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17. OCTATRACK MKII TUTORIALS
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6. Select track 2 and make the exact same settings as above in both RECORDING SETUP menus. When
done, press [NO] to exit.
7. Press [SRC] to open the SRC MAIN menu of the Pickup machine assigned to track 2. Set LEN to X2.
This Pickup machine will record the slave loop, which now will be twice the length of the master loop.
Make sure PTCH is set to 0, DIR to FWD, GAIN to 0 and OP to DUB.
8. Press the [TRACK 1] key to access the SRC MAIN menu of the Pickup machine assigned to track 1.
Set PTCH to 0, DIR to FWD, GAIN to 0 and OP to DUB. As this Pickup machine will be used to capture
the master loop, the LEN parameter fill no function and can thus be set to any value, preferably to
OFF.
9. Play the synth.
10. Press [REC1] to start sampling with the Pickup machine of track 1. Press [REC2] to stop recording.
The recorded sample will start to loop. Add overdubs by pressing [REC1], exit overdub mode by press-
ing [REC2]. If not satisfied with the loop, press [REC2] while in playback mode to stop the playback.
Then initiate sampling again by pressing [REC1]. Once a loop has been recorded, note how the BPM
of the Octatrack MKII will change to the BPM of the recorded loop.
11. Press [TRACK 2] to make the Pickup machine of track 2 active. Record a new loop, which automat-
ically will be twice the length of the original loop, by following the instructions outlined in the step
above.
Reverse a recorded loop by setting DIR to REV. If DIR is set to PIPO, the loop will play in a
ping pong fashion.
Use a MIDI foot pedal connected to the Octatrack MKII for foot control of the Pickup
machines. See the NOTE MAPPINGS chart, for information about which notes the Pickup
machines respond to. Please see section “APPENDIX C: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE” on
page 137.
17.1.5 CONTROLLING THE PICK UP MACHINES WITH A MIDI FOOT CONTROLLER
Using a MIDI foot controller to control the Pickup machines is great when using the Octatrack MKII in a
hands-free way. In this tutorial we assume we are going to sample a guitar connected to input A.
1. Connect the MIDI OUT of the foot controller to the MIDI IN of the Octatrack MKII.
2. Make sure the foot controller sends MIDI messages on the Octatrack MKII auto channel.
3. Assign Pickup machines to track 1 and 2.
4. Open the RECORDING SETUP 1 menu by selecting track 1 and pressing [FUNC] + [REC1].
5. Set INAB to A, INCD to -, RLEN to MAX, TRIG to ONE2, SRC3 to - and LOOP to ON.