Control Panel

User interface for the Patch or sub-patch which contains visible objects and controls.

The Control panel is the visible part of a patch, where you can interact. with any interface-design module.

Commands

show patch

Opens the patch-editor-panel.

rename

Renames the selected object. Alternative to [alt-click] on an interface-design module, or any panel, to change its caption.

randomize

Randomizes values of the selected object.

Only visible controls can be randomized.

reset

Resets all the values of the selected object.

It resets to the reset value value for controls and to their default values for panels.

add new patch

Add a new patch in the current rack.

clear

Clears the content of the selected object to make it empty.

open

Opens a file of the selected object saved previously.

save

Saves the selected object as a file.

save as

Saves the selected object as a file with a new name.

reload

Reload the selected object from the previously saved file.

export

Export the selected object (patch, rack or workspace). It saves it normally, but also creates folders where all used audio samples, video and images are exported.

This can be used to share with other users and be sure that no media is missing.

duplicate

Duplicates the selected object.

copy

Copies the selected object in the clipboard.

paste

Pastes the clipboard in the selected object.

recreate module

Only if a module is selected in the patch editor.

Recreate the selected module with its default value. It will open again the Query dialog to choose the settings but you will not have to re-link the existing wires.

Settings

name

Name or caption of the object as it appears in its visible interface.

filename

Full path of the file the patch was loaded from or last saved to, empty if the patch has never been saved. It's a read only setting: it is not saved with the patch and can only be exposed as an outlet, not as an inlet.

info

Manual page about of this object.

show manual

Opens the default web browser the selected object and displays an html page.

saved in rack preset

Determines if parameters of this object are saved in the preset-panel of the rack.

fade preset

Parameters of the this object can cross faded when you recall a preset in the grid.

Optional setting, does not appear on all objects.

can be randomized

When ON, this object will be randomized when using the randomize command.

can be reset

When ON, this object will be reset to its default value when using the reset command of its patch.

show when active on usine grid

Determines if the rack or the patch is automatically maximized when it's active on the grid and minimized when inactive.

hint

Hint text displayed on mouse over.

saved in preset

Determines if parameters of this object are saved in the preset-panel.

fade preset

Parameters of the this object can cross faded when you recall a preset in the grid.

Optional setting, does not appear on all objects.

hint

Hint text displayed on mouse over.

undo enabled

Enables or disables the undo/redo history of the patch. Default ON. When OFF, Usine no longer stores an undo snapshot of the patch after each editing operation, and the undo and redo commands are refused with a warning message. This can speed up the patching interface on very heavy patches and avoids the saving after each operation. The setting is only available on normal patches (not on sub-patches or device patches) and the value of the main patch applies to all its sub-patches.

It's not recommended to disable it.

Toolbar

toolbar-enabled

Enables the panel.

toolbar-minimize

Minimizes or maximizes the panel.

toolbar-preset

Opens/closes the preset panel.

toolbar-reduce

Reduce the size of the current object.

devices specific options

receive MIDI clock

Only available on MIDI input device patches. When ON, the MIDI real-time messages received on this device drive the master synchro panel of Usine: timing clock messages set the tempo (measured every 48 clocks, ie. every 2 beats), a start message restarts the synchro from the beginning and switches it ON, a continue message switches it ON, a stop message switches it OFF and song position pointer messages re-synchronize the beat position inside the bar. When OFF, these messages are ignored.

send MIDI clock

Only available on MIDI output device patches. When ON and the device is active, Usine sends MIDI timing clock messages to this output device at the tempo of the master synchro panel (24 clocks per beat), plus a start message when the synchro is switched ON and a stop message when it is switched OFF, so that external devices can follow Usine's tempo. When OFF, no clock message is sent.

motorized device

Only available on MIDI output device patches. When ON, Usine considers that the hardware attached to this MIDI output device is motorized (motor faders, LED rings, etc.): each time a control that is MIDI-learned on the input device of the same name changes in Usine, its new value is sent back to this output device so the hardware stays in sync. When OFF, no feedback is sent to this device, unless the global option MIDI feedback to all devices of the setup panel is ON.

See also

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