Preferences

The Preferences window contains some general settings:

  • Folders:
    • Root Folder for New Songs: A new folder will be created in this folder for each new Song (eg. "Root Folder\Song 1", "Root Folder\Song 2" etc.). It defaults to "My Documents\MultitrackStudio Songs".
    • VST Plugins: Specifies the VST Folder. All VST Plugins you want to use should be located in this folder or one of its subfolders.
    • Sampler Patches: Specifies the folder that contains sampler patches (see organizing your patches)
    • Impulse Responses: Specifies the folder that contains impulse responses.
  • Knob Style: The round knobs can respond to either circular or vertical mouse movements.
  • Middle C: Determines the name of MIDI note 60. Can be C3, C4 or C5 (C5 is the default value).
  • Sampler Memory: Determines the maximum amount of memory to be used for Sampler synths. Windows will be forced to use the hard disk if too much memory is being used. This 'disk swapping' will decrease performance significantly, and should therefore be avoided. This setting is intended for lowering the Sampler's memory usage to make room for other audio programs (eg. sampler type VSTi/DXi plugins). This setting has no effect if there are no Sampler synths.
  • No Transport Options: Here you can choose whether you want Synths to be activated when their user interface appears on the screen. Furthermore you can choose whether you want Synths and Level Meters to be activated when a Track's Rec button is activated. MIDI notes that are being edited can be made audible. The Pro Plus edition's track editor scrubbing feature can be turned on/off.
  • Default Editor: Here you can choose the type of MIDI editor that appears by default.
  • MIDI file format: Determines the timing precision used for saving MIDI files. '480 ticks per quarter note' is the most compatible option (may be required by music notation software), '30 frames per sec./200 ticks per frame' (default) offers the highest resolution.
  • Light Background
    • : use whitish editor background (instead of dark).
  • The Display Intensity slider controls the intensity of the green displays and editors.
  • Show Hint Balloons: Turn on/off the yellow hint balloons that appear on moving the mouse over a control. The hints appear in the bottom left corner of the window anyway, so you might prefer to turn off the balloon hints when you've got used to the program.
  • The Reset 'don't show again' messages button will cause any turned off messages to be shown again.