Elektron Octatrack - Manual (Page 109)

THE AUDIO EDITOR
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Trim and loop point settings are by default not linked to samples per se, but to sample
slots. It is possible to load the same sample to two separate slots and trim them completely
differently. Any trim and loop point information will, unless linked to the sample using the
save commands found in the FILE menu, be lost when assigning a new sample to the sam-
ple slot location of the active sample.
Navigate in the waveform using the LEVEL knob or the [LEFT]/[RIGHT] keys. Turning this
knob will move the waveform marker. Its sample exact position will be shown at the bottom
of the LCD screen.
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. Moving a start point will also move the end point. When
moving the start point marker the sample exact position of the start point, changes to the
BPM of the sample as well as changes to the bar length of the sample will be visible at the
bottom of the screen.
A loop is indicated by an “L” marker. Move the loop point by turning the B knob. When mov-
ing the loop point marker the sample exact position of the loop point and the loop length
expressed in bars will be visible at the bottom of the screen. If a loop point is set, the sam-
ple will play from the start point to the end point, then loop from the loop point to the end
point. When the RATE parameter of the PLAYBACK MAIN page is set to a negative value,
the sample will be played from the end point to the loop point and looped from there.
Set the end point with the C knob. An end point is indicated by an “E” marker. The sample
will stop playing when reaching the end point given no loop point is set. When moving the
end point marker the sample exact position of the end point, changes to the BPM of the
sample as well as changes to the bar length of the sample will be visible at the bottom of
the screen.
Zoom the y-axis of the waveform with the D knob. The slider to the right of the waveform
indicates the zoom level.
Scroll the waveform with the E knob. The black bar over the waveform visualization shows
the size of the current visible section in relation to the total waveform length.
Zoom the x-axis of the waveform with the F knob. The black bar over the waveform visuali-
zation shows the size of the current visible section in relation to the total waveform length.
The [UP] or [DOWN] arrow keys also perform zoom in/out functions.
The sample can be previewed from the main outputs by pressing [FUNCTION] + [YES]. If
the sample is previewed, sample playback will start from the start point position. Press
[CUE] + [ENTER/YES] to preview from the cue outputs.
Pressing [FUNCTION] + [BANK] or [ENTER/YES] will open the TRIM EDIT menu. Differ-
ent options exist here.
• SET START HERE will set the start point at the position of the waveform marker.
The same functionality can be obtained by turning the A knob.
• SET LOOP HERE will set the loop point at the position of the waveform marker.
The same functionality can be obtained by turning the B knob.
• SET END HERE will set the end point at the position of the waveform marker. The
same functionality can be obtained by turning the C knob.