MP3 Files - Browse or Layout Mode - which is better?

Hi,
Recently Roger Wilmut1 gave me the correct process on how to <drag and drop> audio files into my database. As part of the process, he suggested, “Make sure you are in Browse mode.”
I played the audio file in <Browse> mode. I double clicked the audio icon and “Let's Do The Cha-Cha” started playing. No problems (see screenshot).
But, what happens if I stopped the song mid-way through? Still in <Browse> Mode, it began playing where it left off. But, what if I wanted to start the song from the beginning? <Browse> mode proved problematic. For no apparent reason, other than experimentation, I tried <Layout> Mode.
In <Layout> Mode, I dragged and dropped the “Up On The Mountain” (audio file b-side) into a multimedia field (see screenshot).
Still in <Layout Mode> I single clicked the audio file icon. A “status display” and “audio track bar” appeared (see screenshot). A single click in the “status display” and the song started playing. It seemed <Layout> Mode gave me more audio options, than being in <Browse> Mode. Is there a downside in <Layout> Mode, I'm unaware of?
Many thanks to Roger Wilmut1 and Ronda Wilson for sharing their screenshot information with me. In this case, visual and written communication proved to be equally important and necessary.
Carl

Thank you Roger,
You reminded me of two immutable truths, I forgot. First, ”Layout mode is for designing databases. Anything you do there will apply to all records - for example if you drag in a small image, it will then appear in all records.” Second, AppleWorks 6.2.9 is old. I'm taking this database building business quite seriously. AppleWorks 6.2.9 may not be sophisticated enough for the work I'm trying to do. There will be lots of text, lots of audio files, lots of photographs and/or screenshots of record labels. Label identification will show how to identify an original, 1st pressing, a re-issued 2nd pressing or a bootleg. Also, I have Final Cut Express 4 to capture and edit all the videos I collected over the years and Amadeus Pro for the audio files.
I read with interest your informative article Abandoning AppleWorks - Datbases. You had this to say about Bento 2, “Bento has nothing approaching the power of the AppleWorks database module.” Do you hold a similar opinion regarding BENTO 4? Do you intend up-dating your Database chapter to include Bento 4 comments?
In the Database chapter you also wrote, “There is really only one choice as a replacement: FileMaker Pro, which is pretty well the industry standard.” Professionally speaking, do you still feel that way today?
Here's what I think. Looking toward the future and due to its age, there will be a task AppleWorks 6.2.9 simply will not be able to do for me. I believe the handwriting is on the wall. I will curse Apple Corporate for needlessly killing a great software program and giving us Bento-Crap, versions 1 through 4. Why bother with a Bento 4 trial period? There is uber-excessive, Bento 4 marketing hype vis a vis the AppleWorks 6 community. If Bento is so great, why the hype?
Apple Corporate doesn't care about Bento. What's Bento's purpose ($49)? Why does it exist? Why has it been crap for so long? FileMaker is Apple Corporate's pride and joy. I have 2 choices, new versus old.
THE NEW: Is FileMaker Pro 11 ($299), database-over-kill for my purposes? What am I talking about? Basic Database 101: lots of text files, audio files (MP3), pictures and or, screenshots. I want to easily create: fields,customize records, tab order, sorting, defining fields, font, size. Should I spend the extra dollars for the most current, up-to-date version of FileMaker Pro?
THE OLD: Can I save a few bucks and create a killer database with an older version of FileMaker Pro? For example, FileMaker Pro 10 or FileMaker Pro 9? In the end, will the savings be worth it?
Respectfully yours, Carl

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