.wav samples !

[Hayz]

Hi guys, I'm looking for some new smaple packs and have seen quite a few around from 3rd parties that mention the format as .wav 24 bit for bass, individual durms etc I'm a bit confused how you would use these in Ableton as I'm used to using Live Packs (Drum Sessions etc)

Can anyone explain how you would make a bass riff from .wav of a bass sound? ALso, how do you create a drum loop with individual .wav drums sounds...do the audio files simply drag into drums racks?

Sorry for the noobish question but I've always used Live packs but have seen so many .wav smaple packs and now is the time for me to boost that sample library!

Cheers

[oddstep]

easiest way to use wavs is to drag them into drum rack cells. For loops it is often good to drag them onto the session grid and slice to midi. To make a bass from a wav i would drag the file into the waveform window of simpler and get tweaking.

[nednerb]

The easiest way to start to learn to make drum kits and tonal instruments from samples will be Impulse and Simpler and then read the Ableton Manual, pursuing the following action:

Load some downloaded samples into Impulse if they are drum samples and Simpler if they are instrument patches (Use Sampler if you have it and want to use multisamples, or multiple octaves of an instrument from a sample pack you have found online). All the options there in a default Impulse and Simpler control how the samples are played back, whether they are velocity-sensitive, what attack and release envelope they have, and other things. After you create a drum kit in Impulse or a simple patch in Simpler, I usually think it's good to add a few effects to tweak or embellish the sound attained from the instrument settings.

The manual is your friend for figuring out what the most random button and knob does, in case you want to know and cannot always detect the change it makes. The info corner view isn't THAT useful I find. I usually want to know more.

Cheers,
Brenden

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[Hayz]

Thanks for your awesome help oddstep and to nedberg for taking the time to respond!

Cheers