What kind of SD card should I use?

Working with SD cards

The Idoru P-1 comes with a 32GB SD card that is already correctly formatted as FAT32, and ready to use for your Idoru session.

Ensure you use a good quality SD card with your P-1. Cheaper brand cards have unreliable speeds and are more likely to become corrupted.

What kind of SD card should I use?

Idoru P-1 supports SD, SDHC, and SDXC cards. It is important that card has fast enough random read speed, for this reason we recommend Class 10 SD cards with A1 class (Speed Class 1), such as this one. The SD card should be formatted as FAT32 (if it is a 32GB card then it should already be FAT32 when you buy it). This means the maximum storage available will be 32GB on the card, even if you use a larger card. 32GB storage can contain approximately 50 hours of 16bit 44.1kHz wav files.

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 We have found issues with the following specific model of SD card, and recommend you do not use them with the P-1:

SanDisk Extreme PLUS SDHC 100 MB/s UHS-I U3 Class10 32GB

How to format your SD card as FAT32

Many 32GB cards will already be correctly formatted as FAT32 when you buy them. But if you need to format an SD card for use with the P-1, here is how you do it:

On Mac OS

1. Insert SD card in P-1 and connect via USB to Mac, or use SD card reader.

2. Search for Disk Utility in Launchpad and open it.

3. Select your SD Card and click Erase.

4. Enter a new name for your SD Card.

5. From the ‘Format’ dropdown, choose: MS-DOS (FAT)

6. Click Erase.

On Windows

1. Insert SD card in P-1 and connect via USB to PC, or use SD card reader.
2. Right click the SD card in File Manager and select ‘Format’.
3. Select ‘Fat32’, then Click ‘Start’, then ‘OK’.
4. For bigger cards than 32GB, use a third party application to format the SD card. Such as described here: https://www.diskgenius.com/resource/how-to-format-sd-card-to-fat32.html

Working with SD cards

It is possible to use multiple cards and swap them out as needed. This allows you to store different setlists on different cards. It is advisable to bring backups of your sessions on separate SD cards for gigs, in case you lose one or it is damaged.

The P-1 needs a certain set of files and folders on the SD card in order to work properly. Create the files you need on the SD card using the P-1 software. Do not put other files on the SD card.

Insert the SD card into the device with the SD card label facing upwards. If the setlists on the card have changed, or it is a new card, you will be shown a list of setlists. Turn the left encoder to select which setlist you want to load, and press it to load the selected setlist.

Do not remove the SD card from the P-1 whilst the unit is playing songs or transferring from the computer. Doing so may corrupt the data.

The physical data protection lock which is used on some SD cards is ignored by the P-1, meaning these cards can still be written to by the device.

User guide contents:

SD cards with known issues

Name	Picture
SanDisk Extreme PLUS SDHC 100 MB/s UHS-I U3 Class10 32GB