Clips; Media Management - Housekeeping; Media Drives And Folders; Libraries - Merging Pyramix 4.3 User Manual

Master Clips also contain attributes which identify parameters such as a File name, time code stamp
and other information.

Clips

The individual clips shown on the Timeline contain pointers to Master Clips which in turn point to
audio Media Files.

Media Management - Housekeeping

The Windows hierarchical filing system can easily become confusing and cluttered. Complex audio
projects generate thousands of more or less enigmatically named files. Keeping track of all the files
used in a project can become a nightmare even if the user is meticulous.
Pyramix uses the concepts of Media Drives/Folders and libraries to reduce the clutter and provides
management tools specifically designed for audio. This Media Management helps users to work in a
structured and simple manner whilst keeping track of all the project components.

Media Drives and Folders

Media Drives or Media Folders are Windows folders which contain Media Files. Pyramix needs to
specifically mount these Media Drives in order to access the Media Files contained therein. Once
mounted, suitable files are shown as Master Clips.
Provided the sampling rate is the same as the current project, these can be dragged and dropped or
copied and pasted directly into the Timeline or into a User library from the Media Management Win-
dow.

Libraries

Pyramix uses libraries to help make project organization tidier. Libraries are used to organize project
material into logical groupings. However, Libraries are not the same as Windows directories or folders:
they are only meaningful within the Pyramix environment. A Library is a database, containing a collec-
tion of pointers to different kinds of media objects.

User Libraries

User Libraries can contain Master Clips, Compositions, Mixer Snapshots, Plug-in Snapshots,
Fades Settings, etc.... Each Project can have an unlimited number of User Libraries open, each with
an unlimited number and mixture of contents.
N.B. In Pyramix User Libraries, there is no practical distinction between a section of a Composition
(Region) and a complete Composition. Either can be added to a User Library or to an existing Com-
position. This is an extremely powerful feature. A single clip copied to a User Library from the Time-
line appears there as a Composition.

Automation in libraries

If the menu item Edit > Enable Automation Cut/Copy/Paste is enabled then any operation on clips
(Cut/Copy/Paste, Auto-Ripple, etc...) brings all automation data with it
If you drag a clip(s) to a library, all automation over that clip(s) is copied/pasted as well.

Global Libraries

Project Libraries are kept with the Project, Global Libraries are available to all projects and users of
the system. This can be helpful for sound effects or where several users need access to the same
source material to produce different end products.
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