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1. file syst system VOL scratch tactics S oy Instrumen as File name Size Duration Rate 000 Sony Ethnicity wane itA File system Tags Papai e Ma 000 scratch tactics j d Sony Asian Instrument BellChange 1 wav 1 29MB 00 07 680 44 100Hz Soundpool Ambient amp Chith e ici E din entas 000 Sony Ethnicity Music styles BeliChange 2 wav 1 29MB 0007680 44 100Hz G Blues Scurdpool Basics 2008 S OA Ad African BellChange 3 wav 1 29MB 00 07 680 44 100Hz Soundpool DVD A S S wav j Banania Caribean music EI ELE AO E ony l Asian BellChange 4 wav 1 29MB 00 07 680 44 100Hz Sas Bounee th 3 wav DOME DONG 44 1002 Z WAVE Soundpool Ambient amp Chill Avant garde BellChange 5 wav 1 29MB 00 07 680 44 100Hz BAD ountry DounceSth 4w 129M0 ORRE 44 102 2 WAVE ea Vols Fasy listening BeunceSth S waw 29M6 DROTGED 441002 2 WAVE Soundpool Human vocals Blues nd ae SSR REA ES eGR Becton Bouncesth 6 wav ME OWS MIONE 2 WAVE Soundpool Basics 2008 BellChange 7 wav 1 29MB 00 07 680 44 100Hz DiscoHouse Vol es Modern folk Ecuncesth 7 wav LIME gnr nU 44 1002 Z WAVE Brazilian music B Sth 1 129MB 0007680 44100H EasyListening Vol5 Hip Hop Dancer tawav L3ME ORSI MINE 2 WAVE Soundpool DVD A Carribean music CURE ay ss Y z HipHop Vols Jazz Dancer 2 wav LME OROG SIDI 2 WAVE 5 Soundpool DVD B Bounce5th 2 wav 1 29MB 00 07 680 44 100Hz MovieScore Vol4 Latin Armedenn Dame mr 3 may L3ME 780 MINE 2 WAVE Comedy B esth3 129MB 0007680
2. Very slow Snares No tags Acoustic Sample library producer Very slow Ludwig A Sample library producer Very slow Ludwig B Sample library producer Very slow Ludwig C Sample library producer Very slow Piccolo Sidestick Sample library producer Very slow Close window Copy to clipboard ita rani r Me stent 7 An example of the generated report Delete Delete the selected folder move the folder to the Recycle Bin Note The deleted folder will be moved to the Recycle Bin of Windows You can then retrieve the folder from the Recycle Bin if you need Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 25 Add a network folder to the favourites The command Pin network folder or drive opens the dialog box shown below that allows you to select via a tree view a folder or an additional disk to be inserted into the Favorites folder Choose the folder or drive you want to pin from the list below You may add a network folder located on a server or NAS write its path for example server share in the text box below Selected path myserverishare __ o o O v Computer vy C SRecycle Bin Config Msi Documents and Settings MSOCache PerfLogs gt Program Files Program Files x86 gt Adobe Advanced IP Scanner AMD APP AMD AVT Application Verifier Pin path Cancel 8 The pin network folder window You could choose a fold
3. and Dirty tags To do so follow the steps below 1 Select the tag you want to add to the filter holding down the SHIFT keyboard button 2 Thetagis addedto the filter 3 Atthis point Breezer restarts the search You can add as many tags you want to to the filter Remove a tag from the filter If you want to remove a tag from the filter follow the procedure below How to 1 Select the tag you want to remove from the filter holding down the CTRL button on your keyboard 2 The tag will be removed from the filter if present Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 47 3 Thesearch will restart Commands to add or remove tags from the filter are also available via the tag library context menu right mouse button click on a tag in the library and then selecting the Filter submenu Note you can combine both the text search or browse your library while the view is filtered by one or more tags Breezer will cumulate each filter restricting the number of media returned by the search engine Tag search options As for textual search Breezer offers a number of useful options to modify the behavior the tag search engine These options can be found in the Search options Panel accessible by clicking onthe button that you ll finde in the upper right corner of the tag library Below we will explain each option and its effects Note Breezer persist search options on close Scope tags
4. 10 Hold My Hand Buckley Boland Even Better Days Remix mp3 09 Burn My Shadow Radio Slave Remix mp3 08 A Wash of Black mp3 OF Synthetic Water mp3 06 Can t Stop mp3 i s 05 Blade in the Back mp3 04 Opened Dreams mp3 03 Turnstile Blues Surrender Sounds Sessions 4 mp3 02 Heaven mp3 01 Serene mp3 Waveform Tag library amp search Fil 9 Add note LS Export notes Es Hide cues Right click to cancel queued scans CPU 3 Hash 0 0 Bytes Scan 9 There are two parameters visible e Hash displays the number of media and their total size that have yet to be submitted for computing the hash Hashing a media require a full read ofit e Scan displays the number of files waiting to be scanned for metadata and other information If you hold the mouse cursor over the Scan label you will see a box with the list of files on hold By pressing the right mouse button in this area you can change the update speed or you can empty the queue Hashing a media requires reading the entire media However Breezer calculates the hash corresponding to the media only the first time he meet it then he uses the value stored in its database Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 33 Caution erasing the waiting queue Breezer will still be able to play the media displayed in the result list but some information will not be visible and positioning within the file may be inaccurate R
5. Click with the right mouse button to open media context menu Select Remove tag from selection This opens a sub menu containing tags were found in the selection at most five for performance reasons 5 Select the tag that you want to remove As soon as you click it Breezer will starts the tag removal PP W NH Remove a label from entire folders How to Make visible the folder in the navigation pane on the left called Filesystem Drag the tag from the tag library and drop it on the target folder Hold down the CTRL button on your keyboard 3 Wait untilthe operation completes Remove all labels from media Breezer offers the option to remove any tag from the media with a single click 1 Select from the list of results the media from which you want to remove all tags 2 Open the context menu and select the command Remove all tags 3 Any tag will be removed Warning this operation cannot be undone Copy media tagged with a specified tag to a folder Breezer allows you to copy all media marked with a particuliar tag with a simple procedure explained below How to 1 Select the tag Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 58 Press the right mouse button and select Copy tagged files Select in the dialog box that appears the destination folder Press dialog OK button At this point Breezer will copy all the files in the destination folder Wn E WN Note the copy function
6. If the height of the multifunction panel is too small Breezer will hide some elements to keep only the most important commands and information visible Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 32 The status bar The lower end of the workspace is dedicated to the status bar where Breezer show in order e The CPU used in percentange by Breezer e Status of the media scan queue e Status messages from the various services of Breezer e Username of the owner of the license software Sometimes through the status bar you can know in advance the Breezer behavior of for example drag and drop operations or be notified of non fatal errors in the program Note at the far right of the bar is visible an icon similar to a register by positioning the mouse cursor over the icon you will see a box that lists the last six messages received from various subsystems of the application The media scan queue In some cases a complete folder scan can take some time especially if the folder contains media in MP3 format which require a scan of the entire file to know the exact length Breezer has a sophisticated data shaping algorithm that allows him to avoid unnecessary network or the disk congestion The work of this feature is controllable from the status bar 2008 More Stories B Sides R amp B Groove spectrum 2010 Where Did the Night Ambient atmospheres amp Rhytl 2011 Another Night Out Queued files 3 More
7. Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 12 Importing the license file Breezer allows to evaluate the program free of charge for 20 calendar days starting from the tenth day will begin to display the activation window shown below each time you start From the activation window you can import the license file provided to you right after your purchase by email To import the license simply press the link highlighted below then input location of the license file to use Once you have imported your license the program will confirm with a notice that the activation was successful or not Revel Software product activation L x s T Be E arr fara Product activation Revel Software l You can run the application whithout a license for a limited number of Trial days left days When the trial period ends you need to purchase a license from 20 Day s left of 20 Revel Software Run times left For more information click the how to buy link 7999 Time s To activate this copy of the Programm import the license file supplied by Revel Software and then click the activate button How to buy 9 4 Import license file 923 License error rep Product nill PENE PENA Activate Continue as trial Version 1 6 0 0 How to contact us For any difficulty you may encounter during installation configuration or whenever you need support please contact our technical staff We will do our best to help you and solve the pro
8. extra long media Note you can set the minimum duration of the media over which the preview will start from his half in application s options All media shorter will be replayed from the beginning as usual Try to keep the loop region when switching files when active Breezer tries to keep the loop region when switching to another media Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 37 Batch preview At any time you can preview sequentially the entire results list Playback starts from the selected media and continues cycling the current result list It doesn t matter if the result comes from a search of a filesystem browsing operation the batch player will work in any case Carribean music Comedy COU cd Elec R n Roc ba X La v Sam Som BOUNCEITN 1 wav LEY WID Bounce5th 2 wav 1 29 MB Bounce5th 3 wav 1 29 MB Magix i Fuzzman 3 wav 6 UUIU DOU 44 1UUMZ s WAVE 00 07 680 44100Hz 2 WAVE 00 07 680 44100Hz 2 WAVE POP ENTRA ek T 61 81 KB 00 03 840 44100Hz 2 WAVE 14 The control window of the batch player To start the batch preview follow the steps below Press the Play all button that is located in the toolbar at the top You will see a box which displays the name of the current media and provides commands to control or stop the file preview 3 Youcan optionally move forward or backward via the two buttons available in the control windows Note The batch stops as soon as
9. 44 100Hz Brass Pop Dancer 4 way TIME 00768 4 1092 2 WAVE Ambient Vol 5 C rng ey x Rat Chai ps Dener Say LEME mora Abilio 2 WAVE Chillout Vol 1 Ountry BounceSth 4 wav 1 29MB 00 07 680 44 100Hz d IME ORSIO d 2 wave mout Vol ias Rock Epi eee ae Z dee Easy listening BounceSth 5 wav 129MB 00 07 680 44 100Hz Ex a ae 3 Dancer 7 wav JME Ban 650 44 1004 NAV DanceElectro Vol 5 s K Sample library producer PROD sen tE OROMO 44 1001 Electronic Bounce5th 6 wav 129MB 0007680 44 100Hz Pads Fuzzman 2 way 61 81 KE OROSO 4410H DiscoHouse Vol 7 Modern folk lnd Percussion A rs oaled tani POSITS 85 files in E Samples Soundpool Type to search D ds tuzzman 4avay 1 81 KR mga 4410H E Piano arman Swav EELMKR on 80 MIN string fuzzman 6uway POLST KE 009 840 4410H s ibe FELAIKR OXIRMO MINH 2 WAVE Waveform Tag library amp search File and meta data info Analyzer E N ES files in EA ripon DMD S ASequenca x R A 100 05 Add note GEworn note hide cues E 00 07 00 3 Workspace at 100 real size 4 The same workspace zoomed at 150 Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 20 The workspace The toolbar Placed at the top of the workspace the toolbar provides access to the application s main commands OPTIONS ABOUT HYBRID TAGS FOLDERS FILES BACK EXPLORER HERE PLAY ALL WIDGETS VIEW BUY The available commands are Options Opens the Options window About View the information about t
