Easy way to hide/delete unwanted sounds in Library?

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Citizen
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Easy way to hide/delete unwanted sounds in Library?

Post by Citizen » Tue Dec 17, 2024 10:27 am

Is there an easy way to do this in the new browser in Live 12?

There was a way to delete items from the Library in Live 11 — but it was somewhat convoluted.

What is the easy way to clean up the Live Factory library so it only has sounds I like in there?

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Re: Easy way to hide/delete unwanted sounds in Library?

Post by maximejerryfraisse » Wed Dec 18, 2024 7:27 am

What if you approached the problem from a different perspective by creating a Tag with only the sounds you like?
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Re: Easy way to hide/delete unwanted sounds in Library?

Post by Citizen » Thu Dec 19, 2024 2:03 am

maximejerryfraisse wrote:
Wed Dec 18, 2024 7:27 am
What if you approached the problem from a different perspective by creating a Tag with only the sounds you like?
While I take your point, I just want to permanently hide or delete those sounds, to make my own browsing experience more fluid/less cluttered.

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Re: Easy way to hide/delete unwanted sounds in Library?

Post by maximejerryfraisse » Thu Dec 19, 2024 7:43 am

On macOS, if you navigate to Music/Ableton/Factory Packs, you can either delete an entire pack or use ‘Show Package Contents’ to select specific files to remove.

Is this what you’re looking for?
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Re: Easy way to hide/delete unwanted sounds in Library?

Post by Rivanni » Thu Dec 19, 2024 3:29 pm

maximejerryfraisse wrote:
Thu Dec 19, 2024 7:43 am
On macOS, if you navigate to Music/Ableton/Factory Packs, you can either delete an entire pack
Deleting entire packs from Live's browser is simpler and better, as it prevents ghost entries from appearing in the Packs section.
r use ‘Show Package Contents’ to select specific files to remove.
Keep in mind that deleted files will be reinstalled in a pack update.
The same applies to a Live update where the Core Library is updated.

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