User guide
Tracktion 4 Reference Manual
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3.2 : The Quick Find Panel
An Overview
The quick nd panel (Fig. 3.2.1) is really four tools in one, and we will
look at each of those tools in turn in this section.
To display the quick nd panel if it is not already visible, click the show
/ hide button (Fig. 3.2.2).
When the quick nd panel is visible, a small drop down selector box
to the right of the show / hide button allows you to select one of the four
quick nd modes.
The four modes available are:
Browser: The browser mode displays a directory and le browser
that allows you to quickly navigate through your various disk, and
network drives to nd content for an edit.
Loops: The loop browser is a powerful tool for cataloguing and
accessing the loops stored in your loop libraries.
Markers: The markers mode provides a convenient overview of
your song markers. Song markers are typically used to provide
bookmarks or visual clues to sections of a song, such as bridge,
or verse, etc. The marker quick-nd helps you navigate and man-
age all of your current song markers.
Clipboard: The clipboard view simply displays the current contents of the clipboard. This makes
it easy to interact with the clipboard, as well as to select specic items when the clipboard con-
tains more than one item.
All four of these modes are covered in detail throughout the remainder of the section.
The Browser Mode
When the browser mode is active, the quick nd panel displays a le browser view of your hard-drive.
You can use this view to quickly locate content to import into your edit.
Navigating through your hard-drive contents is simply a case of double-clicking on a folder to enter it,
or clicking the up-arrow button located to the left of the folder path text box, to leave it.
The folder button at the top left corner of the browser will display a
pop-up menu (Fig. 3.2.3) when clicked. This pop-up menu provides a
method of bookmarking folders to speed navigation. In addition, a num-
ber of standard document folders are already bookmarked for you.
To bookmark a folder:
• Navigate to the folder as normal using the browser.
• Click the folder icon.
• Select the
bookmark current folder option.
To jump to a bookmarked folder:
• Click the folder icon.
• Select the menu item that displays path you wish to jump to.
Figure 3.2.1
Figure 3.2.2
Figure 3.2.3