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1. The Library Navigator is a folder based way of navigating through your sample collection similar to the way you organize files within Windows Explorer How you use this to navigate through your samples and why there is a crucial difference between the approach used in Sample Librarian and that of Windows Explorer is discussed in more detail here 2 Sample List The main part of the window is taken up by the list of samples This will either be your complete sample list or more likely a subset based on your current search criteria The Sample List is discussed here 3 Sample Preview At the bottom of the screen there is a preview window that shows a visual representation of the currently selected sample s waveform to help visually identify the sample s content There is also a VU meter that displays the output level in real time Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved 6 Sample Librarian 3 2 Importing samples into the library When you first start the application the sample library will be empty Before you can make use of the functionality within Sample Librarian you therefore need to import some samples But before we do that it is important that you understand some key aspects of how Sample Librarian works How Sample Librarian manages your library When Sample Librarian scans your hard drives looking for samples it imports information about them name duration sample rate bit depth etc into its own dat2. A A nn ec e nn Sens cela ns 32 Ge nie Malis Ottis A e 32 Folders Tom pOT nya ERA te se dacs sade aa a aa a aa S aie a TES araara ain 33 Audio CONFIQUMALION iw ecisctevesscasencisccesibccussteevecesevsnecatssvcavceedunctvetceyesvevstecugcedcsdcredocevisudevscelevenecaUsadueceesdeetvebesteaneeesee 34 File Type Scion a 34 Copyright O 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved Welcome to Sample Librarian 3 1 Welcome to Sample Librarian Welcome to Sample Librarian an invaluable tool for managing all of your audio samples and helping you home in on just the sounds you want when you re in the middle of creating your next hit With Sample Librarian you no longer need to waste time navigating through deeply nested folders of all your samples and sample CDs which is a sure fire way to lose your focus and then the moment of inspiration has gone Instead you can use a tool designed specifically for the purpose of managing and searching for audio samples Once you ve found the perfect sounds for your new song simply drag and drop them directly into your DAW Previously breaking off from composing to go digging through your sample collection to find that elusive sample you know is in there Somewhere could seriously interrupt your creative flow With Sample Librarian using your sample collection now forms a key part of your music making process Key features e Manage all of your samples in one place Add any number even many thousands of sam
3. Custom file types Custom file types allow you to use Sample Librarian to catalogue files that it does not natively support but for which you would like to use the same cataloguing grouping tagging search and drag and drop facilities but without the ability to preview the files directly within Sample Librarian Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved 36 Sample Librarian rete r a The information below shows the file types that Sample Librarian ia supports either natively or custom types you have added Built in file types Custom file types In the list below you can add custom file types you would also like to import so that you can indude them in your library rate and tag them drag and drop them to your DAW etc Name File Extension Sample Count fip 11 For example if you are a user of FL Studio a DAW created by Image Line then you might decide to add FL Studio s own preset format files with the extension flp so that these are imported into your library in addition to your samples You obviously won t be able to preview these files within Sample Librarian as the application is unable to launch the relevant FL Studio instrument plugin to play the preset However you will still be able to use all of the powerful cataloguing and searching features of Sample Librarian just like you do with samples You will also be able to drag and drop FL Presets directl
4. Sooty_122 2 2 way Stereo lee 3 95 LMS 18 05 09 12 06 PM bil Bresibance Bresk_ 123 PL_1 WAY Stereo 16 Hri 7 55 L27M8 10 05 03 03 34 m Mal sets Bresk 126 PL 1 WAY tereo 16 lee 77s L30MS 10 05 03 08 34em bil Bubiielar Bresk 126 PL 2 WAY Stereo 16 th 7 75 L30MS 10 05 03 09 342m dl Cane Presk_127 PL 2 way Stereo 16 1 ot 765 125M8 10 05 03 03 34em ful Chan2_Sm toop_125_Cm way Stereo tkt AE 194MB 08 02 08 02 59 ful Chin_57_pL_2 way Stereo 2 55 L33 MD 18 05 03 12 04 AM dal Crordo_Suitar_125_EMin_PL_S Wav Stereo tkt 385 958 31 08 03 10 58 AM 4 Columns within the Sample List The Sample List provides a number of items of information for each sample listed in columns across the window e The sample name e g Techno Kick or Deep Moog Bass This is the sample s filename without the file extension wav aif etc because this is shown separately in the Extension column see next e The extension e g wav aif mp3 rx2 extracted from the sample s filename This is strongly related to the sample s file type which is shown in the next column and is actually somewhat more useful because some file types can have multiple file extensions associated with them such as rcy and rx2 extensions both being Recycle files For this reason the Extension column is hidden by default see below for how to customize which columns are visible e The file type AIFF WAV ReCycle etc e The number of channels m
5. choose this option if you are currently viewing the contents of a folder in the Locations tree See the topic on navigating with the library for details e Locate in Library Navigator will jump to the relevant folder under the Locations node in the Library Navigator so that you can see the sample alongside other samples that exist in the same folder e Show in Windows Explorer will launch Windows Explorer and navigate to the folder where this sample is located e Copy sample path to Clipboard will copy the full path and filename of the sample to the Windows Clipboard for use in another application e g in an Open Sample dialog for an application that doesn t support Drag n Drop operations e Launch associated editor executes whichever application is configured on your computer to handle the file type of the file you have selected or an application of your choice which you can set by choosing Tools Options passing the filename of the current selection Copyright O 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved Basic working procedures 19 e Properties opens a dialog to let you set certain properties for the sample in one go such as a comment rating and so on 3 8 Previewing samples Clearly to find the samples you are after you need some way of auditioning them Sample Librarian lets you do this in one of two ways e Click on a sample in the Sample List and then select the Play option which is available in mult
