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8. CREDITS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

CREDITS

PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Oscar Albinsson
Ali Alper Çakır
Magnus Forsell
Anders Gärder
Jimmy Myhrman
Jon Mårtensson
David Revelj
Mattias Rickardsson
Daniel Troberg

ADDITIONAL DESIGN

Johan Damerau
Ufuk Demir
Thomas Ekelund
Simon Mattisson
Olle Petersson
Cenk Sayınlı

DOCUMENTATION

Erik Ångman

CONTACT INFORMATION

ELEKTRON WEBSITE

https://www.elektron.se

OFFICE ADDRESS

Elektron Music Machines MAV AB
Sockerbruket 9
SE-414 51 Gothenburg
Sweden

TELEPHONE

+46 (0)31 743 744 0

Summary of Contents for Octatrack MKII

Page 1: ...Octatrack MKII More than a sampler Quick Guide ...

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Page 3: ...he word Now we give you Octatrack MKII Sharper better more robust Enhanced on many levels to ensure world class sample mangling potential Durable back lit buttons upgraded silky smooth crossfader ultra crisp OLED screen precise hi res encoders balanced audio inputs improved user interface Octatrack MKII is a better version of itself A classic reborn We hope this instrument will keep you company fo...

Page 4: ...d used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one o...

Page 5: ...er in an action of contract negligence or other action arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of this information European Union regulation compliance statement This product has been tested to comply with the Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2004 108 EC The product meets the requirements of RoHS 2 Directive 2011 65 EU Your produc...

Page 6: ...s radiators heat registers stoves or any other appliance including amplifiers emitting heat 8 Do not put the PL 2 Protective Cover Elektron accessory on the unit while the unit is powered on 9 Make sure there is sufficient air circulation in the room where the unit is kept 10 This product in combination with an amplifier and speakers or headphones is capable of producing sound levels that can caus...

Page 7: ...FOR THE POWER ADAPTER ELEKTRON PSU 3b The adapter is not safety grounded and may only be used indoors To ensure good ventilation for the adapter do not place it in tight spaces To prevent risk of electric shock and fire because of overheating ensure that curtains and other objects do not prevent adapter ventilation Do not expose the power adapter to direct sunlight nor use it in ambient temperatur...

Page 8: ... 3 2 AUDIO POOL 16 3 3 PROJECTS 16 3 4 FLEX AND STATIC SAMPLE SLOT LISTS 16 3 5 BANKS 16 3 6 PATTERNS 16 3 7 PARTS 16 3 8 SCENES 17 3 9 ARRANGEMENTS 17 3 10 TRACKS 17 3 11 MACHINES 17 4 THE USER INTERFACE 18 4 1 SCREEN NAVIGATION 19 4 2 PARAMETER EDITING 19 4 3 PARAMETER VALUE JUMP 19 4 4 FUNC KEY PRESS COMBINATIONS 20 4 5 QUICK SCROLLING 20 4 6 COPY CLEAR AND PASTE 20 5 GETTING STARTED 20 5 1 SET...

Page 9: ...RECORDING A PATTERN USING LIVE RECORDING 22 5 8 USING PARAMETER LOCKS 23 6 THE SEQUENCER 23 6 1 SELECTING A PATTERN 23 6 2 PATTERN CONTROL 23 6 3 TRIG TYPES 24 6 4 PATTERN RECORDING MODES 25 6 5 GRID RECORDING MODE 25 6 6 LIVE RECORDING MODE 26 6 7 PARAMETER LOCKS 26 6 8 SCALE SETUP 27 6 9 THE MIDI SEQUENCER 28 7 TECHNICAL INFORMATION 29 8 CREDITS AND CONTACT INFORMATION 30 ...

Page 10: ...certain menu options where settings can be made or actions performed are written in bold upper case letters For example HEADPHONES MIX Upper case letters are used for parameter setting alternatives for example ONE and certain menu settings like EXTERNAL Messages visible on the screen are written in upper case letters with quotation marks Like this CHOOSE BANK Knobs are written in upper case bold i...

