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Audio Pool

The Audio Pool is the shared sample library for your Octatrack Set. It is located in the AUDIO/ folder at the top level of your Set. All projects within that Set look for their samples in this directory.

Octatrack Manager provides a task-oriented interface for browsing, organizing, and adding new samples to your pool.

Audio Pool interface

Browsing the Pool​

Access the Audio Pool from the Home Page by clicking the Audio Pool card within any Set, or from within a project by clicking the Audio Pool button in the header.

Left Panel: Your Audio Pool​

This shows the contents of your AUDIO/ directory. You can:

  • Navigate: Double-click a folder to enter it. Click the breadcrumb to go back up.
  • Create Folders: Click + New Folder to organize your library.
  • Inspect Metadata: Every audio file shows its sample rate, bit depth, and number of channels.
  • Filter and Sort: Use the toolbar to filter by name, bit depth, sample rate, or audio format.

Right Panel: Your Computer​

This is a standard file browser that lets you explore your local hard drives to find samples you want to add to your Set.

Adding Samples (Copy / Move)​

Octatrack Manager simplifies the process of getting new sounds into your Octatrack.

  1. Select Source: Browse to your samples in the right panel.
  2. Select Destination: Navigate to the folder where you want them in the left panel.
  3. Execute: Click Copy to Pool (to keep the original) or Move to Pool (to delete the original after transfer).

Progress Tracking​

A progress bar appears for every file, showing the current stage of the transfer:

  • Decoding: Reading the source file.
  • Resampling: Changing the sample rate to 44.1 kHz.
  • Writing: Creating the final WAV file.
  • Copying: Simply moving the file if it is already in the correct format.

Audio file conversion in progress

Automatic Conversion​

The Octatrack hardware is very specific about the audio formats it can play. Octatrack Manager takes care of all this automatically — you never need to manually convert files again.

What happens during import?​

  • Format: All files (MP3, FLAC, AIFF, etc.) are converted to WAV.
  • Sample Rate: Every file is resampled to 44.1 kHz (the only rate the Octatrack supports).
  • Bit Depth: 16-bit and 24-bit depths are preserved. Files with higher or lower bit depths are automatically adjusted to the closest supported value (16 or 24-bit).

Quality​

Conversion uses a high-quality Sinc interpolation algorithm (Blackman-Harris windowed) for the best possible audio fidelity.

Managing Conflicts​

If you try to add a file with the same name as one that already exists in your pool, a conflict dialog will appear. You can choose to:

  • Overwrite: Replace the old file with the new one.
  • Skip: Keep the old file and don't import the new one.
  • Apply to All: Use your choice for all subsequent conflicts in the current batch.

File conflict confirmation modal

Deleting Samples​

To remove unwanted samples from your library:

  1. Select one or more files in the left panel.
  2. Click Delete.
  3. A confirmation dialog will appear to prevent accidental loss of data.

Technical Tips​

  • Folder Depth: The Octatrack can navigate through several levels of subfolders. We recommend keeping your library organized by category (e.g., Drums, Synths, Field Recordings).
  • Batch Processing: You can select and transfer dozens of folders at once. Octatrack Manager will handle the recursive conversion of every audio file within them.
  • External Drives: You can browse and import samples from any connected external drive or network share.