Latest revision as of 15:55, 3 January 2021

Disk Browser

The Disk Browser allows you to load and save files, preview samples or instruments, and store your favourite locations for quick access. In Renoise, it is located at the bottom right corner of the interface. It is closed by default in Redux and is opened by clicking the arrow button at the very top right of the interface when in full Editor mode.

Load & Saving Files

First choose the appropriate file type using the selector tabs shown below. To load a file simply double-click on it in the file list. To save a file, type the desired name into the text box at the bottom and press the Save button.

File Type Selector

Using this panel you select what file type to load or save. Note that the File Panel will display all of the files that are capable of being read, but the files which are relevant to the selected file type are highlighted and listed at the top.

- (Renoise only) Load and save Renoise song files (XRNS), or load other song formats that Renoise can import (see below for full list).
- Load and save Instruments (XRNI files). Clicking the arrow to the left of an instrument will show any samples contained within, which can then be loaded individually.
- Load (see below for format list) and save samples (will always save in WAV format).
- Load other file types (saving is done by other means).

Renoise Only - Depending on the file type selected, Renoise may also show some additional options & buttons at the bottom:

Song: A "Render" button will appear, which will open the render window and allow you to render the current song as a .wav file.
Instr./Sample: A small preview icon that, when enabled, will play samples when they're selected (click the arrow to the left of an instrument to show any samples contained within). Just to the right of that is another icon that allows you to select whether the sample will be played back on the Master Track or the currently selected track (including all track effects). To the right of that is a slider that adjusts the pre-hear volume - double-clicking it will reset the volume to 0dB.

Supported Formats For Song Importing

.xrns, .rns, .ptk, .ntk - Renoise Songs
.xm - FastTracker II
.it - ImpulseTracker II
.mod - Amiga Mod
.mid, .midi - standard MIDI

Supported Formats For Sample Importing

Lossless

.aif, .aiff - AIF wave (uncompressed only)
.wav - PCM wave (uncompressed only)
.fla, .flac - Flac audio
.aifc - compressed AIF (requires Quicktime)
.au, .snd - rare Mac formats (requires Quicktime)
.caf - Core Audio file format used by many Apple apps (requires Quicktime)

Lossy

.ogg - Ogg Vorbis
.wma - Windows Media Audio
.ac3 - Dolby Digital (can be up to 5.1 surround, but only stereo channels will be imported)
.mp2, .mp3 - standard MP2/3 (requires mpeg123 on Linux)
.m4a, .mp4, .mp4a, .aac - new MP4, AAC format (requires Quicktime)

Folder Panel (Renoise only)

Initially, only the current folder will be shown, with the arrow at the right moving the list to the parent directory. To expand the Folder Panel and show the directory tree, either toggle on the folder icon or click and hold the bar shown below then drag down:

The Folder Panel gives you an overview of the directory structure. Left-clicking on a folder will display its contents, while double-clicking will enter the folder.

- Go up one level in the directory hierarchy.
- Set current folder as new root directory (only show folders below the current position).

Right clicking on a directory within the Folder Panel will also present you with more options:

To the right of the folder panel are four numbered buttons, which are user-configurable presets that can be assigned to your favourite file locations. Right-clicking a button will store the current File Panel directory as a preset. Left clicking will recall a previously stored location. Each file type (Song, Instrument, Sample and Other) has its own set of four customisable presets. Hovering over a preset button with the mouse will show its full directory path.

Below this are a set of common default locations: your home folder, the default library folder (different for each file type: Song, Instrument, Sample and Other) and a list of all available installed system drives.

File Panel

The contents of the selected directory are displayed in the File Panel. By default, only files that are readable by Renoise/Redux are shown.

- Toggle showing the Folder Panel.
- Type in a search phrase to filter the file-list.
- When enabled, all file types are shown, not just the ones readable by Renoise/Redux.
- Save a file (the file is named using the text box to the left of the save button).

Right clicking on any file will present more options:

File-Context menu

"Load file with options" can be used to specify exactly how a file should be imported. The options available to you change depending on the type of file selected. They are as follows:

WAV File Import Options

RAW Audio File Import Options

MIDI File Import Options

Device Chain File Import Options

Resizing The Interface (Renoise Only)

The interface can be expanded horizontally by left-click-dragging the left edge of the panel, and vertically by left-click-dragging on the bar between the Instrument Properties and the Disk Browser.

- Closes or opens the entire right panel, hiding both the Instrument Selector and the Disk Browser. Note that when closed, the visibility icon below will move next to the Scopes icons, allowing you to still view the Instrument Selector.
- Toggles the visibility of the Instrument Selector.

Loading Multiple Entries at Once

You can load multiple sample or instrument entries by ctrl-clicking individual files and/or shift-clicking to select a range of them. The selected files can then be loaded using the context menu or dragged into a specific spot. Samples can be dragged into the instrument-list area and have an instrument created for each sample, or dragged into the sample-list area and be loaded into a single instrument.

Navigating the Disk Browser with the Keyboard

The default keyboard focus is set to control whatever you're working on in the large central section of the interface, but you can also activate other sections for keyboard navigation by any of the following methods:

Right click on the File Panel or Folder Panel to show the context menu and select "(Set Keyboard Focus here)".
Navigate the keyboard focus through the various interface areas with the [Control/Command + Tab], [Control/Command + Shift Tab] shortcuts.
Click with the middle mouse button on the File Panel or Folder Panel.

Importing Raw Audio Files (Convert Any File to Audio Sample)

It is actually possible to load any file and use it as an audio sample. In order to do this:

Select the "Sample" category in the File Selector.
Make sure the "Show All Files" option is enabled.
Double click a file which is not normally recognized as a sample file (TXT document, JPEG picture, AVI movie etc.)
Additionally, right-clicking on the file and selecting "Load File with Options" gives you additional options for importing (sample rate, bit depth etc.)

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 = Disk Browser =
-The Disk browser in Renoise allows you to load and save files quickly, preview samples or instruments and store your favorite locations for quick access without having to leave Renoise.
+The Disk Browser allows you to load and save files, preview samples or instruments, and store your favourite locations for quick access. In Renoise, it is located at the bottom right corner of the interface. It is closed by default in Redux and is opened by clicking the [[Image:dux1.0_opendiskbrowser.png|text-bottom]] arrow button at the very top right of the interface when in [[Redux_main_screen#The_Full_Editor|full Editor mode]].
-The Disk Browser consist out of a File Types Panel, a Folder Panel, and a File Panel.
+[[Image:3.3_diskbrowser.png]]
-[[Image:vvoois_renoise_first_look_diskop_scopes.png]]
+== Load & Saving Files ==
-== File Types Panel ==
+First choose the appropriate file type using the selector tabs shown below. To load a file simply double-click on it in the file list. To save a file, type the desired name into the text box at the bottom and press the Save button.
-With the File Types panel you set up what you want to load or save. Each file type section will have its own set of favorites. Further, the Save button in the File Panel on the right will use the currently set type to decide what to export: If you've selected „Song“, then Renoise song files will be saved. If you select „Sample“ WAV files will be saved and so on...
+=== File Type Selector ===
-Please note that you will always see, in every file type location you've selected, all files that Renoise can read. Regardless of the selected file type. But the selected formats files will then be shown on top of the file list, other types will follow slightly grayed out after that in the list.
+Using this panel you select what file type to load or save. Note that the File Panel will display all of the files that are capable of being read, but the files which are relevant to the selected file type are highlighted and listed at the top.
-* '''1,2,3,4 Buttons''' - The four numbered buttons are user-configurable presets, that can be assigned to your favorite file locations. Right-clicking them will store the currently selected folder you see in the browser as preset. Left-click will recall the previously stored location. Each file type selection (Song, DSP Chain, Instrument, Sample and Theme) has its own preset-locations. Hovering a preset button with the mouse will show its location on the disk.
+* [[Image:3.0_diskbrowser-songs.png]] - ''(Renoise only)'' Load and save Renoise song files (XRNS), or load other song formats that Renoise can import (see below for full list).
+* [[Image:3.0_diskbrowser-instruments.png]] - Load and save [[Instruments]] (XRNI files). Clicking the [[Image:3.2_diskbrowser-instrumentsopen.png|baseline]] arrow to the left of an instrument will show any samples contained within, which can then be loaded individually.
+* [[Image:3.0_diskbrowser-samples.png]] - Load (see below for format list) and save [[Sampler|samples]] (will always save in WAV format).
+* [[Image:3.0_diskbrowser-other.png]] - Load other file types (saving is done [[Libraries#Specific_Preset_Types|by other means]]).
-* '''Song''' – Load and save Renoise Song (XRNS) files, or load other song formats that Renoise can import.
-* '''Dsp Chain''' – Load and save complete DSP chains (XRNT files, DSP sets for a track)
-* '''Instrument''' - Load and save Renoise Instruments (XRNI files)
-* '''Sample''' - Load and save common audio sample formats like WAVs, AIFF, FLAC and so on. Saving will always save in WAV format.
-* '''Theme''' – Load and save Renoise Theme presets (XML files) / color settings for the Renoise interface
-Depending on the file type options on the left, Renoise may also show some additional options & buttons.
+'''Renoise Only''' - Depending on the file type selected, Renoise may also show some additional options & buttons at the bottom:
-'''Song:''' a ''Render'' button will appear, which allows you to bounce a Song into a sample format (WAV) for example to publish your song, burn it or upload it to the internet, share it with others.
+* '''Song:''' A ''"Render"'' button will appear, which will open the [[Render_Song_to_Audio_File|render window]] and allow you to render the current song as a .wav file.
+* '''Instr./Sample:''' A small preview icon that, when enabled, will play samples when they're selected (click the [[Image:3.2_diskbrowser-instrumentsopen.png|baseline]] arrow to the left of an instrument to show any samples contained within). Just to the right of that is another icon that allows you to select whether the sample will be played back on the [[Pattern Editor#Master Track|Master Track]] or the currently selected [[Pattern Editor#Tracks|track]] (including all track [[Effect Chains|effects]]). To the right of that is a slider that adjusts the pre-hear volume - double-clicking it will reset the volume to 0dB.
-'''Sample/Instrument:''' a small slider will appear. This slider controls the volume samples are preheared with. How loud samples you are selecting in the disk browser will be played back. If you click on the small arrow next to the slider, you can also select whether the sample will be played back on the master channel or on the currently selected track. This allows you to prehear the sample file with the current tracks DSP effects (selected track) or not (master track).
+=== Supported Formats For Song Importing ===
+*'''.xrns, .rns, .ptk, .ntk''' - Renoise Songs
+*'''.xm''' - FastTracker II
+*'''.it''' - ImpulseTracker II
+*'''.mod''' - Amiga Mod
+*'''.mid, .midi'''  - standard MIDI
-== Folder Panel ==
+=== Supported Formats For Sample Importing ===
-The folder panel gives you an overview of the directory structure. To see a folders content, select it by clicking it with the mouse. To only see a folders sub structure, double click on it.
+==== Lossless ====
+*'''.aif, .aiff''' - AIF wave (uncompressed only)
+*'''.wav''' - PCM wave (uncompressed only)
+*'''.fla, .flac''' - Flac audio
+*'''.aifc''' - compressed AIF (requires Quicktime)
+*'''.au, .snd''' - rare Mac formats (requires Quicktime)
+*'''.caf''' - Core Audio file format used by many Apple apps (requires Quicktime)
+==== Lossy ====
+*'''.ogg''' - Ogg Vorbis
+*'''.wma''' - Windows Media Audio
+*'''.ac3''' - Dolby Digital (can be up to 5.1 surround, but only stereo channels will be imported)
+*'''.mp2, .mp3''' - standard MP2/3 (requires mpeg123 on Linux)
+*'''.m4a, .mp4, .mp4a, .aac''' - new MP4, AAC format (requires Quicktime)
-* [[Image:vvoois_renoise_folder_up.png]] - Go up one level in the directory hierarchy
+== Folder Panel ''(Renoise only)'' ==
-* [[Image:vvoois_renoise_folder_root.png]] - Set current folder as new root folder (only show folders below that folder)
-* [[Image:vvoois_renoise_folder_drive.png]] - Opens a set of default locations every computer has, like your home folder, a list of all available disks currently installed, or Renoises default library contents (Demo Song, a sets of default samples, instruments Renoise comes with)
-Right clicking on any folders there, will also give you some more options for the selected file:
+Initially, only the current folder will be shown, with the arrow at the right moving the list to the parent directory. To expand the Folder Panel and show the directory tree, either toggle on the folder icon [[Image:3.3_diskbrowser-directories.png|text-bottom]] or click and hold the bar shown below then drag down:
-[[Image:vvoois_renoise_folder_context.png]]
+[[Image:3.2_diskbrowser-expandfolderpanel.png]]
-== File panel ==
+The Folder Panel gives you an overview of the directory structure. Left-clicking on a folder will display its contents, while double-clicking will enter the folder.
-The file panel is where the selected directories content is shown. By default only files that Renoise can read are shown.
+* [[Image:3.0_diskbrowser-up.png|text-bottom]] - Go up one level in the directory hierarchy.
+* [[Image:3.0_diskbrowser-down.png|text-bottom]] - Set current folder as new root directory (only show folders below the current position).
-* [[Image:vvoois_renoise_file_search.png]] - Type a search-phrase to filter the file-list to quickly find files
+Right clicking on a directory within the Folder Panel will also present you with more options:
-* [[Image:vvoois_renoise_file_wildcard.png]] - Toggle the „show all files“ option (when enabled, all file types are shown, not only the ones that Renoise can read)
-* [[Image:vvoois_renoise_sample_prehear.png]] - Toggle the „sample-prehearing“ option (when enabled, selecting sample files in the browser will automatically play them back)
-* [[Image:vvoois_renoise_file_show_folder.png]] - Show or hide sub folders also in the file-panel
-* [[Image:vvoois_renoise_file_newfolder.png]] - Create new directory in the currently selected directory
-* [[Image:vvoois_renoise_file_delete.png]] - Delete the selected file (move it to the systems trash bin)
-* [[Image:vvoois_renoise_file_save.png]] - Save a file as named in the text-box next to this button.
-Right clicking on any file will again bring on some more options:
+[[Image:3.0_diskbrowser-foldermenu.png]]
+To the right of the folder panel are four numbered buttons, which are user-configurable presets that can be assigned to your favourite file locations. Right-clicking a button will store the current File Panel directory as a preset. Left clicking will recall a previously stored location. Each file type (Song, Instrument, Sample and Other) has its own set of four customisable presets. Hovering over a preset button with the mouse will show its full directory path.
-'''File-Context menu'''
+Below this are a set of common default locations: your home folder, the default library folder (different for each file type: Song, Instrument, Sample and Other) and a list of all available installed system drives.
-[[Image:vvoois_renoise_file_context.png]]
-The “Load file with options” is related to loading import files and will bring up a dialog to offer you to change the file-type import-options on-the-fly. Such import options are available for:
+== File Panel ==
+The contents of the selected directory are displayed in the File Panel. By default, only files that are readable by Renoise/Redux are shown.
-'''WAV Files Import Options'''
+* [[Image:3.3_diskbrowser-directories.png|text-bottom]] - Toggle showing the Folder Panel.
+* [[Image:3.0_diskbrowser-search.png|text-bottom]] - Type in a search phrase to filter the file-list.
+* [[Image:3.0_diskbrowser-showall.png|text-bottom]] - When enabled, all file types are shown, not just the ones readable by Renoise/Redux.
+* [[Image:3.0_diskbrowser-save.png|text-bottom]] - Save a file (the file is named using the text box to the left of the save button).
-[[Image:vvoois_renoise_file_options.png]]
+Right clicking on any file will present more options:
+'''File-Context menu'''
-'''RAW Audio Files Import Options'''
+[[Image:3.0_diskbrowser-filemenu.png]]
-[[Image:vvoois_renoise_file_options_raw.png]]
