Acoustica Mixcraft 7 User Manual

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MLDB FIELDS
MLDB files contain a number of columns:

Field Name

Description

Valid Values

Genre

This is the genre

"Rock", "Jazz", etc.

Style

This is equivalent to the
Song Kit

"Blues Shuffle",
"Death Metal Polka", etc.

Final Loop File Name

The displayed loop name

"My Loop"

Instrument

Type of musical instrument

"Vocal", "Bass",
"Guitar", etc.

Keywords

This helps it pop up
in the search results

Anything

IsLoop

A field to let the software
know if it is a loop

"Y" or null

Number of Bars

The length of the sound in bars

null, 1 or greater

Has Key (Y/N)

Denotes if the sound has a key.
For example, drum sounds
do not normally have a key

"Y" or "N"

Key (# for sharp)

The key, if applicable. The key
should only be a A-G with an
optional # for a sharp

"A-G" with an
optional "#"

IsMajor (Y/N)

Is the loop a major key?

"Y" or null for no.

Time Signature
Numerator

If the sound has a time
signature, this is the
numerator or top portion.

null, 2 or greater

Time Signature
Denominator

If the sound has a time
signature, this is the
denominator or bottom
portion.

null, or a power of 2 >=
2, ie: 2, 4, 8, 16, etc...

Comments

Field for making notes.

text of your choice

Artist

The name of the musician,
creator, composer, etc.

John John Smallberries
the great, or whatever
you want.

URL

This is the URL of the artist's
web page.

A valid web page/address

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