Elektron Octatrack MKII User Manual page 84

13. THE AUDIO EDITOR
GAIN allows you to amplify or attenuate each individual sample without affecting any track parameters
or locks. On recorder buffers this setting defaults to +12 dB to compensate for the attenuation the
headroom of the audio engine inflicts. Please note that this value is applied only when a sample is be-
ing trigged. If the sample being edited is long, adjusting this parameter during playback of the sample
will thus introduce no gain changes until it is retrigged.
LOOP MODE controls the loop behavior of the sample. Three settings exist.
• OFF disregards all set loop points. The sample or slice will not loop.
• ON will loop a sample or sample slice containing a loop marker. Sample slices without loop points
will not be looped. Read more about loop points in section "13.2.1 TRIM" on page 79.
• PINGPONG makes the sample loop from the loop point to the end point, then play from the end
point to the loop point. The sample will thus alternate between playing forwards and backwards.
If the LOOP parameter in the FLEX/STATIC SRC SETUP menu is set to AUTO, different
loop settings can be applied to different samples used in a track.
TIMESTRETCH sets whether timestretch should be applied to the sample or not. Different timestretch
algorithms exist.
• OFF does not apply timestretch to the sample.
• NORMAL is an algorithm suitable for most material.
• BEAT is a timestretch algorithm especially useful for rhythmic material.
If the TSTR parameter in the FLEX/STATIC SRC SETUP menu is set to AUTO, different
timestretch settings can be applied to different samples used in a track.
ORIGINAL TEMPO displays the calculated BPM of the sample. If it is not correct, it can be changed
using the LEVEL knob. This setting will affect the sound of a timestretched sample. For correct results
it should be set to match the original BPM of the sample. Altering this setting will alter the TRIM LEN
(BARS) and LOOP LEN (BARS) settings. An arrow will appear next to the ORIGINAL TEMPO setting,
indicating this setting has priority. If the sample being edited consists of an unknown amount of bars,
but you know its BPM, it might be wise to use this setting as the prioritized one.
The tempo discerning algorithm analyzes the sample filename for tempo figures,
checking if the initial estimation is off by a factor 0.5 or 2.0. The "normal" BPM range the
Octatrack MKII uses to make its initial BPM guess is 85 BPM-170 BPM. If you have loops
with tempos outside this range, it might be a good idea to put the BPM value in the file-
name. Typically, a 70 BPM loop is initially loaded as 140 BPM loop, but if the number 70
is found anywhere in the filename, the Octatrack MKII will use 70 BPM instead.
TRIM LEN (BARS) shows the length of the sample in bars. Altering this setting will alter the ORIGINAL
TEMPO and LOOP LEN (BARS) settings. An arrow will appear next to the TRIM LEN (BARS) setting,
indicating this setting has priority. If the sample being edited consists of a certain amount of complete
bars, it might be wise to use this setting as the prioritized one.
LOOP LEN (BARS) displays the amount of bars the looped section of the sample consists of. Altering
this setting will alter the ORIGINAL TEMPO and TRIM LEN (BARS) settings. An arrow will appear next
to the LOOP LEN (BARS) setting, indicating this setting has priority.
QUANTIZED TRIG makes it possible to quantize manual trigging of recorder buffers, Pickup machines
and Flex and Static samples and slices. Manual trigging is done by for example pressing [TRACK] +
[PLAY] or the last eight [TRIG] keys. Samples initiated by the sequencer will not be quantized. Use
the LEVEL knob to alter this setting. If a recorder buffer is being edited and this parameter is changed,
the QPL setting, found in the RECORDING SETUP 2 menu, will be set to the same value. The QPL
setting can thus be regarded as a mirror of the QUANTIZED TRIG parameter.
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