Learning the Elektron Octatrack- MIDI Setup with Access Virus TI2

Here I setup MIDI channels with Elektron Octatrack and Access Virus TI2 and test adding trigs to sequence each part of the Access Virus TI2.

[@Napear99]

Thanks for posting this video, super helpful and informative. I'm a little late to the party comment wise, but I recently discovered something that might be a time saver for you. When you are in Multi mode, you don't need to got the Edit Multi to select the patch for each part. From the main Multi screen with the part you want to change selected, you can just hit search and cycle through sounds, and audition them just as you would in Single mode, which includes using the category filters... another major time savor for me was to save presets that I really liked into a RAM bank, then edit one (or both) of the Categories to "Favorite". There are three available favorite categories, so like I use 1for basses, 2 for melodic things, and 3 for pads and textures. Then when you're using Search you can find those things you like WAY faster... and that, with the Search thing I mentioned before, makes putting together multis MUCH faster.

[@ErwinSchrodinger64]

Thanks so much for this video. I just got a Squarp Hapax and I plan on running various patches through it with my Ti2. I took me over 5 hours, on the Waldorf Kyra to learn how to run multiple synthesizers on it. It got to the point that I thought something was broken. Why don't they write manuals, especially with MIDI controls a lot easier to understand and more comprehensive. You probably just saved me another 5-12 hours of pure agony.

[@Matthewsavant]

Turn soft through off, not sure why that fixes it but it does 🎉

[@hannesb.3674]

Thanks for the video. For me sequencer mode works well with the virus ti. Regarding 00:07:45 when in "seq mode" and enabling program change in the "multi edit" on the virus you can use the bank and prog values of the octatracks midi tracks to change patches per part on the virus on each midi channel. Don't forget to hit "yes" on the octatrack after dialing in the bank and prog number for the virus to receive that info. Usefull for saving that with the octatracks parts so when recalling them the virus plays the right patches. Don't really know about multimode, but just trying it briefly it seemed to change the whole multi patch (which could be desired).

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

good points and now I am using my new Squarp Hapax sequencer on the Virus that works better as a dedicated sequencer with my Virus and other synths in the studio.

[@JahniCoyote]

@@GuitarsAndSynths Thanks I am trying to decide between oxi or hapax.. to control two ti2's. I hear good things about both!!

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

@@JahniCoyote Hapax has better dual screens but oxi has the advantage of battery power. Either is good choice. I am on wait list again for the Cirklon will see how many years it takes for the option to buy.

[@JahniCoyote]

@@GuitarsAndSynths Thank you!

[@MrTelebajsek]

great video! Do these settings also apply for the AR MK2? I want to trigger my Virus TI2 via AR`s powerful sequencer if it's possible. Thanks in advance!

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

they would use similar settings for MIDI on the AR but I have not tested it yet.

[@MrTelebajsek]

gotcha, I'll try it. Thanks for the quick reply!@@GuitarsAndSynths

[@mikg2618]

hanging notes plays virus, panic mode