Tutorial 2 – Using the Browser

The Browser lets you find and import various types of content into your projects, including audio and MIDI files, track and project templates, track icons, effect plug-ins and instruments. You can drag content and plug-ins directly into tracks.

To show or hide the Browser, click the Views menu and choose Browser, or press B.

Now that we know how to show and hide the Browser, let’s take a closer look at some of its features, starting with the controls that span across the top of the Browser. Locate the section on your computer screen that looks like the following image.

First, let’s review the controls at the top of the Browser.

Control	Description
	This is the Move up button. It is used to open the folder one level above the active folder.
	Stop is used to stop play back of the selected loop.
	Play is used to listen to the currently selected loop.
	Allows you to save and recall presets to quickly access your favorite folders.

The Content Location drop-down list shown in the following figure allows you to quickly jump to Content Location presets, which refer to different locations of installed content on your computer. Music Creator includes a number of Content Location presets to help you quickly find the type of content you're looking for. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the included Content Location presets. For details, see Using Content Location presets.

Figure 19. Media Browser

A. Show Media Browser B. Browser menu C. Content Location menu D. Dock/undock E. Docking options F. Expand/collapse G. Move up one level to the parent directory H. Search filter I. File list J. Play/Stop K. Delete content preset L. Save content preset

To specify the output device to use for previewing loops and files from the Browser, click the Media button , point to Audio Preview Bus, and choose an output device from the submenu.

 

See:

Finding and previewing audio loops

Adding audio loops to your project