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Sample Browser

The Sample Browser is your main workspace for discovering and organizing the samples in your personal library.

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Layout

The browser has two main regions:

• Filter panel — a collapsible side panel with the search bar and mode toggle at the top, followed by two tabs: Filters and Sound Profile
• Results area — a filter rail at the top (active filter chips, saved presets, and the panel toggle) above the sample list

Four related systems drive what you see in the results:

• Search Modes — Find, Prompt, and Instant in the search bar at the top of the filter panel
• Search Syntax — token grammar the search bar understands
• Filters — the Filters tab, the filter rail, and saved presets
• Sound Profile — the Sound Profile tab, for sonic characteristics

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Collections

Collections let you group samples together for easy access — by project, mood, style, or anything you choose. They live in the Collections combobox inside the Filters tab of the filter panel.

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Creating Collections

• Open the Collections combobox and pick Create collection to start a new one
• Right-click any sample and choose Add to collection to drop it into an existing collection
• Select a collection from the combobox to filter results to only its samples

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AI Collections (Premium)

Tell the AI what kind of collection you want in plain English and it will select matching samples automatically. Available on paid plans.

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Playback

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Player Controls

• Play/Pause: Click the play button or press 2
• Previous / Next: Navigate through samples in the same folder using 1 / 3
• Waveform: Click anywhere on the waveform to seek to that position

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Tempo & Key Lock

• Tempo Lock: Time-stretches samples to a global BPM
• Key Lock: Transposes samples to a target key
• Ableton Link: Syncs with your DAW’s transport

See Link, Tempo and Key Lock for details.

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File Integration

• Drag and Drop: Drag samples directly into your DAW
• Copy to Clipboard: One-click copy for pasting into audio software
• Show in Finder/Explorer: Open the sample’s folder on disk

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Working with Samples

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Sample Details

Each sample row shows:

• Sample name and folder path
• BPM, key, and duration (when available)
• Favorite button
• Reveal in File Browser button

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Right-Click Menu

Right-click any sample for quick actions:

• Add to Collection
• Key / Scale / Type — pick a new value from a submenu; applied instantly
• Tempo — pick from your library’s most common tempos or type a custom BPM
• Creator / Sample pack — search your existing values or type a new one to add it
• Category — reassign the sample to any category in the full tree
• Tags / Genres — toggle chips to add or remove; changes save as you click
• Copy timestretched — copy the sample with the current time-stretch applied (visible when tempo lock is active)
• Copy pitched — copy the sample with key transposition applied (visible when key lock is active)
• Copy timestretched & pitched — copy with both effects baked in (visible when both are active)

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File Browser

To navigate your directory tree, add new sample directories, and control upload and analysis settings, see the File Browser.

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Keyboard Shortcuts