Elektron Octatrack DPS-1, User Manual

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THE ARRANGER
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PAT displays which patterns are assigned to the rows. Move the focus to this column using
the [ARROW] keys. Set the pattern you want to be played on the arrangement row using
the LEVEL knob, or by pressing the appropriate [BANK] / [PATTERN] + [TRIG] key combi-
nations. Several special commands are available in the PAT column.
• HALT forces the arrangement to stop at a given row. Select the row to which the
command should be entered and move the focus to the PAT column. Turn the
LEVEL knob anti-clockwise until the location before pattern A01 is reached. “HALT:”
will be displayed.
• LOOP makes a selection of the arrangement loop either infinitely or a fixed amount
of times. Select the row to which the command should be entered and move the
focus to the PAT column. Turn the
LEVEL knob anti-clockwise until the location
before pattern A01 is reached. When “HALT:” appears, move the focus to the value
located after “HALT:”. Turn the
LEVEL knob one step anti-clockwise and “LOOP:”
will appear. The arrangement section will now loop infinitely between row 000 and
the row containing the loop command. To set a fixed amount of loop cycles, move
the focus to the infinity symbol and use the
LEVEL knob to set the value. The
arrangment will now loop the section the specified number of times and then play the
arrangment row located below the loop point. Loops can be nested.
• JUMP makes the arrangment jump to a new position. Select the row to which the
command should be entered and move the focus to the PAT column. Turn the
LEVEL knob anti-clockwise until the location before pattern A01 is reached. When
“HALT:” appears, move the focus to the value located after “HALT:” Turn the LEVEL
encoder clockwise and “HALT:” will change to “JUMP:” Set the row number the
arrangement should jump to by using the
LEVEL knob.
• REM adds text to the arrangement. This is only a visual cue and won’t affect the
timing of the arrangement. Turn the LEVEL knob anti-clockwise until the location
before pattern A01 is reached. When “HALT:” appears, turn the knob one more step
anti-clockwise and “REM:” will be displayed. Press the
[RIGHT] arrow key and then
press [YES] . The naming window will open. Enter your text here. The hi-score text
input method is available here.
REP is the column where the amount of times the arrangement row will be repeated is set.
Move the focus to this column by using the [ARROW] keys. Use the LEVEL knob to alter
the number of repeats.
LN can be used to override the pattern length of the row. The default length is derived from
the scale setup settings of the pattern. Move the focus to this column by using the
[ARROW] keys. Use the LEVEL knob to alter the pattern length setting. If PER TRACK
mode is used LN controls the MASTER LENGTH setting (see “SCALE SETUP” on
page 55).
SCENE consists of two columns where scenes can be assigned on a per row basis. Move
the focus to these columns by using the [ARROW] keys. Use the LEVEL knob to browse
through the scenes. The scenes are chosen from the part of the arrangement row pattern.
The first column sets the scene for the scene A slot. The second column sets the scene for
the scene B slot.
B allows individual BPM settings for the arrangement rows. No setting is this column will
make the pattern play according to the main BPM setting. Move the focus to the B column