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Projects
3.1 Project Overview
A project is the highest order of Tracker Mini's functions. It allows projects
to be managed, saved and loaded and also new projects to be created.
Think of a project as container for a complete song for an album or live set.
Access to project level features exists in various parts of Tracker Mini's
functions and does not have a dedicated single point of access.
Projects - Multiple projects with 100 visible per Project folder.
More projects can be available in the SD Card projects or user folders.
Tracks - 8 Per Project
Tracks are used to organise parts of a pattern such as bass, drums, etc
Patterns - 255 Patterns Per Project
Patterns are sequenced into tracks to create musical elements.
Steps - 128 Steps per pattern
These are the discrete building blocks each with a note, instrument and effects
Song - 255 Slots (Slots = Rows for the 8 Tracks)
A song is an arrangement of patterns to create a complete production
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3.2 Opening & Saving a Project
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Projects are auto saved but can also be manually saved and renamed.
Loading of a saved project is also possible, although on power up the
previously active project will be restored. The project management
functions are in the [Menu] 'File' function or accessed by default with [Shift]
+ [3]. Note that projects copied to the SD card must be in the main project
folder. Sub folders are not viewed directly from the 'file' menu.
▌ CREATING A NEW PROJECT
1. Hold [Shift] + [3] to open the file browser menu or access with [Menu].
2. Press [New Project] - 1
project may be presented.
3. A blank project named 'New Project' is created.
▌ OPENING AN EXISTING PROJECT
1. Hold [Shift] + [3] to open the file browser menu or access with [Menu].
2. Press [Open] - 2 nd screen button. The project list is displayed. SD Card
list in the left window and the recently loaded projects centre. Use (Left)
or (Right) to switch between windows and lists.
3. Press (Up) (Down) or [+] / [-] to navigate the list of projects to load. Also
press [Up] - 1 st screen button or [Down] - 2
list. The highlighted option will show with a bounding box.
4. With the desired project highlighted, Press [Open] - 8
5. If the currently active project has been edited a prompt 'Do you want to
save the change to 'xxxx'' will be presented. Press [Save] - 8
screen button or Press [Don't Save] - 7
6. If the current pattern is new, a 'Save As' command is activated.
7. If required, Press [1] to display pattern page.
▌ MANUALLY SAVING THE CURRENT / EXISTING PROJECT
1. Hold [Shift] + [3] to open the file browser menu or access with [Menu].
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2. Press [Save] - 5 screen button from left.
3. The project will be saved and overwrite the previous version.
Projects
st screen button. An option to save the current
nd screen button to scroll the
th
screen button.
th / last
th screen button to save or exit.
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