Elektron Octatrack - Manual (Page 133)

OCTATRACK SETUP EXAMPLES
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3. Open the PROJECT menu by pressing [FUNCTION] + [MIXER]. Select MIDI and then
MIDI. Press [ENTER/YES]. Enable both TRANSPORT SEND and CLOCK SEND.
4. Open the MIXER menu by pressing [MIXER]. Make sure DIR for AB and CD is set to 0.
This will make incoming sound available to only Thru machines.
5. Assign a Thru machine to track 1. Set INAB to A B. This will make the machine listen to
input A/B, which is the input pair the Machinedrum is connected to. Assign a Thru
machine to track 2. Set INCD to C D. This will make the machine listen to input CD,
which is the input pair the Monomachine is connected to.
6. Select track 1. Place a sample trig on the first step of the sequencer. Do the same for
track 2. Trigging the the Thru machines is necessary for them to start passing through
incoming audio.
7. Press [PLAY] on the Octatrack. The other Machines should start playing as well and
their audio will be heard through the Octatrack main outputs. Incoming sounds is indi-
cated by the <AUDIO RECORD> LEDs lighting up. You can sample the incoming audio
with track recorders and use the recorder buffers to play back the recorded samples.
• Because Thru machines are used, the Machinedrum can be muted by muting track
1. The Monomachine is muted by muting track 2. You can also add track effects to
the Thru machine tracks and assign the LFOs to various effect or AMP menu
parameters. Thru machines used in this way make it possible to greatly change
the incoming sounds.