Compact Flash Question

Elektron Gear Octatrack
#1

So my OT came with the standard 64 CF card and it works well enough but if I wanted to upgrade to a larger card how would I move everything? This might seem dumb but could I just copy everything over to my computer, eject old card insert new card and then just paste onto the new card? If I did it this way, technically, it would copy all the directory information for samples and parameters. My concern would be that the OT might freak out when I go to play something.

Or would be easier to just start a new project on new said card move just samples over and then just start back from the beginning?

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Octatrack MKII max CF card size
#2

Yes.

However, I don’t think anyone has ever reported using a card larger than 64 GB. The manual states:

Cards supporting UDMA and at least 133x (~20MB/s) for both reads and writes are compatible with the Octatrack. Cards must be FAT16 or FAT32 formatted, preferably FAT32. Up to 64 GB Compact Flash cards are supported.

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#3

Huh that’s interesting. Thanks for letting me know about the 64 thing there’s 200+ that I don’t need it’s spend

#4

In my opinion, 64 GB is plenty big for the Octatrack. I think I have a 16 GB card and I don’t think I’ll ever fill it up. Of course, everyone has different use cases.

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#5

Yeah I mostly use 4,8 or 16gb cards, cheaper and more than enough capacity for multiple projects.

#6

hello

has anyone had any experience with compact flash adapters in use with the octatrack?

something like: https://www.amazon.com/Sony-AD-MSCF1-Pro-CompactFlash-Adapter/dp/B000NZMALY

theoretically this should work with a suitable sd card.

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#7

Welcome @marccc.

I am also curious about this…
Hurry up, maybe the last one in the world !

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