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• Page 2: Fcc Compliance Statement

  The included switched-mode power supply is CEC Level IV compliant. The device contains a non rechargable lithium perchlorate battery cell that may need to be recycled separately de- pending on local environmental laws. If the battery needs replacing, please contact Elektron or a local professional technician for servicing.
• Page 3 Important Safety Information for the Octatrack DPS-1 Carefully read these instructions and save them for future reference. Warning To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock or product damage: Do not expose the apparatus to rain, moisture, dripping or splashing and also avoid •...

• Page 5: Table Of Contents

  INTRODUCTION......................1-1 CONVENTIONS IN THIS MANUAL..................... 1-1 THE BACKGROUND OF THE OCTATRACK ..............1-2 SUGGESTED APPLICATIONS OF THE OCTATRACK............... 1-2 LOOPER DEVICE .......................... 1-2 RADICAL SOUND PROCESSOR ....................1-2 BACKING TRACK MACHINE......................1-3 LIVE SETUP HUB .......................... 1-3 REMIX TOOL..........................1-3 EFFECTS UNIT EXTRAORDINAIRE ..................... 1-3 PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS................1-4 FRONT PANEL ............................
• Page 6 LOADING SAMPLES ......................... 1-17 ASSIGNING A MACHINE TO A TRACK ..................1-18 ASSIGNING A SAMPLE TO A MACHINE ..................1-18 SETS........................... 1-20 SET MOUNTING SCENARIOS ......................1-20 NO MOUNTED SET ........................1-20 SWITCHING COMPACT FLASH CARDS ..................1-20 SETS CONTAINING NO PROJECTS................... 1-20 CHANGING BETWEEN SETS .....................
• Page 7 ASSIGNING SAMPLES IN THE PLAYBACK SETUP MENU............1-44 TRACK PARAMETER PAGES ......................1-44 TRACK MAIN LEVEL ........................1-44 TRACK CUE LEVEL........................1-44 PLAYBACK MAIN ......................... 1-45 PLAYBACK SETUP ........................1-45 AMP MAIN ............................ 1-45 AMP SETUP ..........................1-46 LFO MAIN............................. 1-47 LFO SETUP..........................
• Page 8 PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT..................1-80 ADDITIONAL DESIGN........................1-80 FACTORY DEFAULT SOUND DESIGN .................... 1-80 USER'S MANUAL ..........................1-80 CONTACT INFORMATION..................1-80 ELEKTRON WEBSITE ........................1-80 DELIVERY ADDRESS ........................1-80 TELEPHONE ............................. 1-80 APPENDIX A: MACHINE REFERENCE THRU MACHINE ..........................A-1 THRU MAIN ............................A-1 THRU SETUP ..........................A-1...
• Page 9 STATIC MAIN..........................A-3 STATIC SETUP..........................A-3 NEIGHBOR MACHINE ........................A-4 NEIGHBOR MAIN...........................A-4 NEIGHBOR SETUP........................A-4 APPENDIX B: EFFECTS REFERENCE NONE ..............................B-1 NONE MAIN ...........................B-1 NONE SETUP ..........................B-1 12/24DB MULTI MODE FILTER ......................B-2 MULTI MODE FILTER MAIN ......................B-2 MULTI MODE FILTER SETUP ......................B-2 2-BAND PARAMETRIC EQ .........................B-3 PARAMETRIC EQ MAIN ........................B-3 PARAMETRIC EQ SETUP ......................B-3 DJ STYLE KILL EQ ..........................B-4...

• Page 11: Introduction

  INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Octatrack DPS-1. The Octatrack is a dynamic performance sampler ideal for real-time sampling, remixing and audio content manipulaton. It features the improved Elektron step sequencer which makes it easy to bend and process samples in new and unique ways.

• Page 12: The Background Of The Octatrack

  THE BACKGROUND OF THE OCTATRACK THE BACKGROUND OF THE OCTATRACK The first relatively affordable samplers were released in the 1980's and made a huge impact on the music scene of that time. Suddenly producers could incorporate sonic ele- ments, taken from completely new sources, in their compositions. This resulted in the birth and evolution of several genres, for example hip hop.

• Page 13: Backing Track Machine

  Elektron Music Machines MAV AB. All reproduction without written authorization is strictly prohibited. The informa- tion in this manual may change without notice. Elektron's product names, logotypes, titles, words or phrases may be registered and protected by Swedish and international law. All other brand or product names are trademarks or...

• Page 14: Panel Layout And Connectors

  PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS FRONT PANEL The Octatrack front panel: HEADPHONES VOLUME CONTROL sets the volume for the stereo headphones jack. [AUDIO RECORD] buttons are used for real-time sampling through the external inputs. There is one [AUDIO RECORD] button per audio input pair. The <AUDIO RECORD>...
• Page 15 PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS Pressing the [MIDI] button activates the MIDI sequencer mode of the Octatrack. [FUNC- TION] + [MIDI] opens up the PARTS menu. A lit <MIDI> LED indicates the MIDI sequencer is active. When in the RECORD SETUP menu this LED indicates the signal of the internal sample source and the internal source selection for recorder trigs.

• Page 16: Rear Connectors

  Headphones output. RACK MOUNT KIT (ACCESSORY) The Octatrack can be rack mounted in a standard 19" rack, using the Elektron rack mount kit which can be ordered separately. When rack mounted, the Octatrack occupies four standard height units plus additional space, usually about 1 HE, needed to accommodate for cables plugged into the unit.

• Page 17: The Compact Flash Card Reader

  We strongly recommend you to use a Compact Flash card tested and recommended by Elektron, such as the one bundled with the Octatrack. Never remove the card while data is being read or written to it. Doing so might cor- •...
• Page 18 It will hold data at least 6 years before needing replacement. If the battery needs replacement, the "BATTERY LOW" message will appear in the display. Con- tact Elektron support or your nearest repair center. • Turn off the machine when it is not in use. Use the power switch.

• Page 19: Overview Of The Octatrack Structure

  OVERVIEW OF THE OCTATRACK STRUCTURE OVERVIEW OF THE OCTATRACK STRUCTURE The Octatrack handles information by using layers that are dependant on each other. To make the most of the possibilities at hand it is important to understand the relation of the components that form the structure of the Octatrack.

• Page 20: Audio Pool

  OVERVIEW OF THE OCTATRACK STRUCTURE AUDIO POOL Each set contains one audio pool which is stored on the Compact Flash card. The audio pool contains the samples that can be loaded to the Flex and Static sample slot lists of the projects of a set.

• Page 21: Machines

  OVERVIEW OF THE OCTATRACK STRUCTURE MACHINES Machines are assigned to the eight internal tracks. Each machine fills a different purpose. Read more about the various machine types in "Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE". How machines are assigned to tracks is covered in "ASSIGNING MACHINES TO TRACKS"...

• Page 22: The User Interface

  THE USER INTERFACE THE USER INTERFACE The center of Octatrack editing is the LCD display. The main interface screen is shown below: Icons showing the current machine assignments and status of the tracks. First the machine assignments are shown. "F" = Flex machine, "S" = Static machine, "T" = Thru machine, "N"...

• Page 23: Parameter Editing

  THE USER INTERFACE The [ARROW] buttons The [FUNCTION] key The [TRIG] keys The LEVEL knob All windows can be closed using the [EXIT/NO] key. • PARAMETER EDITING The DATA ENTRY knobs are used to change the track parameters. The location of the knobs correspond to the layout of the parameters on the screeen.

• Page 24: Hi-Score Naming

  THE USER INTERFACE HI-SCORE NAMING In the various naming menus that exist the hi-score way of entering letters, symbols and digits can be used. It is often a considerably faster naming method. When a naming menu is open, press the [FUNCTION] key to access the hi-score symbol list. While keeping [FUNCTION] pressed use the [ARROW] keys to navigate to the letter you want to insert.

• Page 25: Quick Start

  QUICK START QUICK START This quick start will guide you through some of the basic operations to allow you to start using the Octatrack right away. First connect it as described in section "CONNECTING THE UNIT", on page 7. DEMO MODE While in this mode the Octatrack will be able to play back a set of 16 demo patterns without needing to have a Compact Flash card inserted.

• Page 26: Recording A Pattern Using Live Recording

  QUICK START RECORDING A PATTERN USING LIVE RECORDING The LIVE RECORDING mode allows you to record note trigs and parameter changes while the sequencer is running. In depth information about this mode is found in section "LIVE RECORDING MODE" on page 57. To enter this mode, hold [REC] and then press [PLAY].

• Page 27: Loading A Project

  QUICK START RENT PROJECT WILL BE UNLOADED. CONTINUE?" will appear. Press [ENTER/ YES] to unload the current project and proceed with the mounting of the set. If you are using the Compact Flash card that came with the unit, select "PRESETS" and press [ENTER/YES].

