Ableton Live - Hot-Swap Mode

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 Rename les and folders using the Edit menu's Rename command or the
Ctrl
R
(PC) /
R
(Mac) shortcut. Cancel renaming with the
Esc
key.
 Create folders by opening the context menu with (PC) /
Ctrl
(Mac), and then
selecting the Create Folder command.
 Delete les and folders using the Edit menu's Delete command or your computer's
or
Delete
key. Deleting items within Live moves them to the system trash; if
necessary, you can recover items from the system trash via your computer's operating
system.
5.1.7 Hot-Swap Mode
In addition to the drag-and-drop method of loading les from the Browser, Live offers a
Hot-Swap Mode to save you mouse travel. Hot-Swap Mode establishes a temporary link
between the Browser and, for example, a virtual instrument. While in Hot-Swap Mode,
you can step through samples or presets to audition them in place, that is, within the
instrument. Hot-swapping for presets is covered in the Live Device Presets section. Let's go
through an example of hot-swapping samples:
Live's built-in Impulse instrument features eight sample-player slots that can be lled by
dropping samples into them. Alternatively, we can click the Hot-Swap button that appears
as we move the mouse over a slot.
The Hot-Swap Button in
an Impulse Slot.
Clicking the Hot-Swap button engages Hot-Swap Mode: Live's Hot-Swap Browser opens,
and the Hot-Swap icon appears next to one of the les shown.