Yeah . . ACID Pro5 : Media Manager? I've removed it . . Can't get it initialized ..

Grazie wrote on 3/5/2005, 4:02 AM
I've tried over on the Acid Forum .. but .. . PLeeeease . .

What am I missing from NOT using this?

I have removed it because I can't get Acid5 or Windows to organise itself to use the SQL. I've read the threads here on this subject, and I have decided to it is well beyond my meagre PC abilities.

So, dear friends, what AM I missing?

Why is it that sometimes this stuff can be real hard? Otherwise Acid 5 so far is behaving itself. I've even got my Shuttle Pro operating!

Grazie

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Grazie wrote on 3/5/2005, 6:43 AM
1/- Uninstalled

2/- Reinstalled

Got it!

Grazie
JohnnyRoy wrote on 3/5/2005, 7:27 AM
> So, dear friends, what AM I missing?

Had you not gotten it to work, you would have been missing an exceptional feature for finding media. The Media Manager allows you to “tag” ALL of your loops with information about them like, instrument, genre, beats, artist, etc. This is regardless of where they are in the many loop libraries on your file system. Then when you need a Reggae Bass part that’s 8 beats in the key of E, you just go to the Media Manager, select your query and it will show you all of the loops that match your criteria in seconds, rather than hours of browsing through your 20,000 loop library.

Think of the Media Manager as the “Google of media”. Once you try it, you’ll wonder how you ever found loops without it. It is a BIG productivity tool once its set up. I would bet that most people are only using a small fraction of their loop libraries because they can never find the loop they need even though it is in there and so they keep going back to the same small set of loops.

So the Media Manager equates to increased productivity and more thorough usage of loop libraries. Take an afternoon and play with it. Install the Sony Reference Library so that when you scan your Sony loop libraries they get automatically tagged. This reference library makes setting up the Media Manager a snap. Obviously I love having it. I think it was a stroke of genius on Sony’s part to put the power of a relational database at our fingertips.

~jr
Grazie wrote on 3/5/2005, 7:38 AM
"Install the Sony Reference Library so that when you scan your Sony loop libraries they get automatically tagged. "

- Well JR I have installed the Loop Reference Library, how/where do I make it work?

And yes, JR, it is a stroke of genius of Sony to add a relational DB, but it only took this numbnutz 2 minutes NOT being able to install it!

So, how do I action Loop Library?

Grazie
kb_de wrote on 3/5/2005, 8:18 AM
quite simple:
go into the preferences panel, cross that function and next time when you start acid it reload all things you want!
Grazie wrote on 3/5/2005, 8:31 AM
THANK you! I am not worthy!

This addition to ACID is truly outstanding! This means I can locate, and sort into graphical reps of what it "sounds" like . .. Brillliant!

Ok, the TAGS and Library stuff I'm gonna need to mull over . .. . but I'm real glad I got ACID5 ! Triple A's for the programmers . .. .

JR - yopu don't HAVE to be so polite! ;) . . .you must have been biting your tongue . . . . excellent programme .. the pennies are starting to drop .. BIG time!

Grazie



. .. oh I seee . .. oh I see . . oh I see. . . it's being one of "those" weekends . . .Sony? GREAT STUFF!
JohnnyRoy wrote on 3/5/2005, 10:18 AM
> - Well JR I have installed the Loop Reference Library, how/where do I make it work?

To enable the reference library click on the Media Manager tab. The icon on the far right (top) is Media Library Actions. Click on that and then select Options from the dropdown menu. In the Media Manager Options the first dropdown is Reference Library. Change it from (none) to Sony Sound Series Loops and Samples.

~jr