The Kyma Language for Sound Design, Version 4.5

speeds that may be compatible with the MIDI device. This option has no effect on the responsiveness or
speed of processing of MIDI events on the Capybara.
Clicking the Show MIDI Messages button opens a window that displays information about the continuous
controller and keyboard MIDI messages as they are received by the Capybara. This can be useful
when troubleshooting MIDI configurations.
DSP menu: MIDI notes off
MIDI notes off sends a note-off event (key up) for every note on every MIDI channel. The note-off events
are sent to the Capybara MIDI out connector, silencing any MIDI synthesizers attached to the Capybara.
DSP menu: Initialize DSP
Action Menu
Use Initialize DSP from the DSP menu to initialize the Capybara. There are only a few circumstances
where this will be needed. Generally, in any of these circumstances, Kyma will display a dialog (such as
the one below) to indicate a problem.
If you see this warning, click OK, and then choose Initialize DSP from the DSP menu.
Operations under the Action menu are used to manipulate the selected Sound(s) within the active window.
Action menu: Compile, load, start
Selecting Compile, load, start from the Action menu causes the selected Sound to be compiled and then
loaded into the digital signal processor. -Space Bar or Ctrl+Space Bar are the key-equivalents. Often
the compiler will be able to start the Capybara playing while it loads the rest of the Sound.
If more than one Sound and/or Sound collection is selected, the Sounds will be loaded one after another
in order from top to bottom and left to right.
While the Sound is being compiled, the cursor changes to a watch. If the Sound uses any sample files, the
cursor will change to an animated picture of a waveform being downloaded to the Capybara while the
sample files are being transferred from the hard disk into the RAM. Once Kyma begins sending information
to the Capybara, the cursor changes to an animation of a Sound transferring data to the Capybara.
While the Sound is playing, the cursor changes:
♦ If the Sound does not use the computer’s hard disk, the cursor will be a hollow arrow.
♦ If the Sound uses the computer’s hard disk, and Update Display during Disk Operations in the Performance…
preferences (see page 430) is turned on, the cursor will be a partially-filled arrow.
♦ If the Sound uses the computer’s hard disk, and Update Display during Disk Operations in the Performance…
preferences is turned off, the cursor will be a floppy disk.
To stop a Sound while it is playing, choose Stop from the DSP menu. If the cursor looks like a floppy
disk, click the mouse while holding the Shift key down. When the Sound has finished or has been stopped, the
cursor will change back to the normal fully-filled arrow.
Action menu: Compile & load
Choose Compile & load to compile and load the selected Sound into the Capybara without immediately
starting the Sound. Once the Sound has been compiled and loaded, start it by selecting Restart from the
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