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Apple Soundtrack Pro 2 User Manual

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Chapter 3

Setting Up Soundtrack Pro

Searching for Files in Column View

In Column view, the upper area of the Search tab displays two columns: Keywords
shows the categories of files that meet the search criteria, and Matches shows the total
number of matching files and any subcategories containing matching files, with the
number of matching files in each.

Clicking a keyword displays the files matching that keyword in the Search Results area.
You can refine your search results by narrowing the criteria using the subcategories in
the Matches column.

To search for files in Column view:

1

Choose the type of keywords to display in the Keywords list from the Keywords
pop-up menu.

You can use the Time Signature and Scale Type pop-up menus to restrict matches by
those categories.

2

Select a keyword in the Keywords list to display matching files in the Search Results area.

The hints, tempo, key, and number of beats for each matching file are also displayed.

You can also perform text searches, which can be especially helpful for non-tagged
files. When you type text in the Search Text field, any files with the text in their file path
or filename appear in the Search Results list. The number of files appears in the
Matches column under “No Category.”

To search using the Search Text field:

m

Enter text in the Search Text field.

As you type, files matching the characters you type appear in the Search Results field.

Select a keyword

to display the

matching files in the

Search Results area.

Search Text field