MediaBay Settings
The Preferences dialog in Cubase contains a special MediaBay page where you can set up the MediaBay. These settings are also available from within the MediaBay.
To display the preferences, click MediaBay Settings in the lower left corner of the MediaBay.
- Show Managed Locations Only
If this option is activated, all folders that are not scanned for files are hidden. This keeps the tree view in the Define Locations section less cluttered.
- Use Current Selection as Base Location
If this option is activated, only the selected folder and its subfolders are shown.
- Scan Folders only when MediaBay is open
If this option is activated, Cubase only scans for media files when the MediaBay window is open.
If this option is deactivated, the folders are scanned in the background even when the MediaBay window is closed. However, Cubase never scans folders while playing back or recording.
- Maximum Items in Results List
Specifies the maximum number of files that are displayed in the Results list. This avoids unmanageably long lists of files.
NoteThe MediaBay does not warn you if the maximum number of files has been reached. There might be situations where a certain file you are looking for cannot be found because the maximum number of files was reached.
- Allow Editing in Results List
If this option is activated, you can edit attributes in the Results list. If this option is deactivated, attributes can only be edited in the Attribute Inspector.
- Show File Extensions in Results List
If this option is activated, file name extensions are displayed in the Results list.
- Scan unknown File Types
When scanning for media files, the MediaBay ignores files with an unknown file extension. If this option is activated, the MediaBay tries to open and scan any file in the search location and ignores those files that cannot be recognized.