Elektron Octatrack - Manual (Page 106)

PATTERNS
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pattern, the [PATTERN PAGE] key is while in GRID RECORDING mode used to toggle the
focus between the different pattern pages.
TEMPO MULTIPLIER offers seven possible settings, 1/8X, 1/4X, 1/2X, 3/4X, 1X, 3/2X and
2X. A setting of 1/8X will play back the pattern at one eighth of the original tempo. 3/4X
plays the pattern back at three quarters of the global tempo. 3/2X will play back the pattern
twice as fast as the 3/4X setting. 2X will make the pattern play at twice the BPM. Double
speed is useful for increasing the base resolution of the step sequencer to 32nd notes.
Three quarter-speed is useful when the Octatrack is playing alongside other instruments
set to the same BPM and you want the Octatrack to play triplets.
• Trigs are automatically copied when extending the the length of a pattern. If a pat-
tern consists of for example two pages and the pattern length is increased to four
pages, the two added pattern pages will be copies of the first two pattern pages.
This functionality can be turned off in the PERSONALIZE menu. Read more on
page 33.
• Press the [PATTERN PAGE] key for quickly changing the total length of the pat-
tern. Press the [TRIG] keys to quickly change the number of steps of the pattern.
PER TRACK
In this mode the tracks of the pattern can have individual length and time signature set-
tings. This screen will appear when the PER TRACK setting, found in the PATTERN SET-
TINGS menu, is active.
SCALE TRACK sets the length of the active track. The setting works in a similar way to the
corresponding setting in NORMAL mode.
TEMPO MULTIPLIER controls the playback speed of the active track. The available set-
tings are the same as those in NORMAL mode.
MASTER LENGTH selects how many steps the pattern will play before all tracks are
restarted. An INF setting will make the tracks of the pattern loop infinitely, without being
restarted. Adjust the setting using the LEVEL knob. Note that the master length setting
also affects for how long the active pattern will play before a chained pattern will start play-
ing.
• If INF is selected you need to specify either a CHAIN AFTER length or a USE PAT.
SETTING length, otherwise no other patterns can be chained when the pattern
with the INF setting is playing. The INF pattern will just go on playing infinitely.
Read more about CHAIN AFTER on page 37. Read more about USE PAT. SETTING
in section “PATTERN SETTINGS MENU” on page 89.