Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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MediaBay
With the MediaBay, you can manage all your media files and presets from multiple
sources.
To open the MediaBay, select Media > MediaBay, or press [F5].
The MediaBay is divided into several sections:
1)Define Locations
Allows you to create presets for locations on your system that you want to
scan for media files.
2)Locations
Allows you to switch between the previously defined locations.](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/86/98229/w64_d_1507296127-steinberg-cubase-8-manual_d-521.png "Page 522
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MediaBay
With the MediaBay, you can manage all your media files and presets from multiple
sources.
To open the MediaBay, select Media > MediaBay, or press [F5].
The MediaBay is divided into several sections:
1)Define Locations
Allows you to create presets for locations on your system that you want to
scan for media files.
2)Locations
Allows you to switch between the previously defined locations.")
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A transparent pane appears, containing checkboxes for the different sections.
2. Deactivate the checkboxes for the sections that you want to hide.
You can also use key commands for this: use the [Up]/[Down] and [Left]/[Right] arrow
keys to step through the checkboxes and press [Space] to activate/deactivate the
selected checkbox.
3. When you are done, click outside the pane to exit the setup mode.
Define Locations Section
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Define Locations Section
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A transparent pane appears, containing checkboxes for the different sections.
2. Deactivate the checkboxes for the sections that you want to hide.
You can also use key commands for this: use the [Up]/[Down] and [Left]/[Right] arrow
keys to step through the checkboxes and press [Space] to activate/deactivate the
selected checkbox.
3. When you are done, click outside the pane to exit the setup mode.
Define Locations Section
In the Define Locations section, you can...")
Pool Working with the Pool 521 Conforming Files You can align the file attributes with the project attributes. This is useful if the attributes of the selected files are different from the project attributes. PROCEDURE 1. In the Pool window, select the clips that you want to conform. 2. Select Media > Conform Files. 3. Select whether to keep or replace the original unconverted files in the Pool. • If you select the Replace option, files in the Pool and in the Audio folder of the project are replaced. •If any Keep option is selected, original files remain in the Audio folder of the project and new files are created. RESULT The files are conformed. Clip or event references in the Pool are redirected to the conformed files. Extracting Audio from Video File You can extract audio from video files. This automatically generates a new audio clip that appears in the Pool Record folder. NOTE This function is not available for MPEG-1 video files. PROCEDURE 1. In the Pool window, select Media > Extract Audio from Video File. 2. Select the video file from which you want to extract audio and click Open. RESULT The audio is extracted from the video file. The audio file gets the same file format and sample rate/width as in the current project, and the same name as the video file.
522 MediaBay With the MediaBay, you can manage all your media files and presets from multiple sources. To open the MediaBay, select Media > MediaBay, or press [F5]. The MediaBay is divided into several sections: 1)Define Locations Allows you to create presets for locations on your system that you want to scan for media files. 2)Locations Allows you to switch between the previously defined locations.
MediaBay Working With the MediaBay 523 3)Filters Allows you to filter the results list using a logical or an attribute filter. 4)Results Displays all found media files. You can filter the list and perform text searches. 5)Previewer Allows you to preview the files shown in the results list. 6)Attribute Inspector (Cubase Pro only) Allows you to view, edit, and add media file attributes or tags. Working With the MediaBay When working with many music files, the most important thing is to find the content that you need quickly and easily. The MediaBay helps you to find and organize your content. After scanning your folders, all media files of the supported formats that have been found are listed in the Results section. The first thing to do is to set up Locations, that is folders or directories on your system that contain media files. Usually, files are organized in a specific way on your computer. You might have folders reserved for audio content, folders for special effects, folders for combinations of sounds making up the ambience noise that you need for a certain film take, etc. These can all be set as different Locations in the MediaBay, allowing you to limit the files available in the Results list according to context. Whenever you expand your computer system, you should save the new volumes as Locations or add them to your existing Locations. By using the search and filter options, you can narrow down the results. You can insert the files into your project by using drag & drop, by double-clicking, or by using the context menu options. Setting Up the MediaBay You can show and hide the different sections of the MediaBay. This saves screen space and enables you to display only the information that you need. PROCEDURE 1. Click the Set up Window Layout button in the lower left corner of the MediaBay.
