Sample Issue
I’ve downloaded loads of free samples, but when I try to use them, instead of giving the little building blocks to make a beat or whatever, all I get is a waveform at the bottom. Is there a way to get the format that comes up when using the standard samples?
Drag the clip into a sampler/simpler pad or into arrangement view.
I have no idea what you’re asking
Yes sounds like you don’t understand how Ableton works, or don’t have loop enabled, or have the clip warped or something similar.
Sounds like you want to download a drum LOOP. What you’ve got there is a single drum HIT.
Drag a loop into a slot in the session grid, then right click on the clip in the slot, and select “Slice to new midi track”. That will give you a drum rack on a new midi track, loaded with each hit from the loop.
Play away, or program your beats with the pencil.
so that’s how you slice a loop up 
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dude, i’m srs! you see my drum racks, loops dragged onto pads and start/end points jiggled about to only play the part i want, total mess 
You’re definitely right about not understanding how Ableton works! Only got it yesterday!
It doesn’t seem to work in arrangement view (for me anyway). When I try to place it it’ll come up with a line rather than a block. Not sure how to explain it any better.
I’ll have a play around, see if I can get something to work like this. I wanted to create a succession of hits, obviously to make the start of a simple beat. I can do this easily with the samples that come with Ableton because at the bottom I can simply place them where I want
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Load them into Impulse.
Check out this:
Sweet will give that a look over tomorrow. I’ve been searching for the wrong things on Youtube by the looks of it!
Cheers guys
Putting them into Impulse seems to have done the trick. Working my way through that video, kinda following it as I go along. Will watch that second one after. Thanks fellas