User Manual

17. OCTATRACK MKII TUTORIALS
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6. Open the RECORDING SETUP 2 menu [FUNC] + [REC2]. Set FIN to 0.063, FOUT to 0.063, AB to
127, QREC to OFF, QPL to OFF and CD to 0.
7. Make the same settings for the Pickup machine on track 2.
8. On the foot controller, five pedals are going to be used. Set pedal 1 so it transmits MIDI note 60, a C
note. This will initiate the combo recording, meaning the Pickup machine will sample from both input
pairs as well as the internal source. As INCD and SRC3 has both has been set to -, only audio from
input pair AB will be recorded. Pedal 1 thus fills the same function as the [REC1] key does when con-
trolling the Pickup machine from the Octatrack MKII panel.
9. Pedal 2 should transmit MIDI note 64, an E note. This will toggle between Pickup machine play and
stop. This pedal fills the same function as the [REC2] key does when controlling the Pickup machine
from the Octatrack MKII panel.
10. Set pedal 3 so it transmits MIDI note 71, a B note. This will sync the sequencer to the active Pickup
machine and make the sequencer start playing once the synced loop starts over again.
11. Set pedal 4 so it transmits MIDI note 69, an A note. This will move the focus of the active track to the
previous track. If for example track 2 is active, pressing this pedal will make track 1 active.
12. Set pedal 5 so it transmits MIDI note 68, a G# note. This will move the focus of the active track to the
next track. If for example track 2 is active, pressing this pedal will make track 3 active.
13. Make sure track 1 is active. Play the guitar.
14. Now you can initate Pickup machine sampling by pressing pedal 1. Press pedal 2 to stop sampling. The
recorded sample will at the same time start looping. Move to track 2 by pressing pedal 5. Move back
to track 1 by pressing pedal 4. If you want to sync the Octatrack MKII sequencer to a Pickup machine
loop and make it start playing the next time the loop starts over, press pedal 3.
MIDI CCs can be used instead of MIDI notes when working with Pickup machines. If the
foot pedal only sends out MIDI CCs, send CC 59 to the autochannel. That CC message will
be interpreted as a note on command by the Octatrack MKII. The CC values correspond to
MIDI notes. To initiate for example combo recording, send CC 59 with a value of 60.
17.2 LOOP REMIXING
Remixing loops is easy and rewarding. The tutorial assumes the set and project found on the bundled
Compact Flash card is loaded. See “MOUNTING A SET AND LOADING A PROJECT” on page 17 for more
information on how to load this set and project. This is of course not necessary as any sample can be used.
17.2.1 LOOP REMIXING USING SLICES
1. Make sure pattern A01 is loaded. Mute all tracks except track 1, containing the Flex sample ACDRUM.
Select track 1 by pressing the corresponding [TRACK] key.
2. Press [FUNC] + [PAGE] to open the SCALE SETUP menu. Set the track length to 16/16.
3. Activate the GRID RECORDING mode by pressing [RECORD]. Make sure the [RECORD] key lights
up. Then press [FUNC] + [PLAY] to clear all trigs of the track.
4. Place out new sample trigs on every step of the sequencer. Step 1, 2, 3 and so on.
5. Double press the [SRC] key to open the SRC SETUP menu. Set SLIC to ON. This will activate the
slice playback functionality.