Creating A New Panel - CAKEWALK PRO AUDIO User Manual

11-14
¥ Change the settings for each widget so that it controls the external
MIDI device or displays the information you want
¥ Customize the appearance of the panel
Each of these steps is discussed in the sections that follow. Note that
widgets have a large number of properties, some of which determine the
appearance of the widget, and some of which determine how it interacts
with an external MIDI device. These properties are discussed in the
sections that follow.
While you work on your StudioWare panels in Design mode, remember
that you can use the Undo command when you make a mistake and
want to correct it quickly.

Creating a New Panel

When you create a new StudioWare panel, Pro Audio always creates a
standard set of widgets for each selected track in the current project. The
standard widgets are different for MIDI and audio tracks. Once you
create the initial panel, you enter Design mode by pressing the
button on the StudioWare toolbar. Design mode lets you add, resize,
delete, or change other characteristics of each widget. While you are in
Design mode, you cannot adjust the widgets the way you do when you
are using a panel (that is, you cannot turn a knob or change the level of a
slider).
Click to enter or leave Design mode
Additional tools for working in Design mode
After you create or modify a panel, you should save your work by saving
the StudioWare panel in a StudioWare Þle. You save a StudioWare panel
by clicking the button in the StudioWare toolbar. StudioWare panel
Þles have an extension of .CakewalkStudioWare. Pro Audio normally
stores StudioWare panels in a particular folder. To change this folder,
choose Options-Global and click the Folders tab.
StudioWare panels can also be stored as part of a project, bundle, or
template Þle. When you save a project or bundle Þle while a StudioWare
panel is open, the StudioWare panel becomes part of the Þle layout. For
more information on layouts and template Þles, see Chapter 12, Using
Layouts and Templates. For more information on bundle Þles, see
ÒBacking Up Projects with Digital AudioÓ on page 13-18.