Elektron Octatrack - Manual (Page 51)

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MEMORY contains settings related to sample bit depth and the track recorder memory dis-
tribution. Use the LEVEL knob or the [LEFT]/[RIGHT] arrow keys to change the settings.
The total amount of RAM memory available to a project is 85,5 MB. This memory is shared
by Flex RAM, which is used when loading Flex samples, and track recorder memory, which
is used when sampling. In this menu the distribution of Flex RAM and track recorder mem-
ory can be set. To the right a bar is shown visualizing the memory distribution. The dotted
area in the top represents occupied Flex memory, the white area in the middle represents
free RAM and the black area in the bottom represents reserved track recorder memory.
Changes made does not come into effect until exiting the menu. When doing so, a prompt
will appear asking you to confirm the changes. This is because the recorder buffers are
cleared when changes are made and confirmed.
FLEX FORMAT controls what bit depth samples will be in when loaded to the Flex
sample slot list. Samples loaded to the Static slot list are unaffected by this setting.
Two settings exist.
• 24-BIT will retain the bit depth of 24-bit samples when they are loaded. 16-bit
samples will still be in 16-bit.
• 16-BIT will convert 24-bit samples to 16-bit samples when loaded, meaning
samples will occupy less Flex RAM memory at the cost of reduced bit depth. If
a sample is saved when this setting is active, it will be saved as a 16 bit sam-
ple no matter the original bit depth. If a 24-bit sample is saved a prompt will
appear informing it will be saved as a 16-bit sample.
DYNAMIC RECORDERS offers two settings.
• NO forces the track recorders to use only the track recorder memory, which
by default is 16 seconds of sampling time per track recorder. It is possible to
increase or decrease the available track recorder memory by using the
RESERVE RECORDINGS and the RESERVE LENGTH settings.
• YES makes it possible for track recorders to exceed the track recorder mem-
ory and utilize any free Flex RAM memory.
RECORDER FORMAT selects in what bit depth the track recorders will sample. 24-
bit and 16-bit settings are available.
RESERVE RECORDINGS chooses which track recorders that can be assigned a
certain amount of dedicated sample time. This setting in combination with the
RESERVE LENGTH setting basically decides the size of the track recorder memory.
• R1...R1-R8 selects the track recorders that will be affected by the RESERVE
LENGTH setting. Track recorders outside the selected track recorder range