Elektron Octatrack DPS-1 User Manual

Key warnings about exposure to elements, liquids, and unauthorized modifications for safe operation.

Guidelines for safe use of the power adapter, including grounding and ventilation requirements.

Identifies and describes the main controls and indicators on the Octatrack's front panel.

Explains the genesis of the Octatrack and its design philosophy as a sampling instrument.

Lists various uses for the Octatrack, such as a looper, sound processor, and live setup tool.

Details all the input and output jacks on the rear of the Octatrack, including power and data connections.

Describes how to install the optional rack mount kit for secure mounting in a standard 19-inch rack.

Explains the Compact Flash card reader, its status LED, and recommended card specifications.

Covers connecting the unit to other devices and essential care instructions for maintenance.

Outlines the layered organization of Octatrack data, from Sets down to Parts and Tracks.

Explains the top-level Set structure, its relation to Projects, and the role of the Audio Pool for sample storage.

Details the organization of Banks, Patterns, Parts, and Scenes within a project, crucial for song composition.

Describes how Tracks function, the types of Machines that can be assigned, and their roles in sound processing.

Explains the main LCD display elements, icons, and playback status indicators.

Covers parameter editing methods, quick adjustments, value skipping, and hi-score naming.

Guides users through connecting the unit, entering demo mode, and playing demo patterns.

Explains how to record patterns using Grid and Live modes, and the concept of parameter locks.

Details the process of mounting, changing, and creating Sets on the Compact Flash card.

Covers loading, creating, saving, and managing projects, including backup points.

Details methods for loading samples into Flex and Static slot lists via Quick Assign and Playback Setup menus.

Explains how to use the file browser to locate and select audio files from the audio pool.

Details the process of mounting, changing, and creating Sets on the Compact Flash card.

Explains how to add content to the audio pool and its compatibility with different machines.

Describes what a project contains and how RAM is utilized for samples and recorders.

Covers File, System, Audio, and MIDI settings within the Project menu.

Covers USB disk mode, OS upgrades, and date/time settings.

Explains track 8 as master, MIDI sync, channels, and auto channel configurations.

Describes headphone output routing, input levels, and track mute/solo status.

Details how to set the project BPM, use tap tempo, and tempo nudge functionality.

Explains the function of track recorders, buffer storage, and manual/trig sampling methods.

Details the RECORDER SETUP menu for input selection, RLEN, TRIG, and SRC3 settings.

Covers bank structure, pattern limits, part composition, and quick select/edit functions.

Explains how to assign scenes, lock parameters, and use scene volume locking with the crossfader.

Describes how to assign machine types (Flex, Static, Thru, Neighbor) to tracks via Quick Assign and Playback Setup.

Details the process of assigning samples from the audio pool to Flex and Static machines.

Introduces the five parameter pages (MAIN, SETUP) for controlling track behavior and effects.

Explains how TRACK MAIN LEVEL and TRACK CUE LEVEL affect audio output post-effects.

Details playback parameters like ATK, HOLD, REL, VOL, BAL, and AMP SETUP controls.

Covers LFO speed, depth, waveform selection, trigger behavior, and the LFO Designer.

Explains how to assign and configure effects like Filters, EQs, Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Compressor, Lo-Fi, Delay, and Reverb.

Describes how to mute individual tracks using front panel buttons or the Mixer menu.

Explains how to route tracks and inputs to main or cue outputs, and how parameters affect levels.

Covers pattern storage, note trigs, basic operations like selecting and chaining patterns.

Explains Grid Recording and Live Recording modes, and different trig types like Note, Swing, Slide, and Recorder Trigs.

Details how to apply parameter locks to note trigs and trigless trigs, and how to lock samples to specific trigs.

Covers operations for copying, pasting, and clearing patterns, tracks, track pages, notes, and scenes to streamline composition.

Allows setting pattern length, time signature, scale modes, and track behavior.

Explains micro timing for precise note placement and scale setup for pattern length and tempo multipliers.

Guides on how to open the audio editor and navigate its different subpages like TRIM, SLICE, and ATTRIBUTES.

Details setting start, end, and loop points for samples, including zero amplitude crossing snapping.

Explains how to place and edit slices, create slice grids, and manage slice locks.

Covers loop modes, timestretch algorithms, tempo settings, and sample normalization/saving.

Introduces arrangements as sequences of patterns and how to start playback and navigate rows.

Details the arrangement editor functions like EDIT, RENAME, CHANGE, CHAIN, CLEAR, STORE, and RESTORE.

Provides access to TEST MODE, EMPTY RESET, and MIDI/OS UPGRADE procedures for system upkeep.

Lists specifications related to the sequencer, machine types, track effects, and DSP system.

Details hardware components like the LCD, ports, and physical dimensions, along with power supply specifications.

Provides Elektron's website, delivery address, and telephone number for support.

Details the Flex machine's extensive sound manipulation features, sample loading, and parameter controls.

Covers parameters for Static machines, focusing on sample playback, slices, rate, and timestretch.

Explains Neighbor machines for creating effects chains by processing preceding tracks.

Covers effects like Multi Mode Filter, Parametric EQ, and DJ Kill EQ for shaping sound timbre.

Details Phaser, Flanger, and Chorus effects for adding movement and stereo width to sounds.

Explains the Dynamix Compressor for level control and the Lo-Fi Collection for adding grit and abrasion.

Describes Echo Freeze Delay for echo effects and Gatebox Plate Reverb for adding spatial ambiance.

Lists the MIDI note assignments for triggering tracks, samples, and recorders, and for chromatic playing.

Provides a table mapping MIDI Control Change messages to Octatrack parameters for remote control.