Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

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The MediaBayThe Results list
Setting up the Results list columns
For each media type, or for combinations of media types, you can specify the attribute 
columns that are displayed in the Results list. In most cases, you will probably only 
want to display a few main attributes in the Results list and use the Attribute Inspector 
to view the complete list of attribute values for the files.
Proceed as follows:
1.Select the media type (or combination of media types) that you want to make 
settings for....

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The MediaBayThe Results list
The rating slider
Using the rating slider above the Results list, you can specify rating settings for your 
files, ranging from 1 to 5. This makes it possible to exclude certain files from the 
search according to their quality.
When you move the rating slider, the active rating filter is indicated in red. All files of 
this rating are displayed in the list.
The search in progress indicator
At the top right in the Results list you will find an indicator which shows...

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The MediaBayPreviewing files
Managing files in the Results list
•You can move/copy a file from the Results list to another location by clicking on it 
and dragging it to another folder in the Define Locations section.
You will be asked whether you want to copy or move the file to the new location.
•You can change the display order in the Results list by clicking on a column 
heading, and dragging that heading to another position in the display.
•To delete a file, right-click it in the list and select...

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The MediaBayPreviewing files
•When “Wait for Project Play” is activated, the Play and Stop functions from the 
Transport panel are synchronized with the Play and Stop buttons in the Previewer 
section.
This option is very useful for previewing audio loops. To use it to its full extent, set 
the left locator at the beginning of a bar, then start playing back the project using 
the Transport panel. The loops that you now select in the Results list will start 
together with the project in perfect sync....

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The MediaBayPreviewing files
Previewing presets via MIDI input
MIDI input is always active, i. e. when a MIDI keyboard is connected to your computer 
(and set up properly), you can directly start playing the notes to preview the selected 
preset.
Previewing presets using a MIDI file
Proceed as follows:
1.On the Sequence Mode pop-up menu, select “Load MIDI File”.
2.In the file dialog that opens, navigate to the desired MIDI file, and click Open.
The name of the MIDI file is displayed on the pop-up...

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The MediaBayThe Filters section
Previewing pattern banks
Pattern banks containing drum patterns can be created with the MIDI plug-in Beat 
Designer. Detailed information on the Beat Designer and its functions can be found in 
the chapter “MIDI effects” in the separate PDF document “Plug-in Reference”. One 
pattern bank contains 4 subbanks which in turn contain 12 patterns each. In the 
Previewer section for a pattern bank file, a keyboard-style display allows you to select 
a subbank (click on a...

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The MediaBayThe Filters section
3.Click in the leftmost field, to open the Select Filter Attributes dialog.
The dialog shows an alphabetical list of file attributes you can choose from. At the 
top of the list, the MediaBay maintains an automatically generated list of the last 5 
attributes selected during previous searches.
4.Select the attribute(s) you want to use, and click OK.
•Note that you can select more than one attribute. This creates an OR condition: 
the files found will match either one...

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The MediaBayThe Filters section
Advanced text search
You can also perform very advanced text searches using boolean operators. Proceed 
as follows:
1.Select the desired location.
2.Activate Logical filtering by clicking on the Logical button at the top of the Filters 
section.
A condition line appears.
3.Select the desired attribute on the Attributes pop-up menu, or leave the setting on 
“Any Attribute”.
4.Make sure that the condition is set to “matches”.
5.Specify the desired text in the field to...

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The MediaBayThe Filters section
Applying an attribute filter
The MediaBay allows you not only to view and edit some of the standard file attributes 
found in all computer files, but it also provides preconfigured attributes, or “tags”, that 
you can use to organize your media files, see 
“The Attribute Inspector” on page 410. 
If you click the Attribute button, the Filters section displays all values found for a 
specific attribute. Selecting one of these values will result in a list of files all...

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The MediaBayThe Attribute Inspector
•Attribute values in different columns form an AND condition.
This means that files must be tagged according to all these attribute values to be 
shown in the Results list.
Assigning attribute values to your files makes it easy to organize the media files. This is 
described in detail in the section 
“The Attribute Inspector” on page 410. 
ÖYou can also create user attributes (see “Defining user attributes” on page 415) to 
create your own categories.
Further...