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Set Up Guide

The document describes templates for controlling an Elektron Octatrack with a Novation Launch Control XL. It includes: - 8 templates laid out across the Launch Control XL's user templates to control parameters for each of the Octatrack's 8 audio tracks. - The templates retain volume and mute controls across all tracks for continuous access from the Launch Control XL. - Instructions for setting up the Launch Control XL and Octatrack with the templates, including using MIDI to connect the two devices.

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Set Up Guide

The document describes templates for controlling an Elektron Octatrack with a Novation Launch Control XL. It includes: - 8 templates laid out across the Launch Control XL's user templates to control parameters for each of the Octatrack's 8 audio tracks. - The templates retain volume and mute controls across all tracks for continuous access from the Launch Control XL. - Instructions for setting up the Launch Control XL and Octatrack with the templates, including using MIDI to connect the two devices.

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OctaLaunch

 XL  
The  included  OctaLaunch  XL  templates  have  been  created  to  give  deep  
level  control  over  the  Elektron  Octatrack  with  the  Novation  Launch  
Control  XL.  
 
As  the  Octatrack  is  a  menu  based  system  it  is  only  possible  to  control  a  single  page  of  
parameters  of  a  single  track  at  any  one  time.  The  OctaLaunch  XL  templates  can  been  
laid  out  across  the  8  available  User  templates  on  the  Launch  Control  XL  to  deliver  
greater  control  over  each  of  the  Octatrack’s  audio  tracks  parameters.  
 
Track  Layout  
The  included  templates  are  a  suggested  set-­‐up  for  the  Octatrack  although  it  is  very  
easy  to  use  the  Launch  Control  XL  editor  software  to  create  your  own  templates  for  
any  external  MIDI  device.  Simply  refer  to  the  user  manual  of  your  device  to  find  out  
the  correct  CC  and  Note  messages  required  for  control.  Then  program  the  
appropriate  controller  on  the  Launch  Control  XL  using  the  editor  software.  
 
TRACK  
In  this  particular  layout  each  Track  template  retains  the  volume  and  mute  controls  
across  audio  tracks  1  -­‐8  meaning  you  will  always  have  access  to  each  audio  track’s  
volume  and  mute  controls  on  the  Launch  Control  XL’s  faders  and  track  buttons  
regardless  of  which  template  is  currently  selected.  
The  layout  of  the  track  templates  is  as  follows:  

 
NB:  EFT    =  Effects  page  (therefore  EFT1(4)  =  Effects  page  1,  control  4)  
 
Master  Track  layout  
There  is  also  a  Master  channel  template  which  also  gives  full  access  to  the  volume  
and  mute  controls  on  all  tracks.  These  are  assigned  to  the  faders  and  track  buttons  
of  the  Launch  Control  XL.  The  Master  channel  template  also  gives  limited  access  to  
the  effects  pages  controls  across  all  tracks.    
The  Master  channel  layout  is  designed  to  be  used  when  the  Octatrack  is  set  to  use  
the  Master  Channel  on  track  8  
 

 
NB:  EFT    =  Effects  page  (therefore  EFT2(6)  =  Effects  page  2,  control  6)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Set-­‐up  
 
Launch  Control  
To  set-­‐up  the  Launch  Control  XL  you  will  need  to  use  the  free  Launch  Control  XL  
editor  software  available  from:  
http://uk.novationmusic.com/support/product-­‐downloads?product=Launch+Control+XL  
 
Once  this  is  installed  you  can  begin  to  populate  the  user  templates  on  the  Launch  
Control  XL  
 
1. Connect  the  Launch  Control  XL  via  USB  to  you  computer  
2. Click  the  File:Load  button  and  navigate  to  the  OcatLaunch  XL  template  you  
wish  to  use  
3. Once  loaded,  click  on  the  Device:Save  button  
4. Choose  the  User  Template  you  wish  to  overwrite  with  the  new  OctaLaunch  
XL  template  (eg  Track  1  saved  to  Template  1  etc.)  
5. The  template  will  now  be  flashed  to  the  Launch  Control  XL’s  User  template  1  
and  will  be  stored  in  there  until  overwritten.  This  will  be  stored  in  the  Launch  
Control  even  through  power  cycles.  
 
