Mixtikl 5 User Guide

Navigation

Mixtikl Mixer Screen

Navigating Mixtikl is pretty straightforward, and how you do it depends on whether you have the iDevice or desktop versions.

TOUCH
- Either touch or or mouse click the cell (i.e. desktop version).
- Applies to :
  - All cells
TOUCH/HOLD
- Either touch or mouse click the cell (i.e. desktop version) for a second or two.
- Applies to :
  - Content Cell to loop / un-loop it.
KEYBOARD (desktop only)
- Either position the yellow Cell Selector with the nav keys (L, R, Up, Down) on to the cell or button and press the Enter key or press the relevant keyboard shortcut.
- Applies to :
  - All cells

Menu button for the Main Menu.
Top middle area (volume slider) in the Mixer Screen for global volume.
Bottom "?" in most screens for contextual online help on that screen.
When in a Content or FX list (via Content Cell Menu or Track/Global FX Cell Menu), tap top right of the list to toggle to top or bottom of the list
When in Content list via the Content Cell Menu, tap the speaker item at the far right of list item to preview content

Select the knob or slider control (as above);
Touch/hold the bottom pop up slider control and drag L/R to select new position;
Release

On keyboard, select as above and use L/R keys to change value and Enter to accept the value.

Select the cell and select "clear" item from the pop-up Content Cell Menu or FX Cell Menu
Select the Tools cell, select "Clear" from the pop-up Tools Menu and select the cell you want to clear.
- IMPORTANT: Remember to touch the Tools cell again to turn it off; you can tell a tool is "Active" when the tools cell has a red outline.
Additional for Desktop versions:
- Press "0" key

These are shown at the top, and are only visible on the desktop versions.

Mixtikl
- Quit or Exit: Closes Mixtikl
Action
- Menu, OK etc (like phone Left soft menu)
- Play / Stop, Cancel etc. (like Right soft menu)
Options
- Check for Update When Mixtikl Starts (check or uncheck)
- Use Native Window Toolbar (Desktop, not Plugin))
- Devices (Desktop, not Plugin)
  - Output: select your audio output driver
  - Input: select your audio input driver
Help
- Online User Guide: Go to the online User Guide
- Mixtikl Forum: Go to the online Mixtikl Forum
- Online EULA: Go to the online EULA
- About Mixtikl: Mixtikl version information
- Mixtikl Product Key: Enter your Mixtikl Product key and licence information

In addition to being able to navigate and control Mixtikl with your mouse, the following shortcuts are available for the Desktop versions.