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16. OCTATRACK MKII SETUP EXAMPLES
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2. Assign a Scene to Scene A by pressing [SCENE A] + a [TRIG] key. Assign a Scene to Scene B by
pressing [SCENE B] + a [TRIG] key. We assume scene 1 was assigned to Scene A and scene 2 to
Scene B.
3. Open the MIXER menu by pressing [MIXER]. Make sure DIR for both AB and CD is set to 127. This will
route the incoming sound to the Octatrack MKII main outputs at full volume.
4. Press and hold [SCENE A]. Note how the DIR parameters change to XDIR. While keeping [SCENE
A] pressed, turn knob B so XDIR AB is set to MAX. Then turn knob E so XDIR CD says MIN. Release
[SCENE A] and press and hold [SCENE B]. Turn knob B so XDIR AB is set to MIN. Then turn knob E
so XDIR CD says MAX. When the crossfader is at its leftmost position only the audio from DJ deck 1
will be routed to the main outputs. When it is at its rightmost position only the audio from DJ deck 2
will be routed to the main outputs. Any other crossfader position will mix the audio from DJ deck 1
and 2.
5. Set the crossfader to its leftmost position and start playing a song on DJ deck 1. The audio will be
heard from the Octatrack MKII main outputs.
6. When it is time to mix in a track from DJ deck 2, first press [CUE] + [REC2] to cue listen to DJ deck 2
using the headphones. Adjust the playback of DJ deck 2 so both decks play in sync.
7. Un-cue DJ deck 2 by pressing [CUE] + [REC2] and move the crossfader to its rightmost position. The
Octatrack MKII will now mix between DJ deck 1 and 2.
Turn track 8 into a master track to aect the incoming audio from the DJ decks with the
master track eects.
Don’t forget that it is possible to sample the DJ decks, even ones that are cued.
16.4.2 DJ MIXING USING THE THRU METHOD
1. Connect the first DJ deck to Octatrack MKII input pair AB. Connect the second DJ deck to input pair CD.
2. Open the MIXER menu by pressing [MIXER]. Make sure DIR for AB and CD is set to 0. This will make
incoming sound available to only Thru machines.
3. Assign a Thru machine to track 1. Set INAB to A B. This will make the machine listen to input A/B,
which is the input pair DJ deck 1 is connected to. Assign a Thru machine to track 5. Set INCD to C D.
This will make the machine listen to input C/D, which is the input pair DJ deck 2 is connected to. As-
signing Thru machines this way will make it easier to remember which DJ deck is connected to which
track.
4. Assign a Scene to Scene A by pressing [SCENE A] + a [TRIG] key. Assign a Scene to Scene B by
pressing [SCENE B] + a [TRIG] key. We assume scene 1 was assigned to Scene A and scene 2 to
Scene B.
5. Select track 1 and press and hold [SCENE A]. Note how the LEV parameter changes to XLV. While
keeping [SCENE A] pressed, turn the LEVEL knob so XLV is set to MAX. Release [SCENE A] and
press and hold [SCENE B]. Turn the LEVEL knob so XLV is set to MIN.
6. Select track 5 and press and hold [SCENE A]. While keeping [SCENE A] pressed, turn the LEVEL
knob so XLV is set to MIN. Release [SCENE A] and press and hold [SCENE B]. Turn the LEVEL knob
so XLV is set to MAX. When the crossfader is at its leftmost position only the audio from DJ deck 1 will
be routed to the main outputs. When it is at its rightmost position only the audio from DJ deck 2 will be
routed to the main outputs. Any other crossfader position will mix the audio from DJ deck 1 and 2.