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Search tab – Apple Soundtrack User Manual

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Chapter 3

The Soundtrack Interface

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Search Tab

The Search tab lets you locate audio and video files using a variety of criteria. You can
perform text searches and search for Apple Loops and other tagged file formats using
keywords for instrument, genre, mood descriptors, and other categories. Matching files
are displayed in the Search Results list. Once you locate the files you want to use, you
can preview them in the Search Results list or drag them to the Timeline.

The Search tab has two views, Column view and Button view. Column view features a
Keywords list containing keywords, and a Matches list with subcategories you can use
to refine your searches. Button view displays a matrix of keyword buttons you can click
to see matching files.

Search Text field

Matches list

Scale Type pop-up menu

Nearby Keys button

Setup button

Keywords list

Button and Column

View buttons

Search Results list

Preview controls

Media pop-up menu

Time Signature

pop-up menu

File Type pop-up menu

Category pop-up menu

Keyword buttons