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INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................1-1
CONVENTIONS IN THIS MANUAL..................................................................................................... 1-1
THE BACKGROUND OF THE OCTATRACK ..............................................................1-2
SUGGESTED APPLICATIONS OF THE OCTATRACK....................................................................... 1-2
LOOPER DEVICE .......................................................................................................................... 1-2
RADICAL SOUND PROCESSOR .................................................................................................. 1-2
BACKING TRACK MACHINE......................................................................................................... 1-3
LIVE SETUP HUB .......................................................................................................................... 1-3
REMIX TOOL.................................................................................................................................. 1-3
EFFECTS UNIT EXTRAORDINAIRE ............................................................................................. 1-3
PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS........................................................................1-4
FRONT PANEL .................................................................................................................................... 1-4
REAR CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................................ 1-6
RACK MOUNT KIT (ACCESSORY) .................................................................................................... 1-6
RACK MOUNT KIT ASSEMBLY ..................................................................................................... 1-6
THE COMPACT FLASH CARD READER ........................................................................................... 1-7
COMPACT FLASH CARD SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................ 1-7
CONNECTING THE UNIT ................................................................................................................... 1-7
CARE INSTRUCTIONS ....................................................................................................................... 1-7
OVERVIEW OF THE OCTATRACK STRUCTURE ......................................................1-9
SETS ................................................................................................................................................... 1-9
AUDIO POOL ...................................................................................................................................... 1-9
PROJECTS........................................................................................................................................ 1-10
FLEX AND STATIC SAMPLE SLOT LISTS ....................................................................................... 1-10
BANKS............................................................................................................................................... 1-10
PATTERNS ........................................................................................................................................ 1-10
PARTS ............................................................................................................................................... 1-10
SCENES ............................................................................................................................................ 1-10
ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 1-10
TRACKS ............................................................................................................................................ 1-11
MACHINES ........................................................................................................................................ 1-11
THE USER INTERFACE.............................................................................................1-12
LAYER EDIT AND WINDOWS .......................................................................................................... 1-12
PARAMETER EDITING ..................................................................................................................... 1-13
QUICK PARAMETER EDITING.................................................................................................... 1-13
PARAMETER VALUE SKIP .......................................................................................................... 1-13
QUICK SCROLLING.......................................................................................................................... 1-13
HI-SCORE NAMING .......................................................................................................................... 1-13
QUICK START ............................................................................................................1-14
MOUNTING A SET AND LOADING A PROJECT ............................................................................. 1-14
MOUNTING A SET....................................................................................................................... 1-14
LOADING A PROJECT ................................................................................................................ 1-14
PLAYING THE DEMO PATTERNS .................................................................................................... 1-14
ADJUSTING THE SAMPLES OF THE DEMO PATTERNS............................................................... 1-15
LOADING SAMPLES......................................................................................................................... 1-15
ASSIGNING A MACHINE TO A TRACK ...................................................................................... 1-15
ASSIGNING A SAMPLE TO A MACHINE.................................................................................... 1-15
RECORDING A PATTERN USING GRID RECORDING ................................................................... 1-16
PARAMETER LOCKS........................................................................................................................ 1-16
SETS ...........................................................................................................................1-17
SET MOUNTING SCENARIOS ......................................................................................................... 1-17
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