How to delete factory samples?

[Dr.K]

Is there a way to delete the factory samples? If i try to delete them it says write protected. Couldn’t find anything about it in the manual.

[andtrevor]

I haven’t been paying attention to the Model:S. so i could be wrong. but i was under the impression it was a rompler… as in you can’t delete the factory samples.

[Dr.K]

I think you’re right. Thank you!

[phaelam]

You can do an empty reset. That should wipe the internal samples. You lose all of yours too tho.
Space gained. Replace your own.

Perhaps not due to +Drive

[Dr.K]

Empty reset only deletes all patterns, not the samples.

[phaelam]

weird

[avantronica]

you may want to get used to them, who knows ! …

Deleting factory samples? And a couple other sample questions

First, Is there any way to delete the factory samples? I’ve looked around to see if there is a way to take the write protect off of them? Also Is there any way to see a percentage of how much sample space remaining from the available 1GB storage space? (If not that’s a major feature request!) Lastly I’ve been having issues whenever I upload samples…I’ll set up the upload (using all the suggested settings in other posts/tutorials) and after a certain amount of samples (usually around 100) it ju…

[Dr.K]

It seems like some things about the elektron machines never change.

[LittleRooms]

You have the M:S?

[phaelam]

I feel like I had gotten rid of them on my MD, MNM, OT and DN…its all a blur now.
I thought I had read posts about having to use factory reset to restore presets.
there so many different conventions between the boxes.

[avantronica]

MD, MNM, OT and DN

Those machines are less closely related to the M:S than say DT & AR , if it’s possible on those then there’s precedent - iirc the core factory samples on AR won’t wipe and if the same is true for DT the signs don’t look promising - I suppose it depends on how much of the +Drive is used up (or how unuseable a sample is)

[Dr.K]

Yes, since yesterday. It’s really cool but as always there are some head scratchers.
Not a big problem for me if factory samples can’t be deleted. I just like to wipe everything off on a sampling device.

[avantronica]

Ess says …

Is there no way to remove the factory samples?

Factory samples cannot be removed - but don’t fret - they do not use up any of your 1GB storage space for samples.

[Dr.K]

I think i got used to work with totally empty samplers when i started with the akai S2000 and mpc’s. It always felt refreshing to start with nothing on there.

[avantronica]

refreshing to start with nothing on there.

100% with you - take a backup, wipe and do your own thing - it’s one of the reasons I don’t get along with say Live, there’s so much stuff baked in, it just gets in the way - tabula rasa every time, but it is what it is and at least it’s probably part of the firmware/stored separate and not in the user +Drive space - you may seek to confirm this i guess

[Dr.K]

Yes it seems like the total 1GB are free for user samples.

[LittleRooms]

I’m surprised to hear how stiff the pads are, but the knobs are more solid than they appear.