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5.5.3 Exporting Session Clips as New Sets
You can export a selection of Session View clips as a new Live Set by dragging them to the
File Browser. To export a Set, rst click and drag, or use the or
(PC) /
(Mac) modiers, to select more than one Session View clip. Then, simply drag the clips to
a folder in the File Browser, where you can either conrm Live's suggested name or type in
one of your own.
5.5.4 Template Sets
Use the File/Folder Preferences' Save Current Set as Default button to save the current Live
Set as the default template. Live will use these settings as the initialized, default state for
new Live Sets. You can use this to pre-congure:
Your multichannel input/output setup.
Preset devices, like EQs and Compressors, in every track.
Computer key mappings.
MIDI mappings.
The template Live Set, Template.als, is located in Live's Preferences folder and can be
copied or deleted from there. The easiest way to locate this folder is to search your disk for
Template.als.
In addition to the template Set that loads by default, the Live Library contains a folder
called Templates. This is a collection of Sets with pre-congured tracks and routing
congurations for a variety of common recording scenarios.
5.5.5 Viewing and Changing a Live Set's File References
To view a list of the les referenced by the current Live Set, choose the Manage Files
command from the File menu, click the Manage Set button, and then click the View Files
button. Live will display one line for each le used by the Live Set. To list all clips or
instruments in the Live Set where the le is actually used, click the triangle to expand the
line. Here is what you can do:
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