Octatrack MK1 Visual and Pick Up Machine bug

Yes with my midi tracks and tracks activated
I’m gonna do another test to see if it happens the same problem with Part 3

I don’t have a running led with Mixer mode, but I have it with Track Mutes mode.
In Track Mutes and Grid Rec mode, only the first led is blinking. That’s it ?

I have the led runninf for all differents modes I don’t know why, I never had this before :roll_eyes: but actually this is not really annoying my major concern is about my scenes that don’t respond to what I want them to do…
I think I’m gonna post something on the main post and let them know my issue

I maid a test :

pattern 1 with part 1 track 1 pickup
pattern 2 with part 2 track 1 pickup
part 2 = part 1 copy

Plocked pitch - 12 on pattern 1
Plocked pitch +12 on pattern 2

Weird behavior, plocks were active only after stop play or after a pattern change.

Give me your Octatrack before it dies. :wink:

Record something on your pick up track
Apply a scene that will be similar for both part on your pick up track for example a filter or whatever volume…
Then, when you are in pattern 2 try to modify this scene to see if it respond well please :frowning:
I don’t want to let my baby die !!!

I have a hunch there’s still some bugs having to do with part switch and the fact that pickups don’t use trigs, and that parts by default don’t kick in per track until a trig is reached, and parts include scenes…
I can’t test anything for a few weeks but I’ve noticed some funny business in this department…

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So a workaround would be to have another machine on corresponding track when there’s a part change…
Too late for tests !

It’s deeper than that…
I’ve had it the other way where if I leave a part/pattern with a pu and switch to a part/pattern with a flex, the second part with the flex only kicks in correctly if the pickup was playing before the switch, if it was stopped the first parts scene would be active on the second part and the flex would play the pickup buffer even though not assigned!
Confirmed by Elektron through support.
My workaround has been to make sure my pickups are running before I switch, muted if nessecary…

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If I were you I’d try two things:

  1. Leave the first pattern/part while the pu is playing and not stopped, does the next scene work then?

  2. Leave the first pattern/part while the pu is playing and not stopped, on the second pattern/part record a pickup loop. After the second part’s pu is in playback does the scene then work correctly?

On a side note, it’d be nice to get to the bottom of this, but if your second part is just a copy of the first, do you need to use two parts?
If you want to be able to further modify each independently, understood, but just throwing this out there…

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It’s not only proper copy but it helps me to manage my samples for each tracks for each parts :slight_smile:
Part 1 = 4 Patterns with a list of Samples
Part 2 = 4 Patterns with a new list of Samples which will integrate my old and new scenes and new parameters
So I need those parts actually yeah but I find something to avoid the problem with those scenes, I will just not use the scene for my pick up machine between my pattern 4 and 5 (when I switche between scene 1 to 2) and not making my OT bug.

Yes everything work perfectly like this thank you :slight_smile:
I was thinking to a solution like this way without needing to not use all the parts which is an important tool of my workflow so if no debug solutions are found I’m gonna live with it.
Btw I’m happy that my OT is not diyng?
But still I have still no clue with this little led is now always blinking?

Track Mute mode ?

With all different modes.

Seems more normal than your videos. :smile:

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If you have the same issue as me so I think I must not be afraid anymore :slight_smile: thanks for your help guys !

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Probably wouldn’t hurt to file a bug report about the scenes and Pickups, seeing how there’s new OT’s maybe they’ll fix it…
Meanwhile I’ve learned to avoid certain things, or program parts/patterns to avoid certain things when switching.

I also wanted to say that if you want you can save some parts by using “sample locks” on some patterns to change the samples being played but still use the same part…

Your OT lives! :slight_smile:

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Should I post on the OT bugs topic or send a ticket to the support?

Ticket to support is the only way to make sure Elektron reads and takes note of it…
It’s definitely a bug, I’d send it to them… :slight_smile:

Ok I’m gonna send it to them as soon as I can :slight_smile: