Information on how to download purchased Sound Packs and detailed step-by-step instructions on how to transfer a sound pack to your device can be found here: https://www.elektron.se/se/instructions

If you lose the factory content (due to formatting the CF-card, or if the CF-card is malfunctioning), please follow the instructions below to download the content.

OCTATRACK MKII

1. Register your device to your account. You can register the unit from the My Registered Machines page.

2. When the unit is registered to your account, the sound factory content is available for download from the My Sound Packs page.

 OCTATRACK MKI

1. Register your device to your account. You can register the unit from the My Registered Machines page.

2. Contact Elektron Support to receive the factory projects and Elektron samples. https://www.elektron.se/customer/tickets/

3. The Loopmasters content must be requested from Loopmasters directly ([email protected]). You must provide them with a copy of the original proof of purchase.

We recommend using the software Elektron Transfer to load sound packs to your device. For devices that are not supported by Transfer, we recommend using either Elektron C6 or other SysEx software capable of sending and receiving SysEx data. Please note that C6 is not compatible with macOS Catalina and later.

For more detailed information on how to install sounds to your device, please see the Sound Pack Install Instructions.

RESOURCES

Transfer

C6

Sound Pack Install Instructions

If you have problems connecting to Transfer, please refer to this article.

INSTALLING SOUNDS TO A SPECIFIC SOUND BANK ON YOUR ELEKTRON DEVICE

1. Press [GLOBAL SETTINGS] or [SETTINGS] (depending on your device).

2. Scroll down and select SYSEX DUMP, and then press [YES].

3. Select SYSEX RECEIVE and press [YES]. 

4. Select +DRIVE SOUND or SOUNDS (depending on your device) and press [YES]. 

5. Select the BANK you want the sounds to be transferred to, for example, BANK D, and then press [YES]. The screen now reads “WAITING DATA”. 

6. In Transfer. On the DROP page, drag and drop the .syx file containing the sounds you want to transfer to where it reads “Drop files here”. 

When the transfer is finished you will find the Sounds in BANK D (in this example) when you go to the Sound Browser.

LOCATING YOUR SOUNDS IN YOUR ELEKTRON DEVICE AND LOADING THEM TO A TRACK

1. Press and hold [FUNC] and then turn the LEVEL/DATA or TRACK LEVEL knob (depending on your device) to open the SOUND BROWSER.

2. Press [BANK] + [TRIG 1-16] to select sound bank.

3. Navigate to the Sound you want to load, and then press [YES] to load the selected Sound to the active track.

INSTALLING A SAMPLE PACK
Here’s how to install a sample pack using Transfer. The steps below apply to Digitakt, Analog Rytm MKI, Analog Rytm MKII, and Model:Samples.

Method 1:

1. Select the device for both MIDI IN and MIDI OUT in Transfer, then press CONNECT.

2. Drag and drop the samples or folders on the DROP page.

Method 2:

1. Select the device for both MIDI IN and MIDI OUT in Transfer, then press CONNECT.

2. When the device has connected to Transfer, select the EXPLORE page.

3. Navigate to MY COMPUTER (e.g., your computer) in the left column and select the samples or folders you want to transfer.

4. Drag and drop the samples or folders to your preferred folder under DEVICE NAME (e.g., Digitakt or Analog Rytm, etc.) in the right column.

The default name of the folder the samples or folders end up in is /transfers-YYMMDD, which means you will get a folder with today's date by default. If you want to rename the folder, right-click and select RENAME. Change the name to e.g., the name of the Sound Pack.

If you have any further questions or issues, please contact Elektron Support.