10. Classical 03 Cello amp Viola Ol wav OBytes 00 00 000 OHz O Cinematic series Cinematic Sony Classical 03 Strings Ol wavnctfow OBytes 00 00 000 OHz O Cinematic series Cinematic Sony Classical 03 Strings 02 wavactfcu OBytes 00 00 000 OHz O Sony Classical 03 Strings 03 wavnotfou OBytes 00 00 000 OHz O Cinematic series Cinematic Sony Classical 03 Violin Ol wav notfoun O Bytes 00 00 000 OHz O Cinematic series Cinematic Sony gt E Nu Samples SONY Cinematic series V1 CLASSICAL Classical 04 Classical 04 Bass amp Cello Ol wav OBytes 00 00 000 OHz O Cinematic series Cinematic Sony Classical 04 Bass amp Cello 02 wav OBytes 00 00 000 OHz O Cinematic series Cinematic Sony Clear filter no item tagged with Genre and its children Search D Figure 18 example of result list grouped by folder Expand groups by default tells whether Breezer must expand a group when it is added to the list of results Search also for child tag If activated expands the search to include in the results even all those media that have been tagged with a tag daughter of those selected at any level Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 48 Clearing the filters By default all filters remain active until they are explicitly deleted For example the text search is applied until it is cleaned up in the the corresponding search box in the toolbar Tip in the results list in case there is any active filter in the bottom left corner you will see
11. OLN tasted EEEE EE ihe lade tee Se Oe eae dd De ace ac Da dada tance Caceres tact 31 Biche aie gs age T ano E OR RR RR eer err 31 File anametadata INL O assess sesta sas a ssa passagens as nessas cassa casas sas sa se sad 31 Playback Controles a a 32 MSS e cm e EEEE E E 33 The media scan queue eee l ee 33 Nee a Ae Se 36 Preview s 91 9 i ee 36 Batch Dreview ee Se A Clee 38 Custom loop regions MR Rennes 39 Creating a custom IoOp T p s MQM secccceeeeeeeececesssssseeecgnssssseeeeeeeeeeeseeessaaas 39 Expansion Of the loop area p ss eeaeee eeaeee eeren eeeeererrrrrrn renen 39 Export the custom Do ee eee 39 Search a C E 43 Ta KE Lee p RR EEEE EE E E e 43 Disks aeisiminhars navigatio J sss sss eerarararenasaaaaaaaaaana 43 Suit Pt TATTOO 45 sit Copeydi po um nee ere 47 Ig Alp RR GR ee ee ey 49 About Breezer tagging features eers eee eee eee 51 How Breezer manages the tags eee eee eee eee eee eee 51 Automatic update of media references 51 Speed up initial browsing with folders pre SCan 52 Tag engine OTN TTT 53 Tag iora na T T 55 Create ane ADO aa ES nec eae eee eee 55 Tag properties WINGOW soos aaa AE 56 Organize AODA ee eee 56 Copy media tagged with a specified tag to a folder n sessao 58 Move to a specific folder media tagged with a specified tag 59 Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 4 Backing up BreezerdatabSaC ass Keep healthy t
12. amp search where you can find the button HProrerties which when pressed will open the properties window for the selected tag The Properties window enables you to edit the following fields e Name name ofthe label Appears in the library and on every media tagged e Description description of the label e Color Color of the tag Will be used to color the tag in the list of results and the tag filter box To apply changes made to any of the fields above simply press the button Save and close The change takes effect immediately Organize the library Thanks to drag n drop gestures the library organization is simple and intuitive To move a tag within the library simply select it and drag it to the target tag and release it Once you have released the mouse will move and will become child of target tag However Breezer offers some shortcuts useful to accelerate certain tasks The shortcuts available are e Promote to root Use the ALT key when pressed during the drag operation the label will become a top level tag also called Root tag when you release the tag even over another tag e Duplicate a tag CTRL key pressed while dragging causes Breezer to duplicate the tag and all of its children within the target label The whole structure is now copied to the destination leaving unchanged the original tag e Move a tag SHIFT key default behaviour the tag and all of its children will be moved to the de
13. browsing performances Show hidden and system folders x Open file or folder on double click X Show folder children on folder selection Show full path on file view status bar X Force children into view on folder expansion x Expand folder on selection Network and disk bandwidth shaping x Enable network and disk shaping engine Consider big a file bigger than eas B A Mb Pt Hidden and pinned folder management Hidden folders Apply and restart 13 Preview and browsing tab Preview options Autoplay on file selection Preview starts as soon as you select a media Smarcando media box following his selection will only be uploaded but not reproduced Stop player when a drag operation starts file Stops the preview when a drag operation starts for example to another DAW software Stop player on window deactivation Stops the preview when Breezer s main window is no longer the active window For example when you select another DAW application Enable one click replay Waveform starts or restarts the preview from the point at which you pressed the left mouse button on the waveform Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 36 Enable one click replay File view Restart the preview at every mouse click on the media Restart playback on play button click Restart the preview when the play button is pressed Play from the middle starts the preview from the middle of the Preview file Useful if you are working with
14. can disable the automatic update of the references Note the Database tools included in the installation of Breezer has specific tools useful in case the library has been moved or renamed Before using it please contact Revel Software support staff for assistance Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 51 Speed up initial browsing with folders pre scan If you wish and especially if you are dealing with large files larger than 30 MB it may be useful to use the pre scan function whose job is scan in background a folder and its sub folders and calculate the hash code for each media he encounter During the scan you can use the application normally File 167 of 1717 85 28Mb 9 73 s eeeee SE Hashing FABreezer TES Tymusicradar drum samplestAssorted Hit C Cdh_LudSnrOttA 02 wav You can continue to work with Breezer while scan your library 19 The pre scan window in action Keep in mind that you can always stop the scan by pressing the close button of the window upper right and that you can continue to use Breezer during a pre scan operation Note the pre scan window is available from the context menu of the library For performance reasons you cannot initiate more than four scans simultaneously Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 52 Tag engine options The tag engine options panel called Tag options under application options window allows you to change the beh
15. can simply type the text you want to search and any media that contain the term you type are highlighted in the list and if they weren t visible the list will scroll until the first result found is visible OPTIONS BACK ABOUT ACTIVATE File system 4a Flamenco Vol 1 HipHop Vol 10 Latin Vol 3 130 BPM Minimal Electro Vol Movie Score Vol 6 RnB Soul Vol 2 Rock Alternative Vol Bass Drums Guitar Guitar Solo Keys Pad Synth Vocals Tags t Instrument t Music styles Sample library producer Waveform Tag library amp search File and meta data info Analyzer EXPLORER HERE PLAY ALL 5 Fila name Astronaut 1 waw Astronaut 2 waw Astronaut 3 wav Astronaut 4 waw Searching Size 1 35 MB 1 35 MB 1 35 MB 1 35 MB 1 35 MB 1 35 MB 35 MB Duration 00 08 000 00 08 000 00 08 000 00 08 000 00 08 000 00 08 000 00 03 000 00 08 000 00 08 000 00 08 000 Add note 00 07 00 02 00 03 100 04 100 05 00 06 00 07 00 08 LC Export notes CRU GS Licensed to Trial 16 Result list search box in action 00 10 10011 100 100 13 10014 00 15 Eolderscan completed Search Pod Rate 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz mn Format Rating WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE 00 12 650 Cor en BPI Note a similar sear
16. corresponding waveform preview Waveform Tag library amp search File and meta data info Analyzer PBaddnote Guide cues 11 The waveform tab The waveform gives a rough overview of the contents of the file and allows you to create custom loops and export them to a file or directly to another application by dragging the loop region to another application Note If you click with the left mouse button on the waveform preview the playback starts from the point where the mouse was pressed instantly RIFF and REX markers If the file contains markers in the case of REX format and WAVE these will appear on the waveform as vertical bars placed in accordance with the position saved in the metadata of the file If file metadata in addition to the markers have been stored these labels appear on hover above the marker Tag library amp search This tab contains the commands for managing the tag library and allows you to view and manage the tag filter set Waveform Tag library amp search File and meta data info Analyzer Tag library Magix x Adobe X E Sound Forge dies Ht Properties Library Sample library producer Magix Library Sample library producer Adobe Library Sample library producer Apple Library Sample library producer Sound Forge Search options ds Clear filter L Open database tools Sony x E BASS X Groove Addicts x E Chicago Fire A dance music anthology Library Sample library producer Sony i Li
17. does not recreate the original folder structure All media even if saved in different source folders will be copied to the same destination folder flattering the original structure So be careful on what you do Move to a specific folder media tagged with a specified tag Breezer allows you to move all media are marked with a particular tag Note that this operation cannot be undone so check which files willbe moved before executing the command How to Select the tag Press the right mouse button and select Move tagged files Select in the dialog box that appears the destination folder Press dialog OK button At this point Breezer will move all the files in the destination folder PWN G Attention the move function does not recreate the original folder structure All media even if saved in different folders are copied to the destination folder Backing up Breezer databsae To back up the database which contains tags metadata and file hashes proceed as follows 1 Open the program options via the toolbar at the top 2 Gotothe tab Support tools 3 Press the button Backup database Breezer will open the backup window and will back up the database automatically 4 Once the backup is completed directly from the progress dialog you can open the location where the backup file was saved Tip remember that it is very important that you make a backup of the database to avoid any data loss in case ther
18. or left but limiting the expansion markers present in the media Related commands are visible directly in the loop region Expansion controls e Expand left 4 Expands the region towards the left stopping the expansion at the first marker that will be found starting from the beginning of the original loop region e Expand both Expands the region to the right and left e Expand right gt Expand the area to the right Note this function is very useful if you want to quickly extract only a part of the sample according to the manufacturer metadata Export the custom loop The region shown in the waveform representing the custom loop can be exported to other programs in two ways Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 39 By dragging The W button allows you to export the selected region into another application by using a drag and drop operation Press the left mouse button and keeping it pressed drag the button inside the external application Breezer creates a temporary file that can then be passed to the external application to use The exported loop is seen by the external application as WAVE file at 48 kHz 32 bit depth regardless ofthe format of the original media The file is saved in the temporary folder of Windows it is therefore necessary to proceed via the external application to save itto a more suitable location Export to file The GS button allows you to export the loop to dis
