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--- gui-overview [2022/02/16 23:48] – shane
+++ gui-overview [2023/05/08 18:59] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 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's scroll wheel (or ball, or touch surface, or whatever scroll mechanism your mouse or trackpad offers) while the mouse pointer is anywhere inside the metadata area.
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 The Unify stand-alone app sends its output directly to your computer's audio interface hardware, and the amount of "headroom" such hardware provides can vary greatly from one brand or type to another. Some users have reported that Unify patches which output at the "0 dB" level will distort on their hardware, suggesting that it offers little headroom. Reduce the Global Gain setting just enough that you don't hear any distortion (with a loud patch), save it, and it's unlikely you'll need to adjust it again.
+==== Random-patch button (dice icon) ====
+Also in Unify v1.8, you will see a new "dice" icon in between the two green arrow buttons:
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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 =====
-The **Icon Strip** along the bottom edge of the GUI contains three groups of icons:
+The **Icon Strip** along the bottom edge of the GUI contains four groups of icons:
+{{:icon-strip-0.png|}} The **single icon at the far left** cancels any latching notes. See [[layer-stack-view#midi_controls|MIDI Controls]].
-{{:icon-strip-1.png|}} The **icons on the left** allows you to select what appears in the Footer. From left to right:
+{{:icon-strip-1.png|}} The **three icons on the left** allows you to select what appears in the Footer. From left to right:
   * MIDI Monitor: shows MIDI activity coming into Unify from outside
   * Macro Knobs: shows "macro parameter" knobs which you can link to multiple parameters