If you import a sample into Padshop, it is loaded in the oscillator and becomes available on the sample selectors.
You can import samples using one of the following methods:
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Click Sample Functions
in the top right of the display and select Import Sample from the pop-up menu.
You can also import samples using drag and drop.
To import samples using drag and drop, Import Sample When Dropping must be activated on the Sample Functions pop-up menu. Otherwise, the samples are loaded, but not imported.
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Drag a sample from the Samples page of the Load panel onto the waveform display.
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Drag a sample from the MediaBay of your Steinberg DAW onto the waveform display.
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Drag one or more selected audio events from a project of your Steinberg DAW onto the waveform display.
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Drag a slice from the Sample Editor of your Steinberg DAW onto the waveform display.
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Drag a sample from the File Explorer/macOS Finder onto the waveform display.
Imported samples are saved in the predefined directory C:\Users\user\documents\Steinberg\Padshop\Samples\User Samples\. This directory is scanned regularly by Padshop. You can add subfolders to the user samples folder to structure your sample content.
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The maximum length for samples to be imported is ten minutes. If you try to import a longer sample, Padshop imports only the first ten minutes.
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If the name of an imported sample is already used by an existing sample, a number is added to the file name on import.