Elektron Octatrack User Manual
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THE AUDIO EDITOR
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If the TSTR parameter in the FLEX/STATIC PLAYBACK SETUP menu is set to
AUTO, different timestretch settings can be applied to different samples used in a
track.
ORIGINAL TEMPO displays the calculated BPM of the sample. If it is not correct, it can be
changed using the LEVEL knob. This setting will affect the sound of a timestretched sam-
ple. For correct results it should be set to match the original BPM of the sample. Altering
this setting will alter the TRIM LEN (BARS) and LOOP LEN (BARS) settings. An arrow will
appear next to the ORIGINAL TEMPO setting, indicating this setting has priority. If the
sample being edited consists of an unknown amount of bars, but you know its BPM, it
might be wise to use this setting as the prioritized one.
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The tempo guessing algorithm analyzes the sample filename for tempo figures,
checking if the initial guess is off by a factor 0.5 or 2.0. The ”normal” BPM range
the Octatrack uses to make its initial BPM guess is 85 BPM-170 BPM. If you have
loops with tempos outside this range, it might be a good idea to put the BPM value
in the filename. Typically, a 70 BPM loop is initially loaded as 140 BPM loop, but if
the number 70 is found anywhere in the filename, the octatrack will use 70 BPM
instead. Similarly, if 280 is found in the filename, the BPM of the sample will be
280.
TRIM LEN (BARS) shows the length of the sample in bars. Altering this setting will alter the
ORIGINAL TEMPO and LOOP LEN (BARS) settings. An arrow will appear next to the
TRIM LEN (BARS) setting, indicating this setting has priority. If the sample being edited
consists of a certain amount of complete bars, it might be wise to use this setting as the pri-
oritized one.
LOOP LEN (BARS) displays the amount of bars the looped section of the sample consists
of. Altering this setting will alter the ORIGINAL TEMPO and TRIM LEN (BARS) settings.
An arrow will appear next to the LOOP LEN (BARS) setting, indicating this setting has pri-
ority.
QUANTIZED TRIG makes it possible to quantize manual trigging of recorder buffers,
Pickup machines and Flex and Static samples and slices. Manual trigging is done by for
example pressing [TRACK] + [PLAY] or the last eight [TRIG] keys. Samples initatiated by
the sequencer will not be quantized. Use the LEVEL knob to alter this setting. If a recorder
buffer is being edited and this parameter is changed, the QPL setting, found in the
RECORDING SETUP 2 menu, will be set to the same value. The QPL setting can thus be
regarded as a mirror of the QUANTIZED TRIG parameter.
• DIRECT will make the sample play back immediately once it is trigged. This is the
default option.
• PAT.LEN will, after the sample has been trigged, start sample playback once the
pattern has played its full length.
• 1/16... will start the sample playback after the set amount of sequencer steps.