Sample chain LFO > slice question

Elektron Gear Octatrack
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Im having a bit of confusion with the octatrack.

i have 64 sample chain, and i want it to be a random hit each time

LFO set to:

PMTR PB STRT

TRIG

(speed and mult can be anything, right?)

now, this is where i get confused. logic would state that i should set DEPTH to 64, so it has 64 slices to choose from?

but most of the time its just triggering the first slice. - what setting to achieve what i want?

i know there has been a thread on this before, but the guy just said he has changed the parameter. i can seem to get it working right

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and also, how does LFO2 DEPTH > LFO1 DEPTH work?

if LFO1 DEP is on 64

LFO2 modulates it

if i set LFO2 DEP to 32 does that mean LFO1 is now 96? or is it 32 either side of center?

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My guess is that the reason the first slice is being triggered most often is because the LFO is going from -63 to +63. So when the LFO is at a negative value, it triggers slice 01 because it cannot go lower than that. I think you can fix this by setting the STRT knob to the middle value on the PLAYBACK page. I’m pretty sure this worked when I tried it, although that was several weeks ago.

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Maybe set TRIG to FREE?

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modulatia is right set the slice # to center. I actually first came here with this same question :slight_smile:

http://www.elektronauts.com/t/random-sample-chain-help/2961/22973

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Just wanted to add (for any newbies out there) since it´s not entirely clear in this thread:

random waveform selected.

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ahhh thanks for that!

am RTFM as much as possible.

really good to get stuck in with the octa after using the others a lot more :slight_smile: