Ableton Forum

Posted: **Wed Apr 23, 2003 12:56 pm**

Hi,

I'm using Live 1.5.2 w/ OSX 10.2.5 on a 700Mhz iBook which I want to use w/ ACID CDs (loops in .WAV format). All works fine when I create a new set in Live, but when I try to save the file as a self-contained set I get a message that Live can't copy the WAV files I'm using from the CD.

Is it just me, or is this the case everywhere, with every version of Live?

To find out, please try this:
Create a new Live set w/ loops/sounds from an ACID CD or other Windows-formatted CD w/ WAV files. Can you save the resulting set to you hard drive as a self-contained set?

Please let me know your results, noting OS and Live versions.

Thank you very much in advance.

--ted

Posted: **Thu Apr 24, 2003 1:27 am**

Hi:
I'm using 10.2.4 with Live 2.0.3 and I have never even been able
to import a loop directly from a CD into Live without first copying the loops I want to use to my hard drive.

I can pre-listen fine from a CD.

I don't know if this is only a Mac issue, or if it's the same on Windows.

Charles

Posted: **Thu Apr 24, 2003 12:33 pm**

Thanks for the feedback, Charles.

But that does sure seem odd... I mean, if a loop is in memory, why can't it save it?

Anyone at Ableton care to offer some thoughts...?

(Please?)

--ted

Posted: **Thu Apr 24, 2003 4:49 pm**

Samples are not in memory (RAM).

They stream from the harddrive.

harb

Posted: **Thu Apr 24, 2003 6:09 pm**

if samples are already on the hard drive, why can't they be saved as part of a self-contained set?

I mean, they're THERE already, no?

I'm so confused...
help me ableton-live kenobi... you're my only hope!

--ted

Posted: **Fri Apr 25, 2003 4:37 am**

You are referencing them from a CD which is a read only device, it can't write the asssociated asd file. copy them to a read/writable medium.#

Posted: **Fri Apr 25, 2003 4:38 am**

You are referencing them from a CD which is a read only device, it can't write the asssociated asd file. copy them to a read/writable medium.#

Posted: **Fri Apr 25, 2003 4:39 am**

You are referencing them from a CD which is a read only device, it can't write the asssociated asd file. copy them to a read/writable medium.#

Posted: **Fri Apr 25, 2003 9:40 pm**

So geez, you mean we have to copy 500mb of files just so we can locate the 20-30mb of files that will actually be used in a song!?

Posted: **Fri Apr 25, 2003 9:41 pm**

So geez, you mean we have to copy 500mb of files just so we can locate the 20-30mb of files that will actually be used in a song!?

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OSX Users Please Help: Do you also have this problem?

OSX Users Please Help: Do you also have this problem?

Hmmm....

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