Elektron Octatrack - Manual (Page 55)

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PROG CH RECEIVE will when checked make the Octatrack listen and react to
incoming program change messages. Which channel the messages will be received
on is dictated by the setting below.
CHANNEL sets which channel the Octatrack will receive program change messages
on. If set to AUTO any channel specified in the CHANNELS menu will be used. The
auto channel is set in the CHANNELS menu. More info about this menu is found in
the heading below. If the channel is set to a specific MIDI channel, that channel will
be used to receive program change messages.
• If both CLOCK RECEIVE and TRANSPORT RECEIVE are activated, the Octatrack
will wait for MIDI clock after receiving start or continue messages for 16 seconds
before considering external sync lost. This, for example, allows for preroll in
sequencers not starting clock until preroll is completed. If only TRANSPORT
RECEIVE is enabled the machine will start as soon as possible after receiving
start or continue.
CHANNELS is where the MIDI channel configuration of the audio tracks is done. Navigate
in the menu with the [LEFT] and [RIGHT] arrow keys. Change MIDI channels by using the
[UP] and [DOWN] arrow keys or the LEVEL knob.
AUTO CHANNEL is the MIDI channel giving access to the currently active track.
MIDI CC messages sent to the auto channel can in LIVE RECORDING mode be
recorded to the active track. When in MIDI mode and CC DIRECT CONNECT is
enabled, CC messages sent to the auto channel will be sent straight to the MIDI out-
put port. CC messages specified in the CTRL 1 and CTRL 2 SETUP menus can also
be recorded while in LIVE RECORDING mode. If CC DIRECT CONNECT is disa-
bled the Octatrack MIDI tracks will react to incoming CCs according to the MIDI
MODE MAPPINGS table found in “Appendix C: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE“.
Pitch information for the audio tracks can be recorded in a chromatic fashion by
sending MIDI note data to the auto channel. This is another way of controlling sam-
ples chromatically instead of using CHROMATIC mode. For more info about this,
please see the NOTE MAPPINGS table found in “Appendix C: MIDI CONTROL
REFERENCE“. Read about the CHROMATIC mode on page 82.
TRIG CHANNEL sets which MIDI channels the audio tracks respond and send data
to. If for example MIDI channel 1 is assigned to track 1, the track can be externally
controlled according to the mappings found in “Appendix C: MIDI CONTROL REF-
ERENCE“. The track can at the same time, when active, send out MIDI data on MIDI
channel 1. This occurs when the DATA ENTRY knobs are adjusted and when
[TRIG] keys are pressed. An OFF setting means the audio track will not respond to,
nor send out, any MIDI data.