Instrument Rack Sample Consolidation

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llorenzo
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Instrument Rack Sample Consolidation

Post by llorenzo » Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:26 am

Since the new Push 3 Standalone I'm trying to sort through my over 10 years grown library of all kinds.

With "Instrument Racks" which have a Sampler/Simpler inside it is a pain to find and manage the samples associated.
Often the samples and the "Instrument Rack" are all over the place.
Ableton has not given clear constraints to where a sample should be located but also missed out on quickly sorting samples afterwards.
Really usless is the "imported" folder. Cause it is just a huge mess.

I would like a general function to consolitate an "Instrument Rack" ( with Simpler/Sampler ) and a single Simpler/Sampler preset.
I would like to:
  • Gather all samples used in an "Instrument Rack" and move them to a folder I choose/create.
  • See the assoziated "Instrument Racks" for a sample.
  • Find duplicated or orphaned samples.
  • Move an "Instrument Rack" into another folder and have the sample path automatically adapted.
  • Delete an "Instrument Rack" and its assoiciated Sample.
  • Transfer an "Instrument Rack" to Push 3 Standalone without having to rebuild the library path on Push.
This function should be straight forward and avoked from the level of the "Instrument rack".
( Not to have to go into the samplers inside the rack.)
Maybe some of the functions are better placed in the Find Sample Panel.

I'm currently on Live 12 Beta.

What do you think?

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