MediaBay Define Locations Section 524 A transparent pane appears, containing checkboxes for the different sections. 2. Deactivate the checkboxes for the sections that you want to hide. You can also use key commands for this: use the [Up]/[Down] and [Left]/[Right] arrow keys to step through the checkboxes and press [Space] to activate/deactivate the selected checkbox. 3. When you are done, click outside the pane to exit the setup mode. Define Locations Section In the Define Locations section, you can specify which folders or directories you want to include in the scan for media files. To do so, activate/deactivate the checkboxes for the folders. The color of the checkmark helps you to identify which folders and subfolders are scanned: • White indicates that all subfolders are scanned. • Orange indicates that at least one subfolder is excluded from the scan. To revert to scanning a complete folder including all subfolders, click on an orange checkmark. The scanning status for the individual folders is indicated by the color of the folder icons: • Red indicates that the folder is currently being scanned.
MediaBay Scanning Your Content 525 • Light blue indicates that the folder has been scanned. • Dark blue indicates that a folder is excluded from the scan. • Orange indicates that the scanning process for the folder was interrupted. • Yellow indicates that a folder has not yet been scanned. VST Sound Node The VST Sound node is a shortcut to your user content and the factory content files, including the preset folders. The folders below the VST Sound node represent the directories in which content files and track presets, VST presets, etc. are stored by default. Scanning Your Content You can specify which folders or directories you want to include in the scan. • To include a folder in the scan, activate its checkbox. • To exclude a folder from the scan, deactivate its checkbox. • To restrict the search to individual subfolders, activate/deactivate their checkboxes. The scan result is saved in a database file. When you deactivate the checkbox for a folder that has already been scanned, a message appears, allowing you to keep the gathered scan data in this database file or to completely remove the data for this folder from the database file. • To keep the database entries and exclude the folder from being scanned, select Keep. • To remove the contents from the database, select Remove. All files that are found in the specified folders are shown in the Results list. Updating the MediaBay When you have made changes to the content of media folder or modified attributes, you must update the MediaBay. You can update the MediaBay by rescanning or by refreshing.
MediaBay Locations Section 526 Rescanning If you have made changes to the content of specific media folders and want those changes to be displayed in the MediaBay you must rescan them. • To rescan the selected folder and its subfolders, click the Rescan button in the Define Locations section. You can also right-click a folder and select Rescan Disk. • To rescan only the folders that have changed since the last scan, right-click in the Define Locations section, and select Quick Rescan Disk. Refreshing If you have modified attribute values or mapped a new network, you must refresh the corresponding folders. • To refresh a folder, in the Define Locations section of the MediaBay right-click a folder, and select Refresh Views. • To display a new network drive, in the Define Locations section of the MediaBay right-click the parent node, and select Refresh Views. You can then scan the drive for media files. RELATED LINKS Editing Attributes (Tagging) on page 546 Locations Section When you open the Select Defined Browse Location pop-up menu and select a location, the media files that are found in that location are shown in the Results list. By switching between the locations you defined, you can quickly browse to the files you are looking for. 1)Previous/Next Browse Location Selects the previous/next browse location. 2)Browse Containing Folder Opens the parent location of the selected folder. 3)Select Defined Browse Location The following location presets are available by default: All Media, Local Harddisks, VST Sound, Documents, Desktop, Music, Cubase Projects.
