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Library Controls
Clicking the Library button (to the right of the Search field) reveals a menu that lets you choose
which database to use for searching (and cataloging) sound effects collections. Each
PostgreSQL database can have a different catalog.
Choosing a library to search
NOTE: The Sound Library is now capable of using the Mapped Mount option in the
Media Storage panel of the Preferences, in order to access sound effects located on
remote volumes using other operating systems.
To catalog all audio files within a given file path for searching using the Sound Library:
1 Using the Project Manager, create an empty PostGres database in which to store the
sound effects catalog.
2 Open a project, open the Edit or Fairlight pages, and open the Sound Library.
3 (Optional) Click the Library button (to the right of the Search field), and select the
PostgreSQL-based project database you created to save the resulting metadata
analysis to, using the Library drop-down menu that appears. The current database is
selected by default. If you’re working within a disk database instead, the top compatible
PostgreSQL database in the list will be the default.
4 Do one of the following:
a. If you’ve not yet connected a library of sound effects, an Add Library button
appears in the center of the Sound Library. Click this button, and from the file dialog
that appears, select the top-most directory of a file path that contains sound effects;
if you’ve selected a directory with subdirectories inside, each subdirectory will be
examined for content.
b. If you’re adding more sound effects to an existing library, then click the Option
menu and choose Add Library. From the file dialog that appears, select the top-
most directory of a file path that contains sound effects; if you’ve selected a
directory with subdirectories inside, each subdirectory will be examined for content.
5 Click Open.
A progress bar will show you how long the operation will take. When you’re finished, a dialog
will appear letting you know how many clips were added to the current library.
Display Controls and the Search Field
The Sound Library title bar has controls for sorting the sound effects list, showing it in List or
Icon view, and an Option menu with various other settings and commands.
Display controls let you choose how the
contents of the Sound Effects list are viewed
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