maxWerk - Copyright 2000-2007 Amanda Pehlke
Published by RedMoon Music - www.RedMoon-Music.com
existing file, you will find copies of alternative template files in the "maxWerk Filing Cabinet" folder that can save you having to make many tedious associated editor window changes. Once you are used to maxWerk, you might wish to use these as a basis for creating your own template files, especially if you find you often use loops longer than one bar. Be sure to rename Werk files you wish to save! It's a good idea to use a sequential numbering scheme to save each update; for example, "TuesdayTune_03". maxWerk automatically appends the suffix .mWk when you name your file.
maxWerk doesn't use the standard Macintosh Edit and Windows menus, and you should leave "All Windows Active" checked for it to work properly. The MIDI-thru menu lets you change the target for your controller keyboard input to any of the instrument/channels assigned to tracks. Note that when the Auto-thrucheckbox in the upper left section of the Main Screen is enabled, MIDI thru will follow each track visited for editing. At the top of the menu is a switchable item THRU-ENABLED, which disables and enables keyboard thru play. This does not disable MIDI notes triggered by the computer's QWERTY keys. You can quickly check the state of this function by the presence or absence of color in the MIDI indicator LED. When external MIDI input is enabled, you will see a green background against which the LED flashes yellow on incoming MIDI signals. When it is disabled, the LED continues to flash yellow in response to computer keyboard play, but the background color is gray.
The Arp-thru menu lets you redirect notes from the chord- auditioning Arpeggiator to any pitched-note track other than the default Noodle. Learn about this feature under "The Transposer".
The Panic menu includes a manual trigger for maxWerk's normal Stop Play procedure, which resets several internal functions and sends an All Notes Off command to all MIDI destinations. The second Panic menu item triggers the notes-off message by itself. As a last resort in case of intractable behavior from a GS module, choose the item GS reset to initialize your device. Built into this system exclusive message is the GS command assigning Channel 11 as well as the default 10 to Drum Kit instruments. The Reset Controllers message addresses all targets. The Back to Werk in