General Beatnik Editor operating settings.
- Note: Your Beatnik Editor preferences are stored in the file BeatnkEditorPrefs.bpf.
The Beatnik Editor uses a conventional Preferences dialog, containing just a few items:
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1 Choose MIDI Input Device
list
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Determines which MIDI interface hardware, or MIDI router
software, the Player window and Beatnik MIDI Synthesizer
will respond to.
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- MIDI events arriving from this source will drive the synthesizer
in real time. Notes, Program Changes and Bank
Select events will play notes, set the Beatnik Instrument
for each of the 16 MIDI channels, and control other
aspects of the synth and mixer.
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2 Choose Audio Output
Device list
(Windows only)
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Determines which of the available audio output methods the
Beatnik MIDI Synthesizer will use for its output.
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3 Audio Output Buffering
slider
(Windows Only)
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Adjusts the size of the Beatnik Editor's audio output buffer, in
milliseconds. If the audio output buffer is too short, you'll
hear crackling, `glitches' or `break-up' in the Beatnik synthesizer's
sound, and you should increase the buffer size until the
problem goes away.
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- Windows 95/98: Can be as short as 11 milliseconds
- Windows NT: 50 milliseconds or more
See Also: About Audio Output Buffering, below.
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3 Reopen previous session(s)
on start-up checkbox
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When checked, launching the Beatnik Editor will always
restore the same set of Session documents that were open
when you last exited the program.
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4 Show splash screen on
start-up checkbox
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When checked, launching the Beatnik Editor will always display
the program's name and version number.
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5 Show ToolTips checkbox
(Windows Only)
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When checked, the Beatnik Editor will pop up a brief explanation
of any onscreen item your cursor lingers over.
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About Audio Output Buffering
The purpose of the audio output buffer is to keep sound flowing to the speakers even when the
computer's CPU is experiencing heavy usage. The longer the buffer, the more audio output is `on
tap' to play out while the CPU is busy processing tasks other than audio. Larger audio output buffers,
however, make the sound take longer to reach the speakers. If this delay, known as `latency,' is
long enough, you'll notice it when playing a MIDI instrument, or when playing the keyboard in
the Player window, or when working with a MIDI sequencer.
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- See also: Coping with Latency.
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