19. qa es a E EEEO 13 Send suggestions and bug reports rere eee EREE 13 Send error reports GAM DD 14 Technical support ERRO VR Ca A nn 14 SUPDONES ANTES se i ee ee eT eens 14 So TARDE MTO TI 14 us MO 17 Intelligent resizing of the workspace eee 17 Shared context menu Items esse eee eee eee eee 18 Customize the Wiukspace MMMM sccccseeccccccccsssssccccesssssssececeeseeececessssssaceeassssssseeeseeeeececeessasaaaaggansasassseess 19 IRALE MCR TUCE a renaaaeaeasessacananaaaaaaaaaaaaa nana aaa anna nana 20 The workspace ss J 21 TING UO joia dt 21 Workspace COCKING crasczasexesexasexesexasenesenasenasenesenesenaseneseuaseuasenaseuasenaseuaseuasezesezeseuaseuaseuasaueseueneuasauanauanant 22 INV IG LOL DANOS vacrcx caer cucncecncucncs ences cece cs cncecn cece escnceasencees cncnesenca osencacn ener eseacach ence cnencamhsucamnaucacusucacnancacets 23 FCS 0 ESA E 23 The navigation pane folders and drives 24 Bl gles ee gues calla OMe ere el 24 Add a network folder to the favourites sss eee 26 The results list eee 27 Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 3 Pe eee E e ee cn ce ere ee een ee ee ee ee ee ee eee eae 27 SORO OS TTT 27 PRESUME ISCO da UT 28 Operations STs IG ana folders eee nen ene ee re een et ner ane ee eee eee eee cee eee 29 DEE ot a ga ene dems ane dea aaa saundeea sesnduaneuneesnadcaesamaizendeamsemeamieltes 29 WET a Tan tel MeN Fe he sth eset E 31 Tab NO QUE
20. which is accelerated in hardware in this way Breezer delegates to the graphics card graphics many drawing operations and allows you to apply some effects to improve readability on screen and to customize the workspace according to your taste Attention the application of the effects can affect performance heavily if your video card is not suitable You should check by turning on and then deactivating the corrections to see if Breezer is slower with effects enabled Option Enable UI fx Checking this box enables the correction of brightness contrast and saturation Note this option requires a restart of Breezer while changing any value takes effect immediately Customize workspace background The check Use custom background allows you to change the background image that Breezer will display in the workspace You can choose between images from your collection or use the background of Windows Change the resolution of the interface All graphics that are displayed by Breezer are vector images this means taht they can be all resized at will while maintaining their quality Through the cursor User interface scaling can decide whether to increase or decrease the size of labels buttons and all other graphical elements This function is very useful if your screen is particularly distant from your workstation of if it has a very high DPI Note Change the workspace scale has no impact on application performance
21. you interact with the UI Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 38 Custom loop regions Breezer offers the ability to preview only a portion of the current media Creating a custom loop To create a custom loop 1 Position the mouse cursor over the waveform preview where you want to start the loop 2 Press the left mouse button and dragging it press and hold until the desired end position 3 Breezer will highlight the region and it will treat the region as a loop ieta data info Analyzer o amp E Me b 15 Example of a custom loop region Pressing the loop button available near the play button in the player controls panel you can enable or disable the playback in loop of the region By default Breezer will attempt if the length of the file allows it to maintain the loop region when you select another media If you want to cancel the loop region when switching to another media go to the application s options window tab Browsing and previewing and uncheck the box Try to keep the loop region when swiching files Expansion of the loop area If the selected media has cue points or markers Breezer can use them to expand the loop and anchor it to extremely precise markers down to single sample resolution Note currently only REX and WAVE with RIFF metadata files allow manufacturers to add markers within the media From the loop region you can expand the area to the right
22. you update to Windows 8 in the same situation it will display dialog boxes that are much more complete and clear Replace or Skip Files Skip these files Fewer details Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente My Pictures has 3 files with the same names as ones being copied v Replace the files in the destination folder ly Choose the files to keep in the destination folder Which files do you want to keep Files from Edits K benhavns Radhus jpg 7 28 2011 11 14 PM 4 l K 476 KB Suncraft jpg Desert Flowers JPG E 8 9 2011 9 30 PM 545 KB 8 9 2011 9 29 PM 2 06 MB 2014 10 17 Choose Files If you select both versions the copied file will have a number added to its name E Files already in My Pictures P E i k o Ra E 8 9 2011 9 29 PM 47 6 KB 8 5 2011 6 24 PM 3 01 MB 6 7 2010 6 52 AM 3 21 MB 30 Multifunction Panel The bottom of the workspace is dominated by two elements the multifunction Panel and the playback controls The multifunction Panel gathers in tabs broken down by functional area commands plug ins as well as metadata and other information related to the selected media Here we ll list the available tabs and their meaning Tab Waveform When you select a media first Breezer reads the metadata and then creates in the background the
23. Cdh_Crash 02 wav CyCdh Crash 03 wav CyCdh MultiCrash 01 wav CyCdh MultiCrash 02 wav CyYCdh MultiCrash 03 wav CYCdh MultiCrashHi 01 wav CYCdh MultiCrashHi 02 wav CyCdh MultiCrashHi 03 wav CY Cdh_MultiCrashLo 01 wav CY Cdh_MultiCrashLo 02 wav CyCdh MultiCrashLo 03 wav Size 1 92Mb 2 13Mb 1 29Mb 2 74Mb 3 75Mb 2 57Mb 2 74Mb 3 76Mb 2 57Mb 2 74Mb 3 75Mb 2 57Mb 14 items in F musicradar drum samples A Cymbals Duration 00 15 229 00 16 847 00 10 185 00 10 866 00 14 875 00 10 197 00 10 866 00 14 881 00 10 193 00 10 866 00 14 874 00 10 197 Figure 9 an example of the results list Rate 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz 44 100Hz Ch N N NM NM NH MN NM DN NM ak k k Format Rating WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE WAVE F musicradar dr F musicradar dr Tags Attributes Attributes E L g E gt 5 t Attributes Attributes b b gt AE glg Attributes Remember that the search for tag warning box appears as a highlighted line is only visible when filtering by tag You can hide it by pressing the button Never show this message on the far right corner of the message Attention Breezer considers the navigation between disks and folders in the same way as a text search or a search by tag The Go up list item If you use the default sorting the first
24. For this reason Breezer when sees potentially lengthy tasks show a progress message From this screen you can cancel the operation by pressing the button Cancel task Tag individual media You can tag one or more media directly from the results list The faster procedure is 1 Select from the list one or more media Multiple selections can be made by pressing CTRL or SHIFT modificer key CTRL to select discontinuous media SHIFT to select a contiguous range 2 Drag from from the library a tag Or alternatively drag the media files from results list to the desired tag in the tag library 3 As soon as you release the mouse button Brezer will apply the tag You can also tag a custom selection of media directly from the tag library Select one or more media in the results list Browse the tag library and open the contextual menu of the desired tag Use the command Apply tag to selection to apply the tag The tag will be applied to the selection WN b Tip If during the drag operation you press and hold the CTRL key the tag will be removed from the selection and not applied Tag entire folders Tag individual media or a selection using only the results list is certainly helpful though sometimes is more useful to tag entire folders including their subfolders with a single click Note that when we say that a tag is applied to a folder in reality the tag will be physically linked to each media found in the folder For this re
25. Kurzweil Kit 01 Kurzweil Kit 02 Kurzweil Kit 03 Kurzweil Kit 04 Kurzweil Kit 05 Kurzweil Kit 06 Kurzweil Kit 07 Kurzweil Kit 08 Drum Kits Copia Rex Loops 24 items in FAmusicradar drum s Kurzweil Kit 01 Pp lavetorm Tag library amp search File and meta data info Analyzer Cl MIP lm pl o eor 6 Nipe 3 01 100 00 01 055 CPUOS Hash 0 0 Bytes Scan O icensed to Falko Richte older scan complete v As you can see above the work area can be divided into six blocks 1 The toolbar provides access to major commands and the search box including search engine options On the far right you ll find the commands that control the anchorage of the workspace to the edges of the screen docking 2 The navigation pane Filesystem allow you to navigate between the discs including their folders and the favourites 3 The navigation pane Tags Show and allows the management of the tag library 4 The results list here Breezer displays the media that Breezer found following a search or during navigation 5 Multifunction Panel From this Panel tabbed you can access a variety of functions primarily related to the selected media 6 Playback controls collects the commands useful to control the preview and to activate deactivate continuous playback In the following chapters we will illustrate in detail the each item in the workspace Intelligent resizing of the workspace Breezer dynamica
26. Perform a case sensitive search Search for X Folders Media files Group search results by path x Expand groups by default 17 The search options panel Note if you change any option Breezer will restart the search The first option Match on instructs the search engine about how to handle matches between what is inserted into the search box and the name of the media Remember that a word for Breezer is a series of alphanumeric characters separated by one or more spaces you can also insert any symbol or character of a non Latin alphabets such as Japanese or Chinese Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 45 Possible values for the option Match on All words all words entered must be present in the file name It does not matter the order of the words Exact word only files that contain exactly the sequence of characters entered will appear At least one word At least one word of those entered must be present in the file name The option Perform a case sensitive search makes the query sensible to character casing Enabling this option causes Breezer to consider the terms Bass and bass as two different words Just below there are two checkboxes e Search for media when checked Breezer will search for media files e Search for folders if checked Breezer will search also for folders The last two options Group search results and Always expand groups c
27. Refreshes the current view Remove all tags Remove from selection any trag that has been applied Remove tag from selection Allows you to remove a specific tag from theselection A sub menu displays the list up to a maximum of five of all the tags applied to the selection press the desired item and it will be removed from the selection Rating Through the menu allows you to change the selection rating Advanced Access to a range of additional tools Locate in folders disks tree Browse to and select the folder that contains the media in the filesystem navigation pane Open file explorer here Opens a Windows Explorer window placing it in the current folder Pin network folder or drive Allows you to add a folder or disk into your Favorites list Explorer contex menu Open the context menu of the system Export the list to a CSV file Breezer allows export to CSV or text file of the currently displayed list for further processing by another program of for informative puorpuses How to 1 Open the context menu by right clicking in the results list 2 Select the Advanced Export list to CSV menu item 3 Finally enter a path and file name into the save dialog The exported file can be loaded into Excel or other programs for later processing Location and search bar At the bottom of the list you will find the status bar that contains e Clear filter button click to delete any filter ful
