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* The **Header** displays information about the current patch, and contains several buttons for editing it. See [[# | * The **Header** displays information about the current patch, and contains several buttons for editing it. See [[# | ||
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The Footer can also contain several views: | The Footer can also contain several views: | ||
- | * The [[show-midi|ShowMIDI view]] shows MIDI and CC activity | + | * The [[showmidi|ShowMIDI view]] shows MIDI and CC activity |
* The [[realtime-params|Macro knobs view]] is for //real-time MIDI control// and //host automation// | * The [[realtime-params|Macro knobs view]] is for //real-time MIDI control// and //host automation// | ||
* The [[transport|Transport view]] allows setting BPM tempo and starting/ | * The [[transport|Transport view]] allows setting BPM tempo and starting/ | ||
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The Header section comprises many distinct displays and buttons: | The Header section comprises many distinct displays and buttons: | ||
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The large **patch metadata area** describes the currently-loaded patch. If there are more than two lines of (white) descriptive text, you will see a small green **scroll-bar** at the right-hand end. You can scroll down to see the rest of the description either by dragging the scroll-bar with your mouse, or using your mouse' | The large **patch metadata area** describes the currently-loaded patch. If there are more than two lines of (white) descriptive text, you will see a small green **scroll-bar** at the right-hand end. You can scroll down to see the rest of the description either by dragging the scroll-bar with your mouse, or using your mouse' | ||
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The **Show/Hide Midi layers** item selects whether MIDI layers (if present) are shown full-size, or shrunk down to just their titles to make more space for other layers. | The **Show/Hide Midi layers** item selects whether MIDI layers (if present) are shown full-size, or shrunk down to just their titles to make more space for other layers. | ||
- | To the right of the patch metadata area you'll see the **library image**, which indicates pictorially, which Unify library | + | To the right of the patch metadata area you'll see the **patch thumbnail** image, and just to the right of that, you will see the **global gain slider**; see below for details about each of these. |
- | To the right of the library image are the **prev/next buttons**, for switching to the // | + | To the right of the global gain slider |
Down the right-hand side of the header are four buttons: | Down the right-hand side of the header are four buttons: | ||
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* The **save** button is for saving the current patch to disk. See [[first-patch|Creating your first patch]]. | * The **save** button is for saving the current patch to disk. See [[first-patch|Creating your first patch]]. | ||
+ | ==== Thumbnail image ==== | ||
+ | The //thumbnail image// may be one of three things: | ||
+ | - If the patch library' | ||
+ | - If there is no per-patch thumbnail image, but the library' | ||
+ | - If neither a per-patch or per-library thumbnail is provided, the default Unify image will be shown. | ||
+ | **Starting in Unify v1.8**, if you see a colored outline around the thumbnail image, this indicates the patch has associated [[linked-media|Linked Media]], which you can access by clicking the image. | ||
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+ | ==== Global volume slider ==== | ||
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+ | **Starting in Unify v1.8**, you will see a red **Global Gain slider** between the thumbnail image and the next/ | ||
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+ | There are several important things to note about this slider: | ||
+ | * It is **only active in the stand-alone Unify app**. In the Unify plug-in, it appears as a non-responsive red bar. | ||
+ | * It allows you to adjust the overall output-level of the Unify app, which //affects all patches//. It is independent of the Master-level slider for each patch. | ||
+ | * The range is -24 dB to +6 dB; the default value (which you can restore by double-clicking the slider) is 0 dB. | ||
+ | * The Global Gain value is NOT a parameter; it is a //setting// (see [[settings|Using the Settings view]]). | ||
+ | * You can **right-click** (or CTRL-click) the slider to pop up a small menu, which includes an option to **save the Global Gain setting**. | ||
+ | * **You must use the menu to save the setting**, if you want Unify to remember it for the next time you open the stand-alone app. | ||
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+ | The Global Gain slider is not needed in the Unify plug-ins, because you will normally use these in a DAW or other plug-in host program which provides its own gain or mix-level controls. | ||
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+ | The Unify stand-alone app sends its output directly to your computer' | ||
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+ | ==== Random-patch button (dice icon) ==== | ||
+ | Also in Unify v1.8, you will see a new " | ||
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+ | This is the **load random patch** button. When you click this, Unify will make a random selection among the patches currently listed in the Chooser area, and load it according to the current setting of the **load-mode** menu at the very bottom-right. | ||
===== Icons in the Icon Strip ===== | ===== Icons in the Icon Strip ===== | ||
- | The **Icon Strip** along the bottom edge of the GUI contains | + | The **Icon Strip** along the bottom edge of the GUI contains |
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+ | {{: | ||
- | {{: | + | {{: |
* MIDI Monitor: shows MIDI activity coming into Unify from outside | * MIDI Monitor: shows MIDI activity coming into Unify from outside | ||
- | * Macro Knobs: shows eight "macro parameter" | + | * Macro Knobs: shows "macro parameter" |
* Transport: shows Unify' | * Transport: shows Unify' | ||
* In the present version of Unify, this only appears in the stand-alone app | * In the present version of Unify, this only appears in the stand-alone app | ||
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- | * //List icon:// (favorite plug-ins) opens Unify' | + | |
- | * //Plug icon:// opens the //plug-in scanning view// | + | |
- | * //Lock icon:// opens the //Licensing view// | + | * //Plug icon:// opens the //plug-in scanning view// |
- | * //Gear icon:// opens the //Settings view// | + | * //Lock icon:// opens the //Licensing view// |
+ | * //Gear icon:// opens the //Settings view// | ||
* The two rightmost icons both select Unify' | * The two rightmost icons both select Unify' | ||
* The one on the right selects " | * The one on the right selects " | ||
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* The //question mark icon// brings up Unify' | * The //question mark icon// brings up Unify' | ||
- | * The // | ||
* The // | * The // | ||
+ | * The // | ||
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