Abusing a Track for Live Input (From Merlins Guide)

Elektron Gear Octatrack
#30

MK1 as well. Thanks. I ll start a blank project and try again. If it works for you it should work for me :slight_smile:

#31

Yeah of course it possible ! You cannot say “impossible” with OT, period. :smile:
You can even Overdub with Flex, OT slaved.
Real time pitch shifting is also possible if you play recordings with lfo on start. :tongue:

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#32

To clarify I am on track 5 with flex recording 5 assigned to it recording external source AB.
Both record and playback trigs are on step 1 with a length of 16 steps.

Everything works fine I hear the input in real time and no problem with AB source playback.

When I press to select any another track ( T1, T2 … buttons) it freezes the input like a freeze delay would do…

That’s it.

Nobody else having this issue?

#33

Weird. Sampling is freezed? With what length? Shorter than 16 steps?

#34

I’ve had input freezes while using plays free tracks…?

#35

Go here to see the new machine out that has similar abusing live input
Incoming real-time sampled audio can be timestretched, reversed, high pitched, quantised on the fly

I have purchased a DJS-1000 to compliment the OT2 for above feature

#36

So ? What’s better than Ot?
You can’t realtime reverse with any gear, because you start to from the end of recording…not recorded yet.

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#37

exactly my thoughts

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#39

Pioneer can realtime reverse–they started doing this on the DJM series of mixers —from DJM-700 onwards . Its one of the roll sampler settings.Anyway key thing is compliment the OT2 not replace it :slight_smile:

#40

“Realtime” reverse has to be delayed.
For a constant reverse on OT, you can use 2 Flex tracks and 2 associated recorders, one bar loop.

T1 : Rec Trig on step 1, Trig on step 9 (Rate - 63)
T2 : Rec Trig on step 9, Trig on step 1 (Rate - 63)

Plocking recordings, you can use only one track (and 2 recorders).

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#41

I’m not familair with the roll sampler, but I am assuming you mean “reverse,” as in reverse it from this point backwards.
As you would scrubbing vinyl backwards?

#42

The freeze bug length actually depends on when I press the button to select another track so it is pretty random. Maybe my Octatrack has a problem it seems I am the only one experiencing this. It did happen after upgrading the OS.

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#43

Does it happen without midi or Usb connection ?

#44

yes no midi or usb connection. It keeps happening :frowning:

#45

There is a bug :-…I think it’s when you choose “assign to self” after you have taken a sample and saved it.
If you then go to the sample edit page and select “clear slot”
“Abusing a track for live input” does not work on that track despite being a brand new emptied record buffer.

#46

It works for me. I cleared the buffer too, after Assign to self.
I don’t like the term “abusing”. Using is enough.

#47

Hmm my bug must be a setting somewhere
Is that correct and only way to empty buffer ? Also is there a setting to reset all track parameters back to default as if it was a unused track?

#48

I cleared slot in slot list (2 clics on a track, Fn+Stop).
Not sure if there’s a clear track parameters function. :sketchy:
You can clear pages, or copy a clean track from another bank/part…

#50

Thanks copy a blank track worked

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#51

You can also clear parameter pages.