Guide: OXI ONE MKII Guide EP.9: Multitrack Mode (Rhythm Sequencing)

This is EP.9 of the OXI ONE MKII guide series. In this episode, we cover Multitrack mode rhythm sequencing.

Multitrack mode lets you display and control up to 8 tracks simultaneously on a single grid. Each track has independent settings including MIDI channel, time division, and groove. Each row on the grid corresponds to a track — the bottom row is Track 1, the top row is Track 8. EP.9 focuses on rhythm sequencing; melodic usage will be covered in the next video.

• Multitrack Mode Overview
• Track Selection
• Global Functions
• Global Settings
• Keyboard Page
• Track Settings
• Drum Rack Setup Example
• Step Placement and Track Editing
• Per-Step Editing
• Column View
• Groove
• Generators
• Multi-Instrument Routing
• Drum Pattern Generator
• Performance Page

Multitrack Mode Overview#

When you select Multitrack mode, the entire 16×8 grid becomes the display area for 8 tracks. Each row corresponds to one track, with Track 1 at the bottom through Track 8 at the top. The currently selected track is shown with yellow pads.

Each track has independent settings — you can change the MIDI channel, time division, groove, and more on a per-track basis. On the grid, each track’s playhead moves independently, giving you a constant visual overview of all track states.

Track Selection#

There are two ways to select tracks, switchable in Workflow Settings.

Track Priority (default: on)#

When Track Priority is on, tapping any row first selects that track. Steps are placed on the second tap. This is the safer method, preventing accidental step placement.

Track Priority: Off#

With Track Priority off, tapping any row immediately places a step. Operations are faster but unintended steps may occur.

Other Track Selection Methods#

• Long press: Long-pressing a step on a different track changes the track selection without

  placing a step

• Seq + step: Press the sequencer number while pressing the first step in the target track’s

  row to change track selection

Global Functions#

Several functions can be applied to all tracks at once.

Global Start/End#

Hold the sequencer number and set Init / End to change the start and end positions of all tracks at once.

Bulk Step Deletion#

• Shift + Delete: Delete all steps in the selected track
• Shift + Sequencer Number + Delete: Delete all steps across all tracks
• Shift + Delete (long press): Full clear — wipes all settings, not just steps

Global Settings#

Press Shift + Sequencer button to access Multitrack global settings. This is where you configure settings common to all tracks.

• Global MIDI Channel: MIDI output channel shared by all tracks (can also be set individually

  per track)

• Global Scale: Scale selection (for drum use, Chromatic is common)

• Default Root Note: Base note for each track (for drum rack use, C1 is common)

By default, each track starts offset by one interval from the root note, quantized according to the selected scale.

Keyboard Page#

Use the keyboard page for note preview and performance.

The keyboard page in Multitrack mode has two display formats.

• Drum view: Shown when a track is armed. The keyboard is divided into 8 groups of 3×4 blocks,

  each corresponding to a specific note. Playable at 12 velocity levels

• Standard keyboard view: Using Arm, you can switch to the same standard keyboard display as

  Mono or Poly modes

On the keyboard page, column 15 controls mute and column 16 controls solo. The keyboard layout can be changed at any time in Performance Settings.

The roller function is also available while the sequencer is playing.

Track Settings#

To access individual track settings, select a track and press the Track button. Use the Page button to switch between 2 pages of settings.

Page 1#

• MIDI Channel: Per-track MIDI output channel
• Note Offset: Base note for the track
• Time Division: Playback speed (1/4, 1/8, 1/16, etc.)
• Direction: Playback direction

Page 2#

• Output Port: MIDI output destination
• Program Change Output: Program change message settings
• Time Division Randomize: Add a random element to time division
• Track Swing: Per-track swing setting (set to Same to follow global settings)

Drum Rack Setup Example#

The video shows a practical setup example combining OXI ONE MKII with an Ableton drum rack.

The setup steps are as follows:

1. Set the MIDI channel to 8 in Multitrack global settings
2. Set the receiving channel of the Ableton drum rack to 8
3. Set the scale to Chromatic (all semitones are needed for drum racks)
4. Set the root note to C1 (most drum machines and VSTs trigger notes from C1)

Step Placement and Track Editing#

Once setup is complete, place steps on each track.