6. instead of choosing the individual samples to add a set of rules is used to automatically determine which samples will be included This is discussed in a dedicated topic on Smart Groups 3 5 Bookmarks Any location within the Library Navigator pane s folder hierarchy can be added to a list of bookmarks which you might also think of as a list of favorite locations you wish to remember You can then quickly jump to these bookmarked locations at a later date without having to navigate through the hierarchy Bookmarks are especially useful when working in the Mini Mode view where the Library Navigator pane is unavailable The options for working with bookmarks as well as the list of bookmarks themselves appear in the Bookmarks menu and are also available from the toolbar by clicking on the bookmark icon Add Bookmark will add a new entry to the list of bookmarks linking to the currently selected folder in the Library Navigator pane Edit Bookmarks will open a new dialog to enable you to rename delete or reorganise the list of bookmarks There is also an option to delete any bookmarks that no longer point to valid locations within the folder hierarchy i e if you have bookmarked a location and then subsequently reorganized your sample library and performed a rescan Note that for convenience the first ten bookmarks are also accessible via keyboard shortcuts ALT 1 to ALT 0 so you will generally want these to point to the loc
7. have the same content and if you edit one then they will have different content In Sample Librarian however the Library Navigator contains what you might want to think of as virtual folders that actually act as searches within the sample library For instance the mono folder within the Format Channels folder will contain all of the samples that are monophonic as opposed to stereo However some of those same samples may also appear in say the WAV folder within the Format File type folder which contains all of the samples with a WAV file extension Likewise if you flagged one or more of those samples as having a 5 star rating then they would also appear in the Rating 5 stars folder and so on The library folders Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved 10 Sample Librarian The Library Navigator organizes your samples into different folders as detailed below Note that the last folder you select as well as the branches of the folder tree that you have expanded or contracted will all be remembered so that they are the same for the next time you launch the Sample Librarian application Locations This folder provides a way to navigate through your library hierarchically based on the location the samples are physically located on your hard drives Sounds just like Windows Explorer right Yes but even here Sample Librarian has a trick up its sleeve the Locations folder contains special items labele
8. tags by right clicking on items within the Tags folder in the Library Navigator Renaming or deleting tags and categories Tags and categories can be renamed or deleted by right clicking on them in the Library Navigator and choosing the appropriate menu option 3 17 Mini Mode When you launch Sample Librarian it will always start up showing the full user interface however there is an alternative mode that shrinks the application down to a minimal display of just the current sample list This is called the Mini Mode and you can switch between the full display and Mini Mode by pressing the F12 key or by clicking on the relevant toolbar button or by selecting the Switch Mini Full Mode item within the View menu Sample Librarian Licensed version DEBUG BUIL E3 Play Bookmarks Help R 2 gt JE Name Rating LENEE BEAUTY BLUBBER CHORD PIP de 7 chl_atchord_csharp6 run chl_guit_chord trem_Asus DHS_GuitarChords_125_ DHS_RhodesChords_120 DHS_RhodesChords_125 DK_127_TechProg4_Cho EH_SynthChords_001_1 EH_SynthChords_021_1 fd_fx_caribbeanchord fhg2_rhd_chord_Bm7 FHP_RHODES CHORDS2 GSacousticGuitChord_011 GSacousticGuitChord_013 HHM_95_The_Chords_Pi JOW_126_C_RiffChordS JOW_126_C_RiffChordS B Jow_126_C_RiffChordS Copyright O 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved 32 Sample Librarian 4 1 4 2 4 2 1 The primary purpose of Mini Mode is for when you are ready to dra
9. the last e Hold down the CTRL key and click on items to add or remove them from the current selection The context menu If you right click on any of the samples within the Sample List a menu will appear showing the possible actions you can perform on the selected sample s Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved 18 Sample Librarian Play Stop Remove from Group Rescan from here Aa A amp Ci Locate in Library Navigator Show in Windows Explorer C1 Copy sample path to Clipboard Ctrl C P Launch associated editor Ctrl E M Properties Shift Enter Add to Group Set Rating Set Tags e Play let s you preview the sample to hear what it sounds like e Stop cuts off the currently playing sample e Add to Group lets you add the sample s to a Group see the section on Groups for more information e Remove from Group if you are currently browsing the contents of a Group then this will remove the selected sample s from that Group see the section on Groups for more information e Set Rating lets you assign a rating to the sample s from 1 star very bad to 5 stars very good You can also remove a rating by setting it to no stars e Set Tags lets you assign one or more tags to the sample s such as Genre Pop or Genre Dance You can also remove a tag that had previously been assigned e Rescan from here For a quick way to rescan just a portion of your library you can
10. you have imported samples into Sample Librarian you should try to avoid renaming them or moving them or renaming moving the folders they reside in On the other hand if you delete samples from your hard drive you can use the Purge obsolete samples facility to identify them and remove the redundant links from your library With all this in mind we can now look at how to import samples into the library in the first place Your first import To tell Sample Librarian where to find your sample files you need to bring up the Options dialog by choosing Tools Options from the main menu or by clicking on the button on the toolbar Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved Basic working procedures 7 p Options eo so Folders Audio Directories to scan D Music On the Folders tab you can specify a list of folders on your hard drive where your samples are held For example e C My Main Sample Library e C Temporary Sample Downloads e D Sample CDs e E MP3 Files You only need to specify the top most directory in each case as Sample Librarian will automatically scan within the sub directories beneath the directories you specify NOTE You could simply enter the root directories of each of your hard drives C D and so on but this would slow down the import process significantly as your entire hard drive would be scanned every time you asked Sample
11. 2 Sample Librarian Sa Sample Librarian User Manual Version 1 4 Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved 2 Sample Librarian Table of Contents Part Part Il Part Ill JO OO A WN a _ 2 2 NJ O oO FR Y N O Part IV Welcome to Sample Librarian 3 Registration 4 Basic working procedures 5 Getting to know the user interface sssssssssssrnencereeneneeeennes 5 Importing samples into the library ccomnccccnncnnnnnnonnncnnnnnnnncnnonnnnnnnnonanenonnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnrnnanenes 6 Backing Ups VOur NDGA ry airada aE 8 Navigating Within the library ia ccccccccestsceceace dcevessesceeuantccecccuesduceatecdeccdusicueaseceseeecussenestestenss 9 BOOKIMAIKS 22 ioc este a e A a tas Noa Ti 13 The Navigation Barcia ii bado 14 The Sam ple list ooooocioinnciioiicir ii oi e o dir cate 14 PTOVIEWINO SAMPIEOS ii iii ea dia 19 Setting sample properties occiso ina see edveccasscuceusldgecebacvencuardelececness 19 Searching for SAM PIS Si ii tia 22 Purging obsolete Samples cccccsscceeseeceeseeceeeeeeneeceneeeeeeeeceneeceeeeeenseseaneceserseensecenserseeesens 23 Drag n Drop to your DA Wisconsin 23 A deed ceaeien lever 24 Smart GrOUPS s same nids A A e 26 Exporting Sample Fil name s sssssss ie nest da 29 DA nee E T T 30 Mini Mode iicoccooirociciiniic a 31 Configuration Options 32 The Options Dialog coiimiiiaaiaiaia iia ia ARNAU ANANE RANKKA RENA HENE ENS 32 Options categories
12. Librarian to update the library Once you have specified the folders to search click the OK button to return to the main window then choose Scan for Samples from the File menu or click on the button on the main toolbar Sample Librarian will now scan the folders you specified looking for the individual sample files within those directories and adding them to the sample library When the process has completed and it could take some minutes depending on the number of directories and the number of files within them the scan window will close and you will return to the main window Assuming at least one sample file was found the Sample List will now contain a row for every sample in the library For more details on how to specify the folders to import click here Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved 3 Sample Librarian 3 3 Adding more samples re importing So you ve imported your entire sample library into Sample Librarian but then a few weeks later you buy another sample CD and copy it onto your hard drive with all the others How do you add those new samples into Sample Librarian There are two ways you can do this The simplest but slowest way is to choose Scan for Samples again either from the menu or the toolbar and perform another complete scan As long as the new files are within the directories you specified to look for samples they will be found and imported However as your library grow
13. abase and stores links back to the original files on disk The library is therefore a form of index enabling you to locate the sample files just like a card index would enable you to locate books in a real library So there s a potential gotcha that you need to be aware of Because these are only links to the files and not the files themselves you need to be careful to avoid these links becoming broken i e a link points to a location but the file isn t there anymore This can happen for a few reasons if outside of Sample Librarian you delete the file from your hard drive rename it or move it to another location Just the same as if you moved a book in a real library the card index becomes out of date for that record and refers you to a shelf on a floor in the library where the book no longer resides Another important concept to bear in mind is that you can add additional information about each sample like comments and ratings within Sample Librarian itself This information is stored within the library not the underlying file That means if you delete the record from your library but leave the file on your hard drive you will have lost the information you added within Sample Librarian You could reimport the sample again and it would retrieve the core properties of the file name sample rate etc but those additional comments and ratings would have been lost So how do you avoid such broken links The simple answer is that once
14. ations Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved ta Sample Librarian 3 6 3 7 you use the most often The Navigation Bar Directly above the Sample List you will see the Navigation Bar which provides a number of additional features for moving around your sample library Library Locations C Samples Cr From left to right the Navigation Bar contains the following e Your current location within the library that is the folder you currently have selected in the Library Navigator which is separated into individual folder names separated by small arrows Clicking on any of these underlined folder names will jump directly to that location In this way you can jump back any number of levels along the current path The left and right arrows are back and forward buttons which navigate backwards and forwards respectively through your browsing history This can be very useful when you use features such as bookmarks to jump to different locations e The up arrow takes moves back up one folder in the hierarchy the same as clicking on the underlined folder second from right in the path list The sample list When you have selected a folder within the Library Navigator you will see a corresponding selection of samples listed in the main part of the Sample Librarian window This is called the Sample List window Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved Basic working procedures 15 Ha
15. ault option which will launch whichever application is associated with that file type in Windows or you can specify an application that you would always like to use Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved Configuration Options 33 Use the default editor based on Windows file associations 9 Use the following application to edit samples C Program Files x86 Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 9 0 AudioStudio90 exe fe 4 2 2 Folders to import The Folders tab in the Options dialog holds important settings that specify which folders on your computer you want Sample Librarian to examine when scanning for sample files to import into the library D Music For more details on the import process and how these settings are used look here Copyright O 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved s Sample Librarian 4 2 3 4 3 Audio configuration The Audio tab in the Options dialog is where you specify which sound card to use when previewing samples within the Sample Librarian application The Audio device drop down list shows all devices available on your system Select one of these and click OK for it to take effect r Dpt me so Folders Audio Audio device Speakers Realtek High Definition Audio File Types Sample Librarian can import samples of a number of different file types e g WAV AIFF OGG Vorbis FLAC WMA You can view the list of file type
16. d All from here Library Q Locations All from here C KT AI from her B Samples Clicking on one of these will show all samples in that folder and all of the sub folders So if you know a sample is somewhere in a particular path but you can t recall in exactly which sub folder simply click on All from here within a higher level folder and you can then browse all of the samples as if they were in the same folder This is just one example of how the virtual nature of folders in Sample Librarian can make finding samples much easier Note For a quick way to rescan just a portion of your library you can right click on a folder and choose Rescan from here See the topic on importing samples for full details Format The sub folders within this folder let you filter the samples within your library based upon their file format Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved Basic working procedures 11 H Format E Channels Mono Stereo Bits 16 24 File type ar mp3 ReCyde wav Sample rate 8 kHz 22 1 kHz H 44 1kHz 48 kHz m D m The following folders are available e Channels e g mono stereo or surround sound e Bits e g 8 bit 16 bit etc e File Type e g AIFF WAV ReCycle etc e Sample rate e g 44 1 kHz 48kHz etc Rating One of the many nice features of Sample Librarian is the ability to give samples a rating so that you can remin
17. d yourself that this particular 909 kick sample is better or worse than the other 100 similar 909 kick samples in your library That way you can home in on the samples you ve already previewed and decided are the cream of the crop while avoiding those you know aren t as interesting Rating ona 4stars 3 stars 2 stars istar Any rating B Not rated The first five folders 5 stars through to 1 star will show only those samples with that particular rating Any rating will show all samples that have had a rating assigned irrespective of the number of stars that is any sample that you ve made a judgement on Conversely Not rated lists all samples that you have not yet applied a rating to Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved 12 Sample Librarian History The History folder is primarily for finding samples you ve recently listened to see Previewing samples for more information This is to get around that problem where you know you heard the perfect sample a few days ago that would work just right in your current project but you ve no idea what it was called or which of your sample CDs it was on Simply click on the In the last week folder and you ll see a list of all the samples you ve previewed in the last 7 days Run down the list until you hear that elusive sample and presto drag it to your DAW and you re back to music making B History This session dE In the last week 3 In the last m
18. f specifically e A rating from 1 star very bad to 5 stars very good to so that you can remind yourself that this particular 909 kick sample is better or worse than the other 100 similar 909 kick samples in your library That way you can home in on the samples you ve already previewed and decided are the cream of the crop while avoiding those you know aren t as interesting e A comment such as Great kick sample consider for next song which again can be used to help you remember things about this sample for the next time you see it in the Copyright O 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved z Sample Librarian library e Any number of tags such as a particular Genre Pop Electronic etc or Sample Type Drum Hit Loop etc There are a number of ways that you can edit these additional properties within Sample Librarian which are detailed below Setting a sample s rating To set or change a sample s rating select it or select a number of samples simultaneously to update them all to the same rating then do one of the following e Click on the Edit menu then Set Rating then choose a rating to apply or None to remove a previous rating e Right click on the sample s choose Rating then choose a rating to apply e Click the icon on the toolbar and choose a rating from the list that appears e Use the Sample Properties dialog discussed next Assigning tags to sample This topic is discussed in deta
19. fining Groups using a set of rules to determine the samples that are included you can use Smart Groups Smart Groups Smart Groups are an automated approach to Groups where instead of choosing the individual samples to add to a Group a set of rules is used to automatically determine which samples will be included They appear within the Library Navigator directly after the Groups folder A selection of example Smart Groups are automatically created for you when the application is installed Once you have imported some samples into your library you can try these examples to quickly get an idea of the kind of thing you can accomplish with Smart Groups For example you can build Smart Groups that automatically group samples based on their file type sample rate rating and so on You can also combine a number of such criteria to narrow down the type of samples you are looking for Creating Smart Groups To create a Smart Group do one of the following e In the File menu choose the New Smart Group option e Right click on the Smart Groups folder within the Library Navigator and choose New Smart Group Click on the icon on the toolbar Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved Basic working procedures 27 Whichever of these you choose you will then see a dialog asking for you to specify the name and rules for the new Smart Group Smart Group Name Good kick drums mono Rules Match all
20. fy whether all of the rules need to match for a given sample to pass the Smart Group filter or whether any rule is sufficient Match all of the following rules al gt n Enel is A working example As that s quite a lot to take in here s a slightly contrived example that illustrates the types of filters you can create using Smart Groups Copyright O 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved Basic working procedures 29 Rules Match all w of the following rules Name contains PX x Rating lis greater than 3stars v x Duration seconds lis in the range v 5 to 10 Channels lis v 2 5 x Last preview date tin M is in the last n days M 7 en x This filter would match all samples with FX in the name with a rating over 3 stars where the duration is between 5 and 10 seconds looking only for stereo samples and those that have been previewed in Sample Librarian within the last 7 days So you might call that Smart Group Good medium length stereo FX samples I ve previewed recently perhaps Editing Smart Groups To edit an existing Smart Group s name or rules do one of the following e Right click on the Smart Group name then chose Edit Smart Group from the context menu e Click on the Smart Group name then press the F2 key e Double click on the Smart Group name Deleting Smart Groups To delete a Smart Group right click on the Smart Group name then chose Delete Group Smart Gro
21. g n drop samples to your DAW but find that the full Sample Librarian display gets in the way Instead of moving and resizing the window to be able to see both your DAW and Sample Librarian simultaneously you can simply press F12 and Sample Librarian will shrink down to Mini Mode and move to the right hand side of the screen giving you easy access to both applications Also in Mini Mode Sample Librarian will automatically stay floating on top of all other windows even if you switch focus to another application i e it can t accidentally get hidden behind your DAW forcing you to press ALT TAB to bring it back on top again Note that you may find the Bookmarks features especially useful when working in the Mini Mode as the Library Navigator pane is unavailable Configuration Options The Options Dialog There are a number of options that can be set that customise the way the Sample Librarian application operates You access these by selecting the Tools menu and then clicking Options Alternatively you can click on the button on the Toolbar The Options dialog splits the various configuration options into a number of categories shown on separate tabs e General settings e Folders to import e Audio configuration Options categories General settings The General tab lets you specify which application is launched when you choose the Launch associated editor option for a selected sample You can either leave this at the def
22. il in the section on Tags The Sample Properties dialog To add a comment you need to open the Sample Properties dialog for the selected sample by doing one of the following e Click on the File menu and then choose Properties e Right click on the sample and choose the Properties option from the context menu that appears e Click the l icon on the toolbar Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved Basic working procedures 21 a Sample Properties DHS_GuitarChords_125_5Dm WAV wav C Samples LaunchPad content LO Disco_House_Sessions 666 KB 15 08 11 11 18 AM Stereo 16 44 1 kHz 3 85 120 bpm 4 4 D ARRA Genre Funk Soul Type Guitar Ca Cas Cae This dialog shows you all of the fixed i e non editable properties for the sample the file name path file type sample rate and so on and then lets you edit the rating discussed above and also a textual comment There is also a separate tab for editing the Tags assigned to this sample Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved 22 Sample Librarian 3 10 pa Sample Properties Film music Funk Soul House Industrial Jazz Orchestral Pop Reggae Genre Breaks Type Drums Once you have entered or amended these click OK to save the details to the lib
23. iple places and in each case there is an equivalent Stop command to cut off the currently playing sample o Click on the Play menu and choose the Play option within it o Right click on the sample and choose Play from the context menu o Click the icon on the toolbar o Press the Space key on your keyboard You can also press the Escape key to stop a playing sample e For convenience you can instruct Sample Librarian to automatically preview samples whenever they are selected in the Sample List o Click on the Play menu and the Auto Preview option Selecting it again will turn Auto Preview off o Click the amp icon on the toolbar to toggle the Auto Preview status on off You can also select whether you would like samples to be previewed once when you press play or play repeatedly in loop mode when playback reaches the end of the sample it will loop back to the beginning and continue To do so click on the Play menu and choose Loop or click the loop icon on the toolbar You can also turn loop mode on off using the keyboard shortcut CTRL L 3 9 Setting sample properties The intrinsic properties of each sample file the file type sample rate bit depth and so on are automatically retrieved by Sample Librarian when it scans for files to add to the library for details on this process see the section on importing samples However you can also add additional information for each sample within Sample Librarian itsel
24. is would be perfect for a bouncy house groove to remind yourself at a later date e Get your money s worth from those sample CDs Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved 4 Sample Librarian Sample CDs aren t cheap but often they sit languishing on your hard drive simply because you don t have an easy way to audition their contents and make use of them You may already have the perfect sample or loop to really polish your latest song but if you can t find it it s not worth having Sample Librarian makes using your sample library easy efficient and fun 2 Registration When you first run Sample Librarian and until such time as you have purchased a license and registered your copy of the software it will run in trial mode This is a fully functioning version of the application so that you can try out all of the features but is restricted to run for 30 days since the date of installation You will see the following dialog whenever you run the application in trial mode P Sample Librarian Trial version This application is currently running in Trial mode You need to purchase a license and enter your registration details below to continue using it past the end of this period Registration Information Serial number OISE To obtain a serial number please visit the Sample Librarian Web site Trial expires in 19 days Continue Trial If you find the application useful and decide
25. me Type Channels Bits Sample Rate Duration Size Date Modified Rating Comment dul sossh_Groove_35_PL_2 WAY Stereo 2 nike 5 65 L935 35 05 09 12 05 PM Mi 905 404303130047 WAY Stereo ste 3 75 56243 15 04 09 01 44 PM hi Adventures 50_Dmoj Pt WAY Stereo 16 whee 5 35 52253 02 07 09 01 22PHM Ey de de dr dal nos_115 95 2 WAY Stereo gt ik 425 LM 15 05 09 12 05 PM hi Amerson Safad _50_Fms PL WAY Stereo 15 ike 65 LOLMS 02 07 09 01 22 PM bal ansopuerunk_Eresk_052 PL WAY Stereo gt ike 595 Lim 25 05 09 12 02PM ye bal cos _srerk_120 PL 1 WAY Stereo 15 Fike Es L35MS 10 04 03 09 34 Pm bal 20p9_Eresk_120 PL_2 WAY toreo 16 ia Es L35MS 10 05 03 03 34PM Wii son _Ceremony 100 Gmaj Pe WAV Stereo 16 Flee 9 65 15213 02 07 09 01 22 PM Wii at_The Market 53 Ema PL WAY Stereo 16 lee 585 5993 02 07 09 01 22 PM bil Aural_BessLoop_126_Cm WAY Stereo 3 Like 765 L33MS 03 09 03 02 44PM Wii Sacked 125 Gm PL2 WAY Stereo 3 lr 3 55 5713 23 06 09 11 25 PM bail Eadowsrd_ 23_Gm_PL_3 WAY Stereo 3 Flee 3 85 S72K3 23 05 09 11 23 PM bail 8855 130_C_PL_10 WAY treo lee 3 75 5653 15 05 03 01 43 PM Wii Betrayed_50_Am_Merm_PL WAY Stereo 16 ke 5 35 52143 02 07 03 01 22 PM Wii Sr uste 125 40 A3 WAY Stereo a lie 7 55 LS0MS 23 06 03 11 23 PM Hil Block Sresk 058 PL WAY Stereo 16 lee 495 EFEND 25 04 03 12 02PM Wii Sodan Eresi_127 PL 2 WAY Stereo 16 alee 7 65 LIMS 10 05 03 09 34Pm bil Bootip freak 060 A WAY Stereo 16 Slee s LOLMS 25 06 03 12 02PM til
26. mples within the Sample List then choose Add to Group from the context menu and select the New Group option e Click on the a icon on the toolbar Whichever of these you choose you will then see a dialog asking for you to provide a name for the new Group r Group Enter a name for this Group e My first Group ox cancel Editing Groups To edit the name of a Group do one of the following e Right click on the Group name then chose Edit Group from the context menu e Click on the Group name and then press the F2 key Adding samples to Groups To add samples to a group select one or more samples in the Sample List then right click on one of them and choose Add to Group from the context menu Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved z Sample Librarian 3 14 From the drop down list select the name of the Group you want the samples to be added to Removing samples from Groups To remove samples froma group first select the relevant group in the Library Navigator then select one or more samples in the Sample List and do one of the following e In the Edit menu choose the Remove from Group option e Right click in the Sample List and choose Remove from Group from the context menu Deleting Groups To delete a Group right click on the Group name then chose Delete Group from the context menu More advanced Groups For an automated approach to de
