Hey there,
So I spent all last night in Ableton processing over 100 breaks, renaming the file names to include the BPM of each individual track so that I could easily slice the breaks.
However when I loaded it in, not only was every tracks pitch different from the files original sound, but the BPM was always wrong?
A break that is 100bpm in Ableton turned out to be 92bpm on the Octatrack.
Why is it doing this? Has it got something to do with the fact that its pitch shifting each sample and if so how do I stop this. Its infuriating and a complete time waste.
I was told the Octatrack can be an awkward fudger to deal with but this is just unfathomable.
This sounds like 48 kHz vs 44.1 kHz sampling. The ratio is the same…
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So I should be exporting the samples in which sample rate?
Also if this is it you are the divine messenger I have been needing for months now.
I don’t have an OT, but I believe it only takes samples with 44.1.
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I COULD KISS YOU!
Thank you to the moon and back.
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How are you loading the sample in a flex or static machine? From the manual:
Recorded samples can immediately be time stretched or time compressed to match the BPM
of the Octatrack MKII. Note that TSTR in the SRC SETUP menu must be set to either AUTO,
NORM or BEAT for this to function. If set to AUTO, make sure time stretch is activated for the
recorder buffer. That is done in the ATTRIBUTES menu of the audio editor. For more information, please see “13.2.4 ATTRIBUTES” on page 84.
So, try changing the TSTR (time stretch) attribute in the SRC SETUP page.
If that doesn’t work if you can goto the AUDIO EDITOR then ATTRIBUTES page you can also change the way the OT is interpreting the BPM there.
TIMESTRETCH sets whether timestretch should be applied to the sample or not. Different timestretch
algorithms exist.
• OFF does not apply timestretch to the sample.
• NORMAL is an algorithm suitable for most material.
• BEAT is a timestretch algorithm especially useful for rhythmic material.
So there are the main two ways OT will be timestretching your material.
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It was definitely the sample rate, I had processed all the breaks at 90khz.
Thanks for the info though, its always appreciated trying to understand this weird beast.
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44.1 kHz / 16 or 24 bits
Have faith, you’ll tame it!
(Rtfm though)
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Can’t you just ask everyone to dance a wee bit slower?
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Huh, that is definitely the problem I was having Saturday now that I read this!
NO, THIS IS BREAKCORE. Give me hardcore or give me death.
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I’d love to see that in Latin on a crest of some sort.
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