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The MediaBay
• The condition pop-up menu contains the following
options:
• Note that for all conditions except “range”, you can en-
ter more than one string in the text field (separate different
search strings with a space).
These strings form an AND condition, i.e. the files found will match all
strings entered in the field.
• To open a new filter line, move the mouse pointer to the
right end of the text field and click the “+” button.
This way, you can add up to five filter lines in which you can define further
search conditions. Note that two or more filter lines form an AND condi-
tion, i.e. the files searched for must match the conditions defined in all fil-
ter lines. Click the “-” button for a filter line to remove it.
Performing a Category search
The MediaBay allows you not only to view and edit some
of the standard file attributes found in all computer files,
but it also provides preconfigured tags, or “categories”,
that you can use to organize your media files.
The advantages of such categorization become obvious
when having to find one specific file, e.g. a certain guitar
sound, among a large number of media files from various
contexts, without knowing the name of that file.
When you select the Category search mode, the Filter
section will show the tag columns, each with its own list of
tag values. If the columns are wide enough, a number dis-
played before a filter name indicates how many files match
this criteria.
Category search mode. These tag values were found in the currently
selected folder.
By clicking on individual tag values in the tag columns, you
define the search filter: only the files that match the se-
lected tag values will be shown in the Viewer display. Se-
lect more tag values from other columns to further refine
your search.
Option Description
contains The search result must contain the text or number specified in
the text field to the right.
omits The search result must not contain the text or number specified
in the text field to the right.
equals The search result must match the text or number specified in
the text field to the right, including any file extension. Note, how-
ever, that detail searches for text are not case sensitive.
>= The search result must be higher than, or equal to, the number
specified in the field to the right.
<= The search result must be lower than, or equal to, the number
specified in the field to the right.
is empty You can use this option to find files for which certain tags have
not been specified yet.
range When “range” is selected, you can specify a lower and an up-
per limit for the search result in the fields to the right.
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In Cubase Studio, the Category search is the only
search mode available.
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The “Category” and “Sub Category” tags are directly
linked to each other: for each Category value, there
are certain Sub Category values available. Changing
the Category value in the first tag column will give you
different values in the Sub Category column! The
same applies to the Style and Sub Style tag values.
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Each tag column displays only the tag values found
in the folder selected in the Browser section of the
MediaBay! This means that selecting another folder
in the Browser may lead to the display of different
Category search settings.
Only files matching these tag values are displayed in the Viewer.