Elektron Octatrack - Manual (Page 21)

OVERVIEW OF THE OCTATRACK STRUCTURE
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OVERVIEW OF THE OCTATRACK STRUCTURE
The Octatrack is organized in a hierarchical way. The image below outlines the data struc-
ture of the Octatrack.
SETS
A set is the top level structure of the Octatrack. It can contain a near unlimited amount of
projects plus one audio pool. The amount of samples in the audio pool as well as the
amount of projects are limited only by the size of the Compact Flash card. The samples in
the audio pool are available to all projects of the set. Sets are saved on the Compact Flash
card. Since a set can contain many projects, some users might find that one set is all they
need. Read more about sets on page 22.
AUDIO POOL
Each set contains one audio pool which is stored on the Compact Flash card. The audio
pool contains the samples that can be loaded to the Flex and Static sample slot lists of the
projects of a set. Read more about how to fill the audio pool with samples on page 24.
PROJECTS
For the Octatrack to work as intended, a set needs to be mounted and a project needs to
be loaded. A project contains 16 banks, 8 arrangements, 8 track recorders and their