Djing with Octatrack compared to "normal" djing :P

Hi guys

Had my Octa MkII for a month and have been driving myself insane trying to use it as a DJ device. I have tried pretty much everything on this forum, but having major trouble getting two tracks to remotely sync.

My approach:

  • warped all tracks in Ableton, even to the extent of making them all the same length - they sync up v nicely on there
  • added the BPM (all 120) to the file names
  • exported tracks as 16 bit AIF @ 44.1
  • been through all tracks on Octatrack and ‘told it’ the BPM as its BPM detection seems lousy
  • still no success

I am playing the tracks by holding the track button then hitting play, seems to work fine.

I suspect it’s either to do with:

  • the Static machine settings - what are the correct ones?
  • the individual sample settings in the AED page (is there a way to batch these btw, or do they all need to be put in individually?)
  • some fundamental project-wide macro setting I haven’t discovered yet

Everything is working as I want it (using an external DB4 mixer) except for the beatmatching.

I think there would be real value in a DJ-oriented guide to the Octa - in fact I would pay for it.

Would really value some new suggestions please - thanks!

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