Key Boxes; Display Name Box; Presets Section - Keith McMillen Instruments SoftStep Reference Manual

presets to the SoftStep, and alter the SoftStep's settings. A connection is not needed to edit or
manage presets.

4.1.1 Key Boxes

The key boxes in the Advanced Editor's main window are laid out just as the keys on the SoftStep
hardware are — keys 1-5 on the bottom row, keys 6-0 on the top row (and Nav Pad to the right).
Key boxes allow for naming a key, opening a key's modulation window, and selecting a key for
copying/pasting.
A single key box contains the following sections:
(1) Box Background
Clicking the key box background selects that key
for copy/paste functionality. A selected key can
be copied or pasted using the Copy or Paste
options in the Edit menu bar item.
(2) Label/Open Mod Window
Clicking this opens the
(3) Name Box
The name box allows for naming a SoftStep key. Key names are used with the SoftStep's
display in certain situations (link to Display Modes section in the Appendix).
Note: The key name can also be edited inside a

4.1.2 Display Name Box

The display name box is used to set the name that appears on the
SoftStep's display when a preset is loaded (four characters
maximum). It is recommended to give each preset a recognizable,
distinctive name to prevent confusion when navigating presets on the
SoftStep.

4.1.3 Presets Section

The top-left area of the Advanced Editor's main
window is home to the presets section. This is
where presets are selected and where all preset
management is handled.
The presets section looks like this:
key's Modulation Window.
1
7
NEXU
2
key's modulation window).
DISPLAY NAME
1
2 3
Program Change
SAVE SAVE AS REVERT
Send To SoftStep
3
NAME
4 5
DELETE
6