Elektron Octatrack - Manual (Page 87)

TRACKS
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DIRECT TRACK MUTING
To directly mute a track, press [FUNCTION] + the [TRACK] button of the track that should
be muted. The <TRACK> LEDs indicate the mute status. A muted and currently active
track is indicated by a yellow <TRACK> LED. A muted and currently not selected track is
indicated by an unlit <TRACK> LED.
• If track 8 has been turned into a master track it won’t be affected by mutes.
• If Neighbor machines are used, muting the track or tracks preceding the last
Neighbor machine will not have any effect. To mute the chain, mute the last Neigh-
bor machine.
• Tracks can be also be muted in the MIXER menu. Read more in the section
“MIXER MENU” on page 44.
MAIN AND CUE OUTPUTS ROUTING
Tracks and audio inputs can be routed to either the main outputs or the cue outputs. Tracks
and audio inputs are routed to the main outputs by default. Read more about different rout-
ing scenarios in section “OCTATRACK SETUP EXAMPLES” on page 118.
MAIN OUTPUT ROUTING
This is the default setting. All tracks and inputs are routed to the main outputs.
CUE OUTPUT ROUTING
Pressing [CUE] + [TRACK] will route the selected track to the cue outputs. A cued track
will still be audible from the main outputs. When a track is cued the <TRACK> LED of the
track will flash. By pressing [CUE] + the [AUDIO RECORD] buttons it is also possible to
route the audio inputs to the cue outputs. Cued inputs are indicated by alternating <AUDIO
RECORD> LEDs.
PARAMETERS AFFECTING MAIN AND CUE LEVELS
Different parameters affect the volume of the track or inputs depending on how they are
being routed.
TRACK MAIN LEVEL is set by the LEVEL knob. It will affect the post effects signal of the
track when it is being routed to the main outputs. It will not affect the cue level of a cued
track.
TRACK CUE LEVEL is set by pressing and holding [CUE] while turning the LEVEL knob.
It will affect the post effects signal of the track when it is being routed to the cue outputs. It
will not affect the main level of a track.
VOL is found in the AMP MAIN menu of the track. It will affect the pre effects signal of a
track, regardless of the track being routed to the main or cue outputs.
DIR is found in the MIXER menu. It affects the signal of incoming audio routed to the main
outputs. It doesn’t affect the cue level when the audio inputs are cued. When cueing the
audio inputs, the cue level will be an equivalent of a DIR setting of 100.