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The MediaBay
Editing the attributes of write-protected files
Media files may be write-protected due to a number of rea-
sons: They may belong to content that was provided by
someone else who write-protected the files, you may have
write-protected them yourself in order not to overwrite them
accidentally, or the file format could restrict write operations
by the MediaBay.
In the MediaBay, the write protection status of files is
shown in the Write Protection column in the Results list.
However, there may be cases when you want to define at-
tributes for write-protected files. For example, you might
want to apply attributes to the content files that came with
Cubase or you are working on the same files with several
people and cannot modify these files. In these scenarios,
you still want to be able to find files quickly and improve
your workflow.
Therefore, it is possible to change the attribute values of
write-protected files in the MediaBay. These changes are
not written to disk though and occur in the MediaBay only.
• When you specify attribute values for a file that is write-
protected, this is reflected in the Pending Tags column
next to the Write Protection column in the Results list.
Note that if you rescan the MediaBay content and a media file on your
hard disk has changed since the last scan, all pending tags for this file
will be lost.
• If a file has pending tags, and you want to write the cor-
responding attributes to the file, you need to remove the
write protection first, and then select the “Write Tags to
File” command from the context menu.
• You can change the write-protection status of your me-
dia files, provided that the file type allows write operations
and you have the necessary operation system permis
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sions: To set or remove the write protection attribute for a
file, simply select the file in the Results list and select
“Set/Remove Write Protection” from the context menu.
Ö If you use other programs than Cubase to change the
write-protection status of a file, this will not be reflected in
the MediaBay until you rescan the files!
The Loop Browser and Sound
Browser windows
The Loop Browser and Sound Browser items on the Media
menu open different “views” of the MediaBay. The Loop
Browser is preconfigured for quickly browsing your “loops”,
i.
e. audio files, MIDI loops, and pattern banks. Similarly, the
Sound Browser is set up for you to be able to quickly
search the desired sound, without having to configure the
window. By default, it is set to display track presets and
plug-in presets.
These Browser windows offer the same functions as the
MediaBay, i. e. you can specify different browse locations,
define searches, set up the available panes, etc., as de
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scribed previously in this chapter.
Preferences
In the Preferences dialog in Cubase, you can find options
and settings that control the global behavior of the pro
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gram. The Preferences dialog contains a special Media-
Bay page. These settings are also available from within the
MediaBay.
To open the Preferences pane for the MediaBay, proceed
as follows:
1. Click the MediaBay Preferences button in the lower
left corner of the window.
• A transparent pane appears, covering the window. In
the center of it is a gray area where the available prefer
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ences for the Locations section and the Results list are
displayed.