Using the Editor
Basic use
Note: This manual describes how to use the Editor application. For details about how to use the modwave, and how its
functions and parameters work, please see the modwave Operation Guide.
Knobs and sliders
To edit knob values, drag vertically. To edit slider values, drag in the direction of the slider.
Most knobs and sliders can also be edited by hovering the cursor over the control, and then using the mouse wheel
or dragging on the trackpad. The exception is when the controls are in a scrolling list, such as the detailed effects edit
panels. In these lists, the mouse wheel and trackpad drag are used for scrolling, and so they are disabled for editing (to
avoid unintended changes).
Double-click knobs and sliders to center them.
Graphic editing
Envelopes, LFOs, Key Zones, Key & Velocity Zones, Motion Sequence Lane Loop Start/End, and Master EQ can be
edited directly in their respective graphics. To do this:
1. Hover the cursor over the graphic to show a colored handle (either a dot or a line).
2. Drag the handle to edit the value.
For Envelopes, there are handles for Curve in the middle of the A/D/R segments.
For Key & Velocity Zones, option-drag to edit the fade zone.
Selecting sounds
modwave keeps track of sounds, and some individual sound elements, using a database. This includes Performances,
Programs, Motion Sequences, Motion Sequence Lanes, Effects and Kaoss Physics Presets, Scales, Set Lists, Wavetables,
and Multisamples. In the Editor/Librarian, these appear as Selectors:
Selectors
Inc/Dec arrows
Filtered List icon
This shows the currently selected item. Use the < and > arrows to step through them one by one, or click on the name to
bring up a browser window (see "Sound Browser" on page 8).
Important: the arrows step through the list of items according to the Sound Browser window's sort order, and
filtered by the window's Categories, Collections, and search text. Each individual selector remembers these
settings for as long as modwave is open and unless a new parent sound is selected (for example, the Program is
the parent sound of the Motion Sequence).
If some items are hidden due to the selected Categories, Collections, and search text, the Filtered List icon
appears between the < and > arrows. To clear the filters and show all items in the list, click the Filtered List
icon. Alternatively, open the Sound Browser and adjust the filters as desired. For more information, see
"Sound Browser" on page 8.
For Performances only, if the Performance has been edited from its saved version, this is indicated by an asterisk "*" to
the right of the name.
Press the Save icon to bring up the Save dialog; see "Saving Sounds, " below. Note that this does not appear for items
which can't be edited within modwave, such as Wavetables, Multisamples, and Scales.
Right-click/control-click (macOS) on the name to bring up a contextual menu. For most items, this includes options
for saving and renaming. For Programs and Motion Sequences, it also includes Copy and Paste.
Using the Editor
Item name
"Edited" asterisk
Save icon
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