Using Local F/V Sound Effects

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When you are using Soundly on a computer connected to the CalArts network, you can have access to the nearly 50,000 effects and music tracks that we were using before we had Soundly.

It’s simple to connect, but at this point, you must repeat this process each time you log in.

When you start Soundly, you will see a list of Cloud and Local Libraries:

Be sure that fvcentral is mounted on the desktop.

Select Database -> Connect to shared network database.

Navigate to fvcentral/Assets/Soundminer/SoundlyDB.sdb. Drag the file to the text field in the Soundly window and click Connect.

After several seconds, the SoundlyDB library will show up under the Network library category, so you will see many folders containing sound effects. 

If you deselect Cloud and Local, you’ll be able to use the search function to look through sounds just within this network.

Remember, you will need to repeat this process each time you log into a local computer and start Soundly. But it only takes a minute.

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