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You can import Strata source files and rendered audio files into any SFX database applications such as Basehead, Soundminder, Soundly, and REAPER’s database feature in its media explorer.
The embedded metadata in Strata files facilitates search and categorization in these applications. In addition, each collection has a companion SoundBook spreadsheet that lists all of the embedded data. You can use the SoundBooks to create your own customized database.
REAPER has a powerful built-in database feature. You can create a Strata database or add it to an existing database to simplify searches for projects, audio files, and documents. In the new database, you can create sub-databases for each collection, such as Historical Firearms, Vehicles, and so on.
Before you create a database, add the recommended user columns as described in Adding Metadata Columns to REAPER Media Explorer.
To create a REAPER database:
In the menu bar, click View > Media Explorer. The media explorer opens.
In the folder hierarchy at the left of the window, click My Computer. A list of drives appears in the file list.
Navigate to the Strata folder.
Right-click the folder and in the shortcut menu, click Make database from folder. REAPER scans the contents of the collection folder and creates a database.
Strata consists of a growing number of individual sound collections. After you create the initial Strata database in REAPER, you can update it as required whenever you download a new collection.
To update the Strata database:
In the media explorer, right-click the database name in the folder hierarchy at the left of the window, then click Scan database for new files. The database is updated with the new collection content.
After you create the Strata database and add the various user columns to the REAPER media explorer, you can configure the media explorer to search the metadata in the user columns. With this additional configuration, you can save time and simplify your workflow because you can remain focused on REAPER while you search; there is no need to use additional third-party libraries or perform focused searches outside of REAPER.
The REAPER database is optimized and fast, so you can find and audition any Strata sound, project, or subproject almost instantly.
To enable metadata search in REAPER:
Right-click the search filter box at the upper right of the media explorer, and ensure that User Columns is selected. Subsequently, any text you type in the box filters by the data in the configured user columns as well as the other selected options.
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