Scopes / DiskOp

This part of the screen has two main functions. Firstly, it displays audio visualizations, and secondly, it contains a 'disk browser' for operations such as loading/saving of songs, samples, instruments, patterns, tracks, and themes (skins).

Scopes section

Scopes show the resulting waveform of the current channel or track that is playing, or frequency analysis. They are used to monitor song or track state. Active track and visible range on Track Scopes is highlighted. You can also choose to display only track numbers instead of track names in the Configs menu. Spectrum shows spectral analysis of song (most dominant frequencies in range from 20 to 20000 Hz).

In Track Scopes mode you can mute/unmute tracks by clicking the left mouse button on the track, and solo/unmute all tracks with a right click.

Screen displays (from top-left to bottom-right)

• Stereo Scopes

  Switch to 2 scopes visualization, one for each stereo channel. The stereo scopes are sensitive to the master volume (unlike the track scopes), so this is the place to go if you need to "see" clicks or distortion. Track Scopes - Switch to track scopes visualization, one for each track.

• Spectrum

  Switch to spectrum analyzer visualization, shows frequency analysis for all tracks.

• Width

  Adjusts window width for scopes (range of the sample values displayed in each scope) or bar width in spectrum mode.

• DiskOp

  Switch to DiskOp window (replaces Scopes window).

DiskOp

The DiskOp section is used for everything that concerns finding, loading, renaming, and saving of files, creating or deleting of directories etc.

Previewing (i.e. listening to) a sample while it is loading also applies any current track effects so you can hear exactly what you would hear if you used that sample as an instrument in the current track.

Please notice that the new diskop remembers the current directory for each filetype seperately. So, if you choose d:\something while you are in Song mode, next choose e:\foo\bar in Instrument mode and switch back to Song mode, d:\something will be restored.

Clicking with the right mousebutton on a directory in the left tree-view will make the selected directory the new root-entry. Clicking a File with the right mousebutton will load it instantly. This is pretty useful for browsing samples since you dont have to torture your mouse with insane doubleclicks.

Screen displays (from top-left to bottom-right)

• Favorites

  Here you can store your favorite directories for the categories "Song", "Track", "Instrument", "Sample", and "Skin". By clicking with the right mouse button you save a directory, by clicking with the left one you load/restore it. So you have 4 * 5 Favorite slots. (4 slots for 5 filetypes)

• Arrow up/down

  Clicking on these arrows takes you one directory level up or down.

• Directory buttons with arrows

  This lists the disk drives currently found on your system. Click on a drive letter to enter it or scroll through the list by clicking on the up or down arrow.

• Directory and file structure

  This window shows you the files and directories currently found on the selected hard drive. On the right side of it, you see a scrollbar. Use it to scroll down or up.

• Window of found files

  This window lists the files of the selected type found in the current directory.

• *.*

  Click this button to show all files found in the current directoy, not only the ones of the selected type.

• (Headphones)

  This button defines whether you prelisten to samples you load into your song.

• (Circle with arrows)

  This button refreshes the directory listing.

• "+ (directory)"

  Creates a new (sub)directory. To do so, click on the button, enter a name in the popup window and click "Create".

• A

  Renames files and directories. To do so, click on the button, after that click on a file or directory you want to rename, enter the new name in the popup window and click "Rename".

• (Trashcan)

  Deletes files and directories. To do so, click on the button and after that click a file you want deleted.

• Save

  This is the button that saves the currently selected file type. Enter a name in the bar on the right side of it first. Overwriting a file causes a popup window asking for your confirmation to do so.
  Also note that saving a song also saves the cursor position and instrument that was last used so you can continue exactly where you left off.

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