diff --git a/release-packaging/Examples/dataset/0-demo-dataset-maker-utilities.scd b/release-packaging/Examples/dataset/0-demo-dataset-maker-utilities.scd
index d216e39..90fc66c 100644
--- a/release-packaging/Examples/dataset/0-demo-dataset-maker-utilities.scd
+++ b/release-packaging/Examples/dataset/0-demo-dataset-maker-utilities.scd
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ t = Main.elapsedTime;
 
 // or write to file a human readable, sorted version of the database after sorting it by index.
 (
-a = File("/Users/pa/Desktop/sc-loading.json","w");
+a = File("/tmp/sc-loading.json","w");
 ~stuffsorted = Array.newFrom(~loader.index.keys).sort{|a,b| ~loader.index[a][\bounds][0]< ~loader.index[b][\bounds][0]}.do{|k|
 	v =  ~loader.index[k];
 	a.write(k.asString ++  "\n");
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ t = Main.elapsedTime;
 
 ///// write to file in human readable format, in order.
 (
-a = File("/Users/pa/Desktop/sc-spliting.json","w");
+a = File("/tmp/sc-spliting.json","w");
 ~stuffsorted = Array.newFrom(~slicer.index.keys).sort{|a,b| ~slicer.index[a][\bounds][0]< ~slicer.index[b][\bounds][0]}.do{|k|
 	v =  ~slicer.index[k];
 	a.write(k.asString ++  "\n");
diff --git a/release-packaging/Examples/dataset/1-learning examples/10a-weighted-MFCCs-comparison.scd b/release-packaging/Examples/dataset/1-learning examples/10a-weighted-MFCCs-comparison.scd
index b978ab9..bca81a2 100644
--- a/release-packaging/Examples/dataset/1-learning examples/10a-weighted-MFCCs-comparison.scd	
+++ b/release-packaging/Examples/dataset/1-learning examples/10a-weighted-MFCCs-comparison.scd	
@@ -11,14 +11,11 @@
 ~flatbuf = 4.collect{Buffer.new};
 
 // here we instantiate a loader as per example 0
-~loader = FluidLoadFolder("/Volumes/machins/projets/newsfeed/sons/smallnum/");
-// ~loader = FluidLoadFolder("/Volumes/machins/projets/newsfeed/sons/segments/");
-// ~loader = FluidLoadFolder("/Users/pa/Desktop/RodDrums/Training/");
-// ~loader = FluidLoadFolder("/Users/pa/Desktop/HansPiano/Pianoteq-subset/");
+~loader = FluidLoadFolder(File.realpath(FluidBufPitch.class.filenameSymbol).dirname.withTrailingSlash ++ "../AudioFiles/");
 
 // here we instantiate a further slicing step as per example 0
 ~slicer = FluidSliceCorpus({ |src,start,num,dest|
-	FluidBufOnsetSlice.kr(src,start,num,metric: 9, minSliceLength: 17, indices:dest, threshold:2,blocking: 1)
+	FluidBufOnsetSlice.kr(src,start,num,metric: 9, minSliceLength: 17, indices:dest, threshold:0.2,blocking: 1)
 });
 
 // here we instantiate a process of description and dataset writing, as per example 0
@@ -140,17 +137,14 @@ t = Main.elapsedTime;
 ~treeCW.fit(~curatedW,{"Fitted".postln;});
 
 //select a sound to match
+// EITHER retrieve a random slice
 ~targetsound = Buffer(s);
-// EITHER retrieve the last slice
-~targetname = ~slicer.index.keys.asArray.last.asSymbol;
+~targetname = ~slicer.index.keys.asArray.scramble.last.asSymbol;
 #a,b = ~slicer.index[~targetname][\bounds];
-// OR a given source item
-#a,b = ~slicer.index["subset_Pno-PteqRand03_1s_HT-Bb4-p.wav".asSymbol][\bounds];
-// retrieve compose a buffer
 FluidBufCompose.process(s,~loader.buffer,a,(b-a),numChans: 1, destination: ~targetsound,action: {~targetsound.play;})
 
-// or just load a file in that buffer
-~targetsound = Buffer.read(s,"/Users/pa/Desktop/RodDrums/Testing/TestingSnareHits_351_TRIMMED.wav");
+// OR just load a file in that buffer
+~targetsound = Buffer.read(s,Platform.resourceDir +/+ "sounds/a11wlk01.wav");
 
 //describe the sound to match
 (
diff --git a/release-packaging/Examples/dataset/1-learning examples/10b-weighted-pitch-comparison.scd b/release-packaging/Examples/dataset/1-learning examples/10b-weighted-pitch-comparison.scd
index 1034887..065bc3b 100644
--- a/release-packaging/Examples/dataset/1-learning examples/10b-weighted-pitch-comparison.scd	
+++ b/release-packaging/Examples/dataset/1-learning examples/10b-weighted-pitch-comparison.scd	
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //load a part of a sound that has 3 clear components: a clear pitch component to start, a noisy pitchless ending and DC offset silence on both ends
 (
-b = Buffer.read(s,"/Users/pa/Documents/documents@hudd/research/projects/fluid corpus navigation/research/flucoma-pd/help/media/Tremblay-ASWINE-ScratchySynth-M.wav",42250,44100);
+b = Buffer.read(s,File.realpath(FluidBufPitch.class.filenameSymbol).dirname.withTrailingSlash ++ "../AudioFiles/Tremblay-ASWINE-ScratchySynth-M.wav",42250,44100);
 ~pitches = Buffer(s);
 ~stats = Buffer(s);
 ~loud = Buffer(s);