Is the folder on its own? Try moving the folder onto the root directory of the SD card to see if it shows up there. That’s what I did with mine and because it worked it gave me hope. 
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It’s cool now thanks, I split the folder into 3 sub folders and I can see all the files and play them now.
I think i’ll manually split all my big folders into smaller folders and see if that helps to make more samples visible overall.
Still one folder that won’t play, but it also it won’t play on the Blackbox or DJS-1000 either, so I know the files on it are corrupted in some way. Not the Tracker’s fault then.
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I had one freeze last night, when moving up to Volume in the instrument modulation page. Had to pull the power to shut down and reboot, but wasn’t able to replicate it (nothing especially fancy was going on, just a one-track pattern to check out some of the new features). I also had a lot of issues with clipping, but I haven’t used the Tracker for a little while so I’m putting that down to needing to readjust to its requirements…
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It’s meant to be that folders containing more than 100 samples will automatically be divided up, so if the folder is called DRUMS for example, you’ll see folders for something like DRUMS (1-100), DRUMS (101-200), and so on. It’s weird (a bug?) that it didn’t do that for you but maybe there’s a max limit. Anyway, at least you can see them all now.
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@craig @NickD @palm and anyone else - how are you feeling about the Tracker after however long you have been using it? 
It’s a nice piece of gear, for sure, and enjoyable to use. As I mentioned, I’ve been away from it for a while and reorienting took a little time. You have to be happy with the core tracker concept, which I doubt the horizontal view is likely to change very much. It has some great ideas on board, like the performance mode, and the way the tracker aspects work is well thought out (building on years of tracker development).
I enjoy it more with beats and short, rhythmical sounds than longer ones - you can create nice single-note pads with animated wavetables, but ultimately I prefer to slap in some simple sounds and let the FX go to work on them. It’s great for that, to the extent that I haven’t really explored it as a sampler yet (other than grabbing some stuff from the built-in radio). Of course it’s great with breaks, too. Technically they’re longer sounds, but they’re reduced to short chunks by the time I’m through with them.
I think it’s unique enough to be a keeper - if you want a break from your usual gear, TR-REC sequencing modes and so on, the Tracker is a good option. Often you won’t know how a particular effect is going to play out when you run the pattern, so it’s a reliable source of unexpected loops and sounds.
I probably wouldn’t want it as my only device, but I don’t regret buying it. It does have quite a fast-moving development cycle, which is good in that bugs tend to be addressed quickly, but it means you probably do need to be happy checking for and applying updates (the system for this is nice and easy, and you can keep several firmwares on the card to switch quickly).
For the most part it’s not been integrated into my main setup, but I’ve often taken it off downstairs or into another room for a separate session, and it’s always reliable fun. I expect it’s one of those pieces of gear where if you don’t like it, you really won’t like it… but I like it.
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Thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughtful response! 
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That´s exactly my own experience with the Tracker. A great piece of hardware with a sophisticated OS. I like to pair it with my Dreadbox Typhon, but the main workflow is to load a bunch of (drum)samples and make some loops I maybe use one time with my MPC Live.
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I love it. I’ve had it since the start of the year, so not all that long, and this is my second unit after unfortunately getting a bad jog wheel on my first unit - these things happen!
The unit is well built and my second unit hasn’t had any issues so far - my first had a few freezes when quickly moving between the different modulation sections but that could’ve been the dodgy jog wheel sending wacky values all over the shop that threw the system.
The main positives for me are size, excellent visual feedback from the almost Amazon Paperwhite style of matte screen (with brightness adjustment!), and the pads are amazing. Actually the pads are my favourite thing about tracker - it’s so easy to set up musical scales on them in a variety of configurations so picking out chords is quick, plus you can slide your fingers around and every note is instantly picked up. Really great stuff!
I’ve been comparing it to the Elektron workflow (M:S at the moment, but I’ve had most of them in the past) and doing stuff straight into Bitwig. I think of all of them, I like the results I get from Tracker standalone best. M:S is great for quick beats and p-locks but the bitcrushing, bandpass filter, and envelopes/LFOs of Tracker have the M:S best for getting a bit more surgical and precise. Bitwig has every available option but is slower way less hands-on compared to Tracker.
As a way of playing things into a DAW, though, it’s a great device for midi over USB and power – again because of the pads/scales/layouts. I’d say I’m now at the stage where I can play it better than guitar/keys.
