Elektron Octatrack - Manual (Page 57)

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MAIN/CUE OUT sets the final output level of the main and cue outputs respectively. A zero
setting will neither gain nor attenuate the signal. A +63 setting will boost the signal by 12
dB.
AB/CD DIR offers parameters that will make the Octatrack act like a very basic mixer. It
simply routes audio coming from the A/B and C/D inputs to the main outputs. An AB/CD
DIR setting of 0 will not send any incoming audio to the main outputs. When AB/CD DIR is
set to 127 the level of incoming audio sent to the main outputs will neither be increased nor
attenuated.
The DIR parameters don’t affect the volume of incoming audio when sampling. Even if they
are set to 0 sampling is therefore possible. AB/CD DIR are however affected by AB/CD
GAIN settings.
• The DIR mode of input is handy when you perform live and don’t have any Octa-
track tracks to spare. Depending on the size of your setup a dedicated mixer
might not be necessary at all.
• DIR sound won’t be affected by any of the dual FX blocks, but will be affected by
the master track effects if a master track is used. Use Thru machines for affecting
incoming audio with the FX blocks.
• When not in the MIXER menu the MAIN parameter can be adjusted by pressing
[FUNCTION] while turning the LEVEL knob.
AB/CD GAIN can attenuate or gain the audio signal coming from inputs AB/CD. A -64 set-
ting will mute audio altogether, a setting of 0 will neither gain nor attenuate the signal and a
setting of +63 will boost the signal by 12 dB. These settings affect the volume of incoming
audio when sampling, when setting AB/CD DIR levels and when using THRU machines.
MUTE offers a visualization of the mute and solo status of the tracks. When the MIXER
menu is open the [TRIG] keys can be used to mute and solo both audio and MIDI tracks.
[TRIG] keys 1-8 affect the audio tracks and [TRIG] keys 9-16 affect the MIDI tracks.
To mute a track, simply press the corresponding [TRIG] key. An unlit <TRIG> LED and a
line instead of a square in the track mute section indicate a muted track. A lit red <TRIG>
LED and an outlined square in the track mute section means a track is audible. While hold-
ing [FUNCTION] and pressing the [TRIG] keys, the mute changes will be held until [FUNC-
TION] is released. A track that is currently muted but will be unmuted when [FUNCTION] is
released is displayed as a “+” sign. A track that is currently not muted but will be muted
when [FUNCTION] is released is displayed as an “X” sign.
It is possible to solo tracks by pressing [CUE] + the [TRIG] keys corresponding to the
tracks you want to solo. A solo’ed track is indicated by a green <TRIG> LED and the letter
“S”. Unsolo a track by repeating the button combination. Tracks that will be audible once all
tracks are unsolo’ed are indicated by half bright red <TRIG> LEDs and dotted squares. The
<TRIG> LEDs of tracks muted before the solo operation will be unlit. When exiting the solo
mode these tracks will stay muted. Muted tracks being solo’ed will revert to their muted sta-
tus once solo mode is exited.
If a track is cued, muting it prevents it from being sent to the main outputs. The track will
however still be audible from the cue outputs. A cued track being solo’ed will be audible
from the main and cue outputs.