27. ndex says they should be but you have decided you no longer want them in your library s catalogue This Wizard therefore enables you to remove both types of obsolete samples from your library those records that point to missing files and those samples that are now outside the folders you have chosen for Sample Librarian to scan To scan for obsolete files click the Next button You will then be shown a list of any samples that need to be purged but will have the chance afterwards to decide whether or not to remove them from the library 3 12 Drag n Drop to your DAW Sample Librarian provides a central location to manage all of your samples and a variety of ways to find just the samples you re interested in within that library no matter how large or unwieldy if you weren t using Sample Librarian that is it grows Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved a Sample Librarian 3 13 But once you ve found the perfect sounds for your new song what next With Sample Librarian it s as simple as dragging and dropping them directly into your DAW To do this set up your screen so that the Sample Librarian window is floating on top of your DAW s window and so that the two are visible at the same time Then left click and hold on a sample within the Sample List and then drag it over to the timeline or whatever is appropriate for the receiving application in your DAW and release the mouse button Sample Librarian Unlice
28. nsed trial versi n DEBUG BUILD s det ET D Be a r ce Y Tunsaved project REAPER Y 3 677 EVALUATION TRENSE o rer ore melo amave Medo fion Selec Type Channels D s SampleRate Derstion ive no A Mors 4 ibe te Important Note This feature may not work in all DAW applications as not all support Windows Drag and Drop operations For instance Propellerheads Reason does not allow samples to be dropped onto its interface either from Sample Librarian or from any other application such as Windows Explorer However a fair number such as Cockos Reaper shown in the example above offer this Groups Groups are a way to maintain collections of samples that you wish to hold as a group For instance samples you want to try for a particular song you re working on They appear within the Library Navigator under the Groups folder Copyright O 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved Basic working procedures 25 E Groups B Consider for next song a Favourites 4 Used in Song x B Used in Song y Samples can be in any number of Groups not just one as Groups merely hold references to the individual samples within them see the description of Virtual Folders for more on this concept Creating Groups To create a Group do one of the following e In the File menu choose the New Group option e Right click on the Groups folder within the Library Navigator and choose New Group e Right click on one or more sa
29. of the following rules Name contains Channels iv is Rating we is greater than Defining the rules for your Smart Group Smart Groups work by using a set of rules that you define and applying them as a filter across your entire sample library Each rule is comprised of three elements e column to search or filter on e g the sample name number of channels sample rate rating bit depth and so on Name se e Next is the type of filter operation to apply to that column equals doesn t equal is less than is greater than and so on The operations available will reflect the column chosen because operations like is greater than would not make sense for a text based column like Sample Name but would make sense for a numeric column like File size Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved z Sample Librarian ends with e Finally you need to specify the value to compare against is greater than what or in some cases like the is in the range operator you will need to specify two values rating is in the range 3 stars to 5 stars for instance 3 stars to 5stars v You can define more than one rule for a Smart Group up to a maximum of 10 rules To add additional rules click the Add Rule button To remove them click on the cross to the right of an individual rule Click for additional rules Delete individual rules 3 stars to 5 stars F7 Finally you can speci
30. omes with a number of tags and categories already defined but you are free to edit or delete these and add new ones as best suits your needs Assigning tags to samples To set or remove tags froma sample select it or select a number of samples simultaneously to apply the same changes to them then do one of the following Click on the Edit menu then Set Tags then choose a tag from the list of categories If the sample has not previously had that tag applied it will be added otherwise it will be removed A check mark against a tag shows that the sample has already been assigned that tag For multiple selections none of the samples will show check marks and choosing one will ask whether you want to add it or remove it from all selected samples Right click on the sample s choose Set Tags then choose a tag to apply Click on the tag icon on the main toolbar Bring up the Sample Properties dialog where you can also edit a sample s tags Creating new tags and categories When you add tags using one of the methods listed above except for via the Sample Properties dialog you will notice that at the top of the list of tag categories there is the option to create a new category Similarly when you click into any of the categories to see the tags within it there is an option at the top of the list to create a new tag Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved Basic working procedures 31 You can also create new categories and
31. ono stereo or surround sound e The number of bits 8 bit 16 bit 24 bit etc e The sample rate 44 1 kHz 48 kHz etc e The tempo e g 120 bpm available for certain file formats REX and Acidized WAV files e The time signature 3 4 4 4 etc available for certain file formats REX and Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved 16 Sample Librarian Acidized WAV files The root note C C D etc available for some Acidized WAV files The duration e g 6 seconds The file size in physical storage rather than length of time The date and time the file was last modified on disk such as from edits made within an audio editor Note that this does not include updates within Sample Librarian such as changing the rating or adding a comment these are updates to the data held within the library rather than to the file itself A rating from 1 to 5 stars that you can apply to the sample from within Sample Librarian A comment such as Great kick sample consider for next song which you can apply from within Sample Librarian The file path that is the location on the computer where the file is physically stored e g C Samples FX Customizing columns You can customize the Sample List display in a number of ways to suit your particular style of working First you can choose to hide individual columns except the Name column which must always remain visible if they are not currently of interest
