The pattern field consists of all channels and works like this:
All fields except note, octave and effect letter are in hexadecimal.
Use insert-key to insert rows and delete-key to delete rows. Backspace removes a row. Every field can be cleared by using the '-' (dash) key.
Channels can be muted by clicking it's name in the channel header, double clicking makes it play solo. Shortcuts for these commands are Alt+F9 & Alt+F10.
Selection and drag-n-drop is supported in this area.
Ctrl+A (first time) = select whole channel, Ctrl+A (second time) = select all
channels
Ctrl+C = copy, Ctrl+X = cut, Ctrl+V = paste
Selection+mouse wheel = transpose
Additional keys can be found in key command-section.
New | New module |
Open | Open a file |
Save | Save current file |
Cut | Cut selected pattern |
Copy | Copies selected pattern |
Paste | Paste into pattern |
About | Display about box |
Help | Help button |
Add frame | Add a new frame |
Remove frame | Remove selected frame |
Move frame down | Move selected frame down one step |
Move frame up | Move selected frame up one step |
Duplicate frame | Inserts a copy of selected frame |
Play | Play the module |
Play pattern | Play and loop selected pattern |
Stop | Stop player |
Record | Record/normal mode |
Previous song | Moves to previous song in list |
Next song | Moves to next song in list |
Setting | Bring up settings dialog |
NSF export | Bring up export dialog |
Octave | Selected octave |
Follow mode | Enable/disable follow mode when playing the module (Can be toggled with Scroll-lock) |
Row highlight | Steps between highlighted rows |
2nd highlight | Steps between second row highlight |
The first part is the frame editor (also known as order editor).
A frame is a set of patterns for all channels, where each
channel is represented by a number that represents the selected pattern slot. There
are 128 available pattern slots for each channel, and the patterns aren't shared across
the channels. 128 frames can be used.
To change pattern, press "+" - or "-" buttons or "+" &
"-" keys in
the pattern editor. If "change all" is checked, all channels will change
instead of just the selected one. To move
between frames in the pattern editor, use Ctrl+Right and Ctrl+Left. It's
possible to double-click the window to enter edit mode, you can then enter
values manually.
Song settings is default play speed & tempo, number of rows and frames in the song. Double-click any box to enter a value manually.
Speed and tempo can also be changed by using pattern command Fxx. The real BPM tempo is calculated by using the formula
BPM = (6 * Tempo) / Speed
which means the tempo box is correct at speed of 6. The time base for the song is 60 or 50 frames per second (when using default NTSC/PAL settings), and this is used to calculate the average tempo of the song. This means that some rows may play slightly longer than others and may be noticeable. To avoid this, leave the tempo setting at 150 (125 for PAL) and use only the speed setting to change BPM to ensure all rows get the same duration.
The step setting changes the step behaviour when moving the cursor in the pattern editor. Key repetition enables key repeat behaviour.
Song information text fields are for name, artist and copyright. These strings are stored in NSFs (and also available in the NSF export dialog). The song list selects a song in multi-song files. The big list to the right is the instrument box, and the small toolbar is used to create, delete, open, save and edit settings for instrument and the text box is to name instruments.