Every Icon, Decoded
Every glyph and switch in Octopus — transport, browse, mixer, output — and the gestures that aren't obvious: hold, swipe, double-tap, drag.
- TapA single press — the default for most buttons.
- HoldPress and hold — rewind / fast-forward on the transport, unlock the LOCK, and precision mode on any mixer knob (EQ, Master, Rave, Punk): a big, zoomed view for fine control.
- SwipeSwipe a row sideways to reveal its delete button.
- Double-tapTwo quick taps. On a track: the first tap selects it (loading it if the deck is empty), the second plays it — overriding the deck. On the Eject button: clears the whole queue.
- DragHold a row, then drag to reorder your queue or a playlist.
- Previous
Jump to the previous track.
HoldRewind
- Play
Start playback.
- Pause
Pause playback.
- Stop
Stop playback.
- Next
Jump to the next track.
HoldFast-forward
- Shuffle
Shuffle the queue.
- Queue
Open the play queue.
- GenresLandscape
Browse your library by genre.
- Files
Browse your real folder tree.
- Audio Vault
Your connected folders and drives — the audio vault Octopus scrapes.
- Add source
Point Octopus at a new folder or drive.
- Artist Discovery Agent
Recommends artists based on what you're playing — or surf it yourself by genre and sub-genre.
- Reset libraryDouble-tap
Rebuilds Octopus's catalogue from your sources. It never touches, moves, or deletes your actual files.
- New playlist
Create a new, empty playlist.
- Clear queueDouble-tap
Empties the entire queue.
- Sort A–Z
Sort the list A to Z.
- Sort Z–A
Sort the list Z to A.
- Back
Go back / up a level.
- Add to playlist
File this track into a playlist.
- Add to queue
Line this track up next in the queue.
- DeleteSwipe
Swipe a row to reveal delete, then tap it.
- ReorderDrag
Hold a row and drag it to reorder — queue and playlists.
- FerrofluidAlso the Octopus mark
Opens the ferrofluid visualiser.
- WaveformLandscape — on portrait, tap the mini-waveform
Opens the audiograph — the live waveform view.
- Cover art
The track's embedded album artwork, when it has any.
- LockSwitch
Locks every control so an accidental touch can't nudge your EQ, volume, or playback while you listen.
HoldUnlock
- BypassButton
True-bypass the DSP — signal straight through, nothing added.
- EQ
3-band equaliser: LOW, MID, HIGH.
HoldPrecision — long-press a band for a big, zoomed view of the knob
- Master
Master output level.
HoldPrecision — long-press for a big, zoomed view of the knob
- Rave FX
The Rave FX engine — French-house punch (turn the knob below it).
HoldPrecision — long-press for a big, zoomed view of the knob
- Punk FX
The Punk FX engine — raw and driven (turn the knob below it).
HoldPrecision — long-press for a big, zoomed view of the knob
- Device speakers
Playing through the device's built-in speakers.
- Wired headphones
Wired headphones connected — Octopus auto-arms crossfeed for them (recommended for any headphones).
- Bluetooth
Playing through a Bluetooth device.
- CarPlay
Connected to CarPlay.
- External display
Connected to an external display.
- USB DAC
Feeding an external USB DAC / hardware output.
- Crossfeed on
A tag, not a button — crossfeed is currently active. Turn it on or off in Config → Crossfeed override.
- Offline
Airgapped — Octopus plays with no network at all.
- Config
Open settings.
- Crossfeed override
Force crossfeed on or off — it auto-arms whenever wired headphones are connected. This is the actual control; the Output tag only reports its state.
- Interface sounds
The app's cassette-deck UI sound effects — on.
- Interface muted
Interface sound effects off.
- Haptics
Haptic feedback on / off.
- Info
About / details.
- Seek
Seek forward in a video.
- Close
Close or dismiss the current view.