Dumping whole songs in IMPORT and chopping them

Question

Can I just dump a bunch of songs in the IMPORT folder and then chop them?

Key takeaways

• Songs must be WAV, AIFF or MP3 and at most 16 minutes (about 185 MB) each. (Main specifications)
• Copying to IMPORT does nothing by itself: import each song to a pad with SHIFT + pad 14 > IMPORT from SD-CARD > SAMPLE, press a pad, pick the file with VALUE. (IMPORT SAMPLE)
• On the file list, SHIFT + turn VALUE selects several files, SUB PAD previews, and imports run in the background. (IMPORT SAMPLE)
• Chop a song a section at a time: narrow START/END to one part, mark and ASSIGN TO PAD, then move START/END to the next part. The song pad stays intact.
• Don't TRUNCATE the song pad unless you are sure; it permanently deletes everything outside the start and end points. (Processing a sample)

Details

Getting them in. Put the files in F:\IMPORT\, ideally in a subfolder or two with short names, since you browse them on the small screen. On the unit press an empty pad (blinking yellow) and choose the song. Hold MARK and turn VALUE to scroll the list quickly.

Chopping a whole song. Each song lands on one pad. The marker screen maps slices to pads 1–16, and AUTO MARK TIME DIVISION goes up to 16, so Claude inferred a limit of 16 slices per sample (the manual doesn't state one). Hence: chop a section, assign the slices to empty pads, then reuse the song pad for the next section.

Things to watch

• FLAC, M4A and OGG won't import; convert them to 48 kHz 16-bit WAV first.
• Full songs take a lot of internal storage (the manual's 16 minutes ≈ 185 MB works out to roughly 11–12 MB per minute), so delete the song pads once the chops are made.
• For BPM SYNC on the chops, turn on SYSTEM > "BPM Auto Dtct" before importing, or set the tempo by hand afterwards.

Still to try / open questions

• Is there really a 16-marker limit per sample? Try adding a 17th marker.