Reference Manual
CHAPTER 22. LIVE INSTRUMENT REFERENCE 355
There are also LE Packs available for each library which contain very efcient versions of the
instruments suitable for sketching out ideas. The LE instruments are all composed of 16-bit
sample les.
All of the orchestral presets are conveniently mapped to Macro Controls for greater expres-
sion.
Each instrument is available in Solo and Section presets which contain all available articula-
tions. Additionally, each instrument's articulation is available as a separate preset.
In the multi-articulation presets, the various articulations are separated into individual chains
in the Rack. You can switch between them in real time via the Articulation Macro control.
22.8 Sampler
The Sampler Instrument.
Sampler is a sleek yet formidable multisampling instrument that takes full advantage of Live's
agile audio engine. It has been designed from the start to handle multi-gigabyte instrument
libraries with ease, and it imports most common library formats. But with Sampler, playback
is only the beginning; its extensive internal modulation system, which addresses nearly every
aspect of its sound, makes it the natural extension of Live's sound-shaping techniques.
The full version of Sampler is not included with the standard version of Live, but is a special
feature available for purchase separately.
Getting started with Sampler is as easy as choosing a preset from the Device Browser. Like
all of Live's devices, Sampler's presets are located in folders listed beneath its name. Presets