• Page 28: Assigning A Machine To A Track

  QUICK START if the audio pool of the mounted set doesn't contain any samples it needs to be filled with content. Read more how to do that in section "AUDIO POOL" on page 22. Two main methods of assigning machines and samples exist. This quick start guide covers the one where the PLAYBACK SETUP menu is used.
• Page 29 QUICK START If samples already are present in the sample slot list, select a sample and press [ENTER/YES] to assign it to the machine. To load a new sample from the audio pool to a sample slot, select a sample slot and press [ENTER/YES].

• Page 30: Sets

  SETS SETS A set is the top layer of the Octatrack hierarchy. Sets are completely self contained. If the same set is being used by two Octatracks both units will load the same sample content and will settings wise be exactly the same, given both units have the same project loaded and the same OS version installed.

• Page 31: Changing Between Sets

  SETS rently active bank will however still be retained in memory after power cycling the Octat- rack. CHANGING BETWEEN SETS When you are working in a set and want to change to another set two prompts will appear depending on the state of the project you are working with. If the project you are working in previously has been saved the prompt "CURRENT PROJECT WILL BE SYNCED TO CARD AND UNLOADED.

• Page 32: Audio Pool

  SETS The currently active set is indicated by inverted graphics. To mount a new set, select one from the list of sets found in menu. Mount it by pressing [ENTER/YES]. Create a new set by selecting <CREATE NEW SET> and pressing [ENTER/YES]. A nam- ing menu will appear where the new set can be named.

• Page 33: Projects

  PROJECTS PROJECTS Each set can contain an amount of projects only limited by the size of the Compact Flash card. A project contains: Up to 16 banks. • • Up to 8 arrangements. 128 Flex sample slots and their associated Flex samples. •...

• Page 34: Loading Samples To The Sample Slots

  PROJECTS Press [ENTER/YES] to open a list of the projects available to the set. Below the header of the menu the name of the active set is visible. The currently active project is indicated by inverted graphics. To load a new project, select one from the list and load it by pressing [ENTER/YES].

• Page 35: Loading To The Sample Slots In The Playback Setup Menu

  PROJECTS ple slot lists can be entered and samples loaded without the machine of the track being changed. When replacing previously loaded samples, move the cursor to the sample that should be replaced and press [ENTER/YES] twice to open the file browser. Note that the sample already loaded to the sample slot, together with the machine type it belongs to, at the same time will be assigned to the track.

• Page 36: File Browser

  PROJECTS When replacing a previously loaded sample select it with the cursor and press [ENTER/ YES]. Note that this at the same time will assign the selected sample to the machine of the track. Press [ENTER/YES] again to open the file browser. Locate the sample you wish to load and press [ENTER/YES] to load it.

• Page 37: File

  PROJECTS accessed by selecting the menu and pressing either [ENTER/YES] or the [RIGHT] arrow key. In the header of the menu the names of the currently active set and project are visible. FILE Here projects are changed, saved and restored; sets mounted and samples purged. Scroll down in the settings list on the right hand side by using the [DOWN] arrow key.

• Page 38: System

  PROJECTS SYSTEM In this menu the USB connection is activated, OS updates performed and date and time set. USB DISK MODE enables the USB connection. Connect the Octatrack to a computer using a USB cable, select ENABLE USB DISK and press [ENTER/YES] to make the Com- pact Flash card appear as an external mass storage device in the computer.
• Page 39 PROJECTS In the MIDI SYNC menu the Octatrack can be set to transmit and respond to MIDI clock and transport data. Open the menu by selecting it and pressing [ENTER/YES]. SEND (TRANSPORT) will when active make the Octatrack send out system realtime mes- sages like play, stop and continue.

• Page 40: Mixer Menu

  PROJECTS message. The chromatic note messages and all other MIDI CC info is covered in "Appendix C: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE". MIXER MENU In the MIXER menu settings for the headphones output, inputs A/B and C/D are made. While in this menu the function of the [TRIG] buttons will be to mute or cue tracks. The MIXER menu settings are common for all banks and patterns in a project.

• Page 41: Tempo Menu

  PROJECTS MUTE offers a visualization of the mute and solo status of the tracks. When the MIXER menu is open [TRIG] keys 1-8 affect the internal 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 an dotted square in the track mute section of the MIXER menu indicates a muted track.

• Page 42: Tap Tempo

  PROJECTS Now you can use the LEVEL encoder to change the current tempo in integer steps. The [UP] and [DOWN] arrow keys change the decimal part of the tempo. • Pressing and holding [FUNCTION] while adjusting the tempo will not change the tempo until the [FUNCTION] button is released.

• Page 43: Recorder Setup Menu

  PROJECTS [TRACK] + [AUDIO RECORD C/D] will sample from the external input C/D to the recorder of the track whose track button is pressed. [TRACK] + [MIDI] will sample internal sounds to the recorder of the track whose track but- ton is pressed.
• Page 44 PROJECTS • C+D will make the recorder capture a stereo file in which the signals from input C and input D are summed. RLEN sets how long the recording will be once the recorder starts to sample. This setting is dependent of the BPM of the sequencer but disregards any scale settings of the track.

• Page 45: Track Recorder Sampling Methods

  PROJECTS TRACK RECORDER SAMPLING METHODS With the Octatrack two main methods of sampling exist. Manual sampling is performed by manually pressing buttons, while recorder trig sampling samples using recorder trigs. MANUAL SAMPLING Recording samples manually with the Octatrack is a straight forward process. First, please follow these preparatory steps.

• Page 46: Playback Of Captured Recorder Samples

  PROJECTS If you are sampling from the external inputs, make sure audio from an external device is being sent to the Octatrack inputs. The <AUDIO RECORD> LEDs indicate the strength of the signal sent to the inputs. If you hear sound but see no LED activity, try increasing the volume of the external audio by either increasing the GAIN parameter in the MIXER menu or by increasing the volume on the external device itself.
• Page 47 PROJECTS MACHINES" on page 43. The eight recorder buffers are located in the Flex sample slot list, above the first Flex sample. Press the [UP] arrow key to access them. Assign the recorder buffer correponding to the track used when recording. For example, if the track recorder on track 1 was used, select RECORDER 1.

• Page 48: Banks, Parts And Scenes

  BANKS, PARTS AND SCENES BANKS, PARTS AND SCENES Each project contains up to 16 banks. Banks contain: Up to 16 patterns. • 4 parts. • Each part contains: Information about which machines are assigned to the tracks. • • Information about which Flex and Static samples are assigned to the machines. •...

• Page 49: Part Quick Select

  BANKS, PARTS AND SCENES if you want another pattern of the bank to contain other assignments, you need to save the current settings as a part. PART QUICK SELECT To assign a part to the active pattern, press [FUNCTION] + [MIDI]. The PART QUICK SELECT menu will appear.

• Page 50: Assigning And Adjusting Scenes

  BANKS, PARTS AND SCENES 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.

• Page 51: The Crossfader In Conjunction With Scenes

  BANKS, PARTS AND SCENES • Pressing the LEVEL knob while holding the [SCENE] key pressed will remove the LEVEL lock. An XVOL lock is removed by pressing the corresponding DATA ENTRY knob while keeping the [SCENE] button pressed. An XDIR AB lock is removed by pressing knob B while keeping the [SCENE] button pressed.

• Page 52: Tracks

  TRACKS TRACKS The Octatrack can control 8 internal stereo tracks at the same time. For a track to be able to process or affect sound a machine needs to be assigned to it. Thru and Neighbor machines offer various audio routing options. Flex and Static machines are used to process samples.

• Page 53: Assigning Machines In The Playback Setup Menu

  TRACKS the [LEFT] arrow key to access the machine list. In all other cases the machine list will be accessed directly when opening the QUICK ASSIGN menu. Select the machine that should be assigned to the track and press [ENTER/YES] to assign •...

• Page 54: Assigning Samples In The Playback Setup Menu

  TRACKS list will be displayed if the track contained a Flex machine. The Static sample slot list will be displayed if the track contained a Static machine. Select the sample that should be assigned to the machine of the track and press [ENTER/ YES] to assign it.

• Page 55: Playback Main

  TRACKS PLAYBACK MAIN Open the PLAYBACK MAIN menu by pressing the [PLAYBACK] key. This menu will differ depending on the type of machine assigned to the track. Read more about the various machine types in "Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE". PLAYBACK SETUP Open the PLAYBACK SETUP menu by either pressing [FUNCTION] + [PLAYBACK] or quickly double pressing [PLAYBACK].

• Page 56: Amp Setup

  TRACKS AMP SETUP Open the AMP SETUP menu by either pressing [FUNCTION] + [AMP] or quickly double pressing [AMP].. AMP controls the behavior of the amplitude envelope. • ANLG will not necessarily make the envelope start from zero once a note is being trigged.

