Main volume knob not working?

hack_ira · 2014-09-02T10:45:22.000Z

Hi,

I just bought an Octatrack and it seems that the main volume knob (the one on the top left) isn’t working. It does not change the volume at all.
Only the Level button is changing the volume (the one next to the six button A B C D E F.
Should i root the tracks to the main volume or something?
Thx

hack_ira · 2014-09-02T10:55:42.000Z

Well, if i put the headphone then the main volume knob is working. It just doesn’t change the main output volume

bluewolfse7en · 2014-09-02T11:04:46.000Z

Function & Level control the main outputs.
Volume is headphone out.
This (controversial) design is to allow DJ style cueing in a live situation.
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!

Congrats on getting one tho, stick with it, it’ll be worth it!

Jo_deman · 2014-09-02T11:05:09.000Z

The volume knob only affects the headphone out put. I have no idea why, as all other Elektron devices I have this knob is for the main out.

hack_ira · 2014-09-02T11:11:34.000Z

Owww ok , thx for the replies
Yeah i m gonna read the manual indeed!
Thx again

rikrak · 2014-09-02T12:26:38.000Z

To be fair, I think when you first see the knob entirely dedicated to “Volume”, you don’t reach for the manual to see what it does. You assume it will adjust the volume level.

You are going to spend a lot of time with the manual though. I recommend using the PDF if you can because there is a fair bit of jumping around and searching once you’ve done the first read through.

bluewolfse7en · 2014-09-02T14:49:53.000Z

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To be fair, I think when you first see the knob entirely dedicated to “Volume”, you don’t reach for the manual to see what it does. You assume it will adjust the volume level.

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Agreed! Notice all the other machines say ‘Master Volume’, sly dogs at Elektron

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