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The MediaBay
• Selected attribute values in the same column form an
OR condition.
This means that files must be tagged according to either one or the other
attribute value to be displayed in the Results list.
Ö Note that this is not true for the Character attribute,
which always forms an AND condition, see below.
• Attribute values in different columns form an AND con-
dition.
This means that files must be tagged according to all these attribute val-
ues to be shown in the Results list.
Assigning attribute values to your files makes it easy to or-
ganize the media files. This is described in detail in the
section
“The Attribute Inspector” on page 323.
Ö You can also create user attributes (see “Defining user
attributes” on page 326) to create your own categories.
Further options for attribute searches
• You can change which attribute type is displayed in
each column by clicking on the column title and selecting
another attribute from the context menu.
• You can select an attribute value, by clicking on it. To
deselect it, click the value again.
Note that you can select more than one value in each attribute column.
• You can clear all settings in the attribute columns by
clicking the Reset Filter button at the top right of the Fil
-
ters section.
Clicking this button also resets the Results list.
The Attribute Inspector
Attributes (or “tags”) for media files are sets of metadata
providing additional information on the file.
When you have selected one or more files in the Results
list, the Attribute Inspector shows a two-column list of attri-
butes and their values. This is very handy to get a quick
overview of a selected file (for example when you are step
-
ping through the files in the Results list).
The different types of media files have different attributes:
For example, for .wav audio files you will find attributes like
name, length, size, sample rate, etc., while for .mp3 files,
additional attributes such as artist or genre are available.
In this section, you can also edit the attribute values of
files or enter new attribute values, see below.
The available attributes are divided into several groups
(Media, Audio, Staff, etc.), so as to keep the list manage
-
able and make it easy to find the desired element quickly.
You have access to the standard attributes and the pre-
configured attributes provided by Cubase. Additionally
you can define your own attributes and add these to your
files.
Attributes can be shown in the Attribute Inspector in two
different ways:
• Click the Dynamic button to show all available attribute
values.
This list is automatically generated by Cubase. Use this view if you want
to see the attributes the selected files have already been tagged with.