Media and effects manager, Browser tab – Apple Soundtrack User Manual
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Chapter 3
The Soundtrack Interface
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Media and Effects Manager
The Media and Effects Manager is where you locate and preview media (audio and video)
to add to your project. It has five tabs: The Browser, Favorites, and Search tabs give you
three different ways to find media files; the Bin gives you quick access to media files for
the current project; and the Effects tab is where you add and adjust effects.
Browser Tab
The Browser tab displays the disks connected to your computer in a view similar to
the Finder’s list view. You can also preview files in the Browser tab, and drag them to
the Timeline.
 Back and Forward buttons: Move through previously viewed levels of the folder hierarchy.
 Computer button: Displays your computer’s hard disk and other storage media
connected to your computer.
 Home button: Displays the contents of your home directory.
 Path pop-up menu: Displays the levels of the file path to the current location, letting
you move back to a previous level.
 File list: Displays the files and folders at the current location.
 Preview controls: Include Play and Mute buttons and a volume slider. For information
about using the Preview controls, see “
 Media pop-up menu: Choose menu items to add a Favorite, add a file to the Bin, and
perform other functions.
Preview controls
Path pop-up menu
Media pop-up menu
Tabs
Back and Forward
buttons
Computer and
Home buttons
File list