crusher-X Help |
| F loating windows display what you hear!
About the floating windows | crusher-X has floating windows. You can Show/Hide them by using the Windows menu or the hot keys. Each window's position, size and state are also saved with the crusher-sheets along with the other crusher-X parameters. To disable the loading of the window parameters, use the Options dialog. Some windows are 3D windows such as Cloud 3D and DSP Structure. To change the perspective, hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse over the window. To switch the mouse mode to Zoom, Move or Rotate, press the right mouse button. The actual mode is indicated by the mouse cursor. Some windows offer auto animation. Use this feature to impress your audience or friends ;-)
C loud 3D | The Cloud 3D window depicts all crusher parameters. At the bottom left, you will find a representation of the buffer flow. For an interesting view, try this panel in trigger mode. At the top right, you will find a representation of the actual window mode. Grains are represented by the different rectangles. Find the descriptions of each parameter in the crusher panel help.
CPU | If the crusher is running, the CrusherX-Live sign will blink. If there is total system overload or the device buffer size is too small, the Overload sign will flash. The CPU indicator displays the CPU power used by the DSP functions. This value represents the real audio CPU usage not the CPU processing power consumed by other applications. Note that 100% audio usage will crash the system because no power remains for controlling other devices like the display, keyboard or mouse! Before that happens, the DSP will "put the brakes on" and trash some samples. Noise will appear in the output and the Overload sign will flash.
D SP Structure | This 3D window depicts the DSP backbone inside crusher-X. It may help you understand the internal DSP structure. When you move a fader, the associated symbol will flash.
I/O Levels | The I/O Level window displays the input and output levels. Next to the Input levels are narrow trigger levels. The wide meter in the middle indicates the crusher's input. The slender Env. meter tracks the damping (<0dB) or amplification (>0dB) of the Limiter/Expander/Compressor. You can set the levels from the mixer panel.
Oscilloscope | The Oscilloscope window shows the output signal.
File Levels | The level of the input files are shown in this window. You can set the levels from the mixer panel.
Memo | You can type any text in the memo window. Your memo will be saved and loaded with the crusher-sheets. Use Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, and Ctrl+V, for normal copy, cut, and paste operations. In tandem with the Loadlist, the memo window is useful for storing a short description of the sound or giving the crusher-operator instructions.
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