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THE COMBINATOR1316
D Click the Backdrop drop-down on the Config panel in the Editor:
The Backdrop drop-down features the items “None”, “Default” and “Load...”
• “None” leaves the panel with the selected background Color (see “Selecting front panel background color”).
• “Default” is a semi-transparent texture which gives a higher quality look to the front panel.
Since the texture is semi-transparent the selected background Color will shine through.
• Selecting “Load...” will open the image browser.
Here you can select image file in JPEG (.jpg) or PNG format.
Instead of selecting “Load...” from the drop-down you could select the Combinator device and choose “Select
Backdrop...” from the Edit/context menu.
q Transparent PNG files are also supported, if you want to layer a backdrop image on top of a background color.
• For full hi-res support the width of the image should be 3770 pixels.
The height depends on what front panel size you have selected, see “Setting the front panel size”.
These are the optimal height dimensions for each of the front panel sizes:
1U: 345 pixels
2U: 690 pixels
3U: 1035 pixels
4U: 1380 pixels
5U: 1725 pixels
6U: 2070 pixels
If you select an image with other pixel dimensions, the image will be automatically scaled.
• The knobs, buttons, patch name display and patch buttons cannot be redesigned using a backdrop.
D If you wish to design your own text labels for the virtual controls, you should first remove the original text la-
bels:
Double click on a control label, remove the current text and press [Enter]. Alternatively, uncheck “Show Label” in
the Configuration panel in the Editor, see “Changing the appearance of the controls”).
D To remove a Backdrop, select “Remove Backdrop” from the Combinator context menu - or select “None” in the
Backdrop drop-down on the Config panel in the Editor.
The currently selected Background Color of the Combinator panel is restored.
About “Using Legacy Backdrop”
This is automatically turned on when you load a legacy Combi patch with a backdrop, and will show buttons in the
same way as on the original Combi (including Show Editor/Show Devices buttons on the panel) and hide the By-
pass/On/Off label as this is expected to be in the backdrop.