FRMS Help - Waveform Panel

This panel displays the waveforms and has two possible working modes:

  • Oscillator mode example

    FRMS Oscillator Display
  • Granulator mode example

    FRMS Wavefile Display

Depending on the layer engine mode, the following controls are available:

FRMS Waveform Panel

Note 1: All these options are disabled when engine is oscillator

Note 2: When layer engine mode is granulator, you can use this area to create a selection for the crop functionality (when applied).

In waveform mode there are the following options:

  • Waveform - Toggles between waveform or live input mode

  • 1st Icon (Load) - Opens the File Browser.

  • 2nd Icon (Record) - Records a sound from the audio input.

  • 3rd Icon (Cut) - When there is a selection area in the waveform display, pressing cut will crop the wavefile to that selection.

  • 4th Icon (Delete) - Deletes the currently loaded file

  • 5th Icon (Copy) - Copy file to be pasted on a different layer

  • 6th Icon (Paste) - If there's a copied sound file, pastes that file in the current layer

In Input mode there are the following options:

FRMS Input Options
  • 1/8 - Selects the size of the buffer being used to store live input information as a 1/8 of 1 second

  • 1/4 - Selects the size of the buffer being used to store live input information as a 1/4 of 1 second

  • 1/2 - Selects the size of the buffer being used to store live input information as a 1/2 of 1 second

  • 1 - Selects the size of the buffer being used to store live input information as 1 second

  • 2 - Selects the size of the buffer being used to store live input information as 2 seconds

  • FREEZE - Freezes the actual buffer information

  • STEREO/MONO - This button sets how to record a file from input. It can be recorded as a stereo or mono file

  • Audio Device Selection (only available in desktop version) - Selects the audio device being used as input

See next how to use control panel.