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The Pool
Searching for audio files
The Pool can help you locate audio files in your Pool, on
your hard disk or other media. This works much like the
regular file search, but with a couple of extra features:
1. Click the Search button in the toolbar.
A search pane appears at the bottom of the window, displaying the
search functions.
The search pane in the Pool.
By default, the search parameters available in the search
pane are “Name” and “Location”. For using other filter cri-
teria, see “Extended search functionality (Cubase only)”
on page 276.
2. Specify the name of the file(s) to search for in the
Name field.
You can use partial names or wildcards (*). Note that only audio files of
the supported formats will be found.
3. Use the Location pop-up menu to specify where to
search.
The pop-up menu will list all your local drives and removable media.
• If you want to limit the search to certain folders, choose
“Select Search Path” and select the desired folder in the
dialog that appears.
The search will include the selected folder and all subfolders. Note also
that folders you have recently selected using the “Select Search Path”
function will appear on the pop-up menu, allowing you to quickly select
any of them.
4. Click the Search button.
The search is started and the Search button is labeled Stop – click this
to cancel the search if needed.
When the search is finished, the found files are listed to
the right.
• To audition a file, select it in the list and use the play-
back controls to the left (Play, Stop, Pause and Loop).
If Auto Play is activated, selected files will automatically be played back.
• To import a file into the Pool, double-click on it in the list
or select it and click the Import button.
5. To close the search pane, click the Search button in
the toolbar again.
The Find Media window
Alternatively to the search pane in the Pool, you can open a
stand-alone Find Media window by selecting the “Search
Media…” option from the Media or context menu (also
available from the Project window). This offers the same
functionality as the search pane.
• To insert a found clip or region directly into the project
from the Find Media window, select it in the list in the dia-
log and select one of the “Insert into Project” options from
the Media menu.
The options are described in the section “Inserting clips into a project”
on page 274.
Extended search functionality (Cubase only)
Apart from the search criterion Name, additional search fil-
ters are available. To use them, proceed as follows:
1. Click the Search button on the toolbar.
The Search pane is displayed in the lower part of the Pool window.
2. Move the mouse pointer over the “Name” text to the
right of the name field, until an arrow is displayed, and
click it.
Move the mouse pointer over the “Name” text to the right of the name
field and click…
… to show the Extended Search pop-up menu.