Ableton will only play sound from library but not in workspace

Question

Ableton only plays sounds from the library but not in the workspace.

I can only get sounds to play from the library in Ableton, but when I move something into the workspace it remains mute.

I have the Novation midi keyboard hooked up to it, so it does most things automatically from the keyboard. I tried the keyboard with Arturia and it worked. So I know that it is something in the Ableton area. I have tried the ASIO audio format along with Direct X. I have them both synced to the speaker on my graphics card as my others stopped working, strangely.

Does anyone have any idea what the problem could be?

Answer 1

I think I understand where the confusion is. An .adv file is an instrument preset file. To use it in the Session view, after dragging it onto a MIDI track, you need to create a clip with notes that play the instrument, like in this screenshot:

I agree that it can be confusing that items in the Sounds section are previewed and presented as a small waveform when you click them in the Browser, but then need to be played with notes when you actually use them in the Session view.