• Page 57: Lfo Main

  TRACKS • TTRIG will, if the multi mode filter is assigned to effect 1, not necessarily make the filter envelope start from zero once a note trig or a trigless trig is being activated by the sequencer. Instead, the filter envelope attack will start from the current envelope level.

• Page 58: Lfo Designer

  TRACKS In the column to the left four page alternatives exist. Three identical pages for the three LFOs and at the end of the list the LFO designer page. To edit the behavior of an LFO, navigate to the corresponding page by using the [UP]/ [DOWN] arrow buttons.

• Page 59: Effect 1 And Effect 2

  TRACKS designer waveforms are available to all LFOs. Access the LFO designer by navigating to the DESIGNER menu in the leftside column. A custom LFO waveform consists of 16 steps where each step can have a unique value. The steps can either be stepped or interpolated. All changes in the waveform are instantly visualized by the LFO waveform representation in the center of the LCD screen.

• Page 60: Direct Track Muting

  TRACKS 12/24dB Multi Mode Filter 2-band Parametric EQ DJ-style Kill EQ 2-10 Stage Phaser Flanger 2-10 tap Chorus Dynamix Compressor Lo-fi Collection EFFECT 2 offers: 12/24dB Multi Mode Filter 2-band Parametric EQ DJ-style Kill EQ 2-10 Stage Phaser Flanger 2-10 tap Chorus Dynamix Compressor Lo-fi Collection Echo Freeze Delay...

• Page 61: Main And Cue Outputs Routing

  TRACKS 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. MAIN OUTPUT ROUTING The default setting for all tracks and inputs. They are routed to the main outputs. CUE OUTPUT ROUTING Pressing [CUE] + [TRACK] will route the selected track to the cue outputs.
• Page 62 TRACKS fig. 1. Fig 1. A Machinedrum and a Monomachine are MIDI slaved and connected to the two input pairs of the Octatrack. The Octatrack acts like a super mixer. It adjusts the levels of the incoming signals, applies effects and samples the other machines in real time. fig.
• Page 63 TRACKS processed. They are controlled by the MIDI sequencer of the Octatrack and their outputs are connected to input C and D. fig. 3. 13/14 14/15 16/17 17/18 19/20 STEREO OUT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT...
• Page 64 TRACKS ance between the two incoming signals. Cue'ing one of the input pairs will send the sig- nal to the cue outputs and the headphones output regardless of the signal being audible from the main outputs or not. Thanks to the flexible routing of the Octatrack the cue'd signal can still be sampled and the sample immediately sent to the main outputs.

• Page 65: Patterns

  PATTERNS PATTERNS The sequencer of the Octatrack shares a lot of similarities with the Machinedrum and Mon- omachine sequencers but have been considerably improved. It is incredibly powerful and plays an extremely important role in processing sounds and samples. The sequencer stores information in patterns. Patterns consist of information how the eight tracks should be played back.

• Page 66: Pattern Chaining

  PATTERNS PATTERN CHAINING You can use pattern chaining to loop a sequence of patterns. It is only possible to chain patterns located in the same bank, and each pattern may only be chained once. Chain pat- terns by pressing and holding the [PATTERN] button and then press the [TRIG] keys in the same order as you want the chained patterns to play.

• Page 67: Live Recording Mode

  PATTERNS If the pattern contains more than 16 steps, switch to the pattern page you want to edit by pressing the [PATTERN PAGE] key. The active pattern page is being indicated by a firmly lit <PATTERN PAGE> LED. Press [PLAY] to listen to the sequence. You can input note trigs when the sequencer is playing as well.

• Page 68: Sample Locks

  PATTERNS ing to change the pitch halfway through a playing sample without retrigging it. Trigless trigs are placed out by pressing [FUNCTION] + a [TRIG] key. They are indicated by green <TRIG> LEDs. After parameters have been locked to the trigless trig the <TRIG> LED will start to flash rapidly.

• Page 69: Pattern Copy

  PATTERNS PATTERN COPY A pattern can be copied either to a location in the bank it belongs to or to a location in another bank. Before performing a pattern copy 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 copy, then press and hold [FUNCTION] while pressing [REC].

• Page 70: Track Page Copy

  PATTERNS The clear track operation can be undone by pressing [FUNCTION] + [PLAY] directly after performing it. 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 note trigs and parameter lock settings of the track page.

