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CHAPTER 5. MANAGING FILES AND SETS 59
packing a Project in Live Pack for mat;
exporting the Project's contents to the Library.
5.7 The Live Library
The Live Library acts as a repository of sounds that are available to all Live Projects. In Live's
File Browsers, the Library is accessible through a bookmark:
Choosing the Library
Bookmark.
Clips can be conveniently saved in Live Clip format for later reuse by dragging them from
the open Live Set into the desired folder in the Library. Device presets are saved in the
Library by default (but you can also save them with a Project). Note that saving presets and
Live Clips in the Library does not mean that their referenced samples are also saved, but
Live offers tools for collecting these samples so as to make the Library self-contained.
Ableton delivers Library content that can serve as a starting point for creative exploration.
Content is shipped in the form of Factory Live Packs. Factory Live Packs are available from
installation CDs, DVDs or the Ableton website
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. To install a Factory Live Pack in the Library,
double-click the Live Pack le (.alp), drag it into the Live main window, or locate it via the
File menu's Install Live Pack command.
A list of the currently installed Factory Live Packs is available from the Preferences' Products
tab. Here you can select individual Live Packs from the list and click the Uninstall button to
remove them.
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