The Kyma Language for Sound Design, Version 4.5

File Menu
File menu: New…
Many of the menu items have a keyboard short-cut listed to the right. All of these shortcuts are two-key
combinations: the Control or the Command (marked as or ) key and a letter key. Usually the letter is
the first letter of the operation name (e.g., Ctrl+S or -S for Save… from the File menu).
Kyma operating on a Macintosh OS computer uses a single menu bar in the standard position. Kyma operating
on a Windows 95 computer uses a menu bar on each window; the menu bar for each window
manipulates the contents of only that window. Windows-based versions of Kyma have an additional
Launcher window not present on the Macintosh; the Launcher window contains most of the menu bar
operations in pop-up menu form. §
Operations under the File menu are used to create or modify files, file editors, and other Kyma windows.
To create a new file choose New… from the File menu. New… opens a dialog box requesting the type of
the new file.
To select a type, push down on the arrow to see a list of file types. Drag the mouse to the desired file type
and release the mouse button. Click the New button or press Enter to create a new file.
Types of Files Usable in Kyma
The following table lists the kinds of files that Kyma can use.
File Description File Type Open Create Play Import
Sound file KYM0 / KYM yes yes no yes
AIFF sample file AIFF / AIF yes yes yes yes
IRCAM/MTU samples sf / SF yes yes yes yes
SD-I sample file SFIL / SD1 yes yes yes yes
SD-II sample file Sd2f / --- yes* yes* yes* no
WAV sample file .WAV / WAV yes yes yes yes
Spectrum file KYMs / SPC yes yes yes yes
Compiled Sound file KYM9 / KYC no yes yes yes
Compiled Sound grid PMAP / PRG yes yes no yes
Global map KYM8 / MAP yes yes no yes
LIME file Lime / LIM no no no yes
MIDI file Midi / MID no no yes yes
Preferences file PREF / PRE no no no no
Text file TEXT / TXT yes yes no yes
Tool file KYM7 / PCI yes no* no yes
§ On Windows computers, if you close all of the windows in Kyma without exiting the Kyma application, you would
no longer have access to a menu bar, since the menu bar appears in each window. The Launcher window contains
most of the items found in the menu bar, so you can still open files, exit Kyma, etc. even in this case.
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