Elektron Octatrack - Manual (Page 17)

PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS
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10. [MIXER] opens up a menu where settings for the in- and outputs can be made. Tracks
can also be muted and solo:ed here. Pressing [FUNCTION] + [MIXER] opens the PRO-
JECT menu.
11. Pressing the [MIDI] button activates the MIDI sequencer mode. A lit LED indi-
cates the MIDI sequencer is active. When in the RECORD SETUP menu this LED indi-
cates both the signal strength of the internal sample source and the internal source
selection for recorder trigs. [FUNCTION] + [MIDI] opens the PARTS menu. When a
Pickup machine is used, the button combination performs a multiply command.
12. [FUNCTION] key. Press and hold it for accessing the secondary function of another
key. Secondary functions are often printed in red text on the panel.
13. Pressing [CUE] + a [TRACK] key will cue the track. The audio of the track will then be
routed to the cue outputs. [FUNCTION] + [CUE] will reload the parameter settings of
the selected part.
14. Pressing [PATTERN] + a [TRIG] key selects the active pattern within a bank. The
ARRANGER menu is opened by pressing [FUNCTION] + [PATTERN].
15. [BANK] + a [TRIG] key selects the active bank. Pressing [FUNCTION] + [BANK]
opens various context based menus.
16. [ENTER/YES] key. Used for entering sub-menus and for confirming choices.
17. [EXIT/NO] key. Used for exiting an active menu and for deselecting options.
18. The [ARROW] keys. Used for menu navigation. They are called [UP], [DOWN], [LEFT]
and [RIGHT]. Pressing [LEFT]/[RIGHT] while no particular menu is open will temporar-
ily nudge the BPM up or down.
19. The [TRACK PARAMETER] keys switches between the TRACK PARAMETER pages
of the active track. Pressing [FUNCTION] + a [TRACK PARAMETER] key or quickly
double pressing a [TRACK PARAMETER] key will open the SETUP menu of the
selected TRACK PARAMETER page. In MIDI SEQUENCER mode the TRACK
PARAMETER pages reflect the MIDI functionality of the tracks.
20. [REC] key. Toggles GRID RECORDING mode on/off. Starts LIVE RECORDING mode
if held while pressing [PLAY]. In GRID RECORDING mode, the LED gives
a steady light, while in LIVE RECORDING mode it flashes. Pressing [FUNCTION] +
[REC] performs a copy command.
21. [PLAY] key. Starts playback of a pattern or arrangement. Pressing [PLAY] a second
time pauses playback. [FUNCTION] + [PLAY] performs a clear command.
22. [STOP] key. Stops the playback of a pattern or arrangement. [FUNCTION] + [STOP]
performs a paste command.
• Copy, clear and paste functions are available in many menus. The implementation
is described in “SEQUENCER COPY, PASTE AND CLEAR OPERATIONS” on
page 84.
23. [SCENE A]/[SCENE B] + [TRIG] assigns one of 16 scenes to the A and B scene
slots.[SCENE A]/[SCENE B] + a DATA ENTRY knob will assign the chosen parameter
value to the scene. [FUNCTION] + [SCENE A]/[SCENE B] mutes the scene.
24. The crossfader interpolates between the parameter values of scene A and scene B.
25. [TRIG] keys 1 to 16. They have many uses, for example trigging either the machine of a
track or a complete track. Also used for placing trigs while in GRID RECORDING
mode. When pressed in combination with the [PATTERN], [BANK] and [SCENE] but-
tons they select patterns, banks and scenes. Above each [TRIG] key a LED
indicates the position of placed trigs.