32. onth B Never previewed a Recently added this session B Recently added last 7 days The first few folders collect samples based on different timelines from This session samples previewed since you launched this latest session of the application through to In the last month The Never previewed folder shows just that samples that you have never clicked on to preview within Sample Librarian Finally the Recently added this session and Recently added last 7 days folders show files that have been added to the library by scanning re scanning your sample folders during this session or in the last 7 days respectively Tags Tags provide a way to categorise samples based on any number of criteria you choose such as Genre Pop Electronic sample type Drum Hit Loop and so on The Tags folder lists all of the tags you have defined and clicking on a given tag will show all samples that have been catalogued with that tag See the section on Tags for more details Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved Basic working procedures 13 Tags Genre Ambient Breaks Drum amp Bass Electro Electronica Ethnic World Film music By By Wy Wy Y BW SD Folk Countr y Groups Groups are a way to maintain selections of samples that you wish to hold as a collection For more information see the dedicated topic on the Groups feature Smart Groups Smart Groups are an automated approach to Groups where
33. ple files WAV AIFF REX MP1 2 3 OGG Vorbis FLAC and WMA file formats are supported and be able to search the library extremely quickly in a variety of different ways e Find samples lightning fast across your entire library Want to quickly find and audition all moog or TB 303 samples you may have irrespective of what sample CD they came from or where on your hard drive they exist Simple and instant Find all samples of a given file type bit depth sample rate or combination thereof and many more options e Get organised Create Groups of samples that you would like to keep listed alongside each other even though they are scattered across various sample CDs within your library The original files remain where they are but any number of new relationships can be created to help you organise your samples the way you want them Alternatively create Smart Groups that organise samples automatically based upon rules that you define Or use Tags to organise samples by any number of categories you choose Genre Sample Type etc e Add information to remind yourself of previous decisions As you re auditioning samples you may find some choice examples that you want to remember in a future session but may not be what you re looking for right now But with thousands of samples in your library how are you going to remember what was so great about this one Before you move on quickly add a 4 star or 5 star rating anda comment Th
34. please refer to the section on Smart Groups 3 11 Purging obsolete samples Choosing this option from the File menu will invoke a Wizard that will walk you through the process of purging your library of obsolete samples What are obsolete samples When Sample Librarian scans your hard drives looking for samples it imports information about them name sample rate bit depth etc into its own database and stores links back to the original files on disk The library is therefore a form of index enabling you to locate the sample files just like a card index would enable you to locate books in a real library Sometimes these links can become broken the link points to a location but the file isn t there anymore This can happen for a few reasons if outside of Sample Librarian you delete the file from your hard drive rename it or move it to another location Just the same as if you moved a book in a real library the card index becomes out of date for that record There is another form of obsolete record too which can occur if you change the list of directories that you want Sample Librarian to scan for samples in Tools Options For instance if you were originally scanning 3 folders then decided you were no longer interested in the third and removed it from the list Sample Librarian s library would still contain links to all the samples in that folder In this instance they would be valid references the files do exist where the i
35. rary or cancel to exit back to the main screen without saving the changes Searching for samples One of the easiest and fastest ways to locate samples within your library is to use the text search facility which you can find on the toolbar at the top of the main window JS Ble eee To perform a search click in the entry box to the right of the word Find or press and hold the CTRL key and then press the F key to automatically place the cursor in the search box then type the word or combination of letters that you are looking for For instance if you want to find all of your kick drum samples you might perform a search for kick or kick drum To perform the search click the Go button or simply hit the ENTER key on your keyboard The Sample List will then change to show all sample files within the library that Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved Basic working procedures 23 contact that search text within the sample name or the file path where the sample is physically stored You can specify whether searches look for matches across all text columns or just in the name path or comment columns This setting is selected via the drop down list next to the search text box and is saved across sessions Tip If there is a particular search query you would like to perform repeatedly you might want to create a Smart Group using that search text as a customrule For details on how to do this
36. s bigger you will find that performing a full scan every time takes rather a long time You can therefore choose just to refresh from a particular folder if you already know where the new files are located To do this click on the relevant folder within the Library Navigator the panel on the left then choose Rescan from selected folder from the File menu or right click on the folder and choose Rescan from here You can also right click in the Sample List if you are currently viewing the contents of a folder and choose Rescan from here Backing up your library Before we move on to look out how to use your newly created library a word of warning itis imperative that you make a habit of regularly backing up your library This is very simple as there are just two files that you need to backup e SampleLibrarian db3 this is the library itself and may be quite large depending on how many samples you have imported e SampleLibrarian ini contains your configuration settings and is important to backup as it enables Sample Librarian to work with your library file correctly These files can be found in one of the following locations depending on which version of Windows you are running e Windows XP C Documents and Settings your_username Application Data RY Audio Sample Librarian e Windows Vista Windows 7 C Users your username AppData Roaming RY Audio Sample Librarian Please replace your username in the above path
37. s by clicking on the Tools menu and selecting the File types menu item This form contains two tabs the first shows the list of built in file types and the second shows any custom file types that you have added Built in file types Built in file types are those that Sample Librarian understands and can therefore import detailed information from You can also preview files of these types from within the application Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved Configuration Options 35 FETE P A sg D The information below shows the file types that Sample Librarian gt supports either natively or custom types you have added Built in file types Custom file types Support for the following file types is already built in to Sample Librarian These types cannot be modified however you can disable any that you do not want included in your library File Extensions Sample Count Enabled aif 297 Yes fa flac 4 271 Yes mp1 mp2 mp3 17 5 Yes 0 Enable You cannot add to or remove entries from the built in types but you can disable individual types if you are not interested in them being imported into Sample Librarian Please note that if you disable a file type and you have previously imported samples of this type they will be removed from your library when you disable it If you have added comments ratings or tags to these samples that information will therefore be lost
38. s with the username you use to logon to your PC So to reiterate please ensure you backup these files regularly and especially after making significant edits within Sample Librarian adding comments or ratings to samples creating Groups or Smart Groups and so on NOTE You must ensure you close Sample Librarian before backing up these files Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved Basic working procedures 9 otherwise there is the risk that important information will not have been saved correctly at the time you copy the files 3 4 Navigating within the library On the left hand side of the main window you will find the Library Navigator pane This contains a hierarchical tree which organizes your samples by various categories Library g Locations All from here y C Y All from here H Samples E Format 3 Channels Mono Stereo G Bits ta 16 It s important to understand that a sample can appear in more than one category This is a crucial point and therefore deserves a little more explanation Virtual folders Although the Library Navigator looks similar to the Windows Explorer folder tree that you will almost certainly be familiar with there is a fundamental difference in the way the two operate In Windows Explorer a file can exist in only one folder at the same time You can make a copy of that file in another folder of course but then you have two separate files that just happen to
39. to purchase a license from the RYAudio Web site at http www ryaudio com you will be sent a serial number via e mail which you can enter in the Serial number field and then click Register If the serial number is valid then the application will be registered to you and the trial notification will no longer appear Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved Basic working procedures 5 3 Basic working procedures 3 1 Getting to know the user interface The Sample Librarian screen is divided into three main sections as shown in the screenshot below l Sample Librarian Licensed version DEBUG BUILD he File Edit View Play Toots Help ia Wl 2 al e ADE A Er co r Date Modified 31 08 10 04 40 PM 12 10 56 02 30 PM Al from here 12 10 98 02 27 PM a e C 6 6 12 10 58 02 02 PM D Q Al fom here 2 Mac O Source rosta 2 6 12 10 98 02 09 PM rom 12 10 96 02 10 PM D retro 12 10 56 02 16 PM D E Hstory 12 10 88 03 10 PM H Tas E ov 6 12 10 98 02 33 PM G Groups 12 10 58 03 32 PM a Test 8 6 2 12 10 98 03 33 PM E Gl Smart Groups 0 Example Deno songs 0 Example Effects Q Example Kick drums a Example Lof q GQ Example Snare drums al Example Vocal Y I 12 10 98 03 06 PM 12 10 98 02 06 PM 12 10 98 03 30 PM a Test of underscores De Maroc Samples 1 20bpen mghties mav Format 44 1kHz 16bit Stereo bB ooo RD 002 1 Library Navigator
40. to you Right click on any column heading and a list will appear with an entry for each column that can be displayed Click on one of the column names to hide it Click again to redisplay it 9 CEEEEEEEE Tarma Channels Name Extension Ty IS Channels 2 in Sample Rate Duration Size Date Modified You can also change the order in which columns appear To do so left click and hold on a column name then drag it to the new location where you would like it to appear Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved Basic working procedures 17 Type Channels Bits Sample Rate pa Rate ono 16 44 1 kHz AIFF Mono 16 44 1 kHz AIFF Mono 16 44 1 kHz AIFF Mono 16 44 1 kHz Finally you can change which column is used to sort the list by clicking once on a column heading This will change the list to be sorted in ascending order by that column Click again for descending order Size a deze 438 KB 438 KB 438 KB 485 KB Note that all of these settings will be stored so that they will be the same the next time you launch the Sample Librarian application Selecting samples in the list You can select one or more samples in the Sample List that you want to perform actions on see below Following the standard convention for multiple selections in Windows applications to select more than one item do one of the following e Click on the first item then hold down the SHIFT key and click on
41. up from the context menu 3 15 Exporting Sample Filenames By using Groups and Smart Groups you are able to collect together samples that have relevance for you but they may be scattered across your hard drive in any number of different folders This is the power of Groups after all But if you are using other software or scripting tools to work with such samples it can be useful to output the list of samples to a text file complete with their fully qualified path and filenames To do this right click on a Group or Smart Group name in the Library Navigator and Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved s Sample Librarian 3 16 choose the menu item Export Sample Filenames You will be asked to specify the name and location of the text file to output to and then the file will be exported New Smart Group 2 Edit Smart Group amp Delete Smart Group Tags Aside from adding samples to Groups or creating dynamic searches via Smart Groups you can also organise your samples using the tagging features of Sample Librarian For example you may want to apply tags to samples to indicate which Genre they would suit Rock Pop Dance etc or by the Type of sample Drum Hits Synth Loops etc Tags are grouped into categories to forma 2 level hierarchy In the examples above Genre and Type are categories and Rock Pop Dance Drum Hits and Synth Loops are the actual tags Sample Librarian c
42. y onto FL Studio itself which will add the relevant instrument plugin and load the relevant preset in one action Other examples might be Native Instruments Kontakt presets or presets for other plugins that support drag and drop you ll need to use a bit of trial and error to determine which do support this and which don t Copyright 2013 RYAudio All rights reserved
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