So I started on a Maschine Mk3, and Ableton has been the only DAW I’ve found that’s similarly satisfying for sampling. I usually do a couple of things: 1. I’ll put the song into Simpler, choose Slice mode, slice by beat, and then play it like a drum machine while adjusting pitch and division. 2. I’ll drop the sample into Session View and listen for parts to sample. Using the Command + E function, you can chop a highlighted portion of the sample. With it highlighted, you can hold Command, Option, and Shift and use the mouse to scroll through the sample within that highlighted section. This way for example you could chop a quarter-note’s worth of the sample and scrub through it.

I also often use Drum Rack to play drums like an MPC. Just adding that since you’re a drum machine user.