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The Pool
Locating events and clips
Locating events via clips in the Pool
If you want to find out which events in the project refer to a
particular clip in the Pool, proceed as follows:
1. Select one or more clips in the Pool.
2. Select “Select in Project” on the Media menu.
All events that refer to the selected clip(s) are now selected in the Project
window.
Locating clips via events in the Project window
If you want to find out which clip belongs to a particular
event in the Project window, proceed as follows:
1. Select one or more events in the Project window.
2. Pull down the Audio menu and select “Find Selected
in Pool”.
The corresponding clip(s) are located and highlighted in the Pool.
Searching for audio files
The search functions can help you locate audio files in the
Pool, on your hard disk or on other media. This works
much like the regular file search, but with a couple of extra
features:
1. Click the Search button in the toolbar.
A search pane appears at the bottom of the window, displaying the
search functions.
The search pane in the Pool
By default, the search parameters available in the search
pane are “Name” and “Location”. For using other filter cri-
teria, see “Extended Search functionality” on page 148.
2. Specify the name of the file(s) to search for in the
Name field.
You can use partial names or wildcards (*). Note that only audio files of
the supported formats will be found.
3. Use the Location pop-up menu to specify where to
search.
The pop-up menu will list all your local drives and removable media.
• If you want to limit the search to certain folders, choose
“Select Search Path” and select the desired folder in the
dialog that appears.
The search will include the selected folder and all subfolders. Note also
that folders you have recently selected using the “Select Search Path”
function will appear on the pop-up menu, allowing you to quickly select
them again.
4. Click the Search button.
The search is started and the Search button is labeled Stop – click this
to cancel the search if needed.
When the search is finished, the files found are listed to
the right.
• To audition a file, select it in the list and use the play-
back controls to the left (Play, Stop, Pause and Loop).
If Auto Play is activated, selected files will automatically be played back.
• To import a file into the Pool, double-click on it in the list
or select it and click the Import button.
5. To close the search pane, click the Search button in
the toolbar again.
Extended Search functionality
Apart from the search criterion Name, additional search fil-
ters are available. The Extended Search options allows for
a very detailed search, helping you to master even the
largest sound database.
To use them, proceed as follows:
1. Click the Search button on the toolbar.
The Search pane is displayed in the lower part of the Pool window.