Library Support

To use the sy.factory Library, your copy of sy.factory needs to be registered.

Configuring the Library

To configure the Library, go to the Library Preferences tab in the Preferences Dialog, and set up the preferences for the Library.

Adding Objects to The Library

The following Objects can be added to the Library.

You can add Objects to the Library using the following methods:

Please note that you can only Drag Copy Objects to the SY Library Window; you cannot Drag Move them.

Referenced objects are also copied to the Library if they are not already present in the Library. For example, if you copy a Performance and it references Voices then they are also copied if required.

If an object is copied to the Library and it is already present in the library (either a complete match or just a match in name), then the actions you have configured in the Library Preferences tab in the Preferences Dialog are taken.

You can also Batch Import files to the library

Copying Objects From The Library

You can copy Objects from the Library to a file using the following methods:

Referenced objects are also copied from the Library if they are not already present in the destination file and if the destination file supports them. For example, if you copy a Performance and it references Voices then they are also copied if required.

Deleting Objects From The Library

To delete an object from the library, right click over the Object or selection of Objects and select the Delete option from the context menu

Exporting Voices From The Library to the SY

You can send Voices from the Library to the SY edit buffer by right clicking over a selected object and selecting the Export to SY Edit Buffer option from the context menu.

You can also Drag Copy a Voice or Selection of Voices from the the SY Library Window to the SY Synth Window

If you check the Automatically Export Selected Item option, then when you select a Voice it is automatically exported to the SY Voice Edit Buffer.

This, for example, allows you use the cursor keys to move though the library Voices and have them automatically exported to the Edit Buffer without having to do anything else. Please note however, that with this option enabled, then the scrolling is slowed down.

You can also double click on a Voice to export it.

Extracting Files from the Library

If you set the Library Table View to show Files, you can right click over a file and select the Extract File menu option, which will recreate the original file from all the source data held in the database. The file can then be saved. This option is also available for Files shown in the Library Tree View

List File Usage

If you right click over an object in the Library, and select the List File Usage... menu option, a dialog will be displayed which shows all the files in the Library that make use of that object.

Several files may refer to a single object based on the setting on the Library import preferences if they are set not to add identical objects. If this is set only a single copy is stored, and all files that contained the identical object only refer to that single object within the Library

New Author

If you set the Library Table View to show Authors, you can right click in the Table and select the New Author menu option, which displays a dialog that allows you to create a new Author. This option is also available in the Library Tree View by right clicking over the Author branch

Library Information ...

This option is found on the Tools Menu.

Opens the Library Statistics dialog.