Well i guess to start with … important to note that if you would like to capture your recording direct to the Compact Flash card, there is no need to lose a track in order to make the recording.
Just use a Recording Track that is not being used.
And use the Recording Screen to set the input ABCD to none, and the internal input to Main. May as well set loop to Off. And ensure the FIN setting on Rec2 screen is set to zero.
So if any of the Flex Menu Recording Slots are free (i’m guessing at least one is), then choose the audio track of that same number, open the Recording Screen, set the recording length to Max and set a one-off recording Trig on Trig 1 by holding the Function key when pressing the Recording Trig. After recording starts it will flash in a different way to indicate it is now unarmed and will not trig recording again.
So when the playing/recording starts, the OT will start recording the entire mix as it plays on the Octatrack.
When the track has finished playing, press stop and the recording stops also.
If it doesn’t just open the Recording Screen for the appropriately numbered recording slot and wind the Recording Time to the left, and that will stop the recording.
To preview the song recording, double click a Track button, navigate to the Flex menu, to the Flex Recording Slot, and Doublepress Function with Yes. The recording will play. If all is as it should be, then go Audio Editor -> File -> Save Sample Copy… and name it appropriately.
Hey presto, track recording captured via Octatrack.
Also to mention:
It would be best to work in 24 bit mode.
When switching to this mode, it is the best idea to then restart the OT after the mode switch to 24bit.
Yes this takes up more memory, but anyway it sounds better and if the object of the exercise is a five minute song recording, then it should be possible within the workflow.