User Manual

7. SETS
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7. SETS
A set is the top layer of the Octatrack MKII hierarchy. Sets are completely self contained. A Set contain:
• An amount of projects only limited by the size of the Compact Flash card.
• An audio pool, where the samples shared by the projects of the set are stored.
A set needs to be mounted in order for the Octatrack MKII to be able to load a project belonging to the set.
A mounted set and a loaded project is required for the Octatrack MKII to work as intended. For more infor-
mation, please see “8. PROJECTS” on page 28.
When booting, the Octatrack MKII automatically mounts the previously mounted set and loads the previous
project, but sometimes that might not be possible, for instance when a freshly formatted Compact Flash
card has been inserted or when switching cards to a card containing other sets. Sets then have to be man-
ually mounted.
If Compact Flash cards are changed a window stating “WRONG COMPACT FLASH CARD INSERTED.
CONTINUE?” appears. This is a prompt indicating a new Compact Flash card has been inserted. Press
[YES] to continue. If you decide to proceed a window stating “NO SET IS MOUNTED! PLEASE MOUNT
ONE.” appears. Press [YES] to automatically open the menu where sets can be created and mounted. If the
inserted card contains sets, mount one of them. If the card doesn’t contain any sets, create and mount one.
If the Octatrack MKII boots with a set, but no project is active, a window stating “YOU ARE NOT WORKING
IN ANY PROJECT. USE THE SAVE AS NEW COMMAND TO KEEP ANY CHANGES!” appears. Press [YES]
to make the prompt disappear. Since no project is active, any changes made while in this state will be dis-
carded when mounting another set or loading another project. Use the SAVE TO NEW command found in
the PROJECT menu to save any changes to a new project. Otherwise, just create or load a new project.
Back up your sets to a computer. Should you lose your Compact Flash card it is easy to
transfer the sets from the computer to a new card.
Sets are stored as folders in the root directory of the Compact Flash card. This can be seen
when for example connecting the Octatrack MKII to a computer via USB and browsing the
content of the Compact Flash card with the computer. Read more on how to connect the
Octatrack MKII to a computer in the section “8.5 SYSTEM” on page 32.
7.1 CREATING AND MOUNTING A SET
Sets are created and mounted in the PROJECT menu.
1. Press [PROJ] to open this menu. Select PROJECT and press the right [ARROW] key or [YES] to access
the sub-menu options. Then select CHANGE, located in the SET section.
2. Press [YES]. The active project will automatically be synced to the Compact Flash card, storing all set-
tings and assignments, before the menu where sets are changed is opened.
If no project is active a prompt asking “NOT WITHIN A PROJECT. CHANGES MADE WILL
BE DISCARDED. CONTINUE?” will appear. Press [YES] to continue with the change sets
procedure. Note that this will discard any settings and assignments already made. If you
don’t want to lose any information, press [NO] to cancel the operation. Then save all set-
tings to a new project by using the SAVE TO NEW command before changing sets.
Once CHANGE has been selected and [YES] been pressed a list of available sets stored on the Com-
pact Flash card will appear.