Searching the Main SongBase
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FastTracks V2 Search Tool may be launched from the Main SongBook Menu by clicking _bm83.png.


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To utilize the Search Tool's basic functionality.....

·   Enter the "Search Text". This can be a single word or phrase. It is recommended that the Search Text be restricted to as few words as possible, since improper punctuation, spacing etc. will alter the results. As an example, searching for the song "Green, Green Grass of Home" would best be performed with the Search Text "green". This would produce a list of ALL Song Titles containing the word "green". You could then scroll through the list and select the proper song title.  
·   Select the field to "Search by". This can be either Song Title or Artist.  
·   Click "Search" After a few seconds a list of ALL Song Titles or Artists, depending on your "Search by" selection, will be displayed in the top list window.  
·   Scroll through this list and click on the proper Song Title or Artist. ALL manufactured discs containing the selected Song Title or Artist will be displayed in the bottom list window.  
·   Scroll through the bottom list and highlighting the desired disc.  
·   Click "Display All Tracks on Selected Disc" to see a listing of the Song Tracks found on the highlighted disc.  

DUP-Findertm
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Stop wasting hard earned money on discs containing songs you already have!


FastTracks' exclusive DUP-Finder feature automatically compares the discs listed with the open SongBook and displays the number of potentially duplicated songs on each disc!

Using DUP-Finder is easy.....

Let's assume you have a song you'd like to add to your library.
·   Simply perform a search on the desired Song Title as outlined above.  
·   The bottom list will display the Manufactured disc(s) containing your desired Song Title.  
·   Check in the DUP column, FastTracks has checked each disc for potential duplicates in the Open SongBook!  
·   Simply select the disc(s) that contain(s) the least duplicated songs.  
·   To view the songs that are duplicated, highlight the desired disc and click "Display All Tracks on Selected Disc". The songs listed in RED are potential duplicates.  

The DUP column utilizes color coding for easy identification of potential discs.

_bm86.png       Disc contains less than 5 duplicate songs.
_bm87.png       Disc contains 5 to 11 duplicate songs.
_bm88.png       Disc contains 12 or more duplicate songs.