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Yesterday we had two product specialists from the Swedish manufacturer Elektron guest who presented primarily in the sampler and sequencer Octatrack. But the combination of the electron with Octatrack Monomachine synthesizer and drum machine groove box is impressively presented. The workshop began with a detailed performance in all three planes of the electron were used.The three devices run synchronously and can be controlled by Octatrack out. With eight tracks and 16 Steps is the electron Octatrack able to sample the input grooves directly and creatively. Grooves may be cut, for example, changes in speed or pitch, or add effects.

Octatrack itself has also already own a lot of loops and samples, as described on the 8 track and the 16 Steps can be used. In a detailed presentation of Octatrack was shown how to arrange samples. Octratrack addition, the individuals can also resample if the eight tracks should be maxed out, but you want to sit on something else. Here was clear that one can use the Octatrack well as a drum machine.

In this context, some really unique features of this sampler has been received. One of these essential features is the so-called parameter-Lock, which allows individual parameters for each step individually to change, it can be sampled from a one tone melodies, if it is changed to the respective steps of the pitch. Or the drum sample is at a certain beat or vice versa provided with a Hall-effect – the possibilities are endless

Another feature is the slicing, which allows to divide samples into smaller snippets.. The individual “slices” can then be defined as samples on the steps of the sequencer. Thus, for example become a drum loop broken down and combined into one's own groove. Addition, there was the demand, even if the slice will be possible transients. What electron is working, it actually would be a groundbreaking innovation.

In addition, the crossfader of electron spoken Octatrack that can be used for the control of all parameters, except the volume of a track or an effect. With the crossfader can be also in the scenes between the settings for each track store data to “morph”.

Overall it was a beautiful workshop in small groups, gave the opportunity to respond to all questions and special to solve problems. Even the specialists of the electron went with many suggestions for updates home.

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