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Using the Librarian
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Using the Librarian
Import and export
Import and export let you transfer data between the wavestate and the computer. is lets you import new sounds,
transfer sounds from one wavestate to another, or back up and restore specic data. (For backing up the entire contents
of the wavestate, see “Backup and restore” on page 10.)
Important: make sure to read “ink of the Editor/Librarian as an external display for the wavestate” on
page1.
Importing data
To import data from your computer to the wavestate:
1. In the File menu, select the Import… command.
A standard le open dialog will appear.
2. Select the wavestate le(s) to import.
You can select and import multiple les at once.
3. Press the Open button.
e data in the le(s) will be imported into the wavestate. A message will appear to conrm the import, including
information about which les have been added.
Data conicts
If some of the imported data appears to be dierent or updated versions of the internal data, a dialog will appear with
the text:
“A dierent or changed item already exists in the database for <item name>”
e dialog oers several options:
Cancel: the item will not be imported.
Overwrite: the item will be imported, replacing the version in the wavestate.
Make Unique: the item will be imported, and its UUID (see “UUIDs” on page9) will be changed so that it does not
conict with the version already in the wavestate.
Apply to All: the choice of Cancel, Overwrite, and Make Unique will be applied to all conicting les in the Import.
If a Set List is imported, and some of its constituent Performances were made unique, then the Set List is edited to point
to the new Performances.
UUIDs
e wavestate uses a database to keep sounds organized. Internally, sounds are identied not by their names, but rather
by a unique tag attached to the le, called a UUID (“Universally Unique Identier”). is means that even if a sound’s
name has been changed, the system still knows it’s the same sound.
When you write a sound from the wavestate front panel, “Overwrite” keeps the UUID the same, and “Save As New”
creates a new UUID.
When you import data, the UUIDs in the sounds to be imported are compared with those already in the database. If
a sound has the same UUID, but its contents are dierent, you’ll see the dialog described under “Data conicts” on
page9.
Exporting data
When exporting two or more pieces of data, you can either save them as separate les or as a single Bundle le.
Exporting as separate les
To export data from the wavestate to your computer as separate les on disk:
1. In the Main Window, select the data that you’d like to export.
For more information, see “List and selection” on page14.
2. In the File menu, select the Export… command.
A standard le open dialog will appear.
3. Navigate to the location to save the les.