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MIDI SEQUENCER contains the CC direct connect setting.
CC DIRECT CONNECT is activated/deactivated by pressing [ENTER/YES]. Two
settings exist.
• ON will, when the Octatrack MIDI mode is activated, route MIDI CC mes-
sages straigh t to th e MI DI ou tp ut port. Wh en MIDI mod e is enable d an d LI VE
RECORDING mode is active, specified CCs in the CTRL 1 and CTRL 2
SETUP pages can also be recorded by the sequencer. Other CCs will not be
recorded by the Octatrack, but still routed to the MIDI output port.
• OFF makes the auto channel listen to MIDI CC messages according to the
MIDI MODE MAPPINGS table found in “Appendix C: MIDI CONTROL REF-
ERENCE“. MIDI CCs 36-45 sent on the auto channel will be remapped
according to the CC me ss ag es specified in the CTRL 1 and CTRL 2 SETUP
pages.
• Messages rece ived o n the MIDI ch anne l o f t he active MIDI t rac k alwa ys b ehave a s
if CC DIRECT CONNECT is activated.
• CC DIRECT CONNECT comes in hand when for example connecting the MIDI IN
and OUT of an external synthe sizer to the MIDI OUT and IN of th e Oct atrac k. When
CC DIRECT CONNECT is enabled, and the synth is set to local off, turning a knob
on the synthesizer will affect that particular synth parameter, given the knob
sends a CC message and sends it to the auto channel or the MIDI channel of the
active MIDI track. If the CC value of the knob also has be en mapped to a CTRL 1/
CTRL 2 SETUP menu parameter, it is possible for knob changes made on the
external synthesizer to be recorded by the Octatrack when in LIVE RECORDING
mode. This behavior also applies to p arameter locks. Hold down a [TRIG] key, turn
the synth knob and the synth parameter will be locked accordingly.
• See “OCTATRACK AS A MIDI CONTROL CENTER” on page 127 for a tutorial on
how the Octatrack can be set up with external MIDI devices when CC DIRECT
CONNECT is activated.