Latest revision as of 18:58, 25 June 2019

Song Options

Choosing "Song -> Song Options" from the main menu will open the Song Options panel, which allows users to configure a variety of more advanced options for an individual song, such as compatibility settings or general playback behaviour. You may find it useful to watch our video demonstrating the various options.

Playback Compatibility

Compatibility: Clicking the button will upgrade the song to the new Renoise 3 playback behaviour. This option will only appear if you've imported an old tracker file or loaded a Renoise song that was saved in a version prior to 3.0.
LPB mode: Clicking the ‘Upgrade to latest version’ button with ‘BPM & Ticks’ selected may cause changes to either the song’s BPM or LPB value, depending on what the Speed is (Speed is the old method of controlling a song's timing). Choosing ‘Only BPM’ will just use the existing BPM value with the default LPB of 4. This option will only appear if you've imported an old tracker file or loaded a Renoise song that was saved in a version prior to 2.0.
0S Effect Mode: Applies only to the Trigger Slice Effect Command and is for maintaining accuracy with its older equivalent from the Amiga and FastTracker II. The "Amiga/FT2" option slices sample waveforms into pieces that are each 256 bits long, starting from the beginning of the waveform. The Renoise mode divides the whole waveform into 256 slices, where 00 is the slice at the start of the sample and FF is the final slice.
Pitch Effect Mode: As with the "0S Effect Mode", the Pitch Effect toggle deals with pitch related Effect Commands, since, compared to the older trackers, Renoise allows for much greater accuracy through a wider range of values.

Playback Options

Ticks Per Line: Changes how many ticks make up a single line in the Pattern Editor and Phrase Editor. This applies to Effect Commands, Graphical Automation and Meta Devices such as the LFO. This does not apply to the sample Modulation section. The default value of 12 gives a smooth sound and makes musical sense since it's divisible by 2, 3 and 4. More noticeable at slower speeds, lower values result in rougher, choppier changes, which could be useful if that's the sound you're after. The TPL can be automated as the song is playing with the Effect Command ZKxx or with Graphical Automation in the Master Track.
Track Headroom: The volume that each track's input is lowered by. This leaves room for volume increases that may result from the use of effects, as well as helping to avoid clipping in the final mix that takes place in the Master track.
Automation Following: Enabled by default, this keeps automation (both Graphical Automation and Device Commands) up to date with the song position, which allows the song to be played from any point in time with accurate automation. If disabled, then when a song is played all current automation values will stay where they are and only update when given a new value.

Metronome

Beats Per Bar: Sets how many beat clicks will be treated as a musical bar for the Metronome.
Lines Per Beat: Sets how many lines will make up a beat for the Metronome. The default value is LPB, which will automatically match this to the song’s LPB.

These settings also affect the metronome pre-count for live recording, which can be enabled and adjusted from the Options menu.

Highlighting & Defaults

Pattern
- Highlight every xx lines: Highlights every line in the Pattern Editor that is a multiple of this number. When set to LPB, Renoise will automatically highlight lines for every beat. This is typically the most useful setting, but other specific values can be helpful depending on the particular song.
- Default pattern length: Set the default pattern length for newly created patterns.
Sequencer
- Highlight every xx blocks: Highlights every alternate set of xx blocks in the Pattern Sequencer.
- Highlight block offset: Starts the block highlighting after the stated amount of patterns, which can be useful to skip an introduction section, for example.

