Elektron Octatrack - Manual (Page 65)

TRACK RECORDERS AND PICKUP MACHINES
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the track recorder is opened in the audio editor. Read more on in the section “ATTRIB-
UTES” on page 102.
• OFF will make the recorder buffer immediately play back audio once it is trigged.
This is the default option.
• PLEN will, once the recorder buffer has been trigged, start playback once the pat-
tern has played its full length.
• 1... will time the start playback of the recorder buffer according to the set amount of
sequencer steps. If for example 4 is selected, playback will start on the next beat. If 8
is selected, playback will start after half a bar.
CD works just like the AB setting, but for inputs CD.
• Setting FIN and FOUT to their lowest values will help avoid any unwanted clicks
that might occur when a recorded sample loops.
TRACK RECORDER SAMPLING METHODS
Two main methods of sampling exist. Manual sampling is performed by manually pressing
keys while recorder trig sampling is an automated process conducted by the use of
recorder trigs.
MANUAL SAMPLING
Manual sampling is done through pressing button combinations. By setting INAB, INCD
and SRC3 of the RECORDING SETUP 1 menu appropriately both mono and stereo
sources can be sampled.
[TRACK] + [AUDIO REC AB] will sample from the external input AB to the track recorder
of the track.
[TRACK] + [AUDIO REC CD] will sample from the external input CD to the track recorder
of the track.
[TRACK] + [MIDI] will sample internal sounds to the track recorder of the track.
• If a recorder buffer contains a sample and the corresponding track recorder starts
to sample, the original buffer sample will be overwritten by the new sample.
• When sampling manually the Octatrack will make a qualified guess of both the
BPM of the recorded sample and how many bars that have been sampled. This
info can be seen, and changed if needed, when the recorder buffer is opened in
the audio editor. Read more in the section “ATTRIBUTES” on page 102.
• It is possible to simultaneously sample from several sources by pressing the
appropriate button combinations.
• By enabling the RECORD QUICK MODE setting, the [TRACK] keys don’t need to
be pressed to initiate sampling. Just pressing the [AUDIO RECORD] keys is then