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Eric C. · Post by **Eric C.** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 3:54 am

I've been on Cubase.....when I load Impulse and try to drag samples down it does not let me. So irritated....................................

JD Gaffe · Post by **JD Gaffe** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:05 am

You're going to have to be more specific if you want help.

I don't know if you're dragging it to the right spot, I don't even know what exactly happens when you do drag it.

darsho · Post by **darsho** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:21 am

still, it's a drag.

sockofgold · Post by **sockofgold** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:54 pm

OMG! [My new DAW] does not perform exactly like [my previous DAW]! This is a piece of crap!

robogone · Post by **robogone** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:56 pm

sockofgold wrote:OMG! [My new DAW] does not perform exactly like [my previous DAW]! This is a piece of crap!

Eric C. · Post by **Eric C.** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 3:00 pm

sockofgold wrote:OMG! [My new DAW] does not perform exactly like [my previous DAW]! This is a piece of crap!

Point taken...

Eric C. · Post by **Eric C.** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 3:08 pm

JD Gaffe wrote:You're going to have to be more specific if you want help.

I don't know if you're dragging it to the right spot, I don't even know what exactly happens when you do drag it.

I drag samples from the left into the empty slots where you would put samples from the library. I'm just wigging out with frustration...it will pass.

sockofgold · Post by **sockofgold** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 3:27 pm

Eric C. wrote:
JD Gaffe wrote:You're going to have to be more specific if you want help.

I don't know if you're dragging it to the right spot, I don't even know what exactly happens when you do drag it.
I drag samples from the left into the empty slots where you would put samples from the library. I'm just wigging out with frustration...it will pass.

From the sound of it, you're doing it right. Perhaps the samples are in an invalid format? To be honest, I don't know what formats specifically are incompatible with Impulse, but for the sake of troubleshooting, you may want to make sure you're testing with 16/24-bit WAV files, and not MP3s or anything. (Like I said, I don't actually know if it can load MP3s or not... Everything I have ever dropped on it has worked fine.)

Also, if you're on version 7 or higher, you might want to try Drum Racks instead of Impulse, unless you have a specific need for Impulse. It is better in almost every way.

As I said less politely above, don't expect it to work exactly like Cubase--most DAWs are similar, but they all operate in slightly different ways. Just try Live for a week or two without getting too frustrated by what's different. If, by that time, it still doesn't feel "right," it's probably not for you.

robogone · Post by **robogone** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 3:32 pm

I've found that Live is pretty good with a wide variety of samples and formats, but maybe this one is something weird.

Can't hurt to convert it to a rock solid standard format and try again.

Eric C. · Post by **Eric C.** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 3:47 pm

Well I'm just trying to insert Ableton's own samples from the library...man, and people say Cubase is confusing...LOL. I want to try this though...now it's a challange that I have to take.

robogone · Post by **robogone** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 3:49 pm

So do you get an error of some sort?

Which version are you using? Just wondering if there's any sort of bug at work here.

sockofgold · Post by **sockofgold** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 3:58 pm

Eric C. wrote:Well I'm just trying to insert Ableton's own samples from the library...

You might want to make sure those are actually raw audio samples, and not MIDI clips, track presets, plugin presets, grooves, etc. The browser displays a lot of things that are not plain old audio files, and the factory library is more geared towards instrument/effect presets, so there is a good chance that what you are trying to use is not actually an audio file.

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:24 pm

What version of Live? Are you dragging wavs from the browser onto the pads in Impulse? Do the Impulse presets load alright? Have you tried using the Hot-Swap option? More info please.

Dean Aka Nekro · Post by **Dean Aka Nekro** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:01 pm

Tried the 'hotswap' button? That is for me alot quicker when working with library content.

Unless I dunno what You are attempting to drag where

BTW: IMveryhumbleHO its worth hanging onto Cubase like I did/do with Pro Tools as You'll sure miss the depth of MIDI/Audio editing abilites. I could not get by with Ableton Live alone as much as I really love it FWIW and the sheer fun it is to use/get creative with. A kind of Yin and Yang for me personally. But YMMV

Dean

Dean Aka Nekro · Post by **Dean Aka Nekro** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:02 pm

thecontrolcentre wrote:What version of Live? Are you dragging wavs from the browser onto the pads in Impulse? Do the Impulse presets load alright? Have you tried using the Hot-Swap option? More info please.

Beat me to it mate

Ableton wtf?