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The QuickSound loader views can also be configured to your liking by
opening the QuickSound configuration dialog. Click the tool bar icon to
quickly access the settings dialog. For more details see Reference->GigaStu-
dio Settings->QuickSound.
Now try some different search field entries. For instance, type “piano” into the search
field to view all files containing “piano” in the file name and/or a keyword named “pia-
no” in its QuickSound file properties.
How did QuickSound know which files to display? First, it checks all file names for the
keyword “piano” and then it checks the keywords in the file properties of each audio file
on the system. Actually it’s already done that since building the QuickSound database.
Now when you type in keywords, the database is cross referenced and the search results
are displayed for you instantly.
To view a file’s keyword properties, right click on an
instrument and select the “Properties” option.
This will open a dialog with many fields for entering
your own keywords. Many sample library developers
provide keywords already in place. You are always free
to add to and change these yourself.
In this window you can add, change, or remove key-
words from the instrument properties. These changes
are automatically updated when you close the proper-
ties dialog.
The real power in this option is selecting groups of instruments with a multi-selec-
tion. Right click on any instrument within the group, add a keyword, and it will be add-
ed to every instrument (perhaps hundreds or thousands of them) in the selected group.
At any time in the future when you wish to find an instrument and you know you have