Elektron Octatrack - Manual (Page 74)

BANKS, PARTS AND SCENES
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• This command is great in a live setting if a lot of parameters has been tweaked
and you want the part to sound as it originally did.
SCENES
Each part contains 16 scenes. A scene is a set of locked parameter values that can be
assigned to the two scene slots of the crossfader. Scene locks function much like parame-
ter locks, which are covered in “PARAMETER LOCKS” on page 80.
The scene assigned to slot A comes into full effect when the crossfader is at its leftmost
position and the scene assigned to slot B comes into full effect when the crossfader is at its
rightmost position. For all other crossfader positions interpolation between the locked
scene parameters will occur. If only one of the assigned scenes contains locked parame-
ters the crossfader will interpolate between those values and the general parameter values
of the active part.
The currently assigned scenes are displayed in the lower right part of the LCD screen.
Another way to see the assignments is by pressing one of the [SCENE] buttons. The scene
already assigned to the scene slot of the pressed [SCENE] button is indicated by a red
<TRIG> LED. The scene assigned to the other scene slot is indicated by a green <TRIG>
LED. Scenes containing locks are indiciated by half-bright green <TRIG> LEDs.
• When moving the crossfader, locked scene parameters have priority over parame-
ter locks. This ensures smooth transitions between scene parameters without the
sudden changes that might be caused by parameter locks.
ASSIGNING AND ADJUSTING SCENES
To assign a scene to scene slot A, press [SCENE A] + a [TRIG] key. The chosen scene will
now be assigned to scene slot A. The procedure is the same for assigning a scene to
scene slot B, but instead press [SCENE B] + [TRIG]. It is possible to assign an empty
scene to a scene slot, but note that if two empty scenes are assigned crossfader move-
ments will have no effect.
Once a scene is assigned you can lock its parameters. The functionality is similar to
assigning parameter locks to a sample trig. Press the [SCENE] button containing the
scene you want to assign locks to and choose the value of the track parameters you want
to lock by turning the DATA ENTRY knobs. The graphics of the parameters will, just as for
parameter locks, become inverted and their locked values displayed. Remove a scene lock
by holding the [SCENE] button and pressing the corresponding DATA ENTRY knob.
To quickly see which tracks and TRACK PARAMETER pages that contain scene locks,
press and hold a [SCENE] key. The <TRACK> LEDs of all tracks containing scene locks
will turn half-bright green and/or start to blink. Selecting one of these tracks will show half-
bright green and/or blinking <TRACK PARAMETER> LEDs. They indicate which TRACK
PARAMETER pages that contain scene locks.
SCENE VOLUME LOCKING
Certain parameters specially made for volume fades are available exclusively to scenes.
The XLV, XVOL and XDIR parameters can be regarded as a set of extra volume controllers