Leaving a comment

Comments are a great way to take notes or get feedback on your tracks. In this article, we'll learn how to:

• Open the comment view from your project's files
• From a player
• Leave a general comment
• Leave a time-coded comment
• Format your comment

Open the comment view

To comment, open the comment view (also known as your File Preview). If the song you want to comment on is currently playing, just click on it's title in the Now Playing bar.

You can also open the File Preview for tracks that aren't currently playing. This looks a little different between your Project Files and from a Player.

From your project files

To open the Preview for a File in your project, simply click on the file itself. If there are already comments on the file you can click on that "wafer" as well.

From a player

To leave a comment, click on the "comment" button that is shown on the track that is currently playing. Or if there are already some comments, you can also click on that "wafer".

Note: If you do not see this option, comments are most likely disabled for the Player. You might want to ask the person who sent you the Player to double check that they've turned comments on.

When you open the File Preview, you will see a view similar the one shown below. A waveform and comment input box.

Leave a general comment

To leave a comment, simply type your message into the text input and hit "send" (paper airplane icon). This will attach your message to this file for others to see.

Leave a time-coded comment

If you want to leave a comment at specific point in time along the audio file, click on the "clock" icon. When enabled, the current time will be displayed to the right of the clock.

As soon as you start typing, Samply records where you are currently in the track (you'll see the time stop counting up). You can take your time typing because when you hit "send" that message will be placed exactly where the track was when you began typing.

Tip: Sometimes it's nice to sit back and listen, then just hit a random key whenever you hear something noteworthy. That way the time is locked in, even if you haven't figured out exactly how to phrase your message yet.

Format your comment

You can also format your comments by using the Bold and Italic modifiers (Command + B, and Command + I).

Updated on: 16/05/2023