User Manual

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 struct ur e of the Oc tatrack. It can co ntain a near unlim ite d amo u nt 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 ca rd . Th e samp le s in

the audio pool are available to all pr oject s of th e set. Set s are saved on the Comp act 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