Using the Extended Search Functionality

Apart from the search criterion Name, additional search filters and user attributes are available. The extended search options allow for a detailed search, helping you to master even the largest sound database.

1. Optional: Create user attributes.
2. In the Pool window, click Search on the toolbar.

   The search pane is displayed in the lower part of the Pool window.

3. Click the Name text to open the extended search pop-up menu where you can select and define a search criterion.

   

   The menu also contains the user attributes that you specified, as well as the Add Filter and Presets submenus.

   The search criteria have the following parameters:

   • Name: partial names or wildcards (*)

   • Size: less than, more than, equal, between (two values), in seconds, minutes, hours, and bytes

   • Bit Depth: 8 bit, 16 bit, 24 bit, 32 bit, 32 bit float, 64 bit float

   • Channels: mono, stereo, and from 3 to 16

   • Sample Rate: various values, choose Other for free setting

   • Date: various search ranges

4. Select one of the search criteria in the pop-up menu.

   The search criterion changes to the selected criteria.

5. Optional: To display more search options, open the extended search pop-up menu, select the Add filter submenu, and select an element.
6. Optional: To save your search filter settings as a preset, open the extended search pop-up menu, select Presets > Save Preset, and enter a name for the preset.

   Saved presets are added to the Presets submenu.

7. Optional: To remove a search filter settings preset, open the extended search pop-up menu, select the preset, and then select Remove Preset.