Octatrack  
The  Octatrack  will  need  to  be  set  to  receive  both  MIDI  CC  and  Note  information  to  
control  the  tracks.  To  make  sure  this  is  set-­‐up  correctly    
1. Navigate  to  the  MIDI  Control  Page  FUNC+Project,  select  MIDI  with  the  navigation  
arrows  then  press  the  right  arrow  to  access  the  CONTROL  page

 
2. In  the  MIDI  CONTROL  page  make  sure  that  ‘AUDIO  CC  IN’  and  ‘AUDIO  NOTE  IN’  
are  checked  

 
NB:  AUDIO  CC  OUT  and  AUDIO  NOTE  OUT  can  be  set  to  either  ‘INT’  or  ‘INT  +EXT’  
although  the  ‘INT+EXT’  will  pass  the  control  information  sent  by  the  Launch  
Control  XL  back  out  of  the  Octatrack.  It  may  be  preferable  to  change  these  
settings  to  ‘INT’  to  save  any  unwanted  control  of  further  MIDI  devices.  
 
 
 
 
 
Connecting  the  Launch  Control  XL  and  Octatrack  together  
 
Connecting  the  Launch  Control  XL  to  the  Octatrack  with  a  Computer  
If  you  are  using  a  computer  you  can  use  the  Launch  Control  XL  to  control  any  
external  MIDI  device  without  the  non-­‐official  firmware  update  although  you  will  still  
need  to  use  a  MIDI  interface  to  send  the  MIDI  data  to  the  Octatrack.  
 
You  will  need  to  set  up  a  MIDI  channel  in  your  DAW  software  and  set  the  MIDI  input  
to  receive  MIDI  exclusively  from  the  Launch  Control  XL.    
As  the  Octatrack  receives  messages  on  MIDI  channels  1-­‐8  to  control  the  audio  track  
parameters  you  also  need  to  set  up  an  Omni  channel  output  for  your  MIDI  interface  
within  your  DAW  software.  If  your  software  (such  as  Ableton  Live)  does  not  allow  an  
Omni  channel  output  you  may  need  to  set  up  8  individual  channels  to  pass  the  MIDI  
data  from  each  individual  channel.  You  may  also  need  to  switch  a  MIDI  monitor  
signal  to  input  to  allow  the  MIDI  information  to  pass  through  in  real  time.  
 
This  is  easy  enough  to  do  and  an  example  can  be  seen  in  the  following  image  

 
NB  the  monitor  switch  in  this  Ableton  Live  example  is  set  to  ‘IN’  to  allow  the  
passing  through  of  the  MIDI  data.  
 
To  connect  the  Launch  Control  XL  to  the  Octatrack  simply  connect  the  MIDI  output  
of  your  MIDI  interface  and  connect  to  the  Octatrack’s  MIDI  input.  
 
Connecting  the  Launch  Control  XL  to  the  Octatrack  without  a  Computer  
Using  the  (currently)  non-­‐official  firmware  update  it  is  now  possible  to  control  the  
Octatrack  without  the  neccessity  of  a  computer,  however  a  USB  Host  to  MIDI  
converter  will  be  required.    
There  are  several  of  these  devices  available  including  (but  not  exclusive  to):  
 
Kenton  MIDI  USB  HOST  mkii  
Bomes  Bomebox  (Firmware  update  not  required)  
Teenage  Engineering  OPLAB  
iConnectivity  iConnect  4+  
 
To  connect  the  devices  simply  plug  the  USB  cable  from  the  Launch  Control  XL  into  
the  USB  Host  device  and  then  take  the  MIDI  output  and  connect  from  the  USB  Host  
device  and  connect  to  the  MIDI  input  of  the  Octatrack.  
 
The  connection  is  now  made  and  the  Launch  Control  XL  will  now  control  the  
Octatrack.  

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