Elektron Octatrack - Manual (Page 131)

OCTATRACK SETUP EXAMPLES
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OCTATRACK SETUP EXAMPLES
The flexibility of the routing of the Octatrack makes it easy to integrate the machine in a lot
of various studio and live setups. Here are a few examples of how it can interact with exter-
nal audio sources.
OCTATRACK AS A PERFORMANCE HUB
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. Two main
methods setting up the Octatrack exist. It can either listen to the incoming audio by using
the DIR parameters of the MIXER menu or by using Thru machines.
DIR METHOD
To set up the Octatrack for use with the DIR method, follow these instructions.
1. Connect the outputs of the Machinedrum and Monomachine to the input pairs of the
Octatrack. We will assume the Machinedrum is being connected to input A/B and the
Monomachine to input C/D.
2. Connect a MIDI cable from MIDI OUT of the Octatrack to MIDI IN of the Machinedrum.
Connect a MIDI cable from MIDI THRU of the Machinedrum to the MIDI IN of the
Monomachine. Make sure the Machinedrum and Monomachine listen to external MIDI
clock and that they respond to external transport commands.
3. Open the PROJECT menu by pressing [FUNCTION] + [MIXER]. Select MIDI and then
SYNC. Press [ENTER/YES]. Enable both TRANSPORT SEND and CLOCK SEND. The
fig. 1.