User Manual - FairlightUS
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1. FAIRLIGHT AudioBose User Manual Introduction Welcome to AudioBase3 With AudioBase3 multiple DREAM users can share sound libraries music libraries and other sound files With the advanced AudioBase3 search engine searching HUGE sound file databases is b azing y fast and advanced search tools allow users to find exactly what they need quickly and easily AudioBase3 also includes a friendly web interface so users can search for sound files from their desktop no workstation required AudioBase3 exists in two configurations AudioBase3 Basic AudioBase3 Basic is included FREE with every new MediaLink2 installation and works with the FREE Apache2 webserver and FREE MySQL database AudioBase3 Basic includes the following features Completely new engine offers superior performance especially with large datasets Allows creation of centralized shared libraries via the MediaLink2 Server Enables facility wide library management from any DREAM controller Provides basic web search capability Backwardly compatible with older MFX3 systems requires MFX3 software upgrade to rev 15 9 e Support for Internet Information Services 11S and Apache2 webservers Apachez2 is a FREE download e Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 amp 2003 and MySQL databases MySQL Is a FREE download e Runs under Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003 Copyright 2005 FairlightAU 1 AvudioBose teme AudioBase3 Extreme is the2. Starting AudioBase3 WAY Scanning Engine 10 WAY Files scanned ici Se 20 WAV a mnie ee 30 WAY Files scanned 40 WAY Files scanned 50 WAV Files scanned ase contact your Fairlight distributor then click here to upg Finished scanning subdirectory S6001 10 WAY Files scanned 20 WAY Files scanned 30 WAY Files scanned 40 WAY Files scanned 50 WAY Files scanned 60 WAY Files scanned 70 WAY Files scanned AudioBase3 License Version 1 0b51 Copyright 2005 FairightAU 80 WAY Files scanned 90 WAY Files scanned 100 WAY Files scanned 110 WAY Files scanned 120 WAY Files scanned 130 WAY Files scanned Finished scanning subdirectory S6002 10 WAY Files scanned 20 WAY Files scanned 30 WAY Files scanned 40 WAY Files scanned 50 WAY Files scanned 60 WAY Files scanned 70 WAY Files scanned 80 WAY Files scanned Opening page http 1 HH Haa Unknown Zone How WAV data is scanned into AudioBase3 If Fairlight metadata is found in any WAV file Category Userl and Description information is restored automatically If third party metadata is found in any WAV file it is placed in Description and the name of the folder subfolder where the WAV resides is placed in Category Otherwise the WAV filename is placed in Description and the name of the folder subfolder where the WAV resides is placed in Category Copyrigh
3. Esc Z Using the Browser Interface To access AB3 from a remote PC type http X X X X audiobase the IP address being that of the Medialink Server Search Aucbotase Edt Audiofiased Publish Tunes cos Scan WAY Ries Create Manage Pickliste Audiotase Maint Search Andoas Cips w Match Fat wO Fakk A w Copyright 2005 FairlightAU 10 Search AudioBase3 for clips or projects Search Types Clips Search for Clips using clip search criteria Projects Search for Projects using project search criteria Global Search for any clip filename category description or user data that matches the text you type Match Whole Find items that exactly match what you type in each box Part Find items that contain what you type in each box Start Find items that begin with what you type in each box Fields All Match all the criteria you type Any Match any of the criteria you type Additional Search Conditions 4 Any number of characters including zero Any one character One or zero characters amp And Or Not Click headers Clip Name Category Description etc to change sort order Click any filename to find all clips in the selected file Click any Category User1 User2 User3 or User4 link to find identical matches Click Play to play WAV files that have been scanned or published from iTunes Welcome
4. Track Description optional and Sample Rate Once you ve selected or created a Picklist use the Picklist search tool to find play add and delete clips The clips you select will remain checked Click Show Current Picklist Contents to view play delete clips in the current picklist Click Delete to permanently delete the current picklist Click Generate ML4 to create an ML4 file Click Start Over to return to the select add Picklist menu WA a 00 ST eadiohy roer php sa Laci anan 4 AudioBase rr search Mpiana l te tentasse Pte fevers LDA Sten WA y Firs BE tate Hanky Paki 1 Sach Pen Typi Sl Tapes Rate Al Shrueri fe ber prikisi Cigi Shem Loerer fe kel Cort ete tftaRak amp 2 OF ie Set ESM Maea Pan Lh Cece ey Liri Bt Mot Ripi fad Eir Ciy Peiganr thereon Panta Will arenes Copyright 2005 FairlightAU 14 AudioBase3 Maintenance Delete Orphaned Files In rare instances filenames may remain in the database that contain no referenced clips To find and delete these orphaned files click Delete Orphaned Files DISCLAIMER FairlightAU is not responsible for the use of this software in relation to any illegal manipulation or copies of any copyrighted or protected audio sounds It is entirely up to the end user of Audiobase3 to respect the copyrights of the people who create this audio sounds FairlightAU Aug 05 Copyright 2005 FairlightAU 15
5. to AudioBase3 Microsoft Internet Explorer EES File Edit view Favorites Tools Help F Q pack Q2 x El RA P Search 5 Favorites E Nahe ja 2 rel 33 Address http 192 168 3 108 4udioBase3_v1_SRCfindex php a ab3search sflag 1 amp type clamatch part fields all amp clip_name amp category amp description fuser 1 Buser2 Buser3 Buser4 sfilename Strack Rsrate 1 amp clip_type 18filetype 1 Links amp h G Snagit E gt AudioBose xtreme E Search AudioBase3 p Edit AudioBase3 E Publish iTunes CDs p Scan WAY Files i Create Manage Picklists AudioBase3 Maintenance 190 Matchfes Found File Name Clip Name Category Description User 1 User 2 User 3 User 4 Type O14nary way O14nary Mad Season Angry Matchbox Twenty 01Celebrity Skin Triple J Hottest 100 Vol Celebrity Skin various Stereo Stereo O01Music Response Surrender Music Response The Chemical Brothers Stereo 015peak To Me Breathe Dark Side OF The Moon Speak To MeBreathe Pink Floyd Stereo 01Would You Be Happier Best Of The Corrs Would You Be Happier The Corrs Stereo Olyay way Olyay Stereo Note if a Play link does not appear the file is missing or has moved from its original location Copyright 2005 FairlightAU 11 Edit AudioBase3 User Data Search AudioBase for clips to edit then enter User Data and use checkboxes to select the items you wish to change Note that if your search returns multiple pages of results you must u
6. by setting FILENAME to not the project is the shortcut for the current project name and means NOT PLACING SOUNDS IN A PROJECT Before using AudioBase to import a clip park the transport at the sync point in your Project This can be done with a 9 pin machine online Matching Clips a List Copyright 2005 FairlightAU 7 Step 1 After searching the database a list of matching clips is displayed Ensure the transport is in STOP then use the jogger wheel or and keys to highlight the clip you want Step 2 Press the AUDITION soft key This will play the clip using the currently selected track When auditioning the Project remains stationary Step 3 If necessary use the transport keys including Jog and J ump to locate the clip to the correct location Step 4 Press the PASTE soft key to place the clip in the Project NOTES It is also possible to PASTE the highlighted clip immediately without auditioning This will place the sync point of the clip at the cursor This will be the head of the clip unless a sync point has been set using the TRIM function on the Binnacle All clips imported using AudioBase are borrowed unless lt Blue Paste gt is used To keep borrowed clips use the KEEP ALL BORROWED function in the Space Menu MAINTAINING A DATABASE ON THE QDC The Name Category Description and User fields can be edited to add additional clip information Step 1 Use the AudioBase search function
7. enhanced version of AudioBase3 AudioBase3 Extreme includes all the features of AudioBase3 Basic p us the following advanced features e Integrates with Apple s iTunes allowing direct ripping publishing to AudioBase3 with automatic metadata lookup e Metadata acquired from iTunes is automatically embedded in the WAV file providing compatibility with other systems eg DigiBase NetMix e Supports direct scanning and publishing of compatible WAV files including BWF metadata extraction This allows libraries created on other systems eg NetMix SoundMiner to be used by AudioBase3 Extreme e Files ripped via iTunes or scanned with AudioBase3 Extreme can be searched played downloaded via the web interface This allows other systems on the network to use the AudioBase3 Extreme library e Picklists of files ripped via iTunes can be created using the AudioBase3 Extreme web interface then opened directly on Dream systems ML4 This allows music and sfx searches to be performed outside of the studio environment maximizing productivity e Provides web based library management AudioBase3 Extreme is designed from the ground up to be a good neighbour to other systems and to maximize productivity in busy studio environments With AudioBase3 Extreme facilities can quickly and easily leverage their existing audio CD or BWF WAV libraries With web based picklist generation spotting or pre production can be performed from any PC or Mac on the n
