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The MediaBay
2. Configure the MediaBay to your liking by activating/
deactivating the options.
The following options are available in the Locations section:
The following options are available in the Results section:
Key commands
You can display the available MediaBay key commands
from within the MediaBay window. This is useful if you
want to get a quick overview over the assigned and the
available MediaBay key commands.
To open the Key Commands pane, proceed as follows:
• Click the Key Commands 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 key com-
mands are displayed.
• If you only want to get an overview over the key com-
mands, you can exit the pane by clicking on its back-
ground (not in the gray area).
• If you want to assign or modify key commands, click in
the gray area.
The Key Commands dialog opens, in which you can set up and edit key
commands, see the chapter
“Key commands” on page 343.
Working with MediaBay-related
windows
The MediaBay concept can be found throughout the pro-
gram, for example when adding new tracks or when choos-
ing presets for VST instruments or effects. The workflow in
all MediaBay-related windows is the same as in the Media-
Bay. Below follow a few examples.
Adding tracks
When you select one of the Add Track options on the
Project menu, the following dialog opens:
The Add Track dialog for audio tracks
Option Description
Show Managed
Locations Only
Activate this to hide all folders that are not scanned
for files. This will keep the tree view in the Define Lo
-
cations section less cluttered.
Use Current
Selection as Base
Location
Activate this to show only the selected folder and its
subfolders. To switch back to the display of all folders,
deactivate this option.
Scan Folders Only
when MediaBay is
Open
When this is activated, Cubase only scans for media
files when the MediaBay window is open.
When this is deactivated, the folders are scanned in
the background even when the MediaBay window is
closed. However, Cubase will never scan folders
while playing back or recording.
Option Description
Maximum
Items in
Results List
Use this parameter to specify the maximum number of
files that are displayed in the Results list. This avoids un
-
manageably long lists of files.
Note that the MediaBay does not warn you if the maxi-
mum number of files has been reached and there might
be situations where a certain file you were looking for
could not be found, because the maximum number of files
was reached.
Show File
Extensions in
Results List
When this is activated, file name extensions (e. g. .wav or
.cpr) are displayed in the Results list.
Scan un-
known File
Types
When scanning for media files, the MediaBay ignores
files with an unknown file extension. However, when this
option is activated, the MediaBay tries to open and scan
any file in the search location and ignores those files that
cannot be recognized.