sample studio+
an extension for 
by Lux Cache
A complete sample-pack studio inside Ableton Live. sample studio+ chops, processes and tags long recordings into finished, organised packs — automatically.
Lux Cache Full Access subscribers get 50% off — £19.50.
Live 12 Suite · 12.4.5+ · macOS / Windows · see how it works
sample studio+ turns one recording into two things: a folder of named, tagged samples, and a track of every slice laid out in your Ableton Live session. Smart slice detection, an automatable processing editor, a four-sample layerer and machine-learning filing — slice, design, layer, export, in one pass.
slice → design → layer → export
slice the recording
Threshold, transient, grid, division, warp-marker or manual modes. Drag a dashed line over any slice to tune just that window — its own threshold, sensitivity, or sub-divisions. High-fidelity waveform, manual cuts, audition from any point.
six ways to slice
Detection you can steer. Pick the mode that fits the material — then drag a line over any slice to fine-tune just that cut.
01 markers
cut at your Ableton warp markers
02 transient
cut at each hit / onset
03 threshold
cut on the silence between sounds
04 grid
chop on Ableton’s tempo grid — auto-bpm, nudgeable
05 division
equal slices across the content
06 manual
draw each region by hand
eight ways to shape a sample
Drop an effect block on any sample — or the whole batch. Each one is fully automatable with breakpoint curves and renders live on the waveform, non-destructively.
vol
Volume over the region — automate it from +100% (double) down to −100% (silence).
sub
Lay a decaying low tone underneath the hit — weight without re-sampling.
sweep
A pitch sweep dropping in from the top — movement, shaped by hand.
filter
A lowpass over the region — automate the cutoff for sweeps and wobbles.
shift
A frequency shifter — metallic, inharmonic colour you can automate in Hz.
noise
A noise layer over the region — automate its level for air and texture.
pitch
Tape varispeed within the region, ±2 octaves — separate from the global vari.
grain
A granular stretch that holds the pitch — drag the edge to set how far it stretches.
or skip the window entirely
Dialled in once, reuse forever. Right-click and pick “chop and export with current settings” — sample studio+ applies your sticky slice, design and naming, writes the whole pack, and drops the clips back in your Ableton Live session. Or “strip silences + normalise” to gate, level and lay every slice straight onto a new track. No window, no clicks.
it listens, then labels
As it chops, sample studio+ analyses every slice — so your pack comes out classified, keyed and tempo-tagged, with no manual filing.
sound detection
Every slice is classified — kick · snare · hat · clap · perc · bass · synth · pad · loop · fx — to name files and sort per-tag folders. A strong head start; fix the odd one in a click.
key detection
Tonal slices get their musical key read — Amin, F#maj — and written into the filename. Drums are skipped, and it only labels when it’s sure.
bpm detection
Tempo is pulled from your Ableton Live session, or detected from the audio — so looped material snaps to a musical grid and names itself with its bpm.
one tool, many features
smart sample detection
Threshold, transient, grid or warp-marker modes — then drag a line over any slice to tune its own sensitivity. Cut exactly where you mean to.
designed processing
Punch, sub and pitch, fade curves and trims — rendered live on the waveform. Shape one slice, or apply it across the whole batch.
non-destructive by design
Processing lives as a chain on each slice — your original recording is never touched. And what you preview is byte-identical to what gets written.
keyboard-first workflow
The whole tool is wired to the keyboard — chop, audition, step and export without reaching for the mouse. When speed matters, your hands never leave the keys.
pack-ready exporting
Named WAVs (16/24/32-bit), per-tag folders and an optional manifest — plus a track of every slice laid out in your Ableton Live session.
built from experience
The whole workflow, refined over a decade of building sample libraries at Lux Cache.
new in 1.2
new processing
A redesigned engine — every effect block automatable with breakpoint curves, eight blocks deep, including a granular grain stretch.
layer tab
Stack up to four samples into one composite — per-lane mix, tone and reverse, with one-click randomise.
key detection
Tonal samples get their musical key read — Amin, F#maj — and written straight into the filename.
and more — spectral denoise · quick-export modes · per-sample export
one recording in, a finished pack out.
- —the sample studio+ extension (.ablx)
- —macOS & Windows
- —lifetime updates
- —a 7-day free trial to Lux Cache
Lux Cache Full Access subscribers get 50% off — £19.50.
Requires Ableton Live 12 Suite (12.4.5+, currently an Ableton beta). Secure checkout via Stripe — pay in your local currency.
before you buy
As of the new Live 12.4.5 Suite, extensions are single-file tools that plug into Ableton to improve workflows and native integrations. Find out more on Ableton’s site.
sample studio+ installs in seconds — Live 12’s new Extensions SDK lets you drag the .ablx straight into Ableton. From then on it’s a right-click away on any audio: slice the recording, design each sample, layer several into one, tag and name them, and export — all in one window.
Ableton Live 12 Suite (12.4.5 beta or later) with Extensions enabled — it’s a Suite-only feature. macOS and Windows.
Anything with audio: an AudioClip (session or arrangement), a Sample, or a Simpler’s sample. Right-click → sample studio+.
Every slice as an individually-named WAV (16/24/32-bit, mono or stereo), optionally sorted into per-tag folders with a manifest — and a new track of clips back in your Ableton Live session.
It’s right roughly two times in three — a strong head start, not an oracle. Every slice has a one-click category override, so you skim, fix the few it misses, and move on. Strongest on kicks, snares, hats, bass and loops.
we’d love to hear about it! drop us a message at hello@luxcache.com
stop bouncing one-shots by hand
Lux Cache Full Access subscribers get 50% off — £19.50.