28. Revel Brezer 2013 User manual Revel software team wants to thank all our customers who sent feedbacks suggestions and bug reports helping us to deliver a great product Thank you the Breezer Team Version 1 2014 10 17 Copyright O 2014 Revel Software Sa r l All rights reserved Printed in Italy Revel Software Breezer 2013 user s manual If this guide is distributed with software that includes an end user license agreement the Guide and the software described in it are licensed and can be used and copied only in accordance with the terms of such license Except as may be permitted by such license no part of this guide may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of Revel Software The content in this guide is protected under copyright laws even if it is not distributed with software provided end user license agreement The content of this guide is provided solely for informational purposes is subject to change without notice and does not imply any commitment to Revel Software Revel Software disclaims any responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies contained in this guide Any references to company names in the examples provided are for demonstration purposes only and are not intended to refer to any actual organization existent Dolby is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories Microsoft and Windows are either r
29. a button Clear filters whose purpose is to eliminate any active filter Removing the text filter To cancel or delete a text search you simply press the X button at the far right of the search field The text box immediately will be bleached and the filter removed Removal of a tag filter Position yourself in the Tag library amp search and press the Clear filter button Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 49 Chapter 4 Manage tags How to organize create and manage the tag library Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 50 About Breezer tagging features One of the most pressing requests from Breezer 2012 users was to be able to tag their media with user defined tags and then searching through them With Breezer 2013 we introduce a powerful tag engine whose main features are Relational data integrity is guaranteed by the relationships between database entities tags media and metadata Hierarchical each label is framed in a hierarchy this allows you to create parent child relationships between tags much like folders on a disk Complete a tag is not only a text Breezer tags include description name a distinctive color and other metadata Scalable thanks to the use of a database you can create complex hierarchies and equally complex searches with minimal impact on performance No indexer you can use immediately Breezer you don t need to wait to index the
30. ame renames the selected folder Refresh view Rereads the folder tree by uploading so any changes made outside of Breezer Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 24 Pre scan folder Starts a background scan of the folder Breezer builds an index of file hashes speeding up the navigation in folders This operation must be done only once because Breezer stores the signatures in its database and will reuse when needed Tag report Opens a window that displays as a tree view each folder has a list of the applied tags The report generated can be copied to the Clipboard and then be reworked by other programs orto be printed File 371 0f 1567 123 39Mb 23 68 Scanning folder F musicradar drum samples Drum Kits Kit 1 Acoustic close 367 files so far You can continue to work with Breezer while build the report Folder tag report for F musicradar drum samples Generated on 6 21 2014 2 13 33 PM By Revel Breezer 2013 musicradar drum samples No tags Assorted Hits No tags Cymbals Attributes Trash Crashes Sample library producer Very slow Hi Hats No tags Acoustic Sample library producer Very slow Sabian 88 Sample library producer Very slow Zildjian K Hats Sample library producer Very slow Kicks No tags Acoustic Sample library producer Very slow Kes Kick Sample library producer Very slow Loose Kick Sample library producer
31. applying tags prompt before starting any tag operation like apply a tag or remove it Never notify if a tag is filtering the view show a message in the form of a horizontal bar in the results list when the results list is filtered for one or more tags Expand tags on selection When enabled automatically expands the tag to display its children Max search results displayed imposes a limit on the number of items displayed after a tag search This limit is not applied to the text search by name of media or when navigating folders and disks Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 53 Note the above limit was introduced because potentially a tag search too generic can return thousands of results which penalise system performance Auto backup the tag database every every X days the Breezer will create a backup of the database file Use files hash to retrieve items instructs Breezer to use only file signatures or hash codes to track a media in the database This system is slower than searching for path name of media but offers many more guarantees about the proper functioning of the database If this option is enabled you could move your media in differen folders or rename them Breezer will always recognize them and updates path filename references in its database Automatically update file tag relations if enabled when the application encounters a media whose signature hash code has a match in the database bu
32. ason Breezer offers a series of utilities that speed up and support this scenario Tip when you want to work with tags and the filesystem we recommend that you use the hybrid view that displays alongside the tag library and the filesystem panel Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 57 How to apply a tag to a folder 1 Make visible the folder to which you want to apply the tag in the navigation pane on the left called Filesystem 2 Press the left mouse button on the tag that you want to apply then drag it to the target folder 3 Wait until the operation completes Tip If during the drag operation press and hold the CTRL button the tag will be removed from the folder Removing a tag From individual media Remove a tag from one or more media can be done first of all from the results list with a drag and drop operation The procedure is 1 Select from the list one or more media Multiple selections can be made by pressing CTRL or SHIFT to select discontinuous media respectively ora a contiguous range 2 Drag and hold down the CTRL key from the tag library to the selection Or alternatively drag from media results list to the tag always holding the CTRL button 3 Assoonas you release the mouse button Breezer will remove the tag if present from the selection Alternatively you can use another procedure to remove a tag specifying from selection Select the media to which you want to remove the tag
33. aved by Breezer Feedback Allows you to send feedback to the development team of Breezer Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 21 Workspace docking Breezer allows you to anchor the workspace on the left or right edge of the screen thus maximizing the space available on your desktop to other programs When docked with the Auto hide option you can decide whether to hide the workspace automatically when Breezer is no longer active i e selecting another application or keep it always visible as a sidebar In the last case Windows automatically adjusts the desktop and other Windows programs E ip ee SP LS a TE f o g 8 E 8 fix S f a w Z S PP 6 A a L g 2 Ss Re E el ee ae RIR 00 03 050 n Manuais gt et pd Rumneng wg Revel Breezes 201 5 An example of a docked workspace in a 4 3 display Note due to the limited space available when anchored the workspace displays only the list of results The full workspace layout will be restored as soon as the window is undocked Docking commands Breezer allows you to control the window s anchor and alter its behavior The commands are e Dock undock undocks or docks the workspace e Auto hide When enabled Breezer will hide the workspace as soon as it is no longer active or when you select another application To bring up again Breezer move your mouse cursor over the red band that
34. avior of Breezer against its tagging engine E Revel Breezer options Audio stack Tag options Browsing and previewing Workspace Tap pad Support tools Remove deleted or unavailable file entries on tag search X Include tag child when searching X Ask for confirmation when moving or applying tags Never notify T a tag is filtering the view X Force children into view on tag expansion Max search results allowed Auto backup the tag database every days 1 12 2014 Last database backup X Use file hash to retrieve items slower but more precise x Automatically update file tag relations Use custom connection string Connection string Data Source C Users Umberto AppData Roaming Revel SofiwareiBreeze fa Wipe and initialize db Wipe the database Apply and restart OK Cancel The options you ll find are Remove deleted or unavailable entries on file tag search When enabled Breezer will remove from its database any metadata recorded for a media that was not found on disk when you search by tag Include child tags in the search If enabled includes in the search by tag any child of the tags present in the filter So you could search for the tag Voices and its children like Male Female Choir etc Force children into view on tag expansion on expansion of a tag into the library try to show his children by sliding the view automatically whenever possible Ask for confirmation when moving or
35. blem Web site www revel software it Technical support support revel software it Generic contact sales relations revel software it Our blog blogs revel software it Send suggestions and bug reports Since our foundation we appreciate and we listen to suggestions and bug reports we receive from our users User s feedback has been the force that drove the development of all new features of Breezer 2013 To facilitate the submission of comments and suggestions we ve created a dedicated window directly callable from the workspace anytime you whish How to send a feedback 1 Press the Feedback button which is located in the upper corner at the far right of the workspace 2 Type your suggestion in the box provided Optionally add an email address and a screen capture Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 13 4 Press the button Send then in a few seconds your feedback will be posted to our staff Our staff reads and evaluates all the feedback it receives Send error reports Breezer includes an automatic error reporting service If a serious error is encountered an error that cannot be managed Breezer will open a window where you will be asked to send an error report to our technical staff You can also enter additional information optionally like a note your email address used to contact you in case of need and a screen capture of the workspace at the time of the error Technical sup
36. brary Sample library producer Sony BASS X Groove Addictsi Library Sample library producer Sony Chicago Fire A dance music anthology 12 Tag library amp search tab On the left there are some useful commands used for delete or add new tags to your library On the right side instead Breezer displays all tags for which you are filtering your sample library File and metadata info This tab contains all the information available for media loaded Note some info BPM key or other metadata depend on metadata contained in the file If these are not present these will not be available in Breezer Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 31 Playback controls To control playback of the current media Breezer has controls similar to those found in other media players e Ei 20 01 100 00 01 055 In order the commands that we find are A Cursor if dragged reduces or increases the height of the multifunction panel and playback controls B Play in loop C Goto previous media compared to the list of results D Starts playback E Stop playback F Goto next media compared to the list of results G Suspend auto preview of media H Volume control with the mute button on the right l Playback position total length of the media and if available the number of beats per minute Note double click on the cursor A in the picture above allows you to hide or show the multifunction panel Attention
37. ch function which allows you to search for a specific tag in the tag library is available in the tag library panel Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 4h Search by media name The text search allows you to search within your library for any media which their name contains one or more specific words in any order To start a text search simply type in the search box located in the middle of the tool bar the text you want to search for the search will start in one second The search box contains three buttons on the right side of it which are from leftto right e Start search e Open search options panel e Search history When the search starts Breezer will select the entire text you ve entered so you can start typing a new query without touching the mouse Breezer also stores in chronological order every search query you enter from the newest to the oldest so you can easily recall past searches with a single click on the History button Note Breezer starts the search from the current folder and then exploring all its sub folders recursively To cancel or delete the search although ongoing simply press the X button located to the right of the search box Text search options To modify or see current search settings just click on the Options button on the right side of the search box Search Kurzweil Kit 07 Match file or folder on Exact words All words At least one word
38. contained in the folder and its sub folders e Drag a tag over another the tag will be moved and positioned as daughter of the target label of the drag operation e Drag a media from the results pane on a folder the file will be moved to the destination folder of the drag operation We will talk extensively about drag operations shortly Note it is possible to explore the filesystem from the results list To open a folder just select it To go up one level just click on the Go up node always present at the top of the result list Choose a different layout for navigation boxes To customize the workspace and to adapt it to different workflows you can select four different views Each view can be activated via the menu View within the toolbar e Hybrid ideal if you want to work with tags and folders disks on the system With this layout the workspace displays the tag library and the folders disks on the computer The results list is visible on the right e Tags show only the tag library and the results list on the right e Filesystem show only the tree of folders disks on the computer The results list is visible on the right e Files Only the list of results is displayed If the active view is Files as said before it is always possible to navigate through the filesystem by selecting a folder from the list of results Breezer will immediately go inside to see its content to move up a level in the hi
39. coustic close CYCdh _Kurz0l HfHat wav 276 91Kb 00 0107 44100Hz 2 WAVE Kit 10 Vinyl ee ae CVCdh Kurz01 KickOlwav 122 68Kb 00 00 475 44 100Hz 2 WAVE Kit 11 Vinyl Attributes CYCdh Kurz01 Kick02 wav 160 19Kb 00 00 620 44100Hz 2 WAVE Kit 12 Vinyl Azamuma new CY Cdh_Kurz01 KickO3 wav 236 26Kb 00 00 914 44100Hz 2 WAVE Kit 13 Acoustic Genre CYCdh_Kurz01 OpHatOl wa 27249Kb 00 01 054 44100Hz 2 WAVE Kit 14 Acoustic Sample library producer CYCdh_Kurz01 OpHet02 wav 273 25Kb 0001057 44100Hz 2 WAVE Kit 15 Electro Speed CYCdh_Kurz01 PdHat wav 106 64Kb 0000413 44100Hz 2 WAVE Kit 16 Electro Test tags CYCdh_Kurz01 RevCrash way LOIMb 00 04 000 44100Hz 2 Kit 17 Electro 2 Type or instrume 3 CYCdh_Kurz01 RideO1 wav 434 97 Kb 00 01 683 44100Hz 2 Sample library producer Kit 18 Acoustic CYCdh_Kurz01 RideO2 wav 462 1Kb 0001788 44100Hz 2 4 aneta library producer Kit 2 Acoustic room CYCdh_Kurz01 SdSt wav 167 06Kb 0000 646 44 100Hz 2 Kit 3 Acoustic CY Cdh_Kurz01 Sar01 wav 32449Kb 00 01 256 44 100Hz 2 WAVE Kit 4 Electro C Cdh_Kurz01 SnrO2 wav 272 71Kb 00 01 055 44 100Hz 2 WAVE Kit 5 Electro CYCdh_Kurz01 Sar03 wav 216 38Kb 00 00 837 44100Hz 2 WAVE Kit 6 Electro CY Cdh_Kurz01 Tom01 wav 307 78Kb 0001 91 44 100Hz 2 WAVE Kit 7 Electro CYCdh Kurz01 TomO2 wav 255 9Kb 00 00 990 44100Hz 2 WAVE Kit 8 Vinyl C Cdh_Kurz01 Torn03 wav 268 87Kb 00 01 040 44 00Hz 2 WAVE C Cdh_Kurz01 Torm04 wav 253 27Kb 0000 980 44100Hz 2 WAVE Kit 9 Vinyl
40. e was a problem with discs or a sudden power failure Keep healthy the database Breezer staff did and do his best to keep application performance at the highest level However if you follow a few small suggestions you will be sure to keep your database healty and fast plus you will help Breezer in his work e The tags are loaded in the background so o Do not create a single root tag with hundred of children This will force Breezer to load in one batch your entire tag library o Don t create too many more than 1000 top level labels this ha an inpact on application Startup times e The more children a tag has the more its load time will increase Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 59 Media metadata which includes media tags is loaded in background so the results list first shows the media names size etc Only then the tags assigned to the media are loaded e The depth of a label does not have a negative impact on performance The inclusion within the search tag children has a measurable impact on the performance Breezer wil do extra work to create the query that will be executed aginst the database Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 60 NOTES Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 61 Printed on 01 11 2014 Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 62
41. egistered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the United States and other countries DEC is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation Sun is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc r in the United States and other countries All other trademarks belong to their respective owners ReWire is a Propellerhead S A product Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 2 Index DE CGIE asabatass baianas babababad ads bina baba dada bbb bia 6 Document history e ee 6 What s new in Breezer 2013 ret eeeeereaeaaa aerea aaa anne rea aa nana naa aaa a ane rea nana era EAEEren n nErre enneren 7 mois qt CAC SEV WMS serrer eee RD RE E RREO RR E E RREO E E EE NR PRP EN RRES 7 Operations on files and folders eee r arara nana anna nan ana nana renan anna nanananananananananaa 7 Nevise rena dl 2 E E A E A E A EE 7 E NEW A E EEE E E E A 7 New development release CyCI sssssccseseeeeecccsssssecseessssss iO ccccsssssseceensssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssaaeqennaaas 7 Coa ee ee ee ERRAR es 8 Media types supported by Breezer ie RR 9 ct ee DEAD SD RDNS ee eee 9 LSE poe pe A RNA PO 11 Initial configuration n etl 11 Program activation sese eee eee sees sees sees nero ao IS MO esse ener 12 Importing the license Tile eee peer 13 MON gerd
42. ending on the workload can sometimes release intermediate versions dedicated to resolving errors that may affect in part or in whole the normal work with Breezer by one or more users These versions are released by our staff in a restricted area of our web site whose address is communicated to the users affected by the bug Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 14 Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 15 Chapter a Breezer basics Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 16 The workspace The easy to use clean and fast workspace which make Breezer 2012 famous was maintained even with the 2013 version despite the hundreds of new features introduced We ve rearranged the graphic elements to make the most of the space offered by modern 16 9 screens Below we see an example of workspace Breezer 2013 FILES j DI V e c p BU T al File hi Taq File name Size Rate Ch Format Rating Tags es e g gt Go up F radar ch Breezer TEST p cate he o x i Jon Hopkins insides T CYCdh_Kurz01 ClHat wav 181 7Kb 00 00 703 444100Hz 2 WAVE cope tag search to selected folder CVCdh Kurz01 CrashO wav 577 58Kb 0002 2325 44 100Hz 2 WAVE RR OR Group search results by path CYCdh_Kurz01 Crash02 wav 540 52Kb 0002092 44100Hz 2 WAVE PEROT Fria v ae DORSO VR BEE 465 99Kb 0001803 44 100Hz 2 WAVE c a Kits de Pa Jetault CYCdh Kurz01 CrashO4 wav 406 36Kb 0001572 44 100Hz 2 WAVE it 1 A
43. entire library before you can work Light from out test against a 50 GB archive of samples the database requires just 40 MB of disk space Note Unlike other producers we decided to not encrypt the database so we opt for an open file format How Breezer manages the tags Before analysing the functions available in the tag library we should explain how internally Breezer manages and coordinates activities related to it Firstly Breezer recognizes media via their hash which is the unique signature of the file To create this signature the entire file is reviewed then the hash is calculated using a mathematical algorithm called MD the result is a unique 16 character code Once this code is calculated Breezer is able to uniquely identify the file even if moved to other folders or if it is renamed Hash calculation is transparent to the user Breezer will load in background the information he needs without blocking the application and will process only the media that have been requested by the user thus optimizing overall performance without processing every media you have in the library Automatic update of media references Thanks to the use of signatures or hash code Breezer is able to automatically rebuild the references between the tags and the media If a media is moved in fact thanks to its signature Breezer track uniquely in the database all references and updates the path name of the media automatically Inside the tag options you
44. er from your system or add a network path by typing the server address in the text box at the top In the dialog box you can type a network path according to the standard form of server share_name useful if you want to access a network disk also known as NAS directly from the Favorites list without mapping it as a disk in Windows Warning accessing network drives can create performance problems if the bandwidth available to the system is limited Use if possible cabled connections that usually offer much higher performance than wireless networks Note you can manage your bookmarks including sorting from the Options window in the tab Browsing and previewing Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 26 The results list The workspace is dominated by the results list which displays the media and the folders that were found after a search or during the browsing of the filesystem The frame is divided into horizontal bands which are 1 Search for tag note When a filtering by tag Breezer by default displays a warning at the top of the list The warning can be hidden from the program options or directly via the warning box 2 Column headers The list of results Location and search bar for more information see the section Search and location bar later in this chapter File name 1 Go up Locate Return to F musicradar drum samples Assorted Hits B Trash Crashes CYCdh_Crash 01 wav CY
45. erarchy simply select the node Go up node This mode of navigation between folders is very useful if your workspace is anchored or when the available space on screen is limited Note the navigation pane can be resized as you wish through the cursor visible between them and the list of results In the event that the view was Hybrid space will be distributed equally between the panes Results list Breezer workspace is dominated by the results list whose task is to display the media found following a search whether textual by tags or following a navigation between folders in your system If for example you put one or more terms in the search box located at the center of the toolbar the results will be displayed in this pane in the same way by selecting a folder of the media contained in it will be in the Same pane Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 23 We emphasize that this panel displays both media and folders which can be opened or previewed by selecting them with one click The navigation pane folders and drives This panel allows you to navigate between the disks on the system but also network drives and can be customized in several ways Preferences have been collected in the contextual menu accessible via a right click on any folder First of all remember that the first two folders you will meet are e Favorites folder contains bookmarks which are special folders that you
