User Interface; The Upper Toolbar; New Preset; Save Preset - Arturia EQ SITRAL-295 User Manual

5. USER INTERFACE

The Graphical User Interface of the EQ SITRAL-295 follows the Arturia paradigm developed
in the most recent effect plug-ins.
The GUI is built around a main control panel based on the looks of the original controls
present on the EQ "cassettes". It also features a collapsible Visualizer, an Upper Toolbar and
a Lower Toolbar.
The Upper Toolbar contains the Preset Selection displaying the name of the currently active
preset, preset selection filters and navigation arrows, plus the very important Main Menu on
the left (the "hamburger" icon to the left of the plug-in name). It also has a button to access
the Preset Library.
The Lower Toolbar displays the parameter names and brief explanations in the left-hand
part. It also includes the Bypass button, a History button, Undo and Redo buttons, and a
CPU consumption meter. Besides these, there is a very important button labeled "Stepped
Controls". We have already mentioned this button in the
will reference it again in the proper place.
The parameter values appear in small floating window cells next to the parameter control.
The values update in real-time when you move the controls.
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♪: To know a parameter's current value, position the mouse over the corresponding control for about
one second, and a small window will appear next to it, revealing the value.
It is a very clear and straight-forward User Interface. That will always be the main focus of
every Arturia product: to unleash your creativity while remaining easy to use.
We've already looked at the control panels. Now it's time to look at the toolbars.

5.1. The Upper Toolbar

The plug-in GUI (Graphical User Interface) has the usual Arturia toolbar that runs across the
top, with the main menu / plug-in name on the left (the colored part), followed by the Library
button and the Preset name, with arrows to navigate through the different presets stored in
the library. To the right, there is a prominent "Visualizer" button, which opens and closes the
collapsible visualization panel in the Main control panel.
Let's now take a look at the Main Menu options. Since these options are also common to all
current Arturia plug-ins, you may already be familiar with them:

5.1.1. New Preset

This option allows you to create a new preset based on the Default template.

5.1.2. Save Preset

This option will overwrite the active preset with any changes you have made, so if you
want to keep the source preset too, use the Save As option instead. See the next section for
information about this.
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