Elektron Octatrack User Manual
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OCTATRACK SETUP EXAMPLES
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3.
Make sure CC DIRECT CONNECT is activated.
4.
Exit the menu and open the PROJECT -> MIDI -> CHANNELS menu. Set the auto chan-
nel to 16. Now the active track, regardless if it is an audio or MIDI track, will always
respond to messages sent on this channel.
5.
Press [MIDI] to access the MIDI mode of the Octatrack.
6.
Select track 1 and either double-tap the [PLAYBACK] key or press [FUNCTION] +
[PLAYBACK] to open te NOTE SETUP page. Turn knob A to set CHAN to 1. Press the
knob to confirm the choice. MIDI track 1 now sends out data on MIDI channel 1. This
track will control the synthesizer.
7.
Repeat the procedure for MIDI track 2, but set the MIDI channel to 2. This track now
controls the synth module.
8.
Now it is time to set the CC messages that will be possible to record and lock by the
Octatrack MIDI sequencer. In this tutorial the filter cutoff parameter of the synthesizer will
be set so it is recordable by turning the cutoff knob of the synthesizer directly. Select
track 1 and open the CTRL 1 SETUP menu by either double-tapping [EFFECT 1] or
pressing [FUNCTION] + [EFFECT 1].
9.
To avoid having to assign the CC value of the cutoff knob of the synthesizer manually,
the MIDI learn functionality can be used. Press [FUNCTION] + knob C to initiate the
MIDI learn function.
10.
Turn the cutoff knob of the synthesizer. That CC value will automatically be assigned to
the CC1 SETUP parameter.
11.
For track 2, the cutoff CC value of the synth module needs to be assigned manually.
Open the CTRL 1 SETUP menu of track two, look up the CC value for the cutoff knob in
the synth module manual and assign this value to the CC1 SETUP parameter.
12.
The Octatrack can now sequence the two synths using the MIDI sequencer. When
entering LIVE RECORDING mode, selecting track 1 and turning the cutoff knob of the
synthesizer, the knob movements will be recorded by the Octatrack MIDI sequencer.
Parameter locks can also be applied in the same way. Press and hold a [TRIG] key, turn
the cutoff knob of the synthesizer and the chosen value will be locked to the step. It is of