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All these views have the same controls and behave like Libraries.
Adding Regions and Compositions to Libraries
User Libraries are not restricted to storing individual Clips. Whole Compositions or selected Regions of Compo-
sitions
, including all the Clips in a Composition in relation to each other on multiple Tracks may be placed in a
library. To do this, select one or more
Clips in a Composition, hold down the Shift-Alt keys and drag the selection
from the
Timeline to the Library, or hold down the Shift-Alt keys and drag the whole Composition from the
Overview panel to the User Library.Media Folders
User Libraries can contain Master Clips, Compositions, Mixer Snapshots, Plug-in Snapshots, Fade Settings,
etc…. Each
Project can have an unlimited number of User Libraries open, each with an unlimited number and
mixture of contents.
N.B. In Pyramix User Libraries, there is no practical distinction between a Clip, a section of a Composition
(
Region) and a complete Composition. Either can be added to a User Library or to an existing Composition. This
is an extremely powerful feature. Any item copied to a
User Library from the Timeline appears there as a Compo-
sition
automatically labelled Part of ‘composition name’.
Automation in Libraries
If the menu item Edit > Automation Editing > Enable Automation Editing is enabled then any Edit operation
(
Cut/Copy/Paste etc…) brings automation data with it according to the mode set in the same sub-menu. E.g. Cut/
Copy/Delete Displayed Automation
. When active Edit operations will only include Automation Curves visible in
the Timeline. When
Cut/Copy/Delete Whole Strip Automation is active (Enabled By Default) ALL Automation,
even the curves not visible currently in Timeline Track(s) will be affected when editing.
Note: Only parameters of controls present in both the source and destination Mixer strips will be
copied successfully.
Library Maintenance
If media is moved or the path to it is changed (E.g. by copy, backup or moving folders etc.) Libraries referencing
the ‘orphaned media can have their paths updated by simply mounting all the media folders involved and select-
ing
Drive > Update Media Paths in the Global Libraries tab window.
Libraries (apart from the Default Library which is embedded in the Project) can be closed from the Library menu,
but not deleted. Click on the library you wish to close to highlight it and select
Library > Close Library. This will
remove the library from the Project Library list but it can still be opened, if required, by selecting
Library > Open
Library
and navigating to the library you wish to open, clicking on it to highlight it, and clicking on Open.
A
Shelf can be re-named by clicking on it to highlight it in the right-hand pane and selecting Rename from either
the Library
Edit menu or the right-click context menu.
A
Shelf can be deleted by clicking on it to highlight it in the right-hand pane and pressing Delete.
Using Global Libraries
Overview
The Pyramix Global Libraries feature is one of the most unique productivity tools imaginable in any DAW and is
thus one of the least understood. This section describes the Libraries (Global and Document) and their use. Exam-
ples describe workflows which rely on them to speed up an operator's working day in many different ways.
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