Page 11: ...ugh the external inputs FUNC REC1 2 opens the RECORDING SETUP 1 2 menus 2 REC3 key is used for real time sampling from internal sources FUNC REC3 opens the RECORDING EDIT menu 3 TRACK keys Press a TRACK key to select the corresponding track FUNC TRACK will mute the selected track CUE TRACK will cue the selected track The TRACK keys indicate which track is active as well as the mute and cue status ...

Page 12: ... can set track length and time signature 11 The crossfader interpolates between the parameter values of scene A and scene B 12 STOP key Stops the playback of a pattern or arrangement FUNC STOP per forms a paste command 13 PLAY key Starts playback of a pattern or arrangement Pressing PLAY a second time pauses playback FUNC PLAY performs a clear command 14 RECORD key Toggles GRID RECORDING mode on o...

Page 13: ...es The TRIG key lights also indicate placed trigs 22 Pressing PTN a TRIG key selects the active pattern within a bank The PATTERN SETTINGS menu is opened by pressing FUNC PTN 23 FUNC key Press and hold it for accessing the secondary function of another key Secondary functions are often printed in gray text on the panel 24 PROJ key Opens the PROJECT menu Press FUNC PROJ to save the current project ...

Page 14: ...a output Use a standard MIDI cable to connect to MIDI In of an external MIDI device 7 MIDI IN MIDI data input Use a standard MIDI cable to connect to MIDI Out of an external MIDI device 8 INPUT C D A B Audio inputs Use either 1 4 mono phone plug unbalanced connection or 1 4 Tip Ring Sleeve phone plug balanced connection 9 CUE OUT L R Cue audio outputs Use either 1 4 mono phone plug unbalanced conn...

Page 15: ...ctatrack MKII Set Audio Pool Project Banks Parts Flex Sample Slots Machine Assignment Effects Assignment Static Sample Slots Track Parameters Scenes Patterns Arrangements 3 1 SETS A set is the top level structure of the Octatrack MKII It can contain a near unlimited amount of projects plus one audio pool The number of samples in the audio pool as well ...

Page 16: ... project 3 4 FLEX AND STATIC SAMPLE SLOT LISTS For samples to be available to Flex and Static machines they first need to be loaded from the audio pool to the Flex or Static sample slot lists When samples are present in these lists they can be assigned to and thus processed by Flex and Static machines assigned to the audio tracks of a pattern 3 5 BANKS Each project hosts 16 banks and each bank hos...

Page 17: ...CHINES Machines are assigned to the eight audio tracks Each machine fills a different purpose Flex machines process samples They offer instant control over samples since Flex sam ples are loaded into the RAM memory of the Octatrack MKII The samples available to Flex machines are located in the Flex sample slot list which can host 128 Flex samples Static machines process samples The samples availab...

Page 18: ...tus of the track is shown A play symbol means the sample of the track is playing a stop symbol means the track is not playing a plus sign means the track recorder or the Pickup machine of the track is recording For Pickup machines more track icons exist If the MIDI mode is active the icons will show the MIDI channels the tracks send data to 2 The current tempo displayed with one decimal 3 Four box...

Page 19: ...active pattern 4 1 SCREEN NAVIGATION Use the ARROW keys UP DOWN LEFT or RIGHT to navigate menus or sub menus The LEVEL knob can also be used to scroll through menus and lists YES is used to affirm select enter sub menus and tick untick boxes NO is used to negate deselect or go back one or more steps 4 2 PARAMETER EDITING The DATA ENTRY knobs are used to change the values of the track parameters Th...

Page 20: ...nual for more information 5 GETTING STARTED 5 1 SETTING UP AND STARTING Make sure you place the Octatrack MKII on a stable support such as a sturdy table with sufficient space for the cables Make sure to switch off all devices before you connect the Octatrack MKII to other devices 1 Plug the supplied DC adapter to a power outlet and connect the small plug to the 12 V DC connector of the Octatrack ...

