2hp play tips for using your own samples

I have just bought a 2gb Microsoft card to use with 2hp play module.

Is there a guide anywhere on how to use your own samples with the 2hp play module?

I know they need to be converted into 16bit mono using something like audacity

Any Thing Else to take into consideration?

Thanks in advance.

Page 7 of the owner's manual gives you everything you need regarding putting samples on to the SD card. The cards are formatted in FAT32, which shouldn't be an issue. I'd buy additional SD cards. It seems Play can only read the first 32 sounds on your card. So if you have sound sets that you regularly want to use, then buying a few small SD cards would be helpful. Oh, and label them or their plastic storage containers.

Awesome have to download the manual

Have downloadet the manual.
Buy think i read somewhere.the samples needed to be named in a certain way.but in the manual it says that the samples will be chosen in alphabetic order?

I think that means that if you want your files to load in a certain order, start with:

A File name
B File name
C File name.... and so on

EDITED Nov 6th 2021, 14:56

I think that means that if you want your files to load in a certain order, start with:

A File name
B File name
C File name.... and so on
-- wishbonebrewery

Ah yes that makes sense

Got it working,but the volume is abit low.
would you recommend to normalise the samples when exporting from audacity?

Yes normalize and process your samples in any way you see fit to get to sound them the way you like.

Just remember to avoid the very top end of the dynamics when normalizing. Normalization to 0 dB will STILL result in occasional digital clips. I use -1 dB as my normalization standard, as it's sufficiently loud while, at the same time, it's far enough away from fullcode to avoid generated clipping from dithering, etc.

Good call on the -1db Lugia. I actually find myself 'normalizing' to way less than that to achieve balance between samples. db values and perceived loudness are very different at times.

Good call on the -1db Lugia. I actually find myself 'normalizing' to way less than that to achieve balance between samples. db values and perceived loudness are very different at times.
-- wiggler55550

Yep...but the nice thing about only dropping the normalization level to -1 dB across ALL samples is that everything's more or less uniform, putting the control of the overall mix back into YOUR hands. Plus, there's literally no way for dithering and such to bump things over 0 dB because, while -1 dB might seem to be close to that, the fact is that on a PCM word level, it's a long way from it. And the ultimate spin comes all the way back from undergrad: 99% of all people cannot tell the difference between -1 dB and 0 dB. As a general rule, any amplitude changes between -3 dB and 0 dB are mostly imperceptible, and -3 dB is considered to be something of a perceptual threshold for an average group of listeners where one CAN detect a level change. Note that I'm NOT referring to electronic composers and/or performers here; WE tend to have a better ear for these sorts of things, probably from the simple fact that we spend a lot of time tinkering and twiddling with these minute control changes all the time.

EDITED Nov 10th 2021, 03:31

I think class 10 sd cards are not supported. I've tried with two separate ones. The same files work on class 4...
Anyone noticed the same issue? Or I am doing something wrong?

EDITED May 16th 2023, 15:25

I think class 10 sd cards are not supported. I've tried with two separate ones. The same files work on class 4...
Anyone noticed the same issue? Or I am doing something wrong?
-- MaxeMitch

Actually, it doesn't seem to depend on class. but some cards I just can't seem to get to be recognised. I tried reformatting them in every possible way. Does anyone know another trick, or an idea what the issue could be?