User manual

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The MediaBay
• When clicking in the Value column for “Category”, “Sub
Category” or “Style”, a pop-up menu opens from which
you can choose a value.
The tags “Category” and “Sub Category” are directly linked to each
other. The “Category” pop-up allows you to set a category, the “Sub
Category” pop-up allows you to set a category and a corresponding sub
category. If you pick a sub category from a category that is different from
the category set for the “Category” tag, this tag will be changed as well.
• Clicking in the Value column for the “Character” tag will
open the Edit Character dialog.
Click a radio button on the left or the right side and then click OK to de-
fine values for the Character tag.
• Clicking in the Value column for the Rating tag allows
you to rate the file on a scale from 1 – 5.
For example, use this to indicate the file’s sound quality or its suitability
for a certain purpose.
Defining user tags (Cubase only)
You can define your own tags and save these in the Media-
Bay. You can use such user tags for example to define your
own filter categories, further refining the categorization of
your media files.
To define a user tag, proceed as follows:
1. Open the Manage Tags dialog by clicking the Manage
Tags button in the lower right corner of the MediaBay win-
dow.
2. Click on the Add Tag button.
The Add User Tag dialog opens.
3. Enter a name for the new tag and define its type.
Tags can be of type “Text”, “Number” or “Yes/No” switch.
• For tags of type “Number”, you can also specify how
many decimals should be displayed after a decimal point.
Enter the corresponding value in the Precision field.
4. Click OK.
The new tag is added to the list of available tags and can be displayed in
the Tag Editor and the Viewer.
• To remove a user tag, select it in the Tags list and click
the Remove Tag button.
The tag will be removed from all tag lists in which it was previously dis-
played.
Media management
General handling
• You can use the [Tab] key on your computer keyboard
to move the focus between the different sections of the
MediaBay window. Use the arrow keys to navigate to dif-
ferent folders, files or tags.
• When assigning tag values, note that you can select
several files and assign the same tag value to all files.
File management
You can use the MediaBay for various file management
tasks, similar to what you can do in the Windows Explorer/
Mac OS Finder.
• When the option “Show file extensions” is activated in
the Preferences dialog (MediaBay page), file name exten-
sions (e.g. “.wav” or “.cpr”) will be displayed in the Media-
Bay. When this is deactivated, file extensions will not be
shown.
Browser operations
The following tasks can be performed in the Browser sec-
tion:
• To delete a folder, right-click on the folder icon and se-
lect “Delete from Disk” from the context menu.
A warning message is displayed, asking you to confirm that you really
want to move this folder to the operating system’s trash folder.
• To rename a folder, select it in the list, click on its name
and enter a new name.
• You can drag & drop a folder to a different location.
You will be asked if you wish to copy or move the folder to the new
location.
Viewer operations
• You can move/copy a file from the Viewer section to a
different location by clicking and dragging it to a different
folder in the Browser section.
You will be asked if you wish to copy or move the file to the new location.
• To insert a file into the project, right-click the file and se-
lect one of the “Insert into project” options from the con-
text menu.
This will import this file into your current project, either at the start of the
project or at the current cursor position.