Save Sound, export WAV or send a Portable Pack?

Save Sound keeps your editable sound in your Library; it points to your audio files. A WAV is finished audio that plays anywhere, without S9. A Portable Pack bundles the editable sound and its audio so someone else can open it in S9.

Updated 7 November 2026 · S9 Audio

Pick by what the other person will do. A collaborator arranging your loop needs a WAV. Someone tweaking your Chops and effects needs a Portable Pack and S9 Sampler.

For S9 Sampler 0.1.6 (paid beta). More help inside the app: Help & Shortcuts → Save & share.

Step by step

  1. Keep it for yourself

    Use Save Sound or Save Kit to reopen the editable sound later. Leave the audio files where they are.

  2. Send finished audio

    Export WAV to use the sound in any DAW. Choose With Effects if the processing belongs in the file.

  3. Send an editable sound

    Use Export > Portable Pack and send the .s9samplerpack file. They drop it into S9 or use Library > Open Preset.

  4. Check what you send

    Open the WAV or pack where it will be used before you send it.

Good to know

Save your DAW project too

A sound or pack holds the sampler sound, not your whole DAW session.

A preset file alone has no audio

Copying just the .s9sampler file leaves its audio behind. Send a Portable Pack instead.

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