How to fetch sample volume half-way through?

Elektron Gear Octatrack
#1

Hi all, hope you are well. Been having Octatrack for nearly two years now and only recently started to get grip of its great functions, especially Arranger. But more I use it, more questions I have. And here is one of them.

I have a 64 step pattern. On steps 1 of scale 1:4 and step 1 of scale 3:4 I have a trig set which plays a pad sample which has following settings in AMP page - HOLD 32, REL - 108, VOL 0.

I used to set up Scene #1 so that amp volume is -64 and Scene #2 so amp volume is 0, so when I use cross-fader I could bring pad into mix a bit “off beat”…

I wanted to have similar done via automation in Arranger. so I program my arranger to be:

row 1 - A01, 01 - 48 Scene 1 (amp vol -64, so track is muted)
row 2 - A01, 48 -16 Scene 2 (amp 0, so track kicks in)

I can see that machine plays pad in the background but I can get it sound unless it is triggered by a trig. In other words, if I place a trig on step 1 of scale 4:4 - it all works, but that ruins my pattern as I would then have 3 trigs instead of 2.

Was wondering if someone ever came across workaround for such kind of issue?

Many thanks

#2

Not sure to understand everything but did you try with a Trigless trig ? You mean that Scene 2 is not effective without a trig ?

Edit : apparently not, and it doesn’t seem to work with an Trigless trig / lock.
Scenes in Arranger seem to behave like Parts, not effective without trigs.

An lfo on VOL, with SAW, TRIG = ONE should do the job I think. During 1 pattern, it can be a long attack time, a parameter slide…

And Welcome !

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#3

Hey, thanks for suggestion and hospitality. Yes, I did try trigless trig - no difference. I shall try LFO trick tonight. Many thanks, much appreciated.