Problem with Polyend Tracker +.
I acquired a couple of libraries of samples, all wav at 24-bit, 44.1kHz, and loaded it to the sd card supplied with the unit. After safely unmounting the sd card from my computer, I inserted the card into the tracker to assess that the transfer worked. The folders display, but upon opening a given folder, the samples display momentarily then disappear. I looked online and through the forum for a similar incident, but no discussion provides a solution. So here I am, inquiring – what is happening and how do I fix this?
that interesting indeed and i’ve never heard of samples showing up and disappearing again.
- The card is formatted as FAT32 ?
- Are there any funky filenames maybe or characters?
The card is formatted as FAT32. That format was never changed from the sd card supplied with the tracker. Perhaps it’s related to the .wav file, as they are long with punctuation characters. For example: Philth - Foundations Volume 2 (DnB beats & breaks sample-pack) - 01 PF2 - Philth Break 1.wav
Could a name change potentially fix this? Are the hyphens or parentheses problematic?
in this case i would guess it’s the filename lengths that might be the issue.
Regarding disallowed characters, on FAT32 it usually is: * ? . , ; : / \ | + = < > [ ] "
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Thank you. I’ll try that out. I’ll circle back after a trial.
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No dice. Folder shows up but now no files flash up on screen, and no files display within the folder. As Polyend Tracker user since the OG model, I’ve added samples with ease in the past. This is the first issue to rise up… Any other suggestions?
What format are the samples?
You said .wav, but any specific encoding? 16-bit or any other special encoding?
Also, how many files per folder? If they are over 100+, can you create a test folder that contains a max. of 99 for example?
The format is .wav; the file encoding is audio/x-wav and character set is binary. The samples are all 24-bit, 44.1kHz. Each folder contains less than 50 files. What a stumper.
care to share a couple? then i can try it on my end as well.
two sets of eyes will probably help 
Feel free to send my a private message with a link so you don’t have to share them publicly.
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@mrgreenlafleur was kind enough to share some samples so i could test as well.
And i I think i found the culprit.
I’ve opened one of the samples with ocenaudio, resaved it and loaded it back to the tracker.
And voila - it shows up.
The files you provided seem to use a compression that is not supported by the Tracker.
The tracker wants the files to be in uncompressed Linear PCM.
So the easiest way to fix this would be to batch convert your samples.
While you are at it, you can also save some space (and memory) by converting them to 16-bit 44.1khz.
What operating system do you use on your computer? This way i can give you - if you require it - some recommendations on how to easily and quickly convert all your files.
Ah, holy hell. Now I know that all .wav are not like the others. I can use audacity to convert. What fun ahead. Regardless, thanks, mate – you saved me from discarding the lot!
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