User manual

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The Pool
Operations
Locate missing files
1. Select “Find Missing Files…” from the Media or context menu.
The Resolve Missing Files dialog opens.
2. Decide if you want the program to try to find the file for you (Search), if you want to
do it yourself (Locate) or if you want to specify in which directory the program will
search for the file (Folder).
• If you select Locate, a file dialog opens, allowing you to locate the file manually.
Select the file and click “Open”.
• If you select Folder, a dialog opens to let you specify the directory in which the
missing file can be found.
This might be the preferred method if you have renamed or moved the folder
containing the missing file, but the file still has the same name. Once you select the
correct folder, the program finds the file and you can close the dialog.
• If you select Search, a dialog opens to let you specify which folder or disk will be
scanned by the program.
Click the Search Folder button, select a directory or a disk and click the Start
button. If found, select the file from the list and click “Accept”.
Afterwards Cubase tries to map all other missing files automatically.
Reconstructing missing edit files
If a missing file cannot be found (e. g. if you have accidentally deleted it from the hard
disk), it will normally be indicated with a question mark in the Status column in the
Pool. However, if the missing file is an edit file (a file created when you process audio,
stored in the Edits folder within the project folder), it may be possible for the program
to reconstruct it by recreating the editing to the original audio file.
Proceed as follows:
1. Open the Pool and locate the clip(s) for which files are missing.
2. Check the Status column – if it says “Reconstructible”, the file can be
reconstructed by Cubase.
3. Select the reconstructible clips and select “Reconstruct” from the Media menu.
The editing is performed and the edit files are recreated.
Removing missing files from the Pool
If the Pool contains audio files that cannot be found or reconstructed, you may want to
remove these. For this, select “Remove Missing Files” from the Media or context
menu. This will remove all missing files from the Pool as well as the corresponding
events from the Project window.