WAV files

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XCS
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WAV files

Post by XCS » Sat Apr 07, 2018 7:02 pm

Why cant I insert WAV files into ableton?
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Da hand
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Re: WAV files

Post by Da hand » Sat Apr 07, 2018 7:25 pm

Not enough information from your post to know why you can't do it. Ableton Live has no problems whatsoever with WAV files normally.

1) Are you sure you are actually importing a WAV file?
2) What are you importing it into in Live?
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jlgrimes
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Re: WAV files

Post by jlgrimes » Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:45 am

XCS wrote:Why cant I insert WAV files into ableton?

What is the sample rate/ bit depth of the file?

Some lower Sample rate waves might not play on modern systems.

Does it open in an audio editor like Audacity?
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mikb
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Re: WAV files

Post by mikb » Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:57 am

XCS wrote:Why cant I insert WAV files into ableton?
If these are 64bit RF64 Wav files, this is an extension of Wav and not the standard Wav format.
Live doesn't support this extension to the Wav fornat. The file extension would still be ".wav" though so you'd have to investigate the file.
Basic gear info: Macbook Pro with macOS 10.12, Ableton Live Suite version 9 (64bit) with Ozone, Push and APC20 as controllers.
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