Sequencer to pickup sync – Elektron Octatrack User Manual
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TRACK RECORDERS AND PICKUP MACHINES
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When HOLD is selected, sampling is made by pressing and holding [AUDIO REC AB].
When the key is released, the Pickup machine will start playing the loop. To make over-
dubs, just press and hold [AUDIO REC AB] again while the loop is playing. Replacing is
not possible in this mode, but you can achieve the same results by setting the GAIN
parameter of the PICKUP MAIN menu to -INF, given OP, found in the same menu, is set to
DUB.
The Pickup machine track icons change depending on their current status.
The various Pickup machine states are illustrated above. From left: stopped, playing,
recording, overdubbing, replacing.
Once a loop has been recorded it can be doubled by either pressing [MIDI] while in the
RECORDING SETUP menus, or by pressing [TRACK] + [MIDI] at any time. Note that this
operation makes a copy of the loop at that specific moment, so it is recommended not to do
this while overdubbing.
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See “PICKUP MACHINE SAMPLING” on page 132 for a step by step tutorial on
how to sample with the Pickup machines.
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Use a MIDI foot controller for hands-free operation of the Pickup machines. The
MIDI notes the Pickup machines respond to are outlined in “Appendix C: MIDI
CONTROL REFERENCE“. A MIDI foot controller tutorial is found is the section
“CONTROLLING THE PICK UP MACHINES WITH A MIDI FOOT CONTROLLER” on
page 133.
SEQUENCER TO PICKUP SYNC
The Octatrack sequencer can be tempo synchronized to a Pickup machine recording. This
is useful if you want to mix pre-progammed tracks with Pickup machine loops and don’t
want the sync of the sequencer to drift.
Press [TRACK] + [TEMPO] to sync the sequencer to a Pickup machine loop. The BPM
value normally shown in the top left corner of the LCD will at the same time be replaced
with information about which Pickup machine that is controlling the sequencer BPM. To see
the tempo of the loop the sequencer is locked to, open the TEMPO window.
If Pickup sync is activated when the sequencer is stopped and Pickup machines are play-
ing loops, pressing [PLAY] will make the sequencer start playing the next time the synced
Pickup machine loop starts over. If no Pickup machine is playing, the sequencer will start
playing immediately when [PLAY] is pressed.