Mixtikl 5 User Guide

Message & Visualizer Display Settings Screen

Message & Visualizer Display Settings (Figure 1)


Visualizer Screen (Figure 2)


Mixer Screen (Figure 3)

Mixer UI or Visualiser > Top right "ABC" button

One of the really fun things you can do in Mixtikl is, if you want, add up to 140 characters of text to your mixtikl. This could be a short poem, a message or a haiku etc. When the mixtikl plays you can have this text display in a number of ways. It is great fun, and can make a big impact when you have some great generative, reflective music playing at the same time as the words display.

The Message & Visualizer Display Settings screen is where you determine how you want any such text to display, along with various settings for the visualiser which can of course operate even when no text has been entered. This screen also provides, through the buttons at the top, shortcuts to a number of key activities such as exporting mixtikls, getting more mixtikls, opening saved mixtikls, making recordings etc.

IMPORTANT: Mixtikl files ('mixtikls') are user self-published as URLs & Intermorphic has no control over any user-included text or tunes ('message'). On importing a mixtikl that contains a message you will be required to agree that you understand Intermorphic has no control over the content of that message.

Top Buttons & Shortcuts

Buttons that have a tap/hold shortcut show a small icon at the bottom right of the button.

• Vis:
  • Tap: Accept your changes, display Vis screen
  • Tap/Hold: Accept your changes, display Menu
• Mixer:
  • Tap: Accept your changes, display Mixer Screen
  • Tap/Hold: Accept your changes, New random mix
• Play/Stop: Sometimes it is nice to have the option!
• Open:
  • Tap: Open list of previously saved mix files
  • Tap/Hold: Search online for tweeted mixtikls
• Message:
  • Tap: Copy mixtikl to clipboard for tweeting
  • Tap/Hold: Paste mixtikl into a new email ready for sending
• Save:
  • Tap: Save Mix file
  • Tap/Hold: Mix Preview/Recording screen

The Message and Visualizer Settings

• Mix name:
  • To the right of the screen is displayed the mix name (shown in Figure 2 as "Demo-GenMix5-A")
    • Tip: Before you email or tweet your mixtikl, save it with a catchy or relevant name, e.g. "Happy Birthday" or "Play this haiku" or "One for you Bill" etc, as you will see this in front of the mixtikl URL.
• Display Text Checkbox: If checked, display text in the visualiser
• Text Box:
  • Tap in it to enter up to 140 characters of your own text
    • Tip: If you put 2 carriage returns after a word the next word will appear in a text block that is displayed once the previous text block has displayed.
  • Import Button: Import text from the clipboard
  • Export Button: Export text to the clipboard
  • Clear Button: Clear the text field
• Display Mode Radio Buttons:
  • Message: Select to display words in a block as an on-screen message
  • Words: Select to display words one at a time through display events (below)
• Word Xtras:
  • Extra Message Tap Words: Check to display floating text in addition to your message
  • Jumbled: Check to display the text box words in a random order / jumbled up
  • Wordbank: Check to also include words from the Mixtikl word pool (which includes over 600 words)
• Display Events:
  • Music: Check to allow music engine generated events to drive the visualiser, shapes or text highlighting
  • Taps: Check to allow taps to drive the visualiser, shapes or text highlighting
• Tap Play:
  • Auto: Check to have Mixtikl play the tap part for you!
• Defaults:
  • Press button to save current settings as defaults for new mixes
• Visualiser List: Choose one from the list visualizers available
• Shapes List: Choose a note shape from one of those available