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How do I download samples and presets in the Splice desktop app?

Download single samples or presets, whole packs (Get Pack), or several at once in the Splice desktop app. Covers syncing sounds to your Splice folder and where downloaded files are saved on Mac and Windows.

Download a single sound

  1. In the Splice desktop app, find the sample or preset you want.

  2. Hover over the sound, then click the + button on the right side of the row.

    Splice desktop app showing a sample row with the plus button highlighted on the right side, which adds the sound to your library.

The sound is added to your library and downloads to your Splice folder.


Download an entire pack

  1. Open the sample pack.

  2. Click Get Pack in the top right of the pack page.

  3. You can select to either download all of the samples, presets, or both.

    Animation of the Splice desktop app showing the Get Pack button in the top right of a sample pack page being clicked to download all samples and presets in the pack.

Every sample and preset in the pack downloads to your Splice folder.

Note: Get Pack does not include MIDI files or any pack extras. Download those individually from the Splice website:


Download several sounds at once

  1. Select the checkbox on the left side of the first sound you want.

  2. Hold Shift and select the checkbox on the last sound to select everything in between, or check sounds one by one.

  3. Click the download button for your selection.

    Splice desktop app showing checkboxes on the left side of several samples selected at once so they can be downloaded together.

All selected sounds download to your Splice folder.


Sync a sound to your computer

If a sound in your library is in the cloud but not stored locally yet:

  1. Go to the Sounds tab in the desktop app.

  2. Click the cloud download button on the right side of the sound.

To sync your entire library at once, click Sync All in the top right corner of the Sounds tab.


Where to find your downloaded sounds

Downloaded sounds appear in the Sounds tab of the desktop app. From there you can drag a sound directly into your DAW, copy it to your clipboard and paste it anywhere, or open it from your Splice folder:

  • Mac: Macintosh HD/Users/[your username]/Splice

  • Windows: C:\Documents\Splice

To change where sounds are saved, see Where is my Splice folder?

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