ELEKTRON Octatrack MKII [25/32] Pattern recording modes

SWING TRIGS

Swing trigs aect the timing of the sample trigs. They are indicated by green [TRIG]

keys. Swing trigs are entered in the TRACK TRIG EDIT menu.

SLIDE TRIGS

Slide trigs can make the parameter values of a sample trig slide to the parameter

values of the subsequent sample trig. They are indicated by green [TRIG] keys. Slide

trigs are entered in the TRACK TRIG EDIT menu. Slide trigs are not available for the

MIDI tracks.

RECORDER TRIGS

Recorder trigs are used to initiate track recorder sampling. They are indicated by red

[TRIG] keys.

6.4 PATTERN RECORDING MODES

The Octatrack MKII oers two main modes of inputting trigs when 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. Select the track to which you want to add trigs by pressing and holding [TRACK]

and then one of the [TRIG] keys. The active track is indicated by a red [TRIG] key.

3. Place sample trigs on the sequencer using the sixteen [TRIG] keys. Pressing the

[TRIG] key of any of the trigs entered will remove the trig.

4. Select another track, and add sample trigs. Repeat the procedure for all the tracks

you want to use.

5. Press [PLAY] to listen to the sequence.