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Elektron Octatrack Quick Start Manual page 2

8-track performance sampler

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ADJUSTING THE SOUND OF THE SAMPLES
All tracks contain five TRACK PARAMETER PAGES. There parameters
a ecting the sample assigned to the track are found.
1. Make sure one of the demo patterns is playing.
2. Press the [TRACK] key ( ) of the track whose sample you wish to a ect.
3. Press the [PLAYBACK] key ( ). The
changes the pitch of the sample. Turn DATA
4. The parameter labelled
ENTRY KNOB A ( ) to change the parameter value. Try out the rest of the
TRACK PARAMETER PAGE parameters to experiment with the sound
shaping possibilities.
5. To revert the parameter settings to their original state, press [FUNCTION]
+ [CUE] ( ).
ASSIGNING A NEW SAMPLE TO A TRACK
1. Select a track by pressing the relevant [TRACK] key. In the demo mode
tracks 1–7 contain Flex machines. Track 8 doesn't contain a machine, instead it
functions as a master track containing master e ects. These e ects a ect all
the other tracks.
2. Enter the PLAYBACK SETUP MENU for the chosen track by pressing
menu will open ( ).
[FUNCTION] and [PLAYBACK].
3. If the machine list shows up ( ), press the [RIGHT] arrow key ( ) to access
the Flex sample slot list ( ). Scroll in the list by pressing the [UP] and
[DOWN] ( ) arrow keys.
4. Select a sample and press [ENTER/YES] ( ) to assign it to the machine.
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