For example, you might place kick on Track 1, snare on Track 2, and hi-hat on Track 3. Steps on each track are color-coded so you can check all track states at a glance.

Per-Track Pattern Length#

You can set an independent pattern length for each track. Hold End and press the desired step to set the end position for that track. For example, setting the hi-hat track to 5 steps will loop it at a different length from other tracks.

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Changing Time Division#

You can also change the time division per track. Either change it from the track settings menu or use Shift + Init / Shift + End to double or halve the speed.

Per-Step Editing#

Press any step to edit its individual parameters. Hold the step and press Page to switch between two editing pages.

Page 1#

• Encoder 1: Velocity
• Encoder 2: Note Offset
• Encoder 3: Gate Length
• Encoder 4: Trigger Probability and Logic Condition

Page 2#

• Encoder 1: Repetition
• Encoder 2: CV Glide
• Encoder 3: Time Micro Offset

Column View#

Column view is a mode where you can see and edit all step parameters for the selected track at once. Press an encoder to switch to it.

• Press Encoder 1: Velocity column view

• Press Encoder 2: Note Offset column view. When using a drum rack, you can trigger different

  samples by changing the note

• Press Encoder 3: Gate Length column view

• Press Encoder 4: Retrigger column view. Set the retrigger count; hold Shift while

  adjusting to change the retrigger time span

As a retrigger example: setting a step to Retrigger 3 with span 2 will produce 3 triggers within that step’s duration, spread over 2 steps’ worth of time.

Groove#

You can assign an independent groove to each track. Press Shift + Groove to enter the groove page, select a track, and apply a groove.

The video demonstrates applying Quintuplet Accent to the hi-hat track. A groove consists of two elements: accent (velocity variation) and time (timing variation).

Generators#

In Multitrack mode, you can generate patterns using the Euclidean generator and the random generator.

Euclidean Generator#

Select a track and press the Gen button to access the Euclidean generator.

• Length: Total pattern length (e.g., 8 steps)
• Pulses: Number of steps to place (e.g., 3 pulses)
• Rotation: Shift the pattern’s start position

The Euclidean function distributes pulses evenly across the pattern. For example, with 8 steps and 3 pulses, 3 triggers are placed at equal intervals.

Random Generator#

Press the Random button twice to enter the random generator.

• Range: Random range for notes (for drum use, set to 0 to trigger only the same note)
• Ties: Number of ties
• Density: Step density (e.g., 60%)
• Press Encoder 4: Generate a random pattern

The random generator has a second page where Velocity and Trigger Probability can also be randomized. Press Encoder 4 repeatedly to regenerate until you find a pattern you like.

Multi-Instrument Routing#

In Multitrack mode, you can control multiple instruments simultaneously by assigning different MIDI channels to each track.

The video demonstrates starting with Tracks 1–7 assigned to the drum rack on MIDI channel 8, then changing only Track 8 to MIDI channel 9 to trigger a shaker sample loaded in Ableton’s Simpler.

Since Simpler can play back chromatically, using Encoder 2 (Note Offset) in column view lets you vary the pitch, creating a sequence with pitch variations. Setting the pattern length to 7 steps and offsetting it from the other tracks creates rhythmic variation.

Drum Pattern Generator#

The drum pattern generator is a non-destructive generative feature exclusive to Multitrack mode. Three engines are optimized for Track 1 (kick), Track 2 (snare), and Track 3 (hi-hat) respectively.

Activation#

Hold the Random button to display three blue pads on Tracks 1, 2, and 3. Press any of them to enable the generator.

Parameters#

Press a blue pad and select the sequencer number to access generator parameters.

• Density: Controls step density

• X / Y: Values that define the rhythm table. Changing X and Y alters the rhythm pattern

• Chaos: Amount of variation per playback cycle. Higher values change the pattern from cycle to

  cycle

Steps are generated when Play is pressed. It is recommended to use a pattern length of 32 steps.

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You can also add manual steps on top of generator-produced steps. Manually added steps are shown in a different color for easy distinction.

Performance Page#

The performance page lets you control mute, solo, loop, and fill for each track.

• Mute: Press the corresponding track’s pad to toggle mute/unmute
• Solo: Hold Shift and press the track’s pad to solo it
• Looper: The looper function shown in yellow loops a specific section
• Fill: The fill function shown in pink adds fills to the pattern

The performance page will be covered in detail in an upcoming video.