Low values enable stutter-free playback of complex songs while dismissing a lot of notes. High values impact performance but allow up to 64 notes to be played simultaneously.
| 9. Setup tab |
| 9.1 Keyboard input |
| 9.1.1 Snap to white keys |
| 9.1.2 Allow touches between black keys |
| 9.1.3 Allow touches on key borders |
| 9.1.4 German key labeling |
| 9.2 Global settings |
| 9.2.1 Remember last state on exit |
| 9.2.2 Lock interface orientation |
| 9.3 Latency |
| 9.4 Polyphony |
| 9.5 Tracks |
| 9.5.1 Auto-scroll |
| 9.5.1 Centered zooming |
| 9.5.2 Quick playhead scrolling |
| 9.6 Restore defaults button |
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| 9. Setup tab |
| 9.1 Keyboard input |
| 9.1.1 Snap to white keys |
| If enabled, scrolling in the keyboard tab will snap to the nearest white key. |
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| 9.1.2 Allow touches between black keys |
| If enabled, white keys can be touched in the area between the black keys. Otherwise, white keys can only be touched on the area below the black keys. |
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| 9.1.3 Allow touches on key borders |
| Allow touches on key borders If disabled, an invisible 5% border is between the white keys in order to minimize accidental touches. |
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| 9.1.4 German key labeling |
| The German key naming system uses the letter B instead of H and A# instead of B. If checked, key labels on the keyboard tab and the piano roll editor's display use this naming convention. |
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| 9.2 Global settings |
| 9.2.1 Remember last state on exit |
| If enabled, Xewton Music Studio will always launch in the same state in which it was quit. This way, if you get a call or (accidentally) press the home button, nothing will be lost. If you uncheck this setting, the application will always create a new, empty project at launch and your data will be lost if you did not save it before exit. |
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| 9.2.2 Lock interface orientation |
| Per default, the interface is adapted to the current device orientation, i.e. if the home button is left or right in landscape orientation. If this checkbox is enabled, the current interface orientation is locked. |
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| 9.3 Latency |
| The time interval between your finger touching a key on the keyboard tab and the sound being audible is called latency. Low latency is required for a musician to feel connected with the virtual instrument and to play fast pieces. However, on slower devices, high CPU load can lead to stuttering of the sound. This can happen when playing a song with many tracks or if the iPhone is busy with background tasks like mobile phone network processes. To avoid these performance dropouts, the latency can be increased, however the keyboard's responsiveness will suffer. |
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| 9.4 Polyphony |
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Polyphony is the number of notes (or call it sounds or samples) that can be played at the same time. If polyphony is set to 40 and at one time, 41 notes should be audible, the oldest note is faded out. Low values enable stutter-free playback of complex songs while dismissing a lot of notes. High values impact performance but allow up to 64 notes to be played simultaneously. |
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| 9.5 Tracks |
| 9.5.1 Auto-scroll |
| If enabled, the sequencer and the piano roll editor automatically scroll if you move a selection to the edge. |
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| 9.5.2 Centered zooming |
| If checked, the pinch gesture in the tracks tab zooms into the center of the song ruler. Otherwise, the left song ruler position stays fixed and the right border changes when zooming. |
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| 9.5.3 Quick playhead scrolling |
| If enabled, tapping on the display (song playhead position) in the keyboard or tracks tab and dragging your finger left or right will move the playhead. Just tapping the display once will rewind to the left song marker. This feature can be disabled because accidental playhead scrolling can occur if one wants to perform the scroll gesture on the menu bar. |
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| 9.6 Restore defaults button |
| Brings up a popup asking you if the factory defaults should be restored. This means resetting all preferences in the setup tab and creating a new song. Don't worry, saved songs (i.e. all files in the projects tab file list) are not deleted. |
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