Compare Sample Formats

Side-by-side comparison of audio requirements and SampleStack features across supported instruments. Tap 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

Rate: 48 kHz
Bit Depth: 32-bit float
Channels: Stereo
Max Duration: ~174s per reel

Rate: 48 kHz
Bit Depth: 16-bit
Channels: Stereo
Max Duration: 32s

Rate: 44.1 kHz
Bit Depth: 16-bit
Channels: Mono
Max Duration: ~11s

Rate: 48 kHz
Bit Depth: 16-bit
Channels: Mono
Max Duration: RAM limited

Rate: 44.1 kHz
Bit Depth: 16-bit
Channels: Mono
Max Duration: N/A

Rate: 44.1 kHz
Bit Depth: 16-bit
Channels: Mono / Stereo
Max Duration: No limit

Rate: Any (48 kHz pref.)
Bit Depth: 16/24/32-bit
Channels: Mono / Stereo
Max Duration: 4 GB (FAT32)

Rate: 44.1 kHz
Bit Depth: 16/24-bit
Channels: Mono / Stereo
Max Duration: RAM limited

Rate: 48 kHz
Bit Depth: 16-bit
Channels: Mono
Max Duration: ~33s

Folder Structures

How each instrument organizes samples on the SD card.

Instrument	Structure	Naming
Morphagene	Flat (root directory)	mg1.wav to mgw.wav (32 reels)
Multigrain	/Wavs/, /Project01/ to /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/ to /bank15/	8.3 format, 75 per bank
Rample	/A0/ to /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

Structure: Flat (root directory)
Naming: mg1.wav to mgw.wav (32 reels)

Structure: /Wavs/, /Project01/ to /Project48/
Naming: Up to 128 WAVs per project

Structure: /alm022/Bank##/1-8/
Naming: 1 WAV per channel subfolder

Structure: Flat (any folder)
Naming: No strict naming

Structure: /bank0/ to /bank15/
Naming: 8.3 format, 75 per bank

Structure: /A0/ to /Z99/ (kits)
Naming: {voice}_{name}.wav (1-4)

Structure: /Presets/, free sample layout
Naming: Referenced by XML presets

Structure: /Set/Project/AUDIO/
Naming: 128 Flex + 128 Static slots

Structure: Via Elektron Transfer app
Naming: 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	✓	✓	—	—

Validation: Yes
Conversion: Yes
Cue Points: Yes
Auto-Detect: Yes

Validation: Yes
Conversion: Yes
Cue Points: No
Auto-Detect: Yes

Validation: Yes
Conversion: Yes
Cue Points: No
Auto-Detect: Yes

Validation: Yes
Conversion: Yes
Cue Points: Yes
Auto-Detect: No

Validation: Yes
Conversion: No
Cue Points: No
Auto-Detect: Yes

Validation: Yes
Conversion: Yes
Cue Points: No
Auto-Detect: No

Validation: Yes
Conversion: Yes
Cue Points: No
Auto-Detect: Yes

Validation: Yes
Conversion: Yes
Cue Points: No
Auto-Detect: Yes

Validation: Yes
Conversion: Yes
Cue Points: No
Auto-Detect: No

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