46. evel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 34 Chapter 2 Previewing Preview your samples create custom loop region and export them Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 35 Media preview Whatever is your workflow media preview is certainly the most used feature of Breezer and for this reason its proper functioning according to your way of working is very important Breezer offers a whole host of useful options to customize the preview mode adapting to their needs By default the preview of a media starts instantly when a media is selected from the list of results and any subsequent click on media restarts the preview again Every option dedicated to media preview are accessible from application s option window tab Browsing and previewing or at any time via the application context menu accessed by right clicking under Preview options Audio stack Tag options Browsing and previewing Workspace Support tools xX Auto play on file selection Stop player on window deactivation xX Stop player when a file drag operation starts X Enable one click re play file view X Enable one click re play waveform view X Restart playback on play button click xX Try to keep the loop region when switching files X Snap the scrubber to the files cue points Play from the middle of the file File system browsing X Start Breezer pointed to last folder selected Read RIFF meta data affects
47. he application such as version activation status and more Activate If the application does not have a valid license or is in trial mode opens the activation dialog Back Go a step back in application history Explorer here Opens a Windows Explorer window Windows Explorer placing it in the folder where you are right now Play All Starts the playback of every media shown in the file list one after another Widgets Gives you access to the Layered player and Tap pad windows View Opens the submenu that allows you to choose the layout of the navigation panes in the section Navigation panels we illustrate in detail the various options available here At the center you ll find the search bar where you can enter one or more search terms We will talk extensively of this search bar in chapter 3 Search Functionality Continuing to the right there are buttons that give you access to Dock Yet the application window to the left or right edge of the screen Auto hide on off button If pressed the workspace when docked will be hided as soon as Breezer loses the focus or when another application is selected If you disable the auto hide feature Breezer will make the docked window fixed on the desktop edge Obviously more space is consumed at the expense of other applications Note In any case when the workspace is docked the desktop and any other application will fit into the space le
48. he databasens sinisin standard seiooniposbnisdpandn suis PPOP PE PEE EEPE CEEE E POPPE EEEIEE EEEE d Sd Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 Disclaimer This manual was written for Breezer version 2 0 6 Due to the fast release cycle the manual may not reflect recent changes in the software because on our web site we may have released a more recent version Changes and new features are explained from now on in manual addendums one for any new release Document history 2014 10 15 first release targeting version 2 0 6 DRAFT Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 What s new in Breezer 2013 With Breezer 2013 we are pleased to introduce hundreds of new features that will help you searching listening and organize your library Below you ll find some features introduced in Breezer 2013 Powerful tag engine One of the most frequent requests from our users has been to integrate a tagging system in Breezer With Breezer 2013 we are pleased to introduce an extremely flexible and scalable tag engine for your library You can for example create hierarchies of tags and group them by project customer music genre or whatever you want Thanks to the underlying relational database engine searches will be very rapid although if the library contains thousands of media The relational database also makes sure that the metadata are always coherent Operations on files and folders Breezer supports common operati
49. iately as an upgrade This allows us to speed up development time and the consequent release Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 7 Glossary ASIO Audio Stream In Out Standard for low latency driver created by Steinberg Media Technologies Activation is the procedure that allows to activate Breezer thanks to purchasing a license Batches Preview command with its control box that allows you to listen to the files in the results list without intervention Beats per minute bpm rhythm is defined by the number of beats that occur every 60 seconds Codec compressor decompressor abbreviation of data compression schemes used by ACM formats AVI MPEG and QuickTime and analog digital converters on some sound cards the codecs only compress file size to compress audio amplitude apply a compressor effect Connection string see connection string CSV for comma separated value textual format where each line corresponds to an item exported from Breezer each value is delimited by commas Cue points see Markers List of results this is the list of all media found by Breezer during a search or while browsing files and folders Frequency Describes the speed of vibration of a sound wave measured in cycles per second or hertz Hz Waveform term that describes the Visual representation of an audio signal displayed as amplitude across time Breezer in acoustics waveform refers to a sound wave of a specific freq
50. igure and activate your copy of Breezer Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 10 Installation Breezer installation requires a few simple steps and a minute or two to finish First go to our official web site at www revel software it downloads and download the installation package It is a compressed file zip format that contains the installer which is all you need to start Once downloaded the installer size is about 19Mb extract the contents of the archive to any folder for example on your desktop and run the setup exe file at this point the installation will start then simply follow the onscreen instructions Remember that regardless of the edition of your choice Professional or Express 64 or 32 bits the installation package is the same Note In the past Breezer 2012 was proposed with two different installers one for each Edition Professional and Express Now this is no longer necessary since the two editions were unified in a single executable file is then the purchased license to set the capabilities of the program Initial configuration When Breezer starts for the first time it will show the Welcome window shown below through which the program is configured with the default settings which are suitable for most users The Welcome window appears only when you first install Breezer Then in case of updates or reinstallations will no longer be shown however using the program options tab To
51. ion When active media preview stops as soon as you select another window or application o Toggle looping Enable or disable looped playback of media or any part thereof you have selected o Open mixer Opens the Windows audio mixer o Tap pad Displays or hides the Tap pad o Debug view Show debug window useful technical support to identify errors or other problems Not meant to be used by the average user o Docking contains commands that governs the workspace docking to the left or right margin of the screen Left Right Doks the workspace to the left or right margin of the screen Undock undocks the workspace from screen edges Auto hide If active hides the workspace anchored as soon as you select another application o Quit Exits the application o Open calculator Opens the Windows calculator o Options Open the options window o About Opens the About Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 18 Customize the workspace All options that might change the appearance of your workspace has been gathered under the Workspace tab in the Options window To access it simply press the Options button in the toolbar at the top E Revel Breezer options o x X Audio stack Tag options Browsing and previewing Workspace Tap pad Advanced tools Your name appears on titlebar Show db values on volume controls X Show cue ticks Display hours tn time labels X Di
52. ion panel visible in the bottom of the workspace where you will find the button add button The New command will bring up the property sheet of the tag you just created From here you can change the name description and color Name Your blank red tag Unique id 0 Create the tag as Library gt Instrument gt Strings gt Cello Top level tag Hierarchy Library gt Instrument gt Strings gt Cello gt Your blank red tag Color HE a Click to find Save and create new Save and close cancel 20 Tag property page Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 55 By default the label is created as a child of the selected label If you want to create a top level tag tick the checkbox Top level tag To save the label press the button Save and close that sends the tag to the database and closes the window Tip If you want to create multiple tags in sequence press the button Save and create new The tag will be saved but Brezer will be immediately create another one The operation can be repeated as many times as you want Tag properties window As mentioned earlier a tag is composed of metadata editable via the tag properties window You can review and modify the properties of an existing tag in several ways From the context menu of the tag select the command Properties e By double clicking on the desired tag e Viathe multifunctional panel Tags
53. k You will be prompted the path and name of the media Note The exported loop is seen by the external application as WAVE files sampled at 48 kHz to 32 bit depth regardless of the format of the media base You cannot change the export format in Breezer Elimination of the region The trash button allows you to delete the loop region Remember that the original file will not be modified in any way Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 LO Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 41 Chapter 3 Searching features How to search your library via full text queries or via tags Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 42 Search In addition to the usual navigation within your disks and its sub folders Breezer offers the possibility to search for one or more media using tags or via a full text search on media folder name Right after the installation you could start searching your library via full text queries to use tag search you ll need to tag your library with the appropriate tags before For information about how to apply and manage tags see the chapter About Breezer tag Note now Breezer allows you to include folders in the search results Search modes Breezer offers three different search modes e Navigation between the disks and folders on the system e Textual searches based on file names and text queries e Through tags Remember that searches can be co
54. kspace the settings available and possibly modify certain parameters to best support your own workflow You will find several useful settings to customize the user interface and the audio preview Program activation Breezer 2013 introduces a new activation system Now for all editions is available a single installation package and activation occurs via a simple license file that will be imported into Breezer within twenty days after installation Note if necessary Revel Software team can extend the trial period with additional 20 days via a license reset code emailed to you The license file is valid for you and not linked to your specific workstation this means that you can install and use Breezer on multiple systems as long as always being used by the same user Soon we will show the activation procedure it is important to know that e License received via email in the form of a file is personal and SHALL NOT be ceded released on forums communicated to third parties and or made public on web sites e Revel Software staff does not require nor is authorized to request a copy of your license file e Each license file contains a digital watermark that allows us to find possible abuses e Revel Software may at any time revoke the license if it detects an abuse Attention the revocation of a licence is not reversible even our staff can undo the revocation If a license is revoked you should proceed with the purchase of a new license