• Page 71: Scene Clear

  PATTERNS Press and hold a [SCENE] button to access the available scenes. While keeping the [SCENE] button pressed, press and hold the [TRIG] key of the scene you want to copy and press the [REC] key. A window saying "COPY SCENE" will appear. Then press the [TRIG] key corresponding to the location you want to paste the note to and press the [STOP] key to complete the paste operation.

• Page 72: Swing

  PATTERNS out on the sequencer. Slide trigs offers the possibility to make the value of a parameter locked on one step slide gradually to the locked parameter value on the next step. For a parameter value to slide it needs to be parameter locked at two separate note trigs. If a slide trig is set on the same sequencer step as a note trig with a parameter lock, the locked parameter value of the note trig will slide to the locked parameter value of the next note trig, given the same parameter has been locked on both steps.

• Page 73: Pattern Settings Menu

  PATTERNS • Recorder trigs can in the TRACK EDIT menu be, just like in the RECORDER SETUP menu, assigned to different sampling sources. Keep a [TRIG] key pressed and depending on the source you wish to sample from either press [AUDIO RECORD A/B], [AUDIO RECORD A/B] or [MIDI].

• Page 74: Track 1

  PATTERNS TRACK 1 Here various trigging settings for track 1 are found. Activate the various settings by selecting [ENTER/YES] [ENTER/YES]. them and pressing . Deactivate active settings by pressing PLAYS FREE (AUDIO TRACK) controls the behavior of audio track 1. When activated the track will be disconnected from the sequencer.

• Page 75: Scale Setup

  PATTERNS TRIG COUNT sets the number of times the note trig should be repeated. Adjust this setting with the up and down [ARROW] keys. TRIG OFFSET decides where the note trig should be placed on the 1/384 step resolution micro timing grid. Move the note trig on the grid by pressing the left and right [ARROW] buttons.

• Page 76: Per Track

  PATTERNS • When changing pattern length from 16 to 64 steps, the first 16-step pattern page will be copied to all the subsequent pages, given the other pages previously have not been programmed. • Press the [PATTERN PAGE] key for quickly changing the total length of the pat- tern.

• Page 77: The Audio Editor

  THE AUDIO EDITOR THE AUDIO EDITOR The audio editor is where editing of imported or recorded samples takes place. A number of tasks are carried out here. Trimming, loop point settings, normalization and, maybe most important of all, handling of slices. ACCESSING THE AUDIO EDITOR The audio editor is either accessed from the QUICK ASSIGN menu or by using shortcuts.
• Page 78 THE AUDIO EDITOR Set the start point with the A knob. A start point is indicated by an "S"marker. The sample will start to play from this position. A loop is indicated by an "L" marker. Move the loop point by turning the B knob. If a loop point is set, the sample will play from the start point to the end point, then loop from the loop point to the end point.

• Page 79: Slice

  THE AUDIO EDITOR When scrolling the start, end or loop points the menu bar at the bottom of the • page will display the sample exact position of the point. Depending on the set- tings made in the ATTRIBUTE menu, the menu bar will also display how the cur- rent trim settings affect either the BPM or amount of bars of the sample.

• Page 80: Attributes

  THE AUDIO EDITOR be locked to SL1, the STRT parameter of the second note trig locked to SL2 and so on. If SLIC is turned off, the value of the STRT locks will revert to approximations of the slice start points: SLIC set to ON, STRT set to SL1 = STRT 0 when SLIC is set to OFF SLIC set to ON, STRT set to SL2 = STRT 2 when SLIC is set to OFF SLIC set to ON, STRT set to SL3 = STRT 4 when SLIC is set to OFF...

• Page 81: Operations

  THE AUDIO EDITOR • ON will loop all samples or sample slices containing loop markers. Sample slices without loops points will not be looped. Read more about loop points in the section "TRIM" on page 67. • OFF disregards all set loop points. The sample will not loop. •...
• Page 82 THE AUDIO EDITOR NORMALIZE SAMPLE will increase the volume of sample, making the loudest amplitude peak hit 0 dB. The normalized sample is not saved automatically. Should you wish to do so, save it using the SAVE TRIM AS NEW SAMPLE command. SAVE TRIM AS NEW SAMPLE will save the adjusted sample in the audio pool of the set.

• Page 83: The Arranger

  THE ARRANGER THE ARRANGER An arrangement is basically a number of patterns played in sequence. Each row in an arrangement can have settings for pattern length, scene assignments, tempo and mute. You can also loop segments of an arrangement or jump between arrangement rows. All this makes for a very powerful way of arranging your patterns.

