Importing Samples

If you import a sample into Padshop, it is loaded in the oscillator and becomes available on the sample selectors.

You can import samples using one of the following methods:

  • Click Sample Functions in the top right of the display and select Import Sample from the pop-up menu.

You can also import samples using drag and drop.

Note

To import samples using drag and drop, Import Sample When Dropping must be activated on the Sample Functions pop-up menu. Otherwise, the samples are loaded, but not imported.

  • Drag a sample from the MediaBay of your Steinberg DAW to the waveform display.

    Note

    You can only import samples from VST Sound containers that are shown in the MediaBay of your Steinberg DAW. Samples from the HALion or HALion Sonic MediaBay cannot be imported.

  • Drag one or more selected audio events from a project of your Steinberg DAW to the waveform display.

  • Drag a slice from the Sample Editor of your Steinberg DAW to the waveform display.

  • Drag a sample from the File Explorer/macOS Finder to the waveform display.

Imported samples are saved in the predefined directory C:\Users\user\documents\Steinberg\Padshop\Samples\User Samples\. This directory is scanned regularly by Padshop. You can add subfolders to the user samples folder to structure your sample content.

Note
  • The maximum length for samples to be imported is ten minutes. If you try to import a longer sample, Padshop imports only the first ten minutes.

  • If the name of an imported sample is already used by an existing sample, a number is added to the file name on import.