Elektron Octatrack - Manual (Page 89)

PATTERNS
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PATTERNS
The sequencer of the Octatrack shares a lot of similarities with the Machinedrum and
Monomachine sequencers but have been considerably improved. It is incredibly powerful
and plays an extremely important role in processing sounds and samples.
The sequencer stores information in patterns. Patterns consist of information about how
the eight audio tracks and eight MIDI tracks should be played back. All adjustments made
to patterns are automatically saved. If you wish to alter a pattern but keep the initial sample
trig placements you will have to copy the pattern to a new location and then use the copied
pattern as the basis for the new pattern. A pattern contains:
• Sample trigs for the eight audio tracks.
• Note trigs for the eight MIDI tracks.
• Track recorder trigs for the eight track recorders.
• Trigless trigs for the eight audio tracks and the eight MIDI tracks.
• Swing trigs for the eight audio tracks and the eight MIDI tracks.
• Slide trigs for the eight audio tracks.
• One shot trigs for the eight audio tracks.
• Information about which pattern is linked to a part.
• Parameter locks.
• Sample locks.
• Length and time signature of the tracks.
TRIG LED INDICATIONS
Depending on if the LED is lit or not the LEDs will display different informa-
tion when the sequencer is playing.
If the LED is unlit the eight rightmost LEDs will indicate sample trigs being
activated by the sequencer. LED 9 acts as an indicator for track 1, LED 10
acts as an indicator for track 2 and so on.
If the LED is lit the various trigs of the active track will be shown.
BASIC PATTERN OPERATIONS
The Octatrack can switch between patterns without any audible lag. This, plus the ability to
chain patterns, are handy features when for example making live improvisations.
SELECTING A PATTERN
Each project hosts 16 banks each containing 16 patterns. Banks and patterns are selected
using the [BANK] and [PATTERN] keys in combination with the 16 [TRIG] keys.
Patterns can be selected from the currently active bank or from one of the other banks.
Press the [PATTERN] button in combination with one of the 16 [TRIG] keys to select a pat-
tern located in the currently active bank. Patterns containing data are indicated by green
LEDs. The currently active pattern is indicated by a red LED.