• Page 84: Edit

  THE ARRANGER EDIT The arrangement editor is where the arrangement is built. In the ARRANGER menu, choose EDIT and press [ENTER/YES] to open this menu. The two filled arrows on each side of one of the rows are the position pointers. They indi- cate which arrangement row the sequencer currently is playing.

• Page 85: Rename

  THE ARRANGER encoder clockwise and "HALT:" will change to "JUMP:" Set the row number the arrangement should jump to by using the LEVEL knob. • REM adds text to the arrangement. This is only a visual cue and won't affect the timing of the arrangement.

• Page 86: Clear

  THE ARRANGER CLEAR Selecting this command and pressing [ENTER/YES] will erase the active arrangement. STORE The store command saves the active arrangement to the arrangement slot. Selecting this command and pressing [ENTER/YES] will bring up a naming menu. Once the arrangement has been named, press [ENTER/YES] to store it.

• Page 87: Early Startup Menu

  To enter this mode, press the first [TRIG] key. If you have any trouble with your Octatrack and suspect it may be due to a hardware problem, perform this self test. Everything should come up as shown below. If not, contact Elektron support or the retailer you bought the Octatrack from.

• Page 88: Send Upgrade

  Press the fourth [TRIG] key on the Octatrack that is used to send the OS upgrade. This will start the transmission of the OS to the other Octatrack. For faster OS updates, utilize the speed of the Elektron TurboCharge protocol. You •...

• Page 89: Technical Information

  TECHNICAL INFORMATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION SPECIFICATIONS THE SEQUENCER ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS 8 internal tracks Impedance balanced audio outputs: 16 banks per project Headphones out level: +15 dBu 256 patterns per project Main/cue outputs level: +10 dBu 8 arrangements per project Ω Output impedance: 560 unbalanced 4 parts per bank S/N ratio: 102 dBFS (20-20.000 Hz)

• Page 90: Credits

  Thomas Ekelund Jesper Kouthoofd FACTORY DEFAULT SOUND DESIGN Daniel Troberg USER'S MANUAL Thomas Ekelund Jon Mårtensson CONTACT INFORMATION ELEKTRON WEBSITE http://www.elektron.se DELIVERY ADDRESS Elektron Music Machines MAV AB Sockerbruket 9 SE-414 51 Gothenburg Sweden TELEPHONE +46 (0)31 743 744 0...

• Page 91: Appendix A: Machine Reference

  Appendix A: MACHINE REFERENCE In this appendix, the Octatrack machines are explained. The individual machine parameters are pre- sented for reference. THRU MACHINE Thru machines do not sample or play back sounds. They are utility machines, very handy in live setups when using the Octatrack to re-route and affect external audio signals.

• Page 92: Flex Machine

  FLEX MACHINE Flex machines offer the most extensive sound manipulation possibilities. A sample used by a Flex machine is loaded to the RAM memory of the Octatrack. From there it can be twisted, stretched and reassembled in multiple ways. Flex machines are unbeatable sound processors. FLEX MAIN FLEX SETUP PTCH adjusts the pitch of the sample.

