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Allow you to edit individual or multiple strings. The following controls are available when at

least one string is selected in the string editor:

● Open pitch: Allows you to set the open pitch of the string using the note name and

octave, such as C4 for middle C. If necessary, you can add # for sharp and b for at.

● No. of frets: Allows you to set the number of frets for the selected strings.

● Starting fret: Allows you to set the number of the rst fret on the selected strings. For

example, the fth string on the banjo starts at fret 5.

● Tune Up Half-Step: Allows you to raise the open pitch of the selected strings by a

half-step (semitone).

● Tune Down Half-Step: Allows you to lower the open pitch of the selected strings by a

half-step (semitone).

● Irregular fret spacing: Allows you to set non-chromatic fret arrangements for

instruments with fretboards that correspond to other scales, such as the dulcimer. Enter

1 for a half-step and 2 for a whole step, with each step separated by a comma. For

example, enter 2,2,1,2,2,2,1 to set the pattern for a major scale.

Select all

Selects all strings at once.

Action bar

Contains options that allow you to change the number and arrangement of strings.

● Add String: Adds a new string below the lowest currently selected string. The new string

is a duplicate of the lowest currently selected string.

● Add String at Top: Adds a new string at the top of the fretboard. The new string is a

duplicate of the previous top string.

● Move string buttons: Allow you to move the currently selected strings up/down the

fretboard.

● Reset to Default: Returns all strings and corresponding tunings to the factory default

settings for the fretted instrument.

● Delete String : Deletes the selected strings.

6 Import Tuning

Opens the File Explorer/macOS Finder, where you can select the .doricotuning le that

you want to import and apply to the fretted instrument.

7 Export Tuning

Opens the File Explorer/macOS Finder, where you can select the location to which you want

to export the strings and tuning settings of the fretted instrument as a .doricotuning le.

You can then import the .doricotuning le into other instruments/projects and share it

with other users.