User Manual

BROWSERIntroduction
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Omnisphereshipswithamassivelibraryofsoundsandrequiresasophisticatedwaytosearch,filter
andbrowsethem.TheBrowsersinOmnisphereweredesignedtoprovideanintuitiveandconvenient
waytoquicklyfindexactlywhatyouneedfromalibrarycontainingthousandsofsounds.
Usingcategories,searchableattributes(calledTags),Projects&Sharing,theBrowsersadda
powerfulandimportantfeaturetotheworkflowinOmnisphere.Themoreyouunderstandabouthow
theBrowserworks,thebetteryouwillbeabletoenjoytheOmnispheresoundlibrary.
Multis,Patches,andSoundsourceshavetheirownBrowserswiththesamelayoutandidentical
functions,buttheyinteractwithdifferentpartsoftheCoreLibrary.Forexample,whentheMulti
Browserisopen,onlyMultiswillbeaccessibleintheBrowser.
TherearetwotypesofBrowsersinOmnisphere:theFullBrowserandtheMiniBrowser.TheFull
BrowserusestheentireOmnisphereuserinterface,whichallowsformorerefinedsearches,
displayingmoreresults.TheMiniBrowserusesonlytheleftmostareaoftheinterface,makingthe
controlsstillaccessible–convenientforeditingsoundswhilebrowsing.
TherearetwowaystoquicklydistinguishwhichBrowserisopen:
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1.ThetitleatthetopoftheBrowser.
2.TheimageintheInfoArea.