User Manual

13. THE AUDIO EDITOR
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Set the end point with the C knob. An end point is indicated by an “E” marker. The sample will stop
playing when reaching the end point given no loop point is set. When moving the end point marker the
sample exact position of the end point, changes to the BPM of the sample as well as changes to the bar
length of the sample will be visible at the bottom of the screen.
Zoom the y-axis of the waveform with the D knob. The slider to the right of the waveform indicates the
zoom level.
Scroll the waveform with the E knob. The white bar over the waveform visualization shows the size of the
current visible section in relation to the total waveform length.
Zoom the x-axis of the waveform with the F knob. The white bar over the waveform visualization shows
the size of the current visible section in relation to the total waveform length. The [UP] or [DOWN] arrow
keys also perform zoom in/out functions.
The sample can be previewed from the main outputs by pressing [FUNC] + [YES]. If the sample is pre-
viewed, sample playback will start from the start point position. Press [CUE] + [YES] to preview from the
cue outputs.
Pressing [FUNC] + [BANK] or [YES] will open the TRIM EDIT menu. Dierent options exist here.
SET START HERE will set the start point at the position of the waveform marker. The same functional-
ity can be obtained by turning the A knob.
SET LOOP HERE will set the loop point at the position of the waveform marker. The same functional-
ity can be obtained by turning the B knob.
SET END HERE will set the end point at the position of the waveform marker. The same functionality
can be obtained by turning the C knob.
RESET TO DEFAULT resets the start, end and loop points to their default positions. The start and
loop points will be located at the absolute beginning of the sample, the end point at the absolute end
of the sample.
CHANGE VIEW changes the waveform visualization if a stereo sample is used. It is possible to visual-
ize the left, right or both the left and right waveforms simultaneously.
Hold [FUNC] while moving the waveform, loop, start or end points to snap the selected
point to a zero amplitude crossing. Zero crossings are indicated by a small rectangle in the
middle of the marker. On very large Static samples there might be a short delay before the
zero cross search is completed and the marker snaps in place. To select a zero crossing
on both channels, you need to select both channels in CHANGE VIEW.
13.2.2 SLICE
Access by pressing [AMP] while in the audio editor. Here slice points are handled. Both Flex and Static
samples can be sliced.
A slice is a section of a sample. A total of 64 slices can be placed out anywhere in a sample. Slices can
be of dierent lengths and even overlap each other. Once a sample has been sliced, individual slices can
be played back by using the [TRIG] keys or the Octatrack MKII sequencer.
Slices does not need not be linked to samples, the default behavior is for them is instead to be linked
to sample slots. It is therefore possible to load the same sample to two separate sample slots and slice
them in completely dierent ways. Slice point information will, unless linked to the sample by using the
save commands of the FILE menu, be lost when assigning a new sample to the sample slot location the
sliced sample resides in.
The SLIC parameter, found in the SRC SETUP menu, needs to be set to ON for the sequencer to be
able to play back individual slices. The STRT parameter of the SRC MAIN page then selects which slices
that should be played. The selected slice will be played from its start point. Read more about how these
settings work in “APPENDIX A: MACHINE REFERENCE” on page 117.
Pressing [FUNC] + [BANK] or [YES] opens the SLICE EDIT menu. Dierent options will appear, depend-
ing on whether the SLICE EDIT menu is opened while a slice is highlighted or not.