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The MediaBay
Updating the display
You can update the display in two ways: by rescanning or
by refreshing.
Rescanning
When you click the Rescan button, the selected folder is
rescanned. If a folder contains a large number of media
files, the scanning process may take some time. Use this
function if you have made changes to the content of spe
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cific media folders and want to scan these folders again.
Ö You can also rescan the selected folder by right-click-
ing on it and selecting Rescan Disk from the context menu.
Refreshing
In addition to the Rescan Disk option, the context menu
for the selected node or folder in the Define Locations
section also contains a Refresh Views option. This re
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freshes the display for this location without rescanning the
corresponding media files.
This is useful in the following situations:
• When you have modified attribute values (see “Editing
attributes (tagging)” on page 324) and want to update the
Results list so that these values are displayed for the cor-
responding files.
• When you have mapped a new network drive, for exam-
ple, and want this to appear as a node in the Define Loca-
tions section. Simply select the Refresh Views option for
the parent node and the new drive will appear in the Define
Locations section (ready to be scanned for media files).
Defining Locations
When you have set up the Define Locations section ac-
cording to your preferences, and the content is scanned, it
is time to make it available in a meaningful way. For this,
you can define locations, i.
e. shortcuts to the folders you
want to work with, that will be available from the Locations
section for convenient access.
To define a location, proceed as follows:
1. In the list to the left, select the desired folder.
2. Click the Add button.
A naming dialog for the new location is displayed.
3. Accept the default name or enter a new name.
4. Click OK.
The new location is added to the Locations pop-up menu in the Loca-
tions section (see below).
5. Repeat these steps to add as many locations as you
need.
Once you have set up your locations, you can hide the
Define Locations section from view (see
“Setting up the
MediaBay window” on page 312), to save screen space.
Ö Some Location presets are available by default. These
are: “All Media” (the topmost node in the Define Locations
section), “Local Harddisks” (the local harddisks in your
computer system) and “VST Sound” (the folder in which
Steinberg sound files, loops and presets are stored by
default).
The Locations section
When you open the Locations pop-up menu and select a
location, the media files found in that location are shown in
the Results list. By switching between the locations you
defined, you can quickly browse to the files you are look
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ing for.
• To change the browse location, simply select another
location from the pop-up menu.
If the available Locations don’t yield the desired results or if the folder
you want to scan for files is not part of any of the locations, define a new
Location in the Define Locations section.
• To select the previous or next folder in a sequence of
selected folders, use the “Previous/Next Browse Location”
buttons.
These paths will be deleted when you close the MediaBay.
Previous/Next
Browse Location
Browse Containing Folder
Click here to open the pop-up menu
and select the desired Location.
Remove Browse Location Definition
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