furnace/doc/2-interface/play-edit-controls.md
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play/edit controls

the "Play/Edit Controls" are used to control playback and change parameters of the pattern view.

  • play Play: plays from cursor position.
  • stop Stop: stops all playback.
  • play pattern Play from the beginning of this pattern: plays from the start of current pattern.
  • play repeat Repeat from the beginning of this pattern: repeats current pattern from its start.
  • step Step one row: plays only the row at cursor position and moves down one.
  • edit Edit: toggles edit mode. when turned off, you won't be able to enter notes.
  • lock Lock: toggles the order lock, which keeps the cursor in the currently selected order.
  • metronome Metronome: toggles the metronome, which only works during playback.
  • repeat Repeat pattern: toggles pattern repeat. during playback while this is on, the current pattern will play over and over instead of following the order list.
  • polyphony toggle: cycles through the following options.
    • Mono: monophony. preview one note at a time only.
    • Poly: polyphony. preview multiple notes at once, using other channels of the same type on the same chip. default.
    • Chord: chord input. same as polyphony, with the added feature that while keys are held, notes past the first are entered on the same row in adjacent channels.
      • some keyboards have limits on the number of keys that can be held at the same time. this is not a Furnace issue.
  • Octave: sets current input octave.
  • Edit Step: sets edit step. if this is 1, entering a note or effect will move to the next row. if this is a larger number, rows will be skipped. if this is 0, the cursor will stay in place.
    • if clicked, Step becomes Coarse, which sets the number of rows moved with PgUp, PgDn, and related movement shortcuts. clicking again will revert it to Step.
  • Follow orders: if on, the selected order in the orders window will follow the song during playback.
  • Follow pattern: if on, the cursor will follow playback and the song will scroll by as it plays.

layouts

the layout can be changed in Settings > Appearance to one of these:

classic

classic play/edit controls

compact

compact play/edit controls

compact (vertical)

compact vertical play/edit controls

split

split play and edit controls