The Harmonizer
Programmer’s Manual
The Harmonizer
Programmer’s Manual Page 70 of 97 Release 1.2.1
1999 Eventide, Inc.
The Patch Editor Area
SOFT KEY Functions
In the Patch Editor area, there are seven SOFT KEY functions.
<insert> and <delete> add and remove modules from a
program.
<connect> and <unplug> add, remove, or change a
signal connection.
<scroll> changes the direction that the
KNOB moves the display. <aud-only> changes the display
mode to show audio and control lines instead of just audio lines
or to show menupage modules. <modify> makes changes to internal module details and userobject
information. Let’s take a closer look at the functions of all these
SOFT KEYS.
Scroll Direction
<scroll>
The
<scroll> SOFT KEY selects the direction of motion that the
KNOB causes. This is useful if the program you are editing has so
many signals that they dip below the level of the screen. . .
. . .or if one or more modules have enough inputs that they are
taller than the screen. Here, the
qmx module has inputs that exist
“below” this screen.
The
<scroll> SOFT KEY changes to reflect current scroll mode,
allowing you to scroll either horizontally or vertically.
The screen will not move if there is no off-screen information in
the direction that you are spinning the KNOB. Thus, in the case of
a simple program such as the one shown to the right, selecting
scroll motion up and down and then rotating the
KNOB will cause
no change.
Display Mode
<aud only>
It is quite possible to construct a complex program without using control signals. Eventually however,
you’ll want to create custom
PARAMETER area menu pages. This is accomplished by using knob modules,
fader modules, and other interface modules that use control signals. Most of the factory presets that
come with the Harmonizer were created using these modules. One of the consequences of using interface
modules is that there are usually more control signals than audio signals. As a result, what might have been
a fairly “viewable” “patch” in terms of its audio signals becomes quite complex in terms of its control
signals. To allow the patch to be viewed in a simplified manner, a feature exists that excludes control signals
from the Patch Editor area display. Furthermore, modules that have no audio signals (this includes knobs,
faders, etc.) are not shown in the
aud only view. Note that mod signals are treated like audio signals by
the editor; they will show up in the
aud only view.