55. lly organizes the elements that make up the workspace according to its size We call this feature smart layouting That means that when the size of the workspace is scarse some elements of the interface are hidden leaving space for the most important elements such as the list of results or the navigation panes As soon as the workspace size increase hidden parts will be displayed again Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 17 Shared context menu items Each context menu available in Breezer includes a number of shared items which are useful in different situations for that reason we choose to include them in every context menu of Breezer The menu items which are shared across the application e Playback and preview gives fast access to settings and commands that govern the media preview o Preview on file selection When active the audio preview starts as soon as it is selected from the list of results Single click replay Enables or disables one click preview which means that every click on a media will trigger a preview which starts immediately from the beginning of the media o Play from the middle If enabled playback starts from the middle Remember that the preview will start from them middle only if the total duration of the media exceeds the threshold value set in the options if the duration is less than the preview will start as usual from the beginning of the media o Stop on window deactivat
56. ltext or by tag from the list e Label information about current view in natural language displays the total number of found media and details about current position and search filer Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 28 e On the far right are the search pane if the list contains hundreds of items you can click here and type the text you want to search for Breezer highlights the media that contain the text you typed in the file name Operations on disks and folders As mentioned earlier Breezer allows you to copy move or delete media and folders directly from its workspace Moving files and folders may be done e By dragging simply select the folder or the media that you want to move from the results list or folders pane and drag them Releasing the items in a folder or in a Windows Explorer will start the copy e By using copy and paste in this case you can copy and paste items using the context menu of the application Note If you hold the CTRL button when dragging the items are moved and not copied to the destination During a drag operation the status bar displays the details of the action that will be performed on the filesystem Delete To delete send to Windows trash an item follow these steps 1 Select the item from the results list or a folder in the navigation pane 2 Press the delete key or open the context menu and choose Delete 3 Breezer deletes the i
57. may need often e Thefolder Desktop gives access to all drives and their subfolders that are accessible from your system The context menu for folders By pressing the right mouse button on any folder you will open its context menu Here we list the commands and their effect Pin this folder includes the selected folder within favorites If the folder is already in the favorites that will be removed from the list Note to the first nine Favorites is associated the keyboard shortcut ALT n where n is the position index of the folder For example pressing ALT 4 Breezer moves preferred folder number 4 starting from the top Pin network folder or drive see the section Add a network folder to Favorites Ban path hides the selected folder from the view Remember that you can manage hidden folders under the program options window Note the folder is only hidden the next time you start Breezer or updating the bounding box F5 key or Refresh view context menu Explorer context menu Open the system context menu Copy Copy to Windows Clipboard folder Note The copied folder can then be pasted into any application such as Windows Explorer Copy path Copy as text the full path to the folder This path can be used in dialog boxes open of other audio applications Paste Paste a previously copied folder by Breezer or any other Windows program such as Windows Explorer Ren
58. mbined For example you can set a filter to one or more tags from the tag library and simultaneously explore folders on disk Breezer will filter the results list so that only files tagged with the label you selected are displayed during navigation Similarly by entering one or more search terms Breezer will apply the text query during the navigation Breezer history records every search made so with the Back button in the toolbar you can return to a previous search Disks and folders navigation This is the simplest search mode which is what all users are accustomed to do with their systems when searching for a document or a picture Using Windows Explorer users navigate within their discs and subfolders until they find what they want Breezer offers the same opportunity through the navigation pane called Filesystem From there you can navigate within the folders using a tree view Selecting a folder will display immediately Breezer contained in the list of results Note If the navigation pane is not visible click on the View button in the toolbar and select Filesystem This will open the filesystem navigation panel Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 43 Text search within the results list Sometimes it may be useful to search within the results list a term or part ofit For that Breezer offers a dedicated search box which is always visible in the lower right corner where you
59. ols you can force the reconfiguration of Breezer via the command Reset first run bit The next time you start Breezer it will show the Welcome window again Hello Revel Breezer 2013 I m setting up the database and audio drivers M Please wait few moments In the meantime why you don t write here your name or nick Jhon Smith E a When installed Breezer will show the welcome window above During the initial configuration Breezer will check if there is already a database file in the default data folder If an existing database is detected you will be asked whether to keep it or if you want to reset the database and start with an empty database Warning If Breezer found an old database you will be asked whether to keep it or reset it Answering Yes will clear all previously saved data Note by default Breezer creates a database file on per user basis Usually the folder is located in the path C Users username AppData Roaming Revel Software Breezer 2013 Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 11 Once the process of creating the database which requires a few moments is complete you can enter a user name that will be used to personalize your copy of Breezer At this point Breezer is configured to support the most common usage scenarios We suggest anyway to verify within the program options accessible from the Options button in the toolbar located at the top in the wor
60. ons on files and folders like copy paste delete directly from the workspace using keyboard shortcuts familiar to you as Control C and Control V or by using context menus In addition all file system related operations works by design with Windows Explorer so you can copy a folder in Breezer and then paste it into a Windows Explorer window New search features The full text search engine that made famous Breezer 2012 has been improved further Now you have new useful options at your disposal to search for example by multiple words not even in the right sequence search for a particular folder or group search results by folder Despite the increased capabilities of the search engine its speed remained almost unchanged compared to the previous version A new user interface The GUI has been redesigned to be clearer and easy to use despite the hundreds of new features In fact different layouts are available out of the box each suitable for different workflows and easily retrievable when needed Thanks to the GPU acceleration of your graphics card it was possible to introduce a number of useful features to enhance the GUI like real time scaling of the UI elements and to adapt it to your taste New development release cycle With Breezer 2013 we decided to introduce a new development cycle with much more frequent updates Instead of waiting for the development of a new major release new features and enhancements are released immed
61. ontrols how the results are displayed If you choose to group Breezer will bring together the results of the search grouping them by folder The second check tells Breezer if each new group should be displayed expanded or not Note We will talk deeper about grouping in the section related to the tag search which is the primary user of this feature Recalling old text searches On the right side of the options button you can find the History button that allows you to retrieve a list of every text search made in the past Each search term is stored chronologically from newest to the oldest in program database so they can be searched again if necessary You can delete an entry by pressing the Delete button next to the term you want to delete if you click the search query a new search will start Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 46 Searching by tag The most pressing demand of Breezer 2012 users was to be able to tag each media with custom tags and then use them in searches Now with Breezer 2013 the request was satisfied Hint for more detailed information on how to create apply and manage tags refer to the chapter About Breezer tag The simplest tag search is a search for a single specific tag Just select with a left click the tag from the tag library and instantly Breezer will start the search Breezer can search by tag in two contexts e Current folder Breezer will show you only the files
62. port We make every effort to create high quality software However given the intrinsic complexity of the software the number of platforms and configurations mean that we cannot guarantee that our software is completely free of errors For this reason if you find an error please report it to the following address support revel software it Your report is valuable because we can correct only the bugs that we know about If you can please include in your report e Your name required to monitor the request e The operating system version and language for example Windows 7 64 bit English e lt A detailed description of the problem e Astep by step description of how we can reproduce the problem e A screen capture if considered useful e f the problem is related to particular media include them in the report The step by step description is particularly important If we cannot reproduce the problem most likely we will not be able to solve it Support staff response time Usually requests for assistance are handled within two business days Of course for a complete resolution of the problem we may need more days to give time for developers to find the error fix it and test the new public release Warning the support team responds from 10 00 to 19 00 time zone CET Central European Time So please be aware of possible delays in communication caused by different time zones Support quick fix versions releases Support staff dep
63. search to selected folder when you enable this setting Breezer restricts the results to the current folder If disabled Breezer will return every media that statisfy the tag filter regardless of its position potentially hundreds of files so remember that by default Breezer limits the number of items displayed for any kind of search textual or by tag not while browsing to 500 items You may decrease or increase the limit under the options of the program Note If the option Scope tags search to selected folder is disabled you can not navigate inside the system folder Group search results by path if enabled the list of results will be grouped according to the folder where the media is located Each group which is a folder on your disk can be expanded or closed File name Size Duration Rate Ch Format Rating Tags E Nu Samples SONY Ambient Atmospheres amp Rhythms Clean Flutes Occarina Gourd Occarina Ol wavnctfoune_ O Bytes 00 00 000 OHz 0 Sony Ethnic Ambient atmospheres amp Rhythm Occarina Winds Flute ENU Samples SONY Cinematic series ALL VOLUMES PADS ENU Samples SONY Cinematic series ALL VOLUMES PERCUSSION ONE SHOTS ENU Samples SONY Cinematic series V1 CLASSICAL Cilassical 01 ivi E Nu Samples SONY Cinematic series V1 CLASSICAL Classical 02 ENU Samples SONY Cinematic series V1 CLASSICAL Classical 03 Classical 03 Bass Cello amp Viola 0 OBytes 00 00 000 OHz O Cinematic series Cinematic Sony
