Getting Started - Peabody Computer Music

MenusExplanation ofCommandswindow of all subpatches and external objects used in that patch. You can usethis to locate the external object or subpatch files.ColorName...Imageburger...Hide on LockThis submenu features 16 preset colors that can be applied to a number ofuser interface objects and patch cords. You can change the colors by choosingEdit Colors… in the Options menu.Assigns a variable name for an object in a patcher window that can be used ina script. This name is not the same as a name for a table or coll object; it is localto a Patcher window and can only be used with script messages to thethispatcher object. For more information, see the Scripting tutorials in theTutorials and Topics manual.Replaces an instance of a Max object or patcher with a graphic image. Toassign a graphic image, select an object and choose this menu item. A dialogbox will appear that allows you to choose the graphic you want to use.Make the selected objects and patch cords invisible when the Patcher windowis locked, which reduces the cluttered appearance in a patch. Note that userinter- face objects that are hidden will not respond to mouse clicks.Some objects and cords hidden Nothing hiddenShow on LockBring to FrontSet the selected objects and patch cords to be visible when the Patcher windowis locked, undoing the action of Hide On Lock.Bring the selected objects to the front of their current layer within the Patcherwindow. If a user interface object such as a dial or a ubutton is partiallyobscured by another object (or a picture) on top of it, Bring to Front puts it inthe foreground and allows it to respond normally to mouse clicks. When anew object is created, it is automatically made the frontmost object20