+''"Load file with options"'' can be used to specify exactly how a file should be imported. The options available to you change depending on the type of file selected. They are as follows:
-'''MIDI Files Import Options'''
+'''WAV File Import Options'''
-[[Image:vvoois_renoise_file_options_midi.png]]
+[[Image:3.2_diskbrowser-importaudiofile.png]]
+'''RAW Audio File Import Options'''
-'''DSP Chain Files Import Options'''
+[[Image:3.2_diskbrowser-importrawfile.png]]
-[[Image:vvoois_renoise_file_options_dsp_chain.png]]
+'''MIDI File Import Options'''
-== Usage ==
+[[Image:3.2_diskbrowser-importmidi.png]]
-=== Expanding the Disk Browser ===
+'''Device Chain File Import Options'''
-When clicking on the '''More''' button, you can expand the disk browser. The whole disk browser will expose itself across the center frame and also rescales the instrument area to give you a lot better overview of your instruments.
+[[Image:3.2_diskbrowser-importdevicechain.png]]
-The '''More''' button changes into a highlighted '''Less''' button which you can click again to collapse the diskbrowser. Pressing [Esc] shall also collapse the brower to its original size.
-[[Image:vvoois_renoise_file_dialog_more.png|thumb|800px|none]]
+== Resizing The Interface ''(Renoise Only)'' ==
-=== Loading Multiple Entries at Once ===
+The interface can be expanded horizontally by left-click-dragging the left edge of the panel, and vertically by left-click-dragging on the bar between the [[Instrument Selector#Instrument Properties|Instrument Properties]] and the Disk Browser.
-You can load multiple sample entries and multiple instrument entries into the instrument table. This is done by either shift-clicking a range or ctrl-clicking selective files. You can load them using the context menu or you can drag them right into the designated spot you desire. For samples you can drag them into the instrument list and have an instrument created for each sample in the selection or drag the selection into the sample-list area and have them loaded into one instrument.
+* [[Image:3.2_rightcloseopen.png|text-bottom]] - Closes or opens the entire right panel, hiding both the [[Instrument Selector]] and the Disk Browser. Note that when closed, the visibility icon below will move next to the [[Scopes]] icons, allowing you to still view the [[Instrument Selector]].
+* [[Image:3.2_instrumentselector-visibility.png|text-bottom]] - Toggles the visibility of the [[Instrument Selector]].
-[[Image:vvoois_renoise_file_multiple_entries.gif]]
-=== Drag and Drop files from the Browser ===
+== Loading Multiple Entries at Once ==
-You can also load multiple sample files or other entries, by simply dragging them from the file list view to its destination. This is especially usefull to quickly create multi sample instrument. To do so, drag them into the sample section, the lower part of the instrument box, below the divider line.
+You can load multiple sample or instrument entries by ctrl-clicking individual files and/or shift-clicking to select a range of them. The selected files can then be loaded using the context menu or dragged into a specific spot. Samples can be dragged into the instrument-list area and have an instrument created for each sample, or dragged into the sample-list area and be loaded into a single instrument.
-=== Navigating the Disk Browser with the Keyboard ===
+== Navigating the Disk Browser with the Keyboard ==
-By default Renoises keyboard focus is set up to control the pattern editor, Renoises main editing area. But you can also activate other parts of the interface for keyboard navigation. To do so you can either:
+The default keyboard focus is set to control whatever you're working on in the large central section of the interface, but you can also activate other sections for keyboard navigation by any of the following methods:
-* Right click on the files or folders list to show the context menu, select (Set Keyboard Focus here)
+* Right click on the File Panel or Folder Panel to show the context menu and select ''"(Set Keyboard Focus here)"''.
-* Navigate the keyboard focus through Renoises GUI areas with the Control/Command + Tab, Control/Command + Shift Tab shortcuts
+* Navigate the keyboard focus through the various interface areas with the ''[Control/Command + Tab]'', ''[Control/Command + Shift Tab]'' shortcuts.
-* Click with the middle mouse button on the file or directory list. This will change the focus as well.
+* Click with the middle mouse button on the File Panel or Folder Panel.
-=== Importing Raw Audio Files (any Files as Audio Samples) ===
+== Importing Raw Audio Files (Convert Any File to Audio Sample) ==
-Renoise will allow you to load anything (yes any file type) as audio sample file. To do so:
+It is actually possible to load '''''any''''' file and use it as an audio sample. In order to do this:
-* Select „Sample“ as the main category/file type in the Disk Browser
+* Select the ''"Sample"'' category in the File Selector.
-* Make sure the „Show All Files“ option is enabled
+* Make sure the ''[[#File Panel|"Show All Files"]]'' option is enabled.
-* Double click a file which normally is not recognized as a sample file (a TXT file, JPEG, whatver)
+* Double click a file which is not normally recognized as a sample file (TXT document, JPEG picture, AVI movie etc.)
-* Right click on the file and select „Load File with Options“ allows you to tell how Renoise should load this sample (at which sample rate, bit depth and so on)
+* Additionally, right-clicking on the file and selecting ''"Load File with Options"'' gives you additional options for importing (sample rate, bit depth etc.)

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