File / Sample Manager

The File / Sample Manager is where you browse, upload, and organize all audio content on the tbd 16: samples, drum kits, and any other files stored on the device. Reach it from the WebUI top navigation → Data tab.

Layout

The tool is split into two panels:

Panel Contents
File Manager (left) Hierarchical file browser with breadcrumb navigation, upload controls, and a PSRAM memory usage bar.
Kit Editor (right) Dropdown to pick the active kit, plus Save, New, Delete actions. Toggles between Banks view and JSON editor.

Uploading files

  • Drag & drop audio files or folders directly onto the left panel.
  • Or click Upload → choose files / folders.
  • Supported formats: WAV, MP3, AIFF, OGG, FLAC.
  • The memory usage bar shows PSRAM capacity used by currently loaded samples — color-coded by kit.

Organizing files

  • Create folders for your own structure.
  • Sort by name, duration, or size.
  • Select mode enables batch operations (move, delete).
  • Breadcrumbs at the top let you jump back up the tree quickly.

Viewing and editing

  • Double-click a sample to open the File Viewer — a JSON editor with syntax highlighting for any metadata.
  • Double-click a kit to open either the Kit Editor or the Track Setup Editor for detailed configuration.

Kit management

From the right-hand panel:

  • Pick a kit from the dropdown to make it active.
  • Save the current kit, New to create an empty kit, or Delete the selected kit.
  • Switch between Banks view (visual per-bank layout) and the raw JSON editor.
  • Export / Import kit backups as .json files.

Factory vs. user overlay

Most data on the device — kits, macros, presets, samples, WebUI bundles — has both a factory copy (ships with the firmware, restored on factory reset) and a user overlay (anything you save or upload).

The File Manager exposes both, but the read order is overlay-first: anything you upload to a user path takes precedence over the factory file with the same name. To go back to a factory file’s behaviour, delete your user-overlay copy via the File Manager — the factory version takes over automatically.

Factory files cannot be modified directly through normal upload — they’re write-protected at the firmware level. The Factory Data section of the System Updater is the supported path for replacing factory content.

The File / Sample Manager edits content on the device’s SD card. For safe removal, always power off the tbd 16 before ejecting the card.