64. splay dynamic Vu Meter on volume controls Effects and post processing X Enable UI fx like bloom and glow needs a restart to take effect X Enable UI chroma management needs a restart to take effect oS Saturation I Contrast Brightness P Reset to defaults Use custom window background User interface scaling e 10X Reset to 1 1 Waveform view Vertical exageration 1 Precision sampling points or 1000 Points Docking preferences x Auto hide workspace when docked Apply n restart Ok Cancel 2 Opzioni utili alla personalizzazione dell interfaccia Below we explain the purpose and function of the various options e Your name Allows you to change the user name that appears in the title bar The information is descriptive purposes only e Show db values on volume controls when active Breezer will show the actual volume level in dB on near the Vu Meters e Show cue ticks If the media contains markers also known as cue points Breezer will show them over the waveform e Display hours in time labels allows you to view the duration of the media in the format HH MM SS MS If disabled Breezer will display only total minutes in the format MM SS MS e Display dynamic vu meter on volume controls If enabled Breezer displays dynamic bars vu meter above any volume slider Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 19 Effects and background Breezer uses a rendering engine
65. stination Delete a tag Once you select a tag proceed as follows 1 If you are inside the library of tags press the DELETE key 2 Viathe delete button that you found in the multifunction panel tab Tags amp search 3 Or directly by clicking the right mouse button and select Delete Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 56 The effect in all cases is the same after confirmation Breezer will remove the tag from the library Through the three procedures specified above only the selected tag is deleted any children will remain in the library unchanged To remove the selected tag and its children you must select from library context menu the command Delete tag including child Warning deleting a tag used to tag a media do not alter the tagged media in any way Once deleted a tag can no longer be recovered Application and removal of tags from media and folders Media tagging is done mostly via intuitive drag and drop operations and as we have already seen Breezer offers some handy keyboard shortcuts to speed up certain operations Warning remember that the operations carried out on folders acts on the target folder and all its subfolders Task progress view Some tasks such as applying a tag to a folder can potentially take several minutes to be completed especially ifyou apply tags to new media for which no signature has been calculated by Breezer or on entire folders
66. t a different file name or location Breezer will update the reference in the database automatically This option is available only if the Use file hash to retrieve items option is enabled We recommend you keep this setting enabled Use custom connection string allows you to manually set a Connection string to point Breezer to another database Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 54 Tag library management All library management functions are accessible from the Tag library whose purpose is to view and manage the contents of the entire library of tags As we mentioned in the introduction Breezer supports a hierarchical tag library where each tag has a parent and one or more children In the case of top level tags tags without a parent Breezer calls them Root tags As we will see later on any change to the library structure is mostly made through drag n drop operations in a way very similar to what happens with Windows Explorer when you work with folders and files Note if the navigation pane Tag library is not visible go to the View command located on the toolbar and select Hybrid or Tags Now we will explain the commands and procedures used to manage the tag library Create a new label A new tag can be created e By using the command New in the tag library context menu accessed by right clicking on any tag e Orviathe Tags amp search multifunct
67. tem by moving it to the Recycle Bin of Windows Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 29 Conflict resolution Any operation that has an effect on the media and their respective folders end up being run directly from Windows and not by Breezer itself This is a precise design choice because it allows in case of update of the operating system voull enjoy all the improvements each version offers concerning conflict management between file names or whatever Also you will find in the case of errors duplicate file names or other situations requiring your attention an interface familiar and easy to use For example when Windows 7 detects a collision will have this screen in which the system will ask you which of the two files to keep There is already a file with the same name in this location Click the file you want to keep gt Copy and Replace Replace the file in the destination folder with the file you are copying Desert Flowers JPG Desert Flowers D Edits Size 545 KB Date modified 8 9 2011 9 30 PM Don t copy No files will be changed Leave this file in the destination folder Desert Flowers JPG PT Desert Flowers C Users ilanas My Pictures Size 545 KB Date modified 8 9 2011 9 30 PM Copy but keep both files The file you are copying will be renamed Desert Flowers 2 JPG Do this for all conflicts 10 The file conflict management dialog of Windows 7 If
68. ter to play and record audio Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 8 Connection string database in the connection string identifies a sequence of useful parameters to connect and authenticate to a database VST Virtual Studio Technology a format plug ins compatible with a wide variety of audio software WAVE file format Media types supported by Breezer Breezer matches tags and plays media in several audio formats The extensions recognized are WAV MP3 constant or variable bit rate wma Apple AIFF snd e aif flac Propellerhead ReCycle rex rex1 e rex2 rcy Breezer supports sample rates up to 192 kHz with a depth of 8 16 32 and 64 bits per sample Thanks First of all we would like to thank you for the trust you gave us by buying Revel Breezer 2013 With Breezer you will have all the tools you need for finding and organizing your sample library We would like to take this opportunity to thank every user of Breezer 2012 and in particular those who in the past have guided product development with suggestions and bug reports Thanks to all beta testers without whom it would not have been possible to release 2013 thanks to Breezer E J Simmons Enrique Simonetta Mark DjZen NinjaGuy Gour Ivan Karen Umberto Marco TT Mark Heart Falko Dennis Suzy Leo Simo C Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 9 Installation and overview How to install conf
69. uency Sampling frequency number of samples per second License software is the file supplied by Revel Software that contains the information required to unlock Breezer The license file is provided upon purchase Hash value of 16 characters unique that identifies a file Breezer uses this signature to keep correspondence between files tags and other metadata Hertz Hz cycles per second Unit of measurement that describes the frequency of a sound Latency measures the delay between user input and sound output from a computer If the latency is high it generates an audible echo during recording which disturbs the synchronization of musicians To reduce latency use sound cards with WASAPI ASIO driver Markers these are points indicated by the manufacturer of the media used to indicate the cutting points or loops in the file May also be used to insert records within the file MDF the default extension of the database files used by Breezer NAS Network Attached Storage acronym disk connected to a local area network to which different systems can access and modify the content ReWire Synchronization Technology of audio applications created by Propellerhead Software RIFF an acronym for Resource Interchange File Format The RIFF is a generic system that allows you to save in a file container for example wave metadata It was introduced by Microsoft and IBM in 1991 Sound card hardware device that allows your compu
70. visible element in the list is the Go up item which when clicked allows you to go to the parent folder This item displays the location where Breezer moves and also hosts the Locate command that allows you to locate the folder in the the folders disks navigation pane Sorting the list By default the results list is sorted alphabetically by the name of media folders Of course you can select another sorting by clicking with the left mouse button on the column you want to sort For every further click the list will be filtered based on the column clicked as shown below 1st click e Ascending order 2nd click Descending order Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 27 Result list context menu The context menu accessed by right clicking a media provides access to commands that are specificto one or more media Here it is a list and the description of each menu item Copy Copies the selected media to the Windows Clipboard You can then paste it in another folder directly in Breezer or in a Windows Explorer window Copy path Copy the full path including the file name of the media to the Clipboard as text Paste Paste one or more media in the current folder Delete deletes the selection Note like the delete a folder from the navigation pane of the disks folders even in this case the deleted media will be moved to the Recycle Bin of Windows Refresh view
71. will appear to the side of the screen then click it with mouse left button e Send feedback not used for docking e Close closes Breezer directly This button is only visible if Breezer is anchored Djol x OPTIONS ABOUT ACTIVATE File name i Duration Rate amp Go up GuitSolo A 1 wav 1 01 MB 00 06 000 44 10 GuitSolo A 2 wav 2 02 MB 00 12 000 44 1 6 Docking related commands as they appear on the top right corner Remember that in addition to the buttons that we have seen above you can control workspace docking from any contextual menu Look for the Docking menu here you will find exactly the commands above Revel Brezer 2013 User manualGuida utente 2014 10 17 22 Navigation panes The left side of the workspace is dominated by navigation panels one lists system disks and folders and the other contains the tag library Both structures are represented and managed by a tree view very similar to the one that Windows uses with Windows Explorer to browse your disks and folders To select and consequently expand a folder simply click on it Breezer selects and displays the contents of the folder in the box dedicated to results list on the right The same logic is used by the library of tags All panels folders tags and results support drag and drop operations with those gestures it is possible for example e Drag a tag to a folder Breezer upon confirmation will apply the tag to all media that are
72. with matching a tag but limiting the search to the current folder e Global here the context is much wider Breezer will search the entire database for any media wich matches the current tag filter regardless of its position Optionally you could group the search results by path so it willbe much easier for you to find the sample you search for Where it will look is controlled by the tag search options available in the tag library It is often best to combine various tags in the search in order to restrict the number of results So Breezer offers are several shortcuts for manipulating the filter like adding or removing a specific tag from the filter without leaving the tag library Note the list of every tag used to filter the view is shown in the panel Tag library amp search and contains useful commands to the manipulation of the filter Filter by single tag How to 1 Select a tag from the tag library via a single left click 2 The current tag filter will be discarded and replaced with only the clicked tag 3 Automatically Breezer will start searching within the current folder or in the entire database To search the entire database uncheck the Scope tag search to current folder checkbox in the tag library options panel For more information read the section Tag library search options later in this chapter Combine multiple tags You can combine multiple tags in the search e g you can start a search for the Bass

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