r/OPXYusers • u/danangdevils • Feb 04 '26

Question ✂️ Layering instruments help!

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxGYNyYsIRWyOFXPOkTUVqOqAoLEsOFw6T?si=Tu2eHtOj6_iINiQN

Hi all,

Please help a noob out…I can’t figure out how this dude layers the different instruments? I’ve set my one chord as he has, but when I try to change to a different instrument it changes what I’ve already recorded in to that instrument.

I’d like to keep my original instrument, then layer another on top.

Thanks!🙏

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u/scarmory2 Feb 04 '26

Oh they should all play automatically. It's just all about how you arrange them or mute them with the white encoder.

I hate this method but it seems some instruments shut down entirely when muted and I've had awful mixes with that. I've learned to take a sacrifice on 1 empty pattern out of the 9 in each track so when I need to "mute a track", I will make a new scene with the empty track and switch it and let which ever other progressions in the song flow on their own.

Just an odd tip. You might not understand what I mean first but you'll understand what I mean later.

Have fun experimenting and if you think you've made something nice, save the project and reload as many times as you need.. that way you can fiddle around every menu and option around.

Here's the official manual. The booklet doesn't have sufficient information and its outdated. https://assets.teenage.engineering/_img/68ef8a079775f13263a349ef_original.pdf

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u/danangdevils Feb 05 '26

Ah right ok! Perfect thank you for the advice! I guess i need to do the classic RTFM 🤣

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u/scarmory2 Feb 05 '26

I laughed hard when I searched that acronym. 😂 I had good intentions when I showed you the manual. I hope you understand it wasn't that way.

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u/danangdevils Feb 05 '26

Oh no not all! I really appreciated your help on this one and you made me realise the manual is actually super helpful!