User Manual

13. THE AUDIO EDITOR
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The A and C knobs are used to select the section of the audio file that will be edited. The selection does
not alter any set start or end points set in the TRIM or SLICE menus. When working inside the TRIM
or SLICE pages though, the selected sample span will automatically be copied over to the EDIT page.
Therefore, to apply operations to for example a slice, simply select the slice in the SLICE page and the
open the EDIT page.
Press [FUNC] + [BANK] or [YES] to open a window displaying the available edit commands.
Any operations applied to a Flex sample is remembered for the current session only. If the Octatrack
MKII is rebooted or another project loaded, all applied sample edits will be lost. It is therefore important
that you save the samples if you want to keep the applied edits you have made. In the Flex sample slot
list, a blinking star next to the sample name will indicate edited and unsaved samples.
SELECT ALL will select the whole file.
CROP TO SELECTION removes all audio data outside the selection, and resets the trim points so
they span across the selected section. Any slices located outside the selection will be moved inside
the selection prior to the crop operation. A warning will pop up should this happen. To quickly crop a
sample according to the set trim points, simply go from the TRIM menu to the EDIT menu. The trim
section will then be pre-selected.
DELETE SELECTION can only be used in the beginning or at the end of a sample. The audio within
the selection will be deleted.
SAVE SELECTION AS SAMPLE saves the audio inside the selection as a new sample. The format of
the sample will be the same as that of the sample being edited. This operation is useful for saving cuts
or slices from a loop as individual samples.
REVERSE SELECTION will reverse the selected section.
FADE IN SELECTION will apply a linear fade in to the selected section.
FADE OUT SELECTION will apply a linear fade out to the selected section.
NORMALIZE SELECTION will raise the amplitude of the selected section until the loudest peak hits
0 dBfs.
SELECTION +3dB will boost the volume of the selected section with 3 dB. Note that clipping might
occur if the sample is already very loud.
SELECTION -3dB will attenuate the volume of the selected section with 3 dB.
SELECTION TO SILENCE replaces the selection with silence. It is also possible to press [FUNC] +
[PLAY] to perform this operation.
COPY SELECTION will copy the selected section. It is also possible to copy the selection by pressing
[FUNC] + [RECORD]. Note that it is possible to copy a selection from one Flex sample and paste it to
another Flex sample.
PASTE SELECTION will paste a copied section at a position set by the A knob. It is also possible to
perform a paste command by pressing [FUNC] + [STOP]. The length of the sample will not be altered.
Please note it is not possible to paste audio which overlaps with the copied data. The paste operation
can work in dierent ways depending on the CHANGE PASTE MODE setting.
DUPLICATE SELECTION -> will copy the selected section and paste it right after the end of the
selection. The total length of the sample will not be altered. This mode works like an automated copy/