8. etwork without tying up valuable studio time AudioBase3 Extreme is ideal choice for the serious studio System Requirements HARDWARE ENTRY LEVEL CONFIGURATION Pentium IV 2 5 Ghz or higher 512MB RAM minimum dedicated 10GB library drive minimum MIDRANGE CONFIGURATION Pentium IV 3 0 Ghz or higher 1GB RAM minimum dedicated 50GB library drive minimum HIGH END CONFIGURATION Pentium IV XEON 3 0 Ghz or higher 1 5GB RAM minimum dedicated 100GB RAID5 library drive minimum Copyright 2005 FairlightAU 2 SOFTWARE OPERATING SYSTEM Windows XP Professional SP2 minimum 0r Windows Server 2003 SP2 minimum WEBSERVER amp DATABASE FREE Apache 2 x webserver minimum amp FREE MySQL 4 1 x database minimum 0rF Microsoft IIS 6 x webserver minimum amp Microsoft SQL Server 2003 database minimum Note Other webserver amp database combinations may work but are not supported AudioBase3 on the QDC tate eet SYNC SOURCE Watan 25 66 FPS 48000 Hz Po O CATEGORY O O Camera Flash Bulbs II n Cameras DESCRIPTION Good click and Flash sound Pe Be ser Ose Oe ROBOTS_SUPERBOWL_NAB MT MF Joe Hammer So Phi nz Mf Zoon A 00 00 00 01 26 O B off OFf Camera Flash Bulbs II n Camera Flash Bulbs II n Copyright 2005 FairlightAU 3 INTRODUCTION AudioBase3 is a clip database which allows you to search for sounds across all devices in a DREAM system Once a sound clip ha
9. ext to add another name This will exclude the specified text For example typing door amp squeak would list the clips with names including door except those also containing squeak This will list door slam but not door squeak Copyright 2005 FairlightAU Searching the Current Project AudioBase3 can be switched to search the currently open Project instead of the clip database It does not matter whether it has been published or not To enter Project mode hold down the Shift key on the keyboard and press the SEARCH soft key Once in Project mode AudioBase will stay there until you repeat lt Shift SEARCH soft key gt The AudioBase Menu and the Search submenu change to show the new status While in Project mode none of the editable fields are shown This is because the screen is displaying clips in the Project and they contain none of the Category Description or User Fields For the same reason it is not possible to enter the Edit Submenu while in Project mode At the end of the Found Records list you will find a list of Master Recordings that are not being accessed by any clips This can happen for example when you erase a clip but do not dispose of the Master Recording see Space Menu for details of disposing Notes Search for FILENAME in project In the search project domain the FILENAME field is now a search criterion You can for example search for an attached file by name Or search for only borrowed clips
10. fore downloading them from the server Editing the Form The AudioBase Form can be changed from its default setup by editing a file which defines its layout Type lt Enter gt This brings up an OS9 shell or text interface chd dd usr mfx lt Enter gt ed abase form lt Enter gt Copyright 2005 FairlightAU 9 Now you will see a screen layout depicting the fields their names and sizes The first part lists the fields provided by DREAM You cannot change their names or sizes and should not interfere with this part of the file The second part shows user definable fields By default the first two are activated and you can change their names from USER 1 and USER 2 to anything you like To edit their names use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the correct place use the BACK or DEL key to remove characters and use the alphanumeric keyboard to insert characters You can also determine how many characters will be shown on the screen the actual fields can take up to 24 characters The last section contains the screen layout Each line lists the fields that will be displayed A field beginning with F is from the first section while one beginning with U is a user field You may change what Is displayed on each line but please remember that only 80 characters will fit on to the screen If you ask for more the extra ones will simply not appear To save the file and return to work press the BLUE key and then Z on the keyboard or
11. he Search Options determine how the database will be searched Step 1 Press the AudioBase key Step 2 Press the SEARCH soft key Step 4 Press the MATCH and FIELDS soft keys repetitively to scroll through the options described below MATCH This specifies how your search text is matched to the fields in the database This parameter affects all the fields being searched WHOLE Your search text must match all the text in a database field PART Your search text only has to match any part of a database field START Your search text only has to match the start of a database field FIELDS This specifies if all the fields you search have to match or if only one or more fields have to match ALL All the selected fields must match ANY Clips are returned if any of the fields match To start using AudioBase3 set the MATCH parameter to PART and the FIELDS parameter to ALL Step 1 Press the AudioBase key Step 2 Press the SEARCH soft key Step 3 Press the Prev F8 on the keyboard and Next F9 on the keyboard to highlight a field you wish to search Selected fields are highlighted in blue Step 4 Enter your search text If the field is left cleared it will not be included in the search Step 5 To add more fields to your search repeat steps 3 and 4 Otherwise press Enter to start the search Please Note To quickly Clear all fields press lt Shift Del gt on the keyboard Copyright 2005 Fairlig
