User Guide

Chapter 5

Managing Files and Sets

Various types of les are used in making music with Live, from those containing MIDI and

audio, to more program-specic les such as Live Clips and Live Sets. This chapter will

explain everything you need to know about working with each of these le types in Live.

However, we should rst take a look at Live's File Browsers, through which most les arrive

in the program.

5.1 Working with the File Browsers

5.1.1 Browsing the Folder Hierarchy

Files are browsed and imported from disk using Live's on-board Browsers, which can be

pointed to any folder location on the computer. The Browsers can also be searched based