Music Composer

The function and controls the music composer and its fields will be explained in the following sections.

You can find the Music Composer window under "Window > RetroKit > Music Composer".

Song properties

1. The song selector.
2. Create a new song.
3. Delete the selected song.
4. The name of selected song.
5. The number of notes in a single bar of the selected song.
6. The beats per minute (speed) of the selected song.
7. The master volume of the selected song.
8. Play the selected song.
9. Export the selected song to a .wav file.

Pattern properties

1. The pattern selector.
2. Create a new pattern for the selected song.
3. Delete the selected pattern.
4. Duplicates the selected pattern.
5. The name of the selected pattern.
6. The number of bars the pattern consists of.
7. The color that's used to represent the selected pattern in the track and pattern composers.
8. The volume level for the selected pattern.
9. The sample provider (instrument) used for the selected pattern.
10. Visual representation of the sample provider (if available).
11. Play the pattern in a loop. (Click again to stop playing.)

Pattern composer

1. The pitch for this row. (Click on it for a preview.)
2. Empty note slot.
3. A note in the selected pattern.
4. Current selection (cursor).

Controls

Action	Controls
Move selection	Mouse move
Place note	Left-click
Remove notes	Right-click
Preview pitch	Left-lick on key
Decrease selection size	Minus
Increase selection size	Plus
Decrease selection size (small steps)	Shift + Minus
Increase selection size (small steps)	Shift + Plus

Tracks

1. The track name.
2. The track's volume level.
3. Play the track.
4. Pattern placed on the track.
5. Empty space where patterns can be placed.
6. Delete track.
7. Create a new track for the selected song.

Controls

Action	Controls
Add selected pattern	Left-click empty space
Remove pattern	Right-click pattern

If a pattern isn't being added it's likely because it would overlap with another placed pattern.