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organizing your
music with the
Browser
the lower part of the croSS DJ window contains the browser. you can use the
browser to organize your music, to search for tracks and to create and use play-
lists. You can use the following audio file formats with CROSS DJ/CROSS DJ LE:
mp3, aIff, WaV, ogg, flac, m4a and aac.
Before you can work with the audio files in the browser you need to import them
into the collection. the steps for importing tracks are explained in the sections on
page 63and onwards.
8.1 Overview of the Browser
the browser section of croSS DJ has two main panels: the dock panel and the
browser panel itself. the dock and its buttons allow you to open quickly different
views of your media. the main part of the browser section shows all media inside
the list that you have selected by clicking its button in the dock.
8.2 The Dock
the dock is the central component of the track management as it allows you to
open different views or different locations by clicking the corresponding button.
the dock can be customized: you can add buttons, remove buttons and change
their order.
By default the dock contains the following standard tabs:
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Collection opens the collection list. the collection list contains all tracks
that you have added to your collection. additionally all your playlists and Smart-
lists reside here.
the History node contains information about the sets you have previously
played. the lists inside the History node are organized by year and month and
you will find a playlist for each session inside the month node. You can change
the naming pattern by opening the Preferences/General dialog and entering a
new pattern into the text box History Node Naming Pattern. If you hover over
the text box croSS DJ displays the placeholders that can be used in the pat-
tern.
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