Compare Sample Formats

Side-by-side comparison of audio requirements and SampleStack features across supported instruments. Click any instrument name for full specs.

Audio Formats

Required sample rate, bit depth, and channel configuration for each instrument.

Instrument Rate Bit Depth Channels Max Duration
Morphagene 48 kHz 32-bit float Stereo ~174s per reel
Multigrain 48 kHz 16-bit Stereo 32s
Squid Salmple 44.1 kHz 16-bit Mono ~11s
Sample Drum 48 kHz 16-bit Mono RAM limited
Radio Music 44.1 kHz 16-bit Mono N/A
Rample 44.1 kHz 16-bit Mono / Stereo No limit
Blackbox Any (48 kHz pref.) 16/24/32-bit Mono / Stereo 4 GB (FAT32)
Octatrack MKII 44.1 kHz 16/24-bit Mono / Stereo RAM limited
Digitakt II 48 kHz 16-bit Mono ~33s

Folder Structures

How each instrument organizes samples on the SD card.

Instrument Structure Naming
Morphagene Flat (root directory) mg1.wav – mgw.wav (32 reels)
Multigrain /Wavs/, /Project01/ – /Project48/ Up to 128 WAVs per project
Squid Salmple /alm022/Bank##/1-8/ 1 WAV per channel subfolder
Sample Drum Flat (any folder) No strict naming
Radio Music /bank0/ – /bank15/ 8.3 format, 75 per bank
Rample /A0/ – /Z99/ (kits) {voice}_{name}.wav (1-4)
Blackbox /Presets/, free sample layout Referenced by XML presets
Octatrack MKII /Set/Project/AUDIO/ 128 Flex + 128 Static slots
Digitakt II Via Elektron Transfer app No SD card access

SampleStack Features

Which SampleStack features are available for each instrument.

Instrument Validation Conversion Cue Points Auto-Detect
Morphagene
Multigrain
Squid Salmple
Sample Drum
Radio Music
Rample
Blackbox
Octatrack MKII
Digitakt II

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