORDING mode to input note trigs to the sequencer Note trigs trig the machines and samples of the tracks In depth information about this mode is found in sec tion GRID RECORDING MODE on page 56 1 Press the REC key to enter GRID RECORDING mode The RECORD LED will lit up indicating the mode is now active 2 Select the active track to which you want to input note trigs by pressing the r
146. um Recommended power supply 6 V DC 3A HARDWARE 128x64 pixel backlit LCD MIDI In Out Thru 4 x 1 4 impedance balanced audio out jacks 4 x 1 4 audio in jacks 1 x 1 4 stereo headphone jack Advanced dual DSP system 44 1kHz 24 bit D A and A D converters Flash EEPROM upgradable OS USB 2 0 port Compact Flash card reader Infinium optical crossfader PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS Steel casing with brushed aluminium panel Dimensions W340xD181xH63mm including knobs jacks and rubber feet Weight approximately 2 4 kg POWER SUPPLY PSU 2 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS Input voltage range 100 240V 43 60Hz Input connector IEC320 C8 2 prong In rush current 50A maximum Output voltage 5 7 6 3V DC Output current 3 5A maximum Output connector 5 5x2 5mm DC plug power at center 79 80 CREDITS CREDITS PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT Magnus Forsell Anders G rder Jimmy Myhrman Jon M rtensson David Revelj Daniel Troberg ADDITIONAL DESIGN Thomas Ekelund Jesper Kouthoofd FACTORY DEFAULT SOUND DESIGN Daniel Troberg USER S MANUAL Thomas Ekelund Jon M rtensson CONTACT INFORMATION ELEKTRON WEBSITE http www elektron se DELIVERY ADDRESS Elektron Music Machines MAV AB Sockerbruket 9 SE 414 51 Gothenburg Sweden TELEPHONE 46 0 31 743 744 0 Appendix A MACHINE REFERENCE In this appendix the Octatrack machines are explained The individual machine parameters are pre sented for re
147. urn into a master track The track effects of track 8 will then affect all the other tracks as well as audio coming from the external inputs Activate this setting by pressing ENTER YES When activated deactivate by pressing ENTER YES MIDI Here various MIDI related settings are made 3 HIDI SYNC susren 1101 CHANNELS 2 AUDIO BLT Hi Hi HU Hi Hi PROJECTS In the MIDI SYNC menu the Octatrack can be set to transmit and respond to MIDI clock and transport data Open the menu by selecting it and pressing ENTER YES OCGTAVERSE DEHOTRON mm HIDI SYNC SETUF TRANSPORT CLOCK ESTNE e Sen oO RECEIVE RECEIVE O Hi Hi Hi HU Hi SEND TRANSPORT will when active make the Octatrack send out system realtime mes sages like play stop and continue Activate the setting by pressing ENTER YES When active deactivate by pressing ENTER YES RECEIVE TRANSPORT will when active make the Octatrack respond to system realtime messages like play stop and continue Activate the setting by pressing ENTER YES When active deactivate by pressing ENTER YES SEND CLOCK will when active make the Octatrack make the Octatrack transmit MIDI clock Activate the setting by pressing ENTER YES When active deactivate by pressing ENTER YES RECEIVE CLOCK will when active make the Octatrack make the Octatrack respond to MIDI clock
148. y to obtain when this mode is active For more information how to set individual track lengths and time signatures see section SCALE SETUP on page 65 63 64 PATTERNS TRACK 1 Here various trigging settings for track 1 are found Activate the various settings by selecting them and pressing ENTER YES Deactivate active settings by pressing ENTER YES 1 En d rTPU ETPT FATTER 1 SETTINGS FATTERN AUDIO TRACK deg FLAYS FREE TRACK gL TRACK 3 TRIG nA TRACK 5 FREE AUDIO TRACK controls the behavior of audio track 1 When activated the track will be disconnected from the sequencer When PLAY is pressed the track will not start playing To start the playback of the track it needs to be trigged by manually by press ing the first TRIG key Disconnected tracks will however be stopped when STOP is pressed Read more about track trigging in the section TRACK TRIGGING on page 58 ONESHOT TRACK AUDIO TRACK controls whether the track will loop or not This set ting is available both when the tracks plays free and when the track is controlled by the sequencer When the setting is activated the track once it has started playing will stop after it has reached its full length TRIG MODE AUDIO TRACK controls how the audio track should react when being trigged This setting is only available when the PLAYS FREE setti

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