Chapter 7, Browser/database, Browser pane – M-AUDIO Digital DJ System User Manual
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BROWSER/DATABASE
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DJ’s most important asset, beyond the gear he uses, is his collection of music.
Without a wealth of top-notch tracks in his arsenal, a DJ is not equipped to
dominate a dance floor. Anyone who has been DJing for even a short while will have
amassed a decent collection of songs, and finding those songs quickly is the job of
Torq LE’s Browser and Database.
The Browser is very similar to the navigation methods employed by your computer’s
operating system. The Browser will allow you to explore the contents of all your hard
drives (internal and external), connected MP3 players (such as iPods), and audio
CDs. You can then add music folders to the Torq LE Database in order to search for
songs using keywords or sorting techniques, which makes finding your music much
easier than thumbing through CD wallets or crates of vinyl. Torq LE also supports the
building of playlists which will allow you to preselect a series of songs to use in a later
performance—and Torq LE will even document all of the songs you play in a set for later
review (the Session Playlist).
This section will show you how to navigate your hard drive(s) using the Torq LE Browser,
and how to add folders containing music files to the Database. It will also explain how
to search for particular songs, how to organize songs by categories for easier viewing,
and how to manage playlists.
Browser Pane
The Browser pane is located on the bottom left of the Torq LE interface. It allows you to
navigate drives, folders, and playlists through an easy-to-use file structure.
The Browser contains two standard headings, Database and Playlists, which are shown
at the top of the Browser pane. The Browser will also contain a listing of each drive
connected to your system—those drives will be listed by their names (for example, “C:”
or “Macintosh HD”). Finally, all connected media players will have an entry along with
any inserted CDs.
BROWSER/DATABASE . . . . . . . 28
Browser Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Database . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
File List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Editing Fields . . . . . . . . . . 31
Artist/Song Filename Swap . . 31
Loading Songs into the
Decks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sorting the List . . . . . . . . . 32
Searching the List . . . . . . . 33
Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Session Playlist . . . . . . . . 37
iPods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39