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 = Song Options =
-Choosing ''"Song -> Song Options"'' from the main menu will open the Song Options panel, presenting a variety of options for configuring an individual song, such as general playback behaviour or compatibility settings.
+Choosing ''"Song -> Song Options"'' from the [[Main_Screen#Upper_Status_Bar|main menu]] will open the Song Options panel, which allows users to configure a variety of more advanced options for an individual song, such as compatibility settings or general playback behaviour. You may find it useful to watch [https://youtu.be/Zzl8kn-1Ftc our video demonstrating the various options].
 [[Image:3.1_playbackoptions.png]]
-* '''Playback Compatibility'''
+=== Playback Compatibility ===
-** '''Compatibility:''' Upgrade the song to the new Renoise 3 playback behaviour. This option will only appear if the song was saved in a version of Renoise prior to 3.0.
-** '''LPB mode:''' Set up how Renoise will pass Beat and BPM information on to plugins. Selecting ''"BPM & Ticks"'' will cause Renoise to try and double or half the transmitted BPM, depending on the Speed settings used. ''"Only BPM"'' will just transmit the set BPM value. This option will only appear if the song was saved in a version of Renoise prior to 2.0.
-** '''0S Effect Mode:''' Applies only to the [[Effect_Commands#Local_.26_Master_FX_Effect_Columns|0S Effect Command]]. The ''"Amiga/FT2"'' option will slice samples into chunks that are 256 bits long, starting from the beginning of the sample. The ''"Renoise"'' mode will divide the whole sample into 256 pieces, where 00 is the start of the sample and FF is the start of the final piece. This is mainly a compatibility feature used to achieve slightly better playback for old XM / MOD files.
-** '''Pitch Effect Mode:''' As with the ''"0S Mode"'', this is a compatibility feature for XM / MOD sound files and only applies to pitch related effects in the Pattern Editor. XM / MOD pitches are coarse, while ''"Renoise"'' pitches offer much more accuracy.
-* '''Playback Options'''
+* '''Compatibility:''' Clicking the button will upgrade the song to the new Renoise 3 playback behaviour. This option will only appear if you've [[Disk_Browser#Supported_Formats_For_Song_Importing|imported an old tracker file]] or loaded a Renoise song that was saved in a version prior to 3.0.
-** '''Ticks Per Line:''' Changes the internal event rate for Renoise, stating how many ticks make up a horizontal line in the [[Pattern Editor]]. This applies to Sample Effects like re-triggers or volume gates, and also to meta devices like the LFO device, which will use this to determine how often values are updated. This rate also affects automation interpolation, i.e. how often line values are smoothed for playback. In general, the default value of 12 is just fine and makes musical sense (it is divisible by 2, 3 and 4). If you need even higher resolution, you could try a value of 16. Lower values may make your sounds and automation a bit more "rough", which could be useful if that's what you're after. To adjust the Ticks Per Line as the song is playing, you can use the [[Effect Commands#Global Commands|Effect Command '''ZKxx''']], where '''xx''' is the new TPL in hexadecimal. This can also be [[Graphical_Automation#Automation|Automated]] on the [[Pattern_Editor#Master_Track|Master Track]].
+* '''LPB mode:''' Clicking the ''‘Upgrade to latest version’'' button with ‘BPM & Ticks’ selected may cause changes to either the song’s BPM or LPB value, depending on what the Speed is (Speed is the old method of controlling a song's timing). Choosing ‘Only BPM’ will just use the existing BPM value with the default LPB of 4. This option will only appear if you've [[Disk_Browser#Supported_Formats_For_Song_Importing|imported an old tracker file]] or loaded a Renoise song that was saved in a version prior to 2.0.
-** '''Track Headroom:''' The amount that each track's input is lowered by, which helps avoid clipping in the final mix.
+* '''0S Effect Mode:''' Applies only to the [[Effect_Commands#Local_.26_Master_FX_Effect_Columns|Trigger Slice Effect Command]] and is for maintaining accuracy with its older equivalent from the Amiga and FastTracker II. The ''"Amiga/FT2"'' option slices sample waveforms into pieces that are each 256 bits long, starting from the beginning of the waveform. The Renoise mode divides the whole waveform into 256 slices, where 00 is the slice at the start of the sample and FF is the final slice.
