The Kyma Language for Sound Design, Version 4.5

File menu: Status
rameter field. If it is a parameter that makes sense for the file, the file will paste its value for that parameter
into the field.
To monitor the status of memory on the host computer, choose Status from the File menu. The following
window will appear:
Memory Use
The horizontal bar indicates the percentage of available memory being used by the host computer. On
color monitors, the display is color coded as follows: cyan for light usage, green and yellow for moderate
usage, and red for heavy usage.
The Recycle button in the upper right is for recycling memory. Kyma tries to keep memory recycled
automatically whenever this window is opened; however, if the bar turns red and Kyma starts to get
sluggish, click the Recycle button to cause Kyma to recycle memory.
You should leave this window opened all of the time so that Kyma can automatically recycle memory for
you.
When the Recycle button is clicked, in addition to scanning the host computer’s memory for objects that
are no longer in use, Kyma removes any information about recently accessed files and folders. This
means that it is a good idea to click Recycle whenever a file or folder has been changed or moved to another
location using another application (for example, using the Finder on the Macintosh, File Manager
on Windows 3.1, or Windows Explorer on Windows 95).
MIDI Input
File menu: Quit
Edit Menu
The bottom section of the status window displays information related to Event Values, MIDI input, and
the A/D used in the last Sound that was loaded. The status window indicates the following:
♦ the name of the global map being used to define Event Values
♦ whether the Sound expects input from the A/D
♦ the MIDI channels (if any) on which the Sound expects keyboard input
♦ the Event Value names (if any) that control the Sound’s parameters
Choosing Quit from the File menu causes Kyma to close all open windows (asking to save changes for
any window whose contents have been changed), save the preferences, and exit the Kyma application.
Any Sound playing on the Capybara will be stopped.
Operations under the Edit menu are used to edit Sounds, samples, and text in the active window or active
field within the active window. In windows that include several editable fields (for example, the Sound
editor or the sample file editor), the active field will have a dark border drawn around it.
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