MediaBay Locations Section 527 4)Remove Browse Location Definition Removes the selected browse location. 5)Deep Results If this option is activated, the media files that are located in the subfolders of the selected location are also displayed in the results list. Defining Locations You can define locations, that is shortcuts to the folders that you want to work with. These are shown in the Locations section. PREREQUISITE Set up the Define Locations section and scan the content. PROCEDURE 1. In the Define Locations section in the MediaBay, select the folder that you want to define as a location. 2. Click the Add button. 3. Accept the default name or enter a new name. 4. Click OK. The new location is added to the Select Defined Browse Location pop-up menu in the Locations section. 5. Repeat these steps to add as many locations as you want. AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK Once you have set up your locations, you can hide the Define Locations section from view, to save screen space. Browsing the Locations You can quickly switch between different locations. • To change the browse location, select another location from the Select Defined Browse Location pop-up menu. If the available locations do not include the files that you want to display or if the folder that you want to scan for files is not part of any of the locations, define a new location in the Define Locations section. • To select the previous or next folder, click the Previous/Next Browse Location buttons. These paths are deleted when you close the MediaBay. • To select the parent folder of the selected folder, click the Browse Containing Folder button.
MediaBay Results Section 528 • To remove a location from the pop-up menu, select it and click the Remove Browse Location Definition button. • To show the files contained in the selected folder and any subfolders, activate the Deep Results button. When this button is deactivated, only the folders and files contained in the selected folder are shown. Results Section The Results list shows all media files that are found in the selected location. The info field in the top right corner of the Results section shows how many files were found with the current filter settings. As the number of files displayed can be huge, you can use any of the filter and search options in the MediaBay to narrow down the list. To set the maximum number of files that are displayed in the Results list, specify a new value for Maximum Items in Results List in the MediaBay Preferences. Search in Progress Indicator An indicator to the right of the number of files found indicates that a media search is in progress. Inserting Files into the Project PROCEDURE • To insert a file into your project, do one of the following: • Right-click the file and select one of the Insert into Project options. • Double-click the file. • Drag it into the project.
MediaBay Results Section 529 RESULT Depending on the track type, the following happens: • Audio files, MIDI loops, and MIDI files are inserted on the active track if this matches the file type or onto a new track if no corresponding track is active. The files are inserted at the project cursor position. • If you double-click a track preset it is applied to the active track if the track type matches the track preset. Otherwise, a new track is inserted, containing the settings of the track preset. • If you double-click a VST preset, an instrument track is added to the project, containing an instance of the corresponding instrument. For some VST presets, this loads the entire instrument settings, programs, etc. For others, only one program is loaded. • If you double-click a pattern bank, a new MIDI track is created in the Project window, with an instance of the Beat Designer plug-in as insert effect which is using this pattern. 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. PROCEDURE 1. In the Results section of the MediaBay, select the media types that you want to make settings for. 2. Click the Set up Result Columns button and activate or deactivate the options on the submenus. To exclude a particular category, select Select None on the corresponding submenu. If Allow Editing in Results List is activated in the MediaBay Preferences dialog, you can also edit attributes in the Results list. Otherwise, this is only possible in the Attribute Inspector. Managing Media Files in the Results List • To move or copy a file from the Results list to another location, drag it to another folder in the Define Locations section.
MediaBay Results Section530 • To change the order of the columns in the Results list, click on a column header, and drag that header to another position. • To delete a file, right-click it in the list and select Delete . The file is permanently deleted from your computer. IMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANT If you delete a file using the Windows Expl orer/Mac OS Finder, it is still displayed in the Results list, although it is no longer avai lable to the program. To remedy this, re-scan the corresponding folder. Shuffling the Results List You can display the Result list entries in a random order. • To shuffle the Result s list, click the Shuffle Results button in the MediaBay . Finding the Location of a File You can open the Windows Explorer/Mac OS Finder to show the location of a file on your system. NOTE This function is not available for files which are part of a VST Sound archive. PROCEDURE • In the Results list, right- click a file, and select Show in Explorer (Win)/Reveal in Finder (Mac). RESULT The Windows Explorer/Mac OS Finder opens and the corresponding file is highlighted. Filtering According to Media Type You can set up the Results list to display only a pa rticular media type or a combination of media types. PROCEDURE 1. In the Results section, click the Select Media Types button.