The Main Screen in Instrument Manager™ is the interface to a single Database which you attach to the dialog. You can have multiple screens up within a single Instrument Manager application, to edit multiple Databases.

A Main Screen shows:

Sound Object Lists
The Main Screen contains four different lists. Two of them (Database View and Category View) relate to Sound Objects in the Database. Folder View lists the files on your system (local disks or network drives), and Column View allows you to make your own custom "virtual volume".

A Database shows all the entries or a portion of them. This can be based on a Search lookup, the contents of a Group, a modified list based on adding or removing from the list. You can drag out of the list and drop into it.

For more information on the Lists and their function, please see the Main Screen Lists section in this document.

Search Field
This works similarly to the standard iTunes or other applications Search Field. Use this to increase or decrease the entries you see in the List. For more information on searching, please see the Search section in this document.

Operation Popup
This gives you easy access to common operations, like adding, deleting, relinking, the Reference Manager, Properties, etc.