Hi guy
I’m close to buying the Octatrack. however, I have a couple of questions.
I’ve been an MPC user for years, and have had a little break from making music.
I’ve watched hours of video’s and “tried to read” the manual I have a basic understanding of how the thing works, but some things are just not clear!
Here goes:
- The audiotrack sequencer does not register note off data. I’ve been thinking about possible workarounds:
Solition 1/ play setting to one shot with Envelope settings to INF hold, and use a “silent slice” to stop the previous sample. This should work I suppose. But how does the release work? Is the machine 100% monophonic? Or does the release (tail) keeps going on top of the next triggererd sample/slice? If this is true, then Here is the next question: can I p-lock attack, hold and release for each trigger?
Solution 2: same envelope settings as previous solution, but instead of using an empty slice, I would insert p-locks for volume. So sample needs to stop at step 6: I insert a p-lock for volume with volume set to 0.
Solution 3: use the MIDI sequencer to trigger audiotrack, since it registers not off. But then I need to create a midi loop. And als these are are just too many steps, and things get complicated quickly.
The manual is written in Elektron language. which, at this point, I’m not familiar with :). I would like to have a list of all parameters that can be p-locked. Is there such a list?
Next: saving and loading.
Basicaly, I’d like to save and load a project with all its settings and samples to a folder on the cf card. I preferably with just a single action. Is this possible?
I can I scroll through and load samples from another project on the card into the RAM = the current project. Without modifying the sample on the cf card. So that my previous project onnthe card stays intact, without changes. I basicaly want to create different songs (each project is a song), and every song should stay in it’s own folder. Next to the project folders, i would like to have a folder containing samples to work with.
I will use flex engines only.
Next one:
I would like to:
- connect two jacks from cue out to AB or CD input. (Octa out to Octa in)
- set audiotrack 6 to cue out
- play the pattern (everything is going to headphones out, including audiotrack 6)
- play the sample on audiotrack 6 chromaticaly with Octa’ keys (the buttons from the step sequencer). While hearing my playing through the headphones together with the beat, and at the same time recording my playing on track 6 to an audiobuffer on track 7.
- question regarding this method: can I play the audio on track 6, with octa’s keys, with note off command? Assuming I have set the ADSR settings to 100% sustain, which is hold.
These are my main concerns. I have highlighted the important stuff ^^
Thanks a lot, guys!