AMCS - the Advanced Music Construction System
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INSTRUMENT CONFIGURATION		AMCS
KEYBOARD LAYOUT				the Advance Music Construction System


SUBJECT

	Instrument Configuration: Keyboard Layout


SUMMARY

	This part of the documentation explains the purpose of the keyboard and
how various keys will function when pressed. In the Instrument Configuration,
the keyboard can be used to modify certain properties of the song currently
being edited. This is a list defining all the keys relevant to this section.


DESCRIPTION

	Below is a list of all the keys which can be used within the
Instrument Configuration;


		Key		Description
		---------------	------------------------------------------------

		Left		Move Cursor left
		Right		Move Cursor right
		Page Up		Move the Cursor left by 16 Samples
		Page Down	Move the Cursor right by 16 Samples
		Home		Move Cursor to the first Sample
		End		Move Cursor to the last Sample
		Ctrl+Left	Move Cursor left by 16 Samples
		Ctrl+Right	Move Cursor right by 16 Samples
		Shift held	Selection start and continue or
				continue Draw whilst drawing Waveform

		'		Current Mixer Level Preset Bank up
		Shift+'		Current Mixer Level Preset Bank down

		Escape		Retrieve Mixer Level Preset in the current Bank
		F1		Retrieve Mixer Level Preset in Bank +1
		F2		Retrieve Mixer Level Preset in Bank +2
		F3		Retrieve Mixer Level Preset in Bank +3
		F4		Retrieve Mixer Level Preset in Bank +4
		F5		Retrieve Mixer Level Preset in Bank +5
		F6		Retrieve Mixer Level Preset in Bank +6
		F7		Retrieve Mixer Level Preset in Bank +7
		F8		Retrieve Mixer Level Preset in Bank +8
		F9		Retrieve Mixer Level Preset in Bank +9
		F10		Retrieve Mixer Level Preset in Bank +10
		F11		Retrieve Mixer Level Preset in Bank +11
		F12		Retrieve Mixer Level Preset in Bank +12
		Print		Retrieve Mixer Level Preset in Bank +13
		Scroll Lock	Retrieve Mixer Level Preset in Bank +14
		Break		Retrieve Mixer Level Preset in Bank +15
		Shift held	Retrieve from the next Preset Bank
		Alt held	Retrieve Preset without Automation

		Return		Toggle Play
		[		Decrease Tempo
		]		Increase Tempo
		`		Restart all the current Track positions
		Backspace	Reverse the direction of playback
		Alt+Backspace	Undo

		Tab		Change the current Section
		Menu key	Raise the Function Panel
		Logo key	Toggle vocalised descriptions

		P		Toggle Function Panel Keyboard control
		Up		While in Keyboard control, select next button
		Down		While in Keyboard control, select previous
				button
		Left		While in Keyboard control, set function down
		Right		While in Keyboard control, toggle function or
				set function up
		I		While in Keyboard control, modify attribute
				value

		L		Toggle lock


RELATED

	Instrument Editor: Overview
	General: Glossary

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