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Menus

At the far left of each section, you will find a number of buttons for performing vari-

ous functions. The buttons marked with down-pointing arrows are menu buttons;

menus concerning the relevant sections will pull down when you click on these. As

a shortcut, you may right-click anywhere in the main window (or control-click on

Mac) to display a context menu. The context menus contain items that are relevant

to the section or controller you click on.

Repeat Last Menu

You can Shift Click any menu button to repeat the last executed menu. This is es-

pecially useful for repeating functions such as altering and randomizing drum

patches and patterns, shifting patterns left and right etc.

Knobs and Faders

Parameters are edited with the numerous buttons, knobs and faders found on the

screen. Whenever you drag a fader or a knob, a hint window is shown displaying

the name and setting of the parameter in question. The setting is displayed in the

natural unit for the parameter, e.g. frequency settings are displayed in hertz (Hz) and

note name and volume settings in decibels (dB).

Some keys on your computer keyboard modify the behavior of knobs and faders. If

the Shift Key is held down, the rate of change is adjusted so that you can make

finer adjustments. If the Control Key is held down (command key on Mac), the fader

or knob will reset to its default value (i.e. the value of a newly initialized preset /

drum patch). Finally, you can press the Alt Key when clicking a knob to temporarily

change its mode from circular to linear or vice versa.

You can right-click any knob, fader or button in Microtonic to open a small menu

with a few different choices that works directly on the controller. For example, you

can use this menu to enter an exact textual value or assign a MIDI controller to the

parameter.

Top Section

The Top Section of Microtonic contains both program controllers as well as a pre-

set selector and channel buttons.

Main Menu

Channel Buttons

Mute Buttons

Program Display / Selector

Preset Selector / Browser

Sound Morph

Select Channel with MIDI Pitched MIDI Mode

Stop Voices with MIDI Note Off

Figure 2 Top Section

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