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How to Search for Clip Records
To use the Search Form, type information into one or more fields, then press ENTER, and AudioBase will find all Clip
Records matching your Search Criteria. For example, if you type FISH into the Clip Name field and press ENTER, all
clips named FISH will be listed at the right of the screen. If Match is set to START, all clips whose names start with
FISH will be listed.
You may enter data into any field. If you leave a field blank, all Clip Records will match it - it's like saying you don't
care what is contained there.
If you enter data into more than one field, the search may be instructed to find Records which match ALL of the fields,
or ANY of the fields, depending on the status of Match in the options submenu. For example you enter WIND in the
clip name field, and LOUD in the description field. When Match is set to ALL, the search will find all clips with WIND
contained in their names which also have LOUD contained in their descriptions.
You might want to set Fields to ANY when you are looking for any reference to a concept. For example you might
enter DOG into both the name and description fields and find all Clip Records containing DOG in either field.
When searching in the Description field, each word in the field is considered separately. AudioBase will find search
each word, and return all Records where one or more words match the criteria. For example, you place the letters "dog"
in this field - when Match is set to PART, AudioBase returns a Record if any word in the description contains "dog" -
when set to WHOLE it returns a Record if any word in the description is "dog".
Entering Data into Fields
The MFX Console keyboard is used to type characters into the currently selected field.
The M-keys at the top of the MFX console are used for many database functions. To make use of them you must have
the Macro key switched off.
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To move the cursor to the next field press M9.
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To move the cursor to the previous field press M8.
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To empty a field completely, use the CLEAR key (on newer consoles this is part of the Numeric Keypad, while
on older consoles it is part of the alphanumeric keyboard).
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To clear all fields in the search form, type SHIFT-CLEAR.
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To remove the word to the left of the cursor type SHIFT-DEL or SHIFT-BACK, depending which keyboard you
have.
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To move to the beginning / end of a field type CTRL-LEFT ARROW / CTRL-RIGHT ARROW.
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To retire / advance one word at a time through a field, type SHIFT-LEFT ARROW / SHIFT-RIGHT ARROW.
Cycling through Values
Some fields have a restricted set of values, such as Sample Rate or Format. When you have entered these fields,
pressing the Up or Down arrow will cycle through the possible values in that field. You can also type an actual field
value, or use the first few numbers only (specifically 48 for 48000, 44 for 44100 and 440 for 44056). In the case of
Mono and Stereo, you only need to type M or S.
Capturing Current Values
The up-arrow or down-arrow can also be used to recall the value of the current Clip Record into the corresponding
field of the Search window. This can be useful if you want to find all other Clip Records with fields the same as this
one. This feature only works if the field is currently blank.
Using Wildcards in Searches
M10 to M15 are used to enter wildcard characters into the Search Form. The Macro key must be switched OFF.
Key
Wildcard
Symbol
M10
Any
*
M11
Any One
=
M12 One/None
?
NOTE: the three examples above showed what would be found with Word set to WHOLE. If it was set to PARTIAL,
AudioBase would find Records that contain the wildcard string, so SCATTER would be found in the first example,
CATTLE in the second, and NEUCHATEL in the third (if you had such a thing in your database). In fact, only
wildcards in the middle of a word have any effect in PARTIAL mode.
User Manual
Examples
Interpretation
CAT*
Starts with CAT
=CAT
One letter then CAT
C?AT
C, one letter (or none), AT
Finds
CAT, CATTLE, not SCATTER
SCAT not CAT or CATTLE
CAT, CHAT, not CHEAT
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