--- title: How to Search Your Sound Effects Library with Embedded Metadata description: Learn how to use the descriptive metadata embedded in our sound effects libraries to help find the right sound and speed up your workflow. image: https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/hubfs/how-to-search-sound-effects-with-metadata.jpg --- [![pse-blog-logo](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/pse-blog-light-logo.png?width=319&height=120&name=pse-blog-light-logo.png)](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/) [![pse-primary-logo-white-text](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/pse-blog-light-logo.png?width=512&height=76&name=pse-blog-light-logo.png)](https://www.prosoundeffects.com/) [ Pro Sound Effects ](https://www.prosoundeffects.com/?switchLanguage=en) Authors Tags Posts [ Show more results ](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com) [ Sound Effects ](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/tag/sound-effects) [ Learn ](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/tag/learn) # How to Search Your Sound Effects Library with Embedded Metadata 1 min read Author ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e) [Jamie Bishop](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/author/jamie-bishop) Share ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/3542650/how-to-search-sound-effects-with-metadata.jpg) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/3542650/how-to-search-sound-effects-with-metadata.jpg)     #### Discover how to search with descriptive embedded metadata to experience the full potential of our sound effects libraries. When we prepare a sound effects library for release, we put a lot of care into ensuring that the descriptive metadata embedded to each sound file is optimized for your audio workflow – especially for audio post production. This includes the more obvious fields like filename, description, and our specific category structure – as well as lesser-known fields that can be useful when applied correctly. In the video above, watch **Martin Pinsonnault** (*Big Little Lies, Dallas Buyers Club*) explore the nuances of metadata and provide tips to navigate a sound effects library using search software. As the main recordist and sound designer behind the [Sonomar Collection](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/collections/sonomar-collection?utm_campaign=Sonomar&utm_medium=internal&utm_source=blog) – our exclusive line of inventive, high-resolution sound libraries to inspire your designs – Pinsonnault knows exactly what to look for to easily find the sounds you need for your projects. The sound library featured in this video, [Magnetic](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/sonomar-collection-magnetic-magnet-sound-effects-library?utm_campaign=Sonomar&utm_medium=internal&utm_source=blog), is one of several releases in the Sonomar Collection that will enhance your sound design toolkit with detailed, versatile recordings ripe for pitching and processing. Watch a library tour of Magnetic below, and check out more Sonomar libraries to see for yourself: **[Sonomar Collection – Available Now](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/collections/sonomar-collection?utm_campaign=Sonomar&utm_medium=internal&utm_source=blog)** [![EXPLORE LIBRARIES](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3542650/ac8c461b-05cf-4ab5-865c-9a7f5b207c7d.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3542650/ac8c461b-05cf-4ab5-865c-9a7f5b207c7d) --- #### Want to share this post? 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