Different arrangements in the same project?

Elektron Gear Octatrack
#1

Hi,

after reading the manual a few times and watching as many tutorials as possible I still don’t have a idea how to setup my octatrack to make multiple areangemnts in a project.

I have different banks and 4 parts per bank and I can set the tempo in the arranger row so I can have different bpms in the same project.

What I don’t understand is how to make different arrangements for different songs in the same project or is that not possible?

Let’s say I make a beat in bank a with 4 patterns in the arranger and set the tempo in a row.
Now I would like to make a new beat I go to bank b now I can use new samples without changing the ones in bank a or use a new part. I make a new beat with a different tempo than bank a. NOW I have 8 patterns and would like to make an arrangement out of that. This is where things gets complicated for me because no matter which bank or part I select in the arranger window is the same arrangement of bank a.

The manual says there are 8 arrangements per project available but how ?

#2

Press [Function] + [Pattern] to enter the Arranger. Then press [Function] + [Bank] to open the Arranger menu. Then select ‘Change’ to choose which arrangement (1-8) you want to use.

Full details on page 107 & 109 of the manual.

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#3

Never knew about this! Thanks!

#4

Thanks! So every time I switch to a new bank or for me a new beat I have to change the arrangement and tempo manually. Got it !!

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#5

And of course, in any particular project, you can use any pattern from any bank in any of the eight arrangements. You only have to limit yourself to one song/arrangement per bank if you want to.

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