Elektron Octatrack - Manual (Page 98)

PATTERNS
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• The part assigned to the pattern won’t be copied when performing a pattern copy
command. Should you paste the copied pattern to another bank and want the
same part assigned, the part needs to be copied and pasted separately.
PATTERN CLEAR
Clearing a pattern will remove all trigs from all tracks. Before performing a pattern clear
operation, make sure you are not in GRID RECORDING mode. If this mode is activated,
press [REC] to deactivate it.
Select the pattern you want to clear. Press and hold [FUNCTION]. Then press [PLAY] to
clear the pattern. A message “CLEAR PATTERN” will be shown in the display.
The clear pattern operation can be undone by pressing [FUNCTION] + [PLAY] directly
after it has been performed. A message saying “UNDO PATTERN“ will be shown in the dis-
play.
TRACK COPY
When copying a track, the copied information will consist of trigs, parameter locks, machine
and FX assignments. Before performing a track copy operation, make sure you are in
GRID RECORDING mode. If not, press [REC].
Select the track you want to copy by pressing the appropriate [TRACK] key. Press [FUNC-
TION] + [REC] to perform the copy operation. The message “COPY TRACK” will be shown
in the display. Select the destination track to which you want to paste the copied content.
Paste the data by pressing [FUNCTION] + [STOP]. A message saying “PASTE TRACK”
will be shown in the display. Pasting a track overwrites any previous trigs, parameter locks,
machine and FX assignments.
The paste track operation can be undone by pressing [FUNCTION] + [STOP] immediately
after it has been performed. A message saying “UNDO TRACK” will be shown in the dis-
play.
• If the track copy operation is performed when the TRACK TRIG EDIT menu is
open, only trigs will be copied. Read more about this menu in section “TRACK
TRIG EDIT MENU” on page 87.
TRACK CLEAR
Clearing a track will remove all trigs from the active track. Before performing a track clear
operation, make sure you are in GRID RECORDING mode. If not, press [REC].
When you have selected the track you wish to clear, press [FUNCTION] + [PLAY] to clear
the track. The message “CLEAR TRACK” will appear.
The clear track operation can be undone by pressing [FUNCTION] + [PLAY] directly after it
has been performed. The message “UNDO TRACK” will be shown in the display.
TRACK PAGE COPY
A track page is one of the up to four pages of sequencer steps a pattern can contain. Cop-
ying a track page includes all trigs and parameter lock settings of the track page. Before