101 Tip: Choose Metadata, Find Sounds by Author, and a So Percussion Treat

So Percussion opening for Matmos at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Photo (CC) sushiesque.

The Kore Browser can be overwhelming at first — what if you’re not looking for a Granular + Reggae/Dub preset? (Hmm, sadly that doesn’t return anything — added to my sound design to-do list.)

The trick is to pick metadata categories that are useful to you. If you right-click the top line (Type / Mode / Genre) of the browser, you get a pop-up menu that allows you to choose additional columns — and turn off the ones you don’t need.

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