M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 261)

Chapter 14: DigiBase 243
Starting a Search
To search the current browser:
1 Click the Search icon to display the Search
pane.
2 Do one of the following:
• On all systems, type text into the File Name
field to search by name, or type a date, or
select a kind from the Kind pop-up menu.
See “Entering Data for Searches” on
page 243 for more information.
– or –
• If using DigiBase Pro (Pro Tools HD and
Pro Tools LE with Complete Production
Toolkit or DV Toolkit 2), choose additional
search criteria as needed. Press Tab to move
to the next available search field, or
Shift+Tab to move to the previous.
3 Click the Search button, or press Enter (Win-
dows) or Return (Mac).
Searching begins, indicated by the spinning ar-
rows in the toolbar, and by the Search button
changing to Stop. The Results List (at the bot-
tom of the browser) fills with items that match
the search criteria. Items can be selected and au-
ditioned as they are found.
To stop a search:
„
During a search, click the Stop button.
This stops the search routine, and the Stop but-
ton changes back to Search. Whatever results
have already been found continue to be dis-
played, and all entries in search fields are re-
tained.
To reset your search settings:
„ Click Reset to clear all criteria in search fields,
and return to the main Browser view (all items).
The Search pane remains open.
To close the search pane and return to the
complete Browser view:
„ Click the browser Search icon to toggle the
Search pane closed or open.
The search is stopped, the Search (and Search
Results pane) close, and the window returns to
show the main Browser view.
Entering Data for Searches
Field Formats and Searching
The following describe the types of data formats
available (not all search fields are available on all
systems).
Text Fields Allow direct entry of text. By default,
the field is empty.
Search icon and Search pane
You can also start a search by pressing Con-
trol+F (Windows) or Command+F (Mac).
Search
Pane
Search icon