User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. THE BACKGROUND OF THE OCTATRACK MKII
- 3. PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS
- 4. OVERVIEW OF THE OCTATRACK MKII STRUCTURE
- 5. THE USER INTERFACE
- 6. QUICK START
- 7. SETS
- 8. PROJECTS
- 9. TRACK RECORDERS AND PICKUP MACHINES
- 10. BANKS, PARTS AND SCENES
- 11. TRACKS
- 12. PATTERNS
- 12.1 TRIG INDICATIONS
- 12.2 BASIC PATTERN OPERATIONS
- 12.3 RECORDING MODES
- 12.4 TRIG TYPES
- 12.5 PARAMETER LOCKS
- 12.6 SAMPLE LOCKS
- 12.7 TRIG MODES
- 12.8 MIDI NOTE MAPPING FOR AUDIO TRACKS
- 12.9 SEQUENCER COPY, PASTE AND CLEAR OPERATIONS
- 12.10 TRACK TRIG EDIT MENU
- 12.11 PATTERN SETTINGS MENU
- 12.12 MICRO TIMING
- 12.13 CONDITIONAL LOCKS
- 12.14 FILL MODE
- 12.15 SCALE SETUP
- 13. THE AUDIO EDITOR
- 14. THE ARRANGER
- 15. THE MIDI SEQUENCER
- 16. OCTATRACK MKII SETUP EXAMPLES
- 17. OCTATRACK MKII TUTORIALS
- 18. STARTUP MENU
- 19. SUMMARY OF KEY PRESS COMBINATIONS
- 20. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
- 21. CREDITS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
- APPENDIX A: MACHINE REFERENCE
- APPENDIX B: EFFECTS REFERENCE
- APPENDIX C: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE
- INDEX
APPENDIX C: MIDI CONTROL REFERENCE
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F3 (53) MIDI Track 6 Play F6 (89) Track Sample Pitch +5
F#3 (54) MIDI Track 7 Play F#6 (90) Track Sample Pitch +6
G3 (55) MIDI Track 8 Play G6 (91) Track Sample Pitch +7
G#3 (56) G#6 (92) Track Sample Pitch +8
A3 (57) A6 (93) Track Sample Pitch +9
A#3 (58) A#6 (94) Track Sample Pitch +10
B3 (59) B6 (95) Track Sample Pitch +11
C7 (96) Track Sample Pitch +12
• Chromatic trig keys sent to the AUTO channel or the MIDI channel of the active track can,
when in LIVE RECORDING mode or holding a note trig, be used to enter note trigs with
locked PTCH parameters.
• CC messages sent to the auto channel or the MIDI channel of the active track can, when in
LIVE RECORDING mode or when entering parameter and scene locks, be recorded.
• Active track up and down only works on the auto channel.
C.2 CHROMATIC NOTE MAPPING
In this mode, incoming MIDI notes trigger the track’s sample chromatically.
This MIDI note mapping is used when choosing the CHROMATIC TRIG mode (and set the AUDIO NOTE IN
parameter to FOLLOW FW) and in the CHROMATIC MIDI MAP configuration. For more information, please
see “12.7.2 CHROMATIC” on page 68. “12.8 MIDI NOTE MAPPING FOR AUDIO TRACKS” on page 70.
“8.7.1 CONTROL” on page 39.
The Octatrack MKII responds to MIDI Notes as follows:
NOTE FUNCTION
C5 (72) – C7 (96) Track Sample Pitch -12 – Track Sample Pitch +12
The 2-octave range is only valid for audio tracks. On MIDI tracks, notes can be played and
recorded over the full 128 MIDI note range.
C.3 SLOTS NOTE MAPPING
In this mode, incoming MIDI notes trigger the samples in the project’s Flex and Static sample slot lists. For
more information, please see “8.3 LOADING SAMPLES TO THE SAMPLE SLOTS” on page 29.
This MIDI note mapping is used when choosing the SLOT TRIG mode (and set the AUDIO NOTE IN param-
eter to FOLLOW FW) and in the SLOT MIDI MAP configuration. For more information, please see “12.7.3
SLOTS” on page 69. “12.8 MIDI NOTE MAPPING FOR AUDIO TRACKS” on page 70. “8.7.1 CONTROL”
on page 39.
The Octatrack MKII responds to MIDI Notes as follows:
NOTE FUNCTION
C-1 (0) – G9 (127) Slot 1 – Slot 128
The sample in the first slot is played on C-1, the next on C#-1 and so on, expanding upward
depending on how many slots are filled with samples.
C.4 SLICES NOTE MAPPING
In this mode, incoming MIDI notes triggers the tracks sample slices individually.
This MIDI note mapping is used when choosing the SLICES TRIG mode (and set the AUDIO NOTE IN
parameter to FOLLOW FW) and in the SLICES MIDI MAP configuration. For more information, please see
“12.7.4 SLICES” on page 69. “12.8 MIDI NOTE MAPPING FOR AUDIO TRACKS” on page 70. “8.7.1
CONTROL” on page 39.