One thing for those considering it. You have to really love messing around with samples. It’s not the best device for sequencing lots of other gear and trying to record in long sections from other synths. I had a massive 0-Coast sampling session but only ended up using one-shots from it in the end. But taking something like synth one-shots and trying out the different playback modes (especially the wavetable and granular modes) can easily turn your short sample into a playable synth. This is what I’ve been using it for mostly.
For straight up beat creation, I think Elektron wins it in many ways, but for more experimental beats with lots of momentary FX and sample cut ups, Tracker is by far the most inspiring thing I’ve used since selling an Octatrack.
I haven’t really used the song or performance modes in any great way. But knowing they are there is fantastic. Once I have some fuller songs, I’ll be making use of them for sure.
Overall, I recommend it. The tracker side of things is really easy to pick up, so there’s no need to feel intimidated about learning a new method of sequencing things. Plus, the price considering its features makes it an absolute steal imo. And their value holds on the second hand market atm. Now’s the time to try it!
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The screen protector came off.
This box goes NO WHERE.
I love it
Performance mode 
I thought trackers would be too robotic feeling, but it turns out to be the opposite. I find it draws me to it to werk on stuff. Very intuitive.
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Definitly this and the tracker workflow, which IMO is really efficient.
Well … tomorrow my little box is in the studio for two weeks and I love it.
One of my first experiments was to take some samples from a quirky Benjolin sound and figure out, what the wavetable and granular mode would do with it. I was surprised and excited. Just throw in something weird and check out what wonders the tracker comes up with.
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Thank you everyone for the wonderful responses. Your descriptions are confirming what I thought the Tracker might offer but didn’t know for sure without firsthand experience. Reading reviews and watching videos will only take you so far…
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Same here … shortly after having got some simple beats running, I tried something special. Could this little “robot” give me a Funk groove?
I connected a Moog with a funky bass patch and tweeked in something like the typical Slap-Bass style … well it took me a while, but then … it grooved, it really grooved 
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I’ve had mine since October. Still really loving it. Things have been work-busy lately, so I haven’t been able to do music every day, but whenever I do the Tracker is out and on.
It’s replaced an odd assortment of gear for me. I’ve sold my OP-1 and am close to selling my MC-101 and Pyramid, though it’s clearly not targeted at these markets and does a lot less than them. But it’s just more immediate than those devices, at least for what I use them for, if that makes sense.
When I want to make music on-the-go or sketch something out, the Tracker fits my brain better and requires less mode-switching or menu flipping. If I’m editing something, having it work more like a word processor (with insert/delete) rather than a piano roll where you’re dragging notes around or a step sequencer where you have a set number of trigs and are just flipping them on or off… it’s just faster, less distracting, and a lot less cramped than most any UI I’ve used on a stand-alone box.
The one thing I miss in it is having an actual synthesis engine (samples were never really my thing). Some of my gear, like my SH-32, has become glorified sample generators for the Tracker. But looking at the M8 I’m a little jealous of it’s FM and Braids-based engine (though I’m definitely more ProTracker than LSDJ in my UI preferences, so that’s where my jealousy currently ends).
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I was never very good with samples. Didn’t click with my brain [weird right!?]
But now that I “get it”…I so wish I didn’t sell my Benjolin. I now understand the value of making mad noises. And the Benjolin EXCELS at it. Great module.
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As cool as this device is. I’m actually contemplating on selling it…
Performance mode is really dope, but it’s not really enough for me to keep it.
I really hate how midi note input is handled, it’s all over the place, sometimes it’s impossible to add notes to the lane you’re in and sometimes it only adds note in that lane, feels really buggy tbh.
I’m gonna wait till my newest addition arrives tomorrow to see if the tracker will stay or not.
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I hated this too. I like to play sequences in live, but for the life of me I could not ever get most of my notes placed properly on the first go, even with microtiming off. There was always a lot of tedious cleanup required.
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Thanks to you and @MichaalHell for raising this issue, as I also like to play sequences. However, I usually only do it on devices where it is easy to “clean it up” afterward. Clean up seems like it might be a pain in the neck on the Tracker, though.
Good to go in with eyes open on these details.
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Absolutely, it’s small details like these that really tend to get under ones skin…
For what it’s worth it’s fantastic, but between my other devices the only thing it adds is the performance mode.
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I’m in a very different position from most people on this forum in terms of “my setup” or “my studio” but I think that I have also figured out what I do and not like, and how to accept limitations (where those limitations work for me).
Finally, after…23 years of having this as a hobby? 