• Page 93: Static Machine

  STATIC MACHINE Static machines are perfect for handling extremely large samples. Samples assigned to Static machines are streamed from the Compact Flash card, thus their size can be in the order of gigabytes. They can of course still be time stretched and pitch scaled as needed. STATIC MAIN STATIC SETUP PTCH adjusts the pitch of the sample.
• Page 94 NEIGHBOR MACHINE Neighbor machines listen to the output of the preceding track. Multiple tracks with Neighbour machines can form extremely powerful effects chains. They turn the Octatrack into a deluxe effects device. NEIGHBOR MAIN NEIGHBOR SETUP No main parameters are available. No setup parameters are available.
• Page 95 Appendix B: EFFECTS REFERENCE In this appendix, the Octatrack effects are explained. The individual effect parameters are presented for reference. NONE The none effect is a blank effect. Use it if you don't want to affect the audio of the track what so ever. NONE MAIN NONE SETUP No main parameters are available.
• Page 96 12/24DB MULTI MODE FILTER The resonant 12/24dB lo/hi/band-pass filter gives control of both the low and high filter cutoffs. Its flexi- bility can make it function as a variable gap bandpass filter as well. MULTI MODE FILTER MAIN MULTI MODE FILTER SETUP BASE sets the base cutoff frequency of the fil- HP sets the high pass filter slope.
• Page 97 2-BAND PARAMETRIC EQ The parametric EQ is useful for shaping the timbre of a sound. Two frequency bands can be attenuated or amplified. PARAMETRIC EQ MAIN PARAMETRIC EQ SETUP FRQ1 sets the center frequency the first band TYP1 sets how the first band of the filter will of the EQ will affect.
• Page 98 DJ STYLE KILL EQ This EQ variant is somewhat of a cross-breed between a filter and an EQ. It is a three band EQ, capa- ble of completely filtering out the bands. DJ EQ MAIN DJ EQ SETUP LS F sets the frequency of the low shelf filter. No setup parameters are available.
• Page 99 2-10 STAGE PHASER The phaser applies sweeping effects to sounds. It can also be used to make sounds appear wider. PHASER MAIN PHASER SETUP CNTR selects the center phase of the phase NUM selects the number of stages that should modulation.
• Page 100 FLANGER A flanger is a modulation effect sharing similarities with the phaser. The main difference is the notches being evenly spread out in the frequency spectrum. FLANGER MAIN FLANGER SETUP DEL controls the amount of delay of the No setup parameters are available. flanged signal.
• Page 101 2-10 TAP CHORUS The variable tap stereo chorus is great for enhancing the stereo image of a sound and for making it appear softer and smoother. CHORUS MAIN CHORUS SETUP DEL controls the delay time of the taps. TAPS sets the number of chorus taps that should be used.
• Page 102 DYNAMIX COMPRESSOR The Dynamix processor can be used for increasing the overall sound level of a track or pattern. It can also be used to enhance or reduce transients. COMPRESSOR MAIN COMPRESSOR SETUP ATK sets the attack time from 0.5 ms to 100 RMS adjusts the way the compressor works.
• Page 103 LO-FI COLLECTION The lo-fi collection consists of several effects dedicated to making sounds grittier and more abrasive. These effects are not for the faint-hearted! LO-FI MAIN LO-FI SETUP DIST controls the signal overload distortion. AMPH sets the start phase of the amplitude modulation.
• Page 104 ECHO FREEZE DELAY The delay adds echoes to the affected signal. The special echo freeze functionality makes it possible to repeat a portion of a sound. DELAY MAIN DELAY SETUP TIME controls the delay time of the delay loop. X sets if the delay will act as a ping-pong delay The actual delay time is relative to the current or not.
• Page 105 GATEBOX PLATE REVERB The Gatebox plate reverb has many uses thanks to the implemented gating possibilities. REVERB MAIN REVERB SETUP TIME controls the decay time, i.e. how long GVOL sets the volume of the gated signal. time the reverberated signal will stay around before dying out.
• Page 106 B-12 Appendix B: EFFECTS REFERENCE...
• Page 107 Appendix C: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE All parameters found in the TRACK PARAMETER MAIN pages are control- lable by MIDI control change messages. It is also possible to trig tracks, samples and track recorders as well as to play samples chromatically from an external MIDI device.
• Page 108 CTRL-CHANGE MAPPINGS +---------+---------------------------------------+-----+-----+ | Hex Dec | Ctrl parameter | Trn | Rec | +----+----+---------------------------------------+-----+-----+ |$07 07 | Track level |$08 08 | Track balance | ... |$10 16 | Playback param #1 |$11 17 | Playback param #2 |$12 18 | Playback param #3 |$13 19 | Playback param #4...
• Page 109 INDEX EARLY START UP MENU 77 EFFECTS Track effects ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS 79 EMPTY RESET 77 Amp main Amp setup ARRANGER 73 FILE BROWSER 26 AUDIO EDITOR 67 Attribute Operation GRID RECORDING MODE 56 Slice Trim HI-SCORE NAMING 14 AUDIO POOL 22 LFO designer 48 BANKS 38 LFOs...
• Page 110 SCALE SETUP 65 Normal PARAMETER LOCKS 57 Per track Trigless trigs SCENES 39 PARTS 38 Assigning scenes Edit parts menu Volume locking Quick select SETS Reload Audio pool PATTERN SETTINGS MENU 63 Create set Pattern Mount set Tracks SLICES 69 PLAYBACK Playback main SLIDE TRIGS 61...
• Page 111 TRIGS 56 Parameter lock clear Note trigs Rec trig clear Recorder trigs Sample slot clear Slide trigs Scene clear Swing trigs Slide trig clear Swing trig clear Track copy UNDO USB DISK MODE 28 Clear track USER INTERFACE 12 Clear track page INDEX...
• Page 112 INDEX...

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