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File browser
Samplitude Music Studio 15 contains a file browser integrated into the manager to sample and directly
load files into projects. The browser allows favorite folders to be defined and provides access to the
folders that were last opened.
In order to display the file browser, click on the "Manager" button in the toolbar and then select the "File
browser" tab on the bottom edge of the manager window.
Menu
: "Tools -> Manager -> File browser"
Navigation / Favorites
The file manager works in a similar way to Windows Explorer; directories and files are displayed with
directory and file symbols in list form.
Navigation is achieved with the mouse or keyboard. A drive selection menu found in the toolbar lets you
quickly switch between all data storage devices connected to the workstation.
A display filter located in the toolbar lets you limit the display to certain media types, e.g. .wave, MIDI
, or project files, only. "All media files" is the default display.
The "Search" option lets you search the current window for directories or files. Enter a search item into
the input box and click "Enter". Found directories or files are highlighted. You can find and highlight
several entries that meet your search criterion by entering one or several first letters.
The file browser opens as a tiled window by default. The right box hosts the favorites list, which you can
fade out using the "Options" toolbar. Use "Add" or "Remove" to add and remove directories from the list
of favorites.
There is a combo box below the favorite list displaying the last used paths and which lets you change the
current project directory.
Preview audio files
You can use the "Play" icon in the toolbar to preview a marked audio file, and every highlighted audio
file is played immediately if the "Autoplay" box is checked. This way you can listen to a complete list
using the cursor keys only. Clicking on the play button again stops continuous playback again.
Hint:
During playback the transport console controls are allocated to the media file. Playback and positioning
functions are fully available.
Playback is not routed through the mixer or internal effects. In contrast to the playback features of the
"Load" window, which uses routines of the operating system, playback uses the audio device selected in
the "Play" parameters ("P"), usually an MME, WDM, or ASIO device. If no playback occurs, first check
that the settings and routing of this device is correct.
Note: To preview certain media data, e.g. in WMA
format, you have to convert these files to wave format. Conversion is done automatically in the
background.
Load files from the browser into projects
Some media files can be inserted from the browser into an opened project at the desired time position
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