This view allows you to define some of the key properties that govern your composition at the Piece level.

Name

Always shows the text "Piece" . You can't change this value!

Piece Length

The minimum duration, in seconds, for which to play this piece before restarting. The duration chosen is somewhere in the range of Piece Length, to Piece Length plus Piece Length Range; rounded up to the nearest bar boundary.

Piece Length Range

Defines an upper range in values, for which to play this piece before restarting

Piece Rest

The minimum duration, in seconds, for which this piece will rest with silence before restarting. The duration chosen by Noatikl is a randomly selected value in the range of Piece Rest, to Piece Rest plus Piece Rest Range; rounded up to the nearest bar boundary.

Piece Rest Range

Defines an upper range in values, for which this piece will rest with silence before restarting.

Auto Restart?

Defines if, when the piece has reached the end and applied any rest, it should restart automatically or not. If set to Yes, the Piece will keep playing with appropriate random variations. If set to No, the piece will simply stop playing at the end until you tell it to Stop.

Meter

Defines the Meter to be used by this Piece, such 4:4 or 3:4 or 6:8. A Voice will generally use this Meter, but the Meter value to be used for each Voice may actually override this setting. This approach allows Voices to be configured to work with a completely different Meter, which can be used for interesting polyphonic effects!