Main volume knob not working?

Rael · 2014-09-02T20:14:07.000Z

yep, its a pretty useless knob to must of us
surely be possible to change its function with an OS update
oh wait no, i was imagining it was an analog machine, my mistake

bluewolfse7en · 2014-09-02T21:09:51.000Z

I actually like it but accept that I’m probably in the minority.
I set my main output structure with whatever I’m interfacing with then run a master channel on track 8, keeps it tidy, especially when running other Elektron boxes into the inputs.

OHEXOH · 2014-09-25T19:49:25.000Z

Just discovered this after a long moment scratching my head. Why, why, why? I really don’t see the point in this decision - at least provide an option to override it. Madness.

nvisiblesound · 2021-07-09T23:47:07.277Z

New to OT MKii and elektronauts…gotta say, didn’t really see this problem coming. I sort of thought a dedicated master volume knob would be a no brainer.

To me, it makes a lot more sense for the dedicated volume knob to control bother master AND headphones, selectable via the function key. I prefer master knob first, with the headphones being accessed via the function key…some might like it the other way around, perhaps this could be customizable.
Oh well, can’t have it all…or can we??

*** looking at you version 1.5 o_o ***

Where do we submit feature requests? I’ve got a couple already

AdamJay · 2021-07-09T23:55:04.882Z

Type “OT feature requests” into the search tool at the top of the page.

nvisiblesound · 2021-07-10T01:32:53.068Z

Thanks! Could have sworn I already looked for that

Supercolor_T-120 · 2021-07-10T04:11:55.115Z

Rael:

yep, its a pretty useless knob to must of us

Not totally useless, I think I used it once or twice in 2017

reeloy · 2021-07-10T06:27:33.062Z

…the ONLY prominent MAIN volume knob on the planet, that is nothing but an ordinary headphone volume knob…

it comes in handy in a live DJ style kind of mission, though…

Schnork · 2021-07-10T09:59:18.730Z

Never understood why they saw the need for quick and easy access to headphone volume…
To be fair, main volume is always accesible with Function + Level.
Headphone volume is also the only potentiometer on OT, so quickly and reliably adjusting a parameter in all conditions is reserved for hp volume.

Maybe it’s because many folks will use OT as their mixer/fx unit/loop player/sampler-looper-thingie what doesn’t need quick volume cuts, fade ins and fade outs?

roadmoviemusic · 2021-07-10T12:33:20.647Z

nvisiblesound:

Where do we submit feature requests?

This feature request looks compromised. I believe the HP out pot is in the analog domain. Using it for something else would need a hardware revision.

AdamJay · 2021-07-10T12:38:37.761Z

reeloy:

it comes in handy in a live DJ style kind of mission, though…

I like using it in a performative way.
All the other knobs are encoders, but cue is a pot, great for stabbing external FX sends,
or if using metronome out of cue out to generate clock to modular or DFAM, you can tweak and freak the pot live to make those clock triggers less predictable.

So, as usual; this “limitation” breeds new creative pathways. It’s not a bug, it’s a feature.

nvisiblesound · 2021-07-10T20:18:11.949Z

You must be right about that

nvisiblesound · 2021-07-10T20:20:20.490Z

whoa that’s a great use! i love this machine

alfiedotwtf · 2022-07-02T11:31:08.416Z

bluewolfse7en:

I’d grab a coffee & sit down with the manual mate, tbh if you’re getting stuck with stuff like this then I think you have a few headaches in front of you! OT is a deep machine!

8 years on and I wonder how many people (like me) are landing on this page in 2022 thinking wtf the volume knob isn’t working - and I’m already half way through the manual

sezare56 · 2022-07-02T11:52:49.297Z

MKI user ?

alfiedotwtf:

already half way through the manual

On MKIIs it’s written Headphones Vol below the knob.

In MKI manual, it’s clearly written on page 12.

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Brockstar · 2022-07-02T12:07:28.260Z

Lol just got my octatrack mk1 yesterday and wondered why the volume knob wasn’t doing anything either… Still gotta do more of that RTFM stuff and watch tutorial videos!

sezare56 · 2022-07-02T16:21:26.089Z

Brockstar:

RTFM

At least you can read page 12.

Read the manual doesn’t suffice, you also need to experiment to understand, go back to the manual, etc.

So maybe it’s better to learn by manual sections, depending on your priorities.
Reading the whole manual once linearly is not enough imho.

Supercolor_T-120 · 2022-07-02T17:41:12.756Z

sezare56:

Reading the whole manual once linearly is not enough imho.

This is a good thing to do while you wait for your OT to be delivered, though. Read the whole thing like a book, then when you actually have the OT go back and reread the parts that were hard to follow without actually having it in front of you. At least that worked well for me when I got mine.

sezare56 · 2022-07-02T21:00:09.923Z

Supercolor_T-120:

This is a good thing to do while you wait for your OT to be delivered

Or hesitate to buy a second hand one !
I think I tried to read it, or read some parts without understanding before buying it.

Expectecting a decent regular looper I’ve been disapointed, then I understood after 2 weeks of experimentations the unique and crazy sequenced resampling potential. The manual didn’t tell me that clearly.

alfiedotwtf · 2022-07-03T00:30:22.420Z

sezare56:

At least you can read page 12.

Read the manual doesn’t suffice, you also need to experiment to understand, go back to the manual, etc.

So maybe it’s better to learn by manual sections, depending on your priorities.

Yep, this was my problem. When I ordered the MK1, I got the manual printed and bound, and wanted to read it cover to cover before using it. But over the past week, I’ve been rewiring everything and was doing a sound check to see if all the cabling was working… and then I hit this page

You’re right though - reading cover to cover is ok to get familiar with this, but because it’s so damn deep, you’re probably far better off reading a few pages and then trying things out - in order let grok it better.