The Find Missing Samples dialog assists you in finding samples in case they are not automatically detected by the programs that you have loaded.
For example, samples are reported missing in the following situations:
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The referenced samples are located on a different drive than the program and that drive name has changed.
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A program referencing samples was created on a different computer, and you have transferred the program file to your computer, but not the referenced samples.
The dialog displays a list of the samples that are missing, with information regarding the format, size, and creation date.
Search Path
Below the list of missing samples, you can enter the search path to find the missing samples.
Once you have specified the search path, click the Start Search button to initiate the search process.
All sub-directories are searched before the results are displayed. Therefore, the search takes longer if you specify entire drives.
If the search only produces a single result for each missing sample, the sample path is automatically adjusted in the program, and the sample disappears from the Missing Files list. As soon as all samples are found, the dialog is closed.
If multiple sample files of the same name are found in more than one location, an additional Found Files list appears below the Missing Files list, which shows the available samples and their file locations.
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To select a sample or a complete folder in which to detect the missing samples, double-click on it in the Found Files list.
When a sample or folder is detected this way, it disappears from the Missing Files list.
Favorite Search Paths
To save a particular path for future searches, you can add it to the search path list. The next time the dialog opens, it allows you to choose from the predefined paths to include them in the search.
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To add a path, click the + sign.
Search Options
By default, HALion searches for samples that, in addition to sharing the same file name, match in terms of time, size, and format. A sample is only considered as “found” if all of this information is identical. However, you can exclude particular information types by activating Ignore File Time and Size and/or Ignore Audio Format and Length.
If Automatically Start Search is activated, the search is initiated as soon as the dialog opens.