Elektron Octatrack - Manual (Page 103)

PATTERNS
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SCALE MODE PER TRACK allows every track in a pattern to have unique length and time
signature settings. Complex poly rhythms are easy 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 92.
USE PAT SET. CHAIN BEHAVIOR specifies for how long the active pattern will play before
a cued pattern will start playing. To be able to change this setting, the USE PRJ SET. set-
ting below must be unchecked. If PLEN is selected, the pattern will, depending on if NOR-
MAL or PER TRACK mode is active for the pattern, play either according to the total step
length of the pattern or the set master length before a chained pattern will begin playing.
The other values possible to set are indicated in pattern step lengths. If the chosen value
starts to blink that indicates the value exceeds the length of the pattern. The pattern will
then play as if PLEN would have been selected.
USE PRJ SET. CHAIN BEHAVIOR will when checked use the chain behavior specified in
the CHAIN AFTER menu. Read more about this menu on page 37.
TRACK 1-TRACK 8
Here various playback settings for the tracks of the currently active pattern are found. Each
track can contain different settings. Change the settings by selecting them and either
pressing [ENTER/YES] or turning the LEVEL knob. When in MIDI mode the settings will
only affect the MIDI tracks. It is thus possible to have different settings for audio and MIDI
tracks
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START SILENT controls whether the track of a previous pattern linked to a different part
should keep on sounding or not when the currently active pattern starts playing. Three set-
tings exist. Select between them using the LEVEL knob.
• AUTO will make the chosen track act according to the SILENCE TRACKS setting
made in the PROJECT menu. Read more about this setting on page 37.
• NO will make the track from a previous pattern linked to a different part continue to
sound when the currently active pattern starts playing. The track of the previous pat-
tern will however stop sounding once a trig on the track of the active pattern is acti-
vated by the sequencer. If for example track 1 is the chosen track, then track 1 of the
previous pattern will continue to sound until a trig occurs on track 1 of the currently
active pattern. This setting overrides the SILENCE TRACKS setting.
• YES will make the track of a previous pattern linked to a different part stop making
sound once the currently active pattern starts playing. If for example track 1 is the
chosen track, then the sample of track 1 of the previous pattern will enter its release
phase, set in the AMP menu, once the currently active pattern starts playing. This
setting overrides the SILENCE TRACKS setting.
PLAYS FREE controls the behavior of the tracks. When activated the chosen track will be
disconnected from the sequencer. When [PLAY] is pressed the track will not start playing.