Live 9 library versus Live 8 Library location?

[davidpag]

Hello:

The Live 9 browser has a "User Library" under "Places" whereas if I create and save a device preset it is saved there. I have noticed that my created and saved device presets in Live 8 are not in the same locations as there is a "Live 8 Library" under "Places" as well.

I can drag a device preset (Live makes a copy) created in Live 8 from its current folder to the Live 9 "User Library" under "Places" but where is this Live 9 Library location? Also, is there a way to simply utilize the library location already set up in Live 8? Or has Live 9 included a reworking of how files are located and its a matter of manually migrating all device/Instrument racks/etc. presets over to the Live 9 library location?

If anyone know can provide a link to a post (I tried a search of few related terms) providing any insight to this matter it would be appreciated.

Thank you very much!

[fishmonkey]

the whole library structure changed with Live 9, with its new inflexible database system.

this article, and the various articles that it links to explain things more or less:

https://www.ableton.com/en/articles/liv ... 8-library/

[davidpag]

Thanks! Yes I see things have become a bit more complicated.

[Muze]

Personally I just want one library - not to have to deal with presets etc being in several places, the Live 8 library is a stupid kludge. What happens when Live 10 comes out are we going to have to have a Live 8 and Live 9 library - why not just one unified library?

[kitekrazy]

Thanks! Yes I see things have become a bit more complicated.

Big time. 3rd party vendors can't program those easy Live pack installs. Now you have to drag and drop those asg or whatever files they are.

I moved my library to a different drive on one system and now it gives me some stupid message if I want to install a pack.

[davidpag]

I recall a previous upgrade, may have been Live 7 to Live 8, whereas it was a similar situation although the change in file paths, for user presets and program files, was addressed during the upgrade installation.