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The MediaBay
Folder operations
The Browser section shows the folder structure of your
computer’s file system in a way very similar to the Win-
dows Explorer or the Mac OS Finder:
• Click on the folder icons in the Browser display to se-
lect the corresponding folder.
• Double-click on the folder icons in the Browser display
to open the corresponding folder.
• When a folder contains subfolders, this is indicated by a
plus icon in front of the folder icon. The plus icon changes
to a minus icon when the folder is open. To open or close
a folder, you can also click the plus/minus icons.
• You can switch the Browser display between the Full
view and the Focus view.
Focussing a selected folder means showing only this folder and any sub-
folders it contains. Any folder levels above the focussed folder are not
displayed. When you switch back to the Full view, the entire file system
node can be accessed.
The Focus view for the Audio folder.
• You can hide all folders not being scanned for files by
clicking the “Show Mediabay Managed Items Only” button.
This will keep the list less cluttered.
• Use the buttons “Previous Browse Location”, “Next
Browse Location” and “Browse Containing Folder” to
navigate to folders.
Click “Previous Browse Location” or “Next Browse Location” to select
the previous or next folder in a sequence of previously selected folders.
Clicking the “Browse Containing Folder” button will select the parent
folder of the previously selected folder.
• You can create a new folder inside the folder selected in
the Browser section by clicking the “Create New Folder”
button (the folder icon).
A dialog is opened in which you can enter a name for the new folder.
The VST Sound node
The VST Sound node in the Browser section.
The Browser section provides a shortcut to user content
and factory content files, including the preset folders. You
find this node at the top of the Browser folder hierarchy, at
the same level as the File System node.
• The folders below the VST Sound node represent the
folders in which content files and newly created track pre-
sets, VST presets, etc. are stored by default.
To find out the “true” location of such a file, right-click on it in the Viewer
section and select “Open in Explorer” (Win)/“Reveal in Finder” (Mac).
This will open an Explorer/Finder window in which the corresponding file
is highlighted.
Creating Favorites
If you constantly find yourself returning to specific folders
during your work, you can save these browse locations as
presets so that selecting such a preset will take you to the
folder instantly. Proceed as follows:
1. Select the desired folder in the folder display.
2. Click the Add Browse Location Preset button (the “+”
icon).
A naming dialog for the new preset is displayed.
3. Accept the default name (the complete folder path) or
enter a new name for the preset.
The “Create new
folder” button
The folder naviga-
tion buttons