/ Interface / Menubar

File Menu

folder_open collects commands that involve your filesystem.

Load Script

Raises a file browser with which you select a JavaScript or Lua script to run. This has the same effect as the Run in Sandbox context menu item.

Browse Workspaces

Raises a directory browser to select a new current workspace directory.

Recent Workspaces

Shows a list of recent workspaces for direct selection.

Toggle Sidebar

Hides or Shows the sidebar comprising the Workspace and Audio Monitor panels. You can use the hotkey, 1 to trigger this item. *.

Quit

Requests Hz to shutdown. If you have any unsaved files, this may trigger a the Are You Sure? dialog. You can use the hotkey Ctrl Q to trigger this item. *. You can also press the x in the window dragbar.

Layouts Menu

view_compact collects commands for manipulating the Flexible Layout system.

Named Layouts…

If you have saved layouts, they appear here. Initially, as seen here, there are no saved layouts to choose from. Items that do appear can be deleted using the x next to its name.

Save Layout

Enter the name of the current layout (and hit return) to save your current panel layout for restoral by the Named Layouts list.

Builtin Layouts…

These are the builting layouts.

• Create - the default, used in normal IDE project-creation mode.
• Monitor - useful to simply monitor (and not edit) the current performance.

Add Panel…

You can add new subpanels to the current panel as identified by the lighter panel-tab background color. In this way you can contruct your own custom workbenches.

Above, you can see some of the ever-evolving list of panels available.

Settings Menu

settings collects commands associated with your audio or interface system settings.

Rescan Plugins

Scans your local filesystem for CLAP Plugins to produce a summary into workspace/_plugins/anode.yaml. You should run this command whenever you add or remove CLAP plugins or when you create a new workspace.

Plugin Explorer

Raises the Plugin Explorer Dialog to peruse the list of installed plugins and their parameters.

Sample Manager

Raises the Sample Manager Dialog to browse and install internet-hosted audio sample files.

Audio Settings…

Raises the Audio Settings dialog to select from available audio devices on your system.

Probe Audio System…

Logs the result of scanning your system's audio devices.

Probe MIDI System…

Logs the result of scanning your system's MIDI devices.

Zoom In

Increases the zoom level for all panels. The zoom value persists across sessions. You can use the hotkey, Ctrl + to trigger this item*.

Zoom Out

Decreases the zoom level for all panels. The zoom value persists across sessions. You can use the hotkey, Ctrl + to trigger this item*.

Zoom Reset

Resets the zoom level for all panels. If the display looks a little wonky after this operation, resizing the window should fix everything.

Auto Update

This checkbox controls whether Hz automatically checks for a new version on startup.

Check For Update

This is a manual update check.

Tipjar…

Raises a dialog that can bring you to your online tips page to express your appreciation to Hz developers.

Tipjar…

Displays version information.

Hotkeys

Whether Hotkeys are available depends upon the mouse focus. If you are editing a text-file, then typing 1 will not toggle the side panel. You can reset the focus by clicking on an area that doesn't accept text input. Note that some hot-keys, like Cut/Copy/Paste are available when edting text.