Elektron Octatrack User Manual
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OCTATRACK TUTORIALS
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8.
Press the [TRACK 1] key to access the PLAYBACK MAIN menu of the Pickup machine
assigned to track 1. Set PTCH to 0, DIR to FWD, GAIN to 0 and OP to DUB. As this
Pickup machine will be used to capture the master loop, the LEN parameter fill no func-
tion and can thus be set to any value, preferably to OFF.
9.
Play the synth.
10.
Press [AUDIO REC AB] to start sampling with the Pickup machine of track 1. Press
[AUDIO REC CD] to stop recording. The recorded sample will start to loop. Add over-
dubs by pressing [AUDIO REC AB], exit overdub mode by pressing [AUDIO REC CD].
If not satisfied with the loop, press [AUDIO REC CD] while in playback mode to stop the
playback. Then initiate sampling again by pressing [AUDIO REC AB]. Once a loop has
been recorded, note how the BPM of the Octatrack will change to the BPM of the
recorded loop.
11.
Press [TRACK 2] to make the Pickup machine of track 2 active. Record a new loop,
which automatically will be twice the length of the original loop, by following the instruc-
tions outlined in the step above.
•
Reverse a recorded loop by setting DIR to REV. If DIR is set to PIPO, the loop will
play in a ping pong fashion.
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Use a MIDI foot pedal connected to the Octatrack for foot control of the Pickup
machines. See the NOTE MAPPINGS chart, found in “Appendix C: MIDI CONTROL
REFERENCE“, for information about which notes the Pickup machines respond
to.
CONTROLLING THE PICK UP MACHINES WITH A MIDI FOOT CONTROLLER
Using a MIDI foot controller to control the Pickup machines is great when using the Octa-
track in a hands-free way. In this tutorial we assume we are going to sample a guitar con-
nected to input A.
1.
Connect the MIDI OUT of the foot controller to the MIDI IN of the Octatrack.
2.
Make sure the foot controller sends MIDI messages on the Octatrack auto channel.
3.
Assign Pickup machines to track 1 and 2.
4.
Open the RECORDING SETUP 1 menu by selecting track 1 and pressing [FUNCTION]
+ [AUDIO REC AB].
5.
Set INAB to A, INCD to -, RLEN to MAX, TRIG to ONE2, SRC3 to - and LOOP to ON.