Elektron Octatrack - Manual (Page 125)

THE MIDI SEQUENCER
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• When CC DIRECT CONNECT is enabled the Octatrack can record and play back
knob tweaks made directly on an external MIDI device. Connect for example a syn-
thesizer, which preferably has been set to local off, to both the MIDI IN and OUT
ports of the Octatrack. Make sure the synth knobs send CCs and that those CC
messages are sent either to the auto channel or to the MIDI channel of the active
track. Also make sure the CC values of the knobs that should be recorded have
been set in the CTRL 1/CTRL 2 SETUP menus. The MIDI CC learn functionality,
which can be performed in these menus, is a quick way of setting the CCs. When
LIVE RECORDING mode is active and a knob, sending a CC value specified in one
of the CTRL 1/CTRL 2 SETUP menus, is turned on the synthesizer, the knob turn
will be recorded by the Octatrack sequencer. This behavior also applies when set-
ting parameter locks. Press a [TRIG] key, turn a synth knob that has been speci-
fied in one of the CTRL 1/CTRL 2 SETUP menus, and the synth parameter will be
locked accordingly.
• See “OCTATRACK AS A MIDI CONTROL CENTER” on page 127 for a tutorial how
the Octatrack can be set up with external MIDI devices when CC DIRECT CON-
NECT is activated.
MIDI TRACK PARAMETER PAGES
Just like the audio tracks, each MIDI track contains 5 TRACK PARAMETER pages, each
consisting of one MAIN page and one SETUP page. While in MIDI mode the MAIN pages
are accessed by simply pressing the [TRACK PARAMETER] keys. MAIN page parameters
are possible to parameter lock and modulate with the MIDI LFOs. Parameters located in
the SETUP menus are accessed by either pressing [FUNCTION] + [TRACK PARAME-
TER] 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 menu parameters.
NOTE MAIN
Here the MIDI notes, plus their velocity and length, are set.
NOTE sets the root note that should be sent by the MIDI track. When pressing and holding
a [TRIG] key a mini-keyboard will appear in the lower part of the LCD screen. Turning knob
A while holding the [TRIG] key pressed will visualize the root note on the keyboard.
VEL controls the velocity of the notes the MIDI track sends out. A setting of 0 equals a
NOTE OFF command.
LEN sets the duration of the notes. When a note has finished playing a NOTE OFF com-
mand will be sent. A max setting equals infinite note length. This setting also controls the
length of an arpeggio. When the set time has elapsed the arpeggio will be cut off.