Elektron Octatrack - Manual (Page 41)

PROJECTS
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FILE BROWSER
The file browser is used when locating samples that should be loaded to the Flex and Static
sample slots. It is a representation of the audio pool of the set.
Folders are indicated by a “(D)”. Open folders by selecting them and pressing the [RIGHT]
arrow key or [ENTER/YES]. If an opened folder contains more files or folders than the
menu list can show, two arrows pointing downwards will be visible in the lower right part of
the screen. Scroll down in the folder by pressing the [DOWN] arrow key. A sample is
loaded by selecting it and either pressing [ENTER/YES] or the [RIGHT] arrow key. How-
ever, the file browser is not closed until [ENTER/YES] is released. This makes it possible to
keep holding [ENTER/YES] and use the [UP]/[DOWN] arrow keys to instantly load the
next or previous file in the directory without having to re-open the file browser for each file.
This mode of assignment is handy to use when the sequencer is running and you want to
try out how different sample assignments will affect sound and feel of the pattern.
At the top of the menu the folder path is visible. To go back one step in the folder hierarchy,
press the [LEFT] arrow button. If the file browser was opened from a Flex sample slot list,
the bottom of the LCD screen will show how much RAM memory that is available to the
project. The size of the samples are indicated in MB to the right of the sample names.
When the cursor is moved over a sample, the smiley symbol at the bottom of the screen
will show a happy face if the sample is ready to be loaded without any problems. If the file
is too big to be loaded, or if the file is incompatible with the Octatrack audio engine, the
smiley will look sad. Samples with an unsupported sample rate, like 48 kHz, will make the
smiley look indifferent, indicating the sample will be played back albeit at the wrong speed.
To the right of the smiley the sample rate, bit depth and number of channels of the selected
sample is shown.
When opening the file browser from a Flex/Static slot already containing a sample, that
sample will be indicated by inverted graphics.
• Audio files can be previewed in the file browser. Select the file and press [FUNC-
TION] + [ENTER/YES] to do so. This will preview the file from the main outputs.
Press [CUE] + [ENTER/YES] to preview from the cue outputs. Previewing samples
temporarily disables the page scrolling function, initiated by pressing [FUNC-
TION] +[UP]/[DOWN], for as long as [FUNCTION] is held. When previewing, the
sample will be affected by the track effects of the active track. It is possible
though to preview samples in a dry fashion. The preview behavior setting is found
in the PERSONALIZE menu. Read more on page 32.
• At the root of the audio pool file structure several folders might be found. The
AUDIO folder contains the audio pool. Any other folders most likely represent any
saved projects of the set. If audio files, as recommended, only have been put in