How to play samples live

1. Can you sample in Ableton Live?
2. How do I load samples into Ableton?

Can you sample in Ableton Live?

As you can see, there's a ton you can do with Live's impressively straightforward sampling capabilities. Whether you want to be slicing up beats or creating cool and exciting new instrument sounds in Ableton Live, not only can you do it, but it's also super easy.

How do I load samples into Ableton?

Here's how it goes:

1. In the Ableton browser, navigate to the folder containing your audio samples (or click “Add Folder” and add the appropriate folder if required).
2. Drag the sample from the browser and drop it onto the audio track.
3. You're done! Your sample is imported.