Reference Manual

55 Managing Files and Sets
The File Reference List’s Hot-Swap Button.
•Edit a referenced sample — using an external application (which can be chosen in the
Preferences’ File/Folder tab). Clicking the Edit button will open the referenced sample in
the external application. The sample will remain offline as long as the Edit switch is en-
gaged. For samples used in audio clips, the current set of Warp Markers is retained only if
the sample length remains the same as before. Note that the Edit button is only available
for samples, not for other types of files such as Max for Live devices (page 471).
The File Reference List’s Edit Switch.
•View a file’s location — The Location column states if a file is missing (page 59), or if it
resides in your User Library, a Project or somewhere else (“external“). When unfolded, the
entry shows the specific places in the Set where the file is used.
The File Reference List’s Location Column.
5.6 Live Projects
A Live Project is a folder containing Live-related files that belong together. Consider, for exam-
ple, work on a piece of music: You start out with an empty Live Set; you record audio and there-
by create new sample files; you drag in samples from collections; you save different versions of
the Live Set along the way so that you can go back and compare. Perhaps you also save Live
Clips or device presets that “belong“ to this particular musical piece. The project folder for this