Page 21: ...o pattern 3 Pattern A03 is selected by pressing PTN TRIG 3 key and so on 4 Mute tracks by pressing FUNC the TRACK key of the track you want to mute Unmute by repeating the procedure 5 4 ADJUSTING PARAMETERS Each track contains five TRACK PARAMETER pages Here you find the parameters that affects the sample of the track The keys used to open the pages are located directly below the screen 1 Make sur...

Page 22: ...of the tracks 1 Press the RECORD key to enter GRID RECORDING mode The RECORD key will light up indicating the mode is now active 2 Press the TRACK key of the track you want to add sample trigs to 3 Press a TRIG key to enter a sample trig Press the same TRIG key again to remove the sample trig If the pattern contains more than 16 steps use the PAGE key to switch between the pattern pages 4 To edit ...

Page 23: ... key of the locked trig twice You can also remove single locks Hold the TRIG key while clicking the DATA ENTRY knob corresponding to the locked parameter to do so The inverted graphics will disappear and the parameter lock is now removed 6 THE SEQUENCER The Octatrack MKII s sequencer stores information in patterns Patterns consist of infor mation about how the eight audio tracks and eight MIDI tra...

Page 24: ... key colors SAMPLE NOTE TRIGS Sample trigs trig the tracks machine making the sample assigned to the machine play Note trigs trigger notes on MIDI tracks Enter by simply pressing a TRIG key Sample Note trigs are indicated by red TRIG keys LOCK TRIGS Lock trigs trigger parameter locks but without triggering samples notes Lock trigs do not trig machines LFOs or FX envelopes Enter them by pressing FU...

Page 25: ...creating a pattern GRID RECORDING mode and LIVE RECORDING mode To create a new pattern first select an empty pattern slot in one of the banks 6 5 GRID RECORDING MODE GRID RECORDING is a method of composing where you use the TRIG keys to add trigs in the pattern grid 1 Enter GRID RECORDING mode by pressing the RECORD key The RECORD key lights up red to indicate that GRID RECORDING mode is active 2 ...

Page 26: ...rom All trigs hit by the light of the running sequencer will be erased from the active track 3 Press PLAY to exit LIVE RECORDING mode while keeping the sequencer playing If LIVE RECORDING mode is active and RECORD is pressed GRID RECORDING mode will be activated 4 Press STOP to stop both recording and playback of the sequencer 6 7 PARAMETER LOCKS Parameter locks is a powerful feature that allows e...

Page 27: ...s the total amount of pattern pages The leftmost number selects the number of steps in the pattern The maximum number of steps available to the pattern is determined by the total length set by the sec ond parameter This can be either 16 32 48 or 64 steps If you use 17 steps or more in a pattern the PAGE key can be used to toggle between the different pattern pages when in GRID RECORDING mode The t...

Page 28: ... as signable control change parameters Any MIDI channel can be assigned to the MIDI tracks and several tracks can share the same channel The MIDI tracks function almost the same way as the audio tracks Parameter locks LFO modulation copy and paste commands are available Each MIDI track also features micro timing individual track length and time signature settings The main difference is that no sou...

Page 29: ...pical Compatible Elektron power supply PSU 3b HARDWARE 128 64 pixel OLED screen MIDI In Out Thru 2 1 4 impedance balanced main audio out jacks 2 1 4 impedance balanced cue audio out jacks 4 1 4 balanced unbalanced external input jacks 1 1 4 stereo headphone jack 44 1 kHz 24 bit D A and A D converters Hi speed USB 2 0 port Power inlet Center positive 5 5 2 5 mm barrel jack 12 V DC 2 A PHYSICAL SPEC...

Page 30: ...tensson David Revelj Mattias Rickardsson Daniel Troberg ADDITIONAL DESIGN Johan Damerau Ufuk Demir Thomas Ekelund Simon Mattisson Olle Petersson Cenk Sayınlı DOCUMENTATION Erik Ångman CONTACT INFORMATION ELEKTRON WEBSITE https www elektron se OFFICE ADDRESS Elektron Music Machines MAV AB Sockerbruket 9 SE 414 51 Gothenburg Sweden TELEPHONE 46 0 31 743 744 0 ...

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