How to create a Live Pack from my own Analog Presets

[braincell]

hi there
i want to make my own livepack from my analog presets i made so far.
would be coolio if somebody can let me know how to realize that....
want to share the presets on my website....

cheerio
ralph

http://www.noizebusters.ch

[[nis]]

Hi,

self-installing Live Packs can only be created by Ableton or authorized partners (i.e. official content providers). The reason is that it's quite easy to create packs with incorrect file references.

However, you can still create "normal" Live packs to exchange device presets, but they require a different installation procedure than our self-installing packs. You might consider to provide a readme file with your pack which explains the installation procedure to the end user. Anyway, here's how you can create and install such packs:

I. Creating the pack:

1. Open a new Live set.
2. Go to the "Analog" folder in Live's device browser, where you should find a subfolder with the name "current project (project name)".
3. Copy your preset(s) into this "current project" folder. [*]
4. Select "collect all and save" from the "file" menu to save a self-contained project, e.g. on the desktop.
5. Now go to the "file" menu -> manage files -> manage project. It should display the total number of exported preset files under "project contents".
6. Under "packing", click "create Live Pack" and save the Live Pack anywhere you want.

[*] you could also create some sub-folders inside the "current project" folder. This will extract your presets into the respective subfolder when you install the finished pack on another computer.

II. Installing the pack:

1. Go to the "file" menu and select "install Live Pack".
2. Live will prompt you to select a location where you want to install the pack. You can install it anywhere you want (except directly into Live's library) and you can also delete this installed pack afterwards, so the easiest way might be to install it on the desktop.
3. Once the pack has been installed, open one of Live's file browsers and locate the installed pack (the installed pack will appear as a Live project folder).
4. Right-click on the project folder and select "manage project".
5. In the file manager at the right, go to "export to library" and click the "export" button. This will copy the presets into your library.

Once this is done, you can delete both, the Live Pack (the .alp file) as well as the installed pack (the project folder).

Hope this helps.

Best,
Nico

[braincell]

thanks a lot....this helps
cheerio
r