User Manual

PROJECTS

• If track 8 has been turned into a master track it won’t be affected by mutes.

• If Neighbor machines are used the track or tracks preceding the last Neighbor

machine can not be muted. To mute the chain, mute the last Neighbor machine.

• It is possible to mut e a trac k wit hout ent ering the M IXER me nu. Jus t pr ess [FUNC-

TION] + the [TRACK] key corresponding to the track you want to mute. Track

solo’ing is only possible in the MIXER menu though.

• The <TRACK> LEDs also indicate mute status. A muted and currently active track

is indicated by a yellow <TRACK> LED. A muted and currently not selected track

is indicated by an unlit <TRACK> LED.

TEMPO MENU

Here the BPM of the project is set. The TEMPO screen is opened by pressing the

[TEMPO] key.

The LEVEL encoder changes the curre nt tempo in integer steps. The [UP] and [DOWN]

arrow keys change the decimal part of the tempo.

• Holding [FUNCTION] while adjusting the tempo will not change the tempo until the

[FUNCTION] button is released.

TAP TEMPO

To tap a tempo, hold the [FUNCTION] key and tap the [TEMPO] key in a steady rhythm.

After four consecutive t aps the average tempo of the t aps will be set as the new tempo. You

can continue t apping the [TEMPO] key, the tapped tempo average will then keep on updat-

ing.

PATTERN TEMPO NUDGE

You can temporarily shif t the tempo up or down b y 10% by pressing the [LEFT] or [RIGHT]

arrow keys. When the key is released the BPM will revert back to the original setting. This

functionality is very handy when manually syncing your Oct atrack to a turnt able or an exter-

nal sound source. Note that you do not need to be in the TEMPO menu to perform th is

tempo shift.

SAMPLE TEMPO NUDGE

By holding one or more [TRACK] keys and pressing [LEFT]/[RIGHT] the tempo of the

samples currently playing on those tracks can be temporarily nudged. This does not affect

the sequencer tempo.