12. htAU 5 Additional search conditions can be added to the text using wildcard match criteria Additional Search Conditions Additional search parameters can be added to field searches in a similar manner to the GO TO CLIP NAME function Additional sorting criteria are provided by pressing the relevant character on the keyboard These are as follows ANY This asterix places an ANY criteria in the search text The asterix can be replaced by any number of characters For example typing squeak would enable the listing of mouse squeak and door squeak ANY ONE This equal sign placed in the search text is used to replace any one character ONE OR NONE This question mark placed in the search text is used to replace any one character or no character amp AND An ampersand amp is placed in the search text is used to add another name Only clips with names containing both search names will be listed For example typing door amp squeak would list only the clips with names including both door and squeak This will list door squeak but not mouse squeak or door slam OR A bar is placed in the search text to add another name Clips with names containing either search string will be listed For example typing door slam will list clips with names containing door as well as clips with names containing slam This will list door squeak and door slam but not mouse squeak NOT A tilde is placed in the search t
13. pdate each page individually Category Userl User2 User3 and User4 can be changed globally while Descriptions can be changed individually Stereo clips are marked with an Publish iTunes CDs to AudioBase3 If your AudioBase3 installation has been configured accordingly you can use iTunes to rip CDs and publish the iTunes metadata into AudioBase3 Please be aware that the Server must be connected to the Internet for this to work Fairlight suggests that you use a separate protected network card firewall to accomplish this Just follow these steps Rip the desired CD using ITunes Select desired CDs and click Add CDs to AudioBase3 E Welcome to Audiobased Microsoli Inici nel Laplane re Coe Wee faites To Help ean Q O iO P Yew OS D Who a E AudioBese gt er search Aunbubae i bolt Aunliettaset Putlish iTunes Libs scan WAY Piles Create anaye Picks Aunliotase f Planes ae Select iTunes Lis to Publish t Albarn F fark Side OF The Hinon Pink Pleryel i Aneska hi Green Dar A Diamond LiFe Sade Poes OF You Jerrel F Lady Srg The Blues Dh arios e Stop_Making_Seres Takir Hands The Mtp ihe Gedes Dis Prince Add Cih 1o Ai Had Deron Mde 1A days pemalming To purr hrer content your Fairlight distributor then click here in upgrade Ses reran Warion LOLS Caprprightiey MEF T alight File and Folder names are automatically cleaned illegal characte
14. rs are removed and truncated to the correct length for QDC compliance Copyright 2005 FairlightAU 12 New iTunes WAVs from the selected CD s are added to AudioBase3 If identical WAVs have already been published duplicates are ignored iTunes info is automatically embedded directly into the WAV file and other AudioBase3xtreme users can automatically load the embedded data using the Scan WAV files menu Other third party database systems may also be able to read the embedded data Warning closing the iTunes popup window will abort the publishing process and may corrupt your AudioBase Scan WAV files into AudioBase3 If your AudioBase3 installation has been configured accordingly you can scan WAV files placed in your WAV1 and WAV2 folders into AudioBase3 J ust follow these steps Copy or move the desired WAV files into your MediaLink WAV1 or WAV2 folder You can have as many subfolders as you wish Select desired folder s and click Add WAVs to AudioBase3 File and Folder names are automatically cleaned illegal characters are removed and truncated to the correct length for QDC compliance New WAVs from the selected folder s are added to AudioBase3 If identical WAVs have already been published duplicates are ignored E Welcome to AudioBase3 Microsoft Internet Explorer Oefax Q pack x E A P Search 5 Favorites La Address E http 192 168 3 237 faudiobase index php a ab3wavscan amp scan 1
15. s been found it may be auditioned and then imported into the current open Project AudioBase3 on a QDC allows searches to be made in a network environment using a MediaLink server AudioBase Key CREATING A DATABASE ON QDC Before a clip or Wav file can be used in AudioBase3 it must be published from the QDC Publishing a Project adds the details of all its clips to the database which is stored on the system It is possible to publish individual files or all the Projects and Wav files contained within a directory Here s how to Publish Step 1 Press the AudioBase key Step 2 Press the FILE soft key Step 3 Press the PUBLISH soft key Step 4 Use the jogger wheel or and keys to select a Project Wav file or directory Step 5 Press Enter The top of the video screen displays the various fields stored in the database Clip Name Category Sample Rate Stereo Mono Duration HEX AUdioBbase MENU 4X Access Audio Database PROJECT FRAME RATE SAMPLE RATE EEEE Source Project Description Project Availability User Fields Copyright 2005 FairlightAU All the clips will be added to the database but no waveforms are physically copied For the clip to be used the Project or Wav file must be present on the system The additional description and user field can be added later SEARCHING FOR SOUNDS AudioBase can use various search criteria to filter the fields of the database to find clips T
16. s to highlight the required clip record Step 2 Press the EDIT soft key Step 3 Press the Prev and Next keys to highlight a field you wish to edit Step 4 Type the text you wish to enter Step 5 Press lt Enter gt NOTES It is also possible to simultaneously change the selected field for all the clips listed from a search To do this edit the desired field as described above except hold down the BLUE key when you press lt Enter gt The SWAP soft key toggles the contents of the selected field between what you have just typed and the previous contents Deleting Records To delete records from the database follow the steps below Step 1 Use the AudioBase3 search functions to display the required clip record s Step 2 Press the EDIT soft key Step 3 Press the DELETE soft key Step 4 Type the first letter of one of the options displayed on the screen as detailed below O OKAY Deletes the record highlighted at the top of the list from the database L LIST Deletes the record from the displayed list but not from the database A ALL Deletes all the displayed records from the database C CANCEL Aborts the DELETE operation Copyright 2005 FairlightAU Q To delete all the records contained in a particular MT Project follow the steps below Step 1 Press the AudioBase key Step 2 Press the FILE soft key Step 3 Press the PURGE soft key Step 4 Use the jogger wheel or and keys to select
17. t 2005 FairlightAU 13 Note If WAV scanners tries to rename a file and the new name is already in use in the same folder a warning will be displayed and the file will be skipped To fix manually rename each skipped file with a unique name 24 characters or less and rescan Warning closing the WAV Scanner popup window will abort the publishing process and may corrupt your AudioBase Create Manage Picklists If your AudioBase3 installation has been configured accordingly you can create Picklists of WAV files you ve published from iTunes or scanned in the Scan WAV Files menu These Picklists can then be used to generate an ML4 file on your MediaLink server J ust follow these steps E Welcome 1a Audiotiose ds Microvolt Imernet Explorer Pie Cot Wew Favontes Took Fep pian O O NAO Pw trem O 2 5 a Das ss ten wba i t i il eeiat eal phe mae Str hnt ajem be Evrae Tgp ate Mimie ihel Heer i A Gan ef E AvdioBase r Search A Aulia saf IEY whuBerar af reisn iTunes Cs seam wav Fles tre rake Marar Pi lists I nlotane FI Mainleron Select an cxinting peckligh Create Kra Miki H pPickiist Hame ark Sanne Piki Frame Rote 25 tah Start Timez i50 w Sbereo Track w biomo Track w Dirili Sample Hate 46 Select an existing Picklist or create a new one For new Picklists enter a Picklist Name Mark Name Frame Rate Start Time Stereo Track Mono
18. the desired MT Project Step 5 Press Enter LINE field When the field is inactive 1 e left blank the files referenced in the search results are NOT tested to see if they are online or not This yields the fastest search The results of the search will show the LINE value as meaning don t know Fae get X AudioBase MENU Access Audio Database PROJECT EES ap ear FRAME RATE Ree ge SAMPLE RATE MSs sio ii sb SYNC SOURCE gets 25 00 FPS SN SRATE HIN SEC 26169_WellBuilt36_6_V7 48608 Mono 6 4 1 DESCRIPTION TYPE LINE SER QS ER SER SER O ROBOTS_SUPERBOWL_NAB MT MFX When the field is set to ON OFF or ANY each file is tested to see if it is online or not yielding a much slower search If set to ANY then all files returned by the search are included in the results online or offline Notes AudioBase3 is designed to service a whole network of DREAM and MFX3 workstations and is therefore capable of handling very large sound libraries When a search yields a large number of results it produces very significant network traffic to download all the information to the MFX workstation that initiated the search To prevent this happening only the first group of 100 found records are downloaded but as the list is scrolled more records are found inside the database and downloaded automatically keeping the flow of information coming smoothly AudioBase3 sorts all records alphabetically by name be
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