What's In A File?

Translator™ adds another layer to the Explorer/Expose concept. With the Shell (Windows) or Finder (Mac), you have Folders, with Files in those Folders. You can think of Folders as Containers that hold Files.

Translator™ adds another layer. Individual Files can also be Containers, since the Sampler file formats can contain many separate items. For example, a SoundFont can contain many Presets, Instruments, and Samples. You can open up a SoundFont in Translator and view the internal contents, for the purpose of listening to one of the samples, auditioning one of the Instruments, viewing the structure, or converting just one the objects and not all of them.

Also, Translator™ doesn't put every file on the screen like Explorer/Expose does, at most only the Sampler and Sound related ones. This is to drastically declutter the screen. If all files were viewable, that would suck. (You can also limit the view even further by using the Filters option under Options-View Filter.)

There are also no other frills down the line such as Network Neighborhood, Control Panel, Recycle Bin, etc. as they are not necessary to our function. In fact, do not think as Translator so much as an Explorer replacement as it is a platform in which you can translate files or drives while seeing everything that exists on your computer at the same time.

(However, realize that Translator can be launched from the regular Explorer/Expose interface by context menu, dragging, or double click.)

The whole concept is this: you can view all the pertinent Music Folders and Files on your screen, enabling you to move; that is, translate them all around to your desire.