Section 13 · Samples
Installed packs and several sample folders
What it is for
See what is already installed and bring samples from several folders and drives into a single library.
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This video tutorial is still being recorded. Until then, the steps below cover everything.
Video script
- This is where installed packs live.
- Open shows the folder in Windows.
- Remove deletes Sonora’s copy, not your originals.
- For samples on another drive, add an extra folder.
- The library brings it all together.
Installed packs
- Packs › Installed Packs tab: cards with the name, number of samples, size and version.
- Open: opens the pack folder in Windows.
- Remove: removes the pack from the library and deletes the copy Sonora installed.
- Show folders opens where the packs are kept.
Several folders and drives
- Open Settings › Folders › Samples.
- Sample folder is where new packs are installed.
- Click + Add sample folder to include other folders (e.g. samples on an external drive). The Library brings them all together.
- A pack on a disconnected drive stays in the history, it does not vanish.
If something goes wrong
- I removed a pack by mistake.
- The pack leaves the library and the copy is deleted. Reinstall it with Install New Sample Pack, from your originals.
- The samples from my external drive vanished from the list.
- The drive is disconnected. Reconnect it and use Atualizar Biblioteca.
Still stuck? See Section 23 or talk to Support.
Questions about this section
Can I move the output folder later?
Change it in Settings › Folders; packs that are already installed stay where they are. Add the old folder as an extra sample folder.