Elektron Octatrack - Manual (Page 58)

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• If track 8 has been turned into a master track it won’t be affected by mutes.
• If Neighbor machines are used the track or tracks preceding the last Neighbor
machine can not be muted. To mute the chain, mute the last Neighbor machine.
• It is possible to mute a track without entering the MIXER menu. Just press [FUNC-
TION] + the [TRACK] key corresponding to the track you want to mute. Track
solo’ing is only possible in the MIXER menu though.
• The LEDs also indicate mute status. A muted and currently active track
is indicated by a yellow LED. A muted and currently not selected track
is indicated by an unlit LED.
TEMPO MENU
Here the BPM of the project is set. The TEMPO screen is opened by pressing the
[TEMPO] key.
The LEVEL encoder changes the current tempo in integer steps. The [UP] and [DOWN]
arrow keys change the decimal part of the tempo.
• Holding [FUNCTION] while adjusting the tempo will not change the tempo until the
[FUNCTION] button is released.
TAP TEMPO
To tap a tempo, hold the [FUNCTION] key and tap the [TEMPO] key in a steady rhythm.
After four consecutive taps the average tempo of the taps will be set as the new tempo. You
can continue tapping the [TEMPO] key, the tapped tempo average will then keep on updat-
ing.
PATTERN TEMPO NUDGE
You can temporarily shift the tempo up or down by 10% by pressing the [LEFT] or [RIGHT]
arrow keys. When the key is released the BPM will revert back to the original setting. This
functionality is very handy when manually syncing your Octatrack to a turntable or an exter-
nal sound source. Note that you do not need to be in the TEMPO menu to perform this
tempo shift.
SAMPLE TEMPO NUDGE
By holding one or more [TRACK] keys and pressing [LEFT]/[RIGHT] the tempo of the
samples currently playing on those tracks can be temporarily nudged. This does not affect
the sequencer tempo.