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