OpenMusic QuickStart

Manipulating and Visualizing Objects in the Patch

Completing the Edition and Visualizing the Result

1. Completing the Chord

To enter a note directly in the chord editor :
1. double click on the chord box to open it
2. select the single note tool and Cmd click on the score.

To delete a note, press Backspace.
To lower or raise notes :
1. select items
2. use the ↑and ↓keys.

Midicent values of selected pitches are displayed in the editor control numeric frame.

Select the Staff and Approx pop up menus to change the staff configuration and the pitches quantization, as well as other parameters.

2. Protecting the Object

An unlocked box returns to its previous state when evaluated. The chord box is locked automatically : a small cross label is displayed on its upper left corner.

To lock or unlock a box, press b.

Out of precaution, you can enter the new pitch values in the second inlet. Don't forget to validate.

3. Calculating the Transposition

To calculate the value of the transposed z chord :
1. click on the om+ function
2. press v to call om+ .
  
  The result of the computation appears in the listener.

To materialize the result as a new chord, add another chord box in the patch editor :
1. Cmd click in the editor : an "undefined" box appears.
2. Type "chord" in the text field. You can use this mode for any box, provided you know its appellation.

Select the first chord, and duplicate it :
- Cmd + d - Edit / Duplicate
- Cmd + c / Cmd + v - Copy / Paste.

Unlock the new chord so that it can be evaluated again : press b.

4. Creating the Second Chord Instance

Connect the outlