I'm trying to use a .sf2 soundfont, I know that I can drag it on to sampler but when I drop it it says:

No decoder was found from the file "direction from the location of the sf2 file"

Am I missing something here? Thank you

 

If you own Ableton Suite, or have the ‘Sampler’ plugin for Live, then it’s easy:

1. Download the SoundFont file you want
2. Open this file from the Ableton file browser

It will now import directly into the Sampler instrument, and you will now be able to play and use the sound however you like!

If you don’t have the Sampler plugin, then you’re going to need Sforzando.

1. This is a VST plugin that lets you play SoundFont files – download it free from the link below.
2. Install SFZ player
3. Open SFZ player by placing it on a MIDI track
4. From SFZ player, use the ‘FILE’ dialogue to select the desired SoundFont file

www.plogue.com/products/sforzando.html
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How to import Soundfonts - Ableton Live Suite

 

Last edited: May 10, 2021

Thanks for the answer but I already tried that. I think this problem is new to Ableton 11 as this did not happen on Ableton 10, if you check the most recent comments on the embeded video you will see I'm not the only one with this issue. This did no happen in older versions, it's just odd.

Thanks for the great reply though.

 

Thank you @BEAT16, I couldn't find that info, this clears up the problem.