-** '''Automation Following:''' Toggles the standard automation following behaviour, which allows you to start playback from any position in the song and have current automation values be accurate, as if played from the beginning.
+* '''Pitch Effect Mode:''' As with the ''"0S Effect Mode"'', the Pitch Effect toggle deals with [[Effect_Commands#Local_.26_Master_FX_Effect_Columns|pitch related Effect Commands]], since, compared to the older trackers, Renoise allows for much greater accuracy through a wider range of values.
-* '''Metronome'''
+=== Playback Options ===
-** '''Beats Per Bar:''' Set how many beat clicks (see Lines Per Beat below) will be treated as a bar.
-** '''Lines Per Beat:''' Set how many lines in Renoise will make up a beat for the metronome.
-The options to enable a pre-count for [[Recording_and_Editing_Notes#Live_Recording_.28Renoise_Pattern_Editor_Only.29|live recording]] and the amount of bars to pre-count are found in the '''Options''' menu at the top-left of the interface.
-* '''Highlighting  & Defaults'''
+* '''Ticks Per Line:''' Changes how many ticks make up a single line in the [[Pattern Editor]] and [[Phrase Editor]]. This applies to [[Effect Commands]], [[Graphical Automation]] and [[Meta Devices]] such as the [[Meta_Devices#.2ALFO|LFO]]. This does not apply to the sample [[Modulation]] section. The default value of 12 gives a smooth sound and makes musical sense since it's divisible by 2, 3 and 4. More noticeable at slower speeds, lower values result in rougher, choppier changes, which could be useful if that's the sound you're after. The TPL can be automated as the song is playing with the [[Effect Commands#Global Commands|Effect Command '''ZKxx''']] or with [[Graphical Automation]] in the [[Pattern_Editor#Master_Track|Master Track]].
-** '''Pattern'''
+* '''Track Headroom:''' The volume that each [[Pattern_Editor#Track_Types|track's]] input is lowered by. This leaves room for volume increases that may result from the use of effects, as well as helping to avoid clipping in the final mix that takes place in the Master track.
-*** '''Highlight every xx lines:''' Indicates every ''xxth'' row in the [[Pattern Editor]] with a highlighted colour. When this is set to [[Transport Panel|LPB]], Renoise will automatically highlight rows for every beat. This is typically the most useful setting, but other configurations can be helpful depending on the particular song.
+* '''Automation Following:''' Enabled by default, this keeps automation (both [[Graphical Automation]] and [[Effect_Commands#Device_Commands|Device Commands]]) up to date with the song position, which allows the song to be played from any point in time with accurate automation. If disabled, then when a song is played all current automation values will stay where they are and only update when given a new value.
-*** '''Default pattern length:''' Set the default pattern length for newly created patterns.
-** '''Sequencer'''
+=== Metronome ===
-*** '''Highlight every xx blocks:''' Highlights every ''xxth'' block in the [[Pattern Sequencer]].
-*** '''Highlight block offset:''' Start the block highlighting after the stated amount of patterns. Useful to skip an introduction section, for example.
+* '''Beats Per Bar:''' Sets how many beat clicks will be treated as a musical bar for the [[Transport Panel|Metronome]].
+* '''Lines Per Beat:''' Sets how many lines will make up a beat for the [[Transport Panel|Metronome]]. The default value is LPB, which will automatically match this to [[Transport Panel|the song’s LPB]].
+These settings also affect the metronome pre-count for [[Recording_and_Editing_Notes#Live_Recording_.28Renoise_Pattern_Editor_Only.29|live recording]], which can be enabled and adjusted from the [[Main_Screen#Upper_Status_Bar|Options menu]].
+=== Highlighting  & Defaults ===
+* '''Pattern'''
+** '''Highlight every xx lines:''' Highlights every line in the [[Pattern Editor]] that is a multiple of this number. When set to [[Transport Panel|LPB]], Renoise will automatically highlight lines for every beat. This is typically the most useful setting, but other specific values can be helpful depending on the particular song.
+** '''Default pattern length:''' Set the default [[Tracker_Interface#Lines|pattern length]] for newly created patterns.
+* '''Sequencer'''
+** '''Highlight every xx blocks:''' Highlights every alternate set of xx blocks in the [[Pattern Sequencer]].
+** '''Highlight block offset:''' Starts the block highlighting after the stated amount of patterns, which can be useful to skip an introduction section, for example.

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