Menu Bar

New

Create a new empty preset.

Open

ctrl-o

Open a preset with a file open dialogue.

Save

ctrl-s

Save current preset.

Save As

ctrl-shift-s

Save preset as a new file.

Revert to Saved

Dismiss changes to preset and revert.

Load Reference Sample

Open a wave sample to use as a modelling reference. References samples should be single note recordings of an instrument. See Working With Samples for more information.

Unload sample

If a wave sample is loaded, unload the sample.

Undo

ctrl-z

Undo the last action. Undoable actions include adding or deleting a line or point the assignment of a deformer to a vertex path.

Redo

ctrl-shift-z

Redo the last action.

Erase Verts

del

delete the selected vertices of the currently focused panel. The focused panel is the panel outlined with a blue border.

Extrude Verts

e

extrude the selected vertices of the currently focused panel. See Editing Workflow.

Audio Config Edit

Edit the audio device configuration and midi settings. Here is where you would change the samplerate, the audio buffer size, or the audio device.

Directories Edit

Set the directories of content (presets and meshes), and the wave file directory. The wave file directory is used by the browser when the "Show Wave files" button is clicked. The content directory expects subdirectories /meshes and /presets.

Collision Detection

When this is true, all editing actions that would cause vertex paths to overlap are prevented. Under certain conditions, overlapping can occur after which all editing is prevented, so to continue editing you must disable collision detection.

   On Hover

Show panel vertices and vertex paths on mouse hover.

   Always

Always show panel vertices and vertex paths.

Waveform Waterfall

Show the waterfall visualization of the waveform surface.

   On all events

Update the display as you edit.

   On drag release

Update the display only on the end of a mouse drag. Select this to improve performance if necessary.

Declick

Apply a declick volume envelope to the voice.

Pitch Bend Range

Set the pitch bend range.

Blue-dim mapping

The mapping of the blue dimension. See Understanding Morphing

Quality Options

Adjust the quality options for realtime and render.