Main Workspace

When you first load Beatnik Mobile Sound Builder (MSB), you'll see the main application window. In this window, you can do the following tasks:

<<Reviewers: Are any major tasks that can be done from this window missing in the list below?>>

The tutorial steps you through the process of creating an optimized XMF target file.

Working with source files

To add or remove files, click the Plus and Minus buttons.

Once you've added DLS and/or MIDI files to this window, you will see the name of your files on the left, and a row of buttons on the right.

Each file in the Source Files panel has a row of buttons to its right. These buttons correspond to the status of attributes indicated by the column headers:

Indicates that data is not present for this type of attribute on this file, but you may edit this data if you choose by clicking this button.
Indicates that data is present for this type of attribute on this file. You may edit this data further by clicking this button.
Indicates that this type of attribute is not available for this file.

Note: In addition to clicking the buttons, you can also right-click on the filename to edit attributes.

At the top of the window, you'll see column headers marked with the following icons:

Audition: When you select a MIDI file in this column and click the blue Modify button, you will audition or play that file with the default DLS bank. If you click the Audition button for a DLS file, and then click it for a MIDI file, it plays that MIDI file using instruments from that selected DLS bank.

SP-MIDI: When you select a MIDI file in this column and click the blue Modify button, you'll see a dialog box where you can edit the SP-MIDI information in that MIDI file.

SMF Track Bank assignments: When you select a MIDI file in this column and click the blue Modify button, to display the Track Bank Mapping Editor where you can map tracks to specific banks. <<Reviewers the Help hint calls this "SMF Track bank assignments" We should either change the hint to Patchtypes or the button name in this Help file.>>

Playing files

To play files, use the Play, Pause, and Stop controls in the lower left corner.

To enable or disable looping, click the Looping button.

To enable or disable reverb, click the Reverb button.

To enable or disable chorus, click the Chorus button.

To adjust the volume, click the Volume button and adjust the slider accordingly.

To set the polyphony, enter a value for maximum polyphony. This value may not exceed the maximum in the current device profile. See About SP-MIDI for details.

Channel Display

You can toggle the Channel Display by clicking the Channel Display buttons:


Channel Display with audition controls

When you play a file use the Channel View to see information about voices, peak voices, and whether channels are solo or muted. You can view the information for each channel. To mute or solo channels, simply click the Mute or Solo indicators for that channel.