User Manual

17. OCTATRACK MKII TUTORIALS
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9. Press and hold [SCENE A] and press a [TRIG] key to assign a scene. The scene should be empty and
we assume scene 1 was assigned. Do the same for Scene slot B. We assume scene 2 was assigned.
10. Access the SRC MAIN menu by pressing [SRC]. Press and hold [SCENE A] and set the STRT param-
eter, found in the SRC MAIN menu, to SL1. Then press and hold [SCENE B] and set the STRT parame-
ter to SL16. The crossfader will now interpolate between the first slice and the last slice of the loop.
11. Press [PLAY] to start the Octatrack MKII sequencer. Move the crossfader in various ways to create
new rhythms.
17.3 PREPARING LOOPS AND SAMPLES
To make a sample stay in sync when the BPM of the Octatrack MKII is changed its original BPM of the
sample must be set correctly. To make it easier to sync the sample, its start point should also be placed at a
relevant position. This tutorial is a guide for how to do it “by the book”. Once you know the rules we encour-
age you to break them. Experiment with assigning other BPMs than the original to samples and use start
points creatively.
1. Load a Flex or Static machine to a track. Load a drum loop sample to the machine. We assume the sam-
ple has a 4/4 time signature. Mute all other tracks.
2. Double click [SRC] to open the SRC SETUP menu. Set TSTR to OFF. Time stretch for the track has now
been turned o and will therefore not aect the sample.
3. Press [RECORD] and place a sample trig on the first step of the step sequencer.
4. Press [FUNC] + [PAGE] to open the SCALE SETUP menu. Set the scale to 16/16. Press [NO] to exit the
menu.
5. Press [TRACK] + [BANK] to open the sample in the audio editor. Press [SRC] to open the TRIM menu.
Use the F knob to zoom in on the sample and set the start point with the knob A. A good position would
be right before the downbeat. Press [FUNC] + [YES] to preview the sample from the start point.
6. Press [PLAY] to start the sequencer of the Octatrack MKII.
7. Press [TEMPO] to open the TEMPO menu. Turn the LEVEL knob to adjust the tempo. Once the sample
loops seamlessly you know that this BPM is the original tempo of the sample.
8. Exit the TEMPO menu by pressing [NO]. Press [FX1] to open the ATTRIBUTES menu in the audio editor.
Select ORIGINAL TEMPO and set it to the current Octatrack MKII BPM. Depending on the character of
the sample, make sure TIMESTRETCH is set to either NORMAL or BEATS.
9. Press [NO] to exit the audio editor. In the SRC SETUP menu, set TSTR to AUTO. No matter the BPM of
the Octatrack MKII sequencer, the loop will now be time stretched or time compressed accordingly and
thus stay in sync.