Main Window controls


Base Octave

This number represent the base octave used for editing notes. The dialog in the View-Setup menu allows you to customize your keyboard, so that the keys are mapped on up to 3 octaves: Base_Octave-1, Base_Octave, and Base_Octave+1. The initial Base Octave is 5, which means that if you type the D# key for Base_Octave+1, the note played will be a D#6. You can set the Base Octave from 1 to 8.

Tempo

This number represents the current tempo (in BPMs) of the song currently playing. You can change the tempo, but it will be overridden by any tempo effects present in the song. The BPM displayed is accurate for a speed of 6.

Speed

This number represents the current speed of the song, which is a tempo divider: higher number means slower tempo. It is the number of beats (ticks) for each row of the song. Like the tempo, you can change the speed of the current song being played, but it will be overridden by any speed effects present in the song.

Tree View

The tree view on left of the screen displays the installed sound banks, the midi library (used when importing midi files), the instrument library (a simple instrument/sample browser), and all the songs currently opened.
You can right-click on any item, which will bring a menu with different operation you can perform on it. The hilighted operation is the default operation that will be performed if you double-click on the item.
You can drag and drop items from and to the tree:
You can also use the keyboard in the tree: