# How to use samples live effectively? How's Sam Aaron doing it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Support, Help & Resources\ **Created:** [April 28, 2021, 5:11am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/how-to-use-samples-live-effectively-hows-sam-aaron-doing-it/5475 "2021-04-28T05:11:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
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Ah, found it! I remembered that there was a discussion about managing samples a while ago. (Not strictly to do with using them in a live coding situation, but it may still be of interest 🙂). See here: > [@Sample/Loop Management](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/sample-loop-management/601): > > How do you manage your samples and loops? Ok, this might sound off-topic. But it needs not be. Sonic Pi can do a lot with samples and there’s probably an appropriate way to handle those files. Been growing increasingly interested in the problem of sample/loop management. Basically, it’s too easy to start accumulating bits and pieces of audio and it quickly becomes difficult to find the ones you need. Sounds like it’s really not a solved problem. But it’s probably not such a “wicked” problem t… --- _[View the full topic](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/how-to-use-samples-live-effectively-hows-sam-aaron-doing-it/5475)._