User Guide

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3. Event Editor Modes. The event editor has several modes, which are explained below.
a. Draw Mode. In this mode, the mouse pointer looks like a pencil
. You can add new single
events by left clicking in the main window. You can also left-click and drag to draw multiple
events, or right-click and drag to draw a line of events.
b. Brush Mode. This mode (
) is very similar to Draw mode, but ignores snap distance the
mouse.
c. Delete Mode. Click on the delete symbol
to change to this mode. You can delete events by
clicking on them, or click and drag to delete a series of events (the events are the bright vertical
lines on the main window.)
d. Smooth Mode. Click on the smoothing (interpolation) symbol
to change to this mode. You
can click and drag to highlight a region. When you let go of the mouse button, the events will be
smoothed out, instead of looking choppy. Try it! You can also turn on Auto-Smoothing from the
edit menu, so that events you draw in Draw Mode are automatically smoothed out.
e. Select Mode. Click on the select symbol
to change to this mode. When you click and drag,
you will see a red region highlighted on the Play Indicator Bar. You can also right-click on the
Play Indicator Bar in any mode to expand the highlighted region. You can cut and zoom to this
region from the Edit Menu.
f. Zoom Mode. The zoom mode -
allows you to select an area in the event editor an
automatically zoom fit to that area.
4. Miscellaneous Facts. Here's some stuff you should know about the Event Editor.
a. Undo. There is a limited form of undo available for the Event Editor. Use CTRL-Z to undo the
last action.
b. Setting the Initial Event. You will notice that after live recording, the wheel you recorded
sometimes doesn't start in a sensible place when you play back the loop. This can be fixed by
turning the wheel to a good start position, and then right clicking the wheel and selecting Init
Events With This Position. This sets the very first event so that the wheel will always start where
you want it.
c. Getting a Feel for It. It takes some practice to master the event editor, and to be able to get a song
to sound exactly the way you want it, but it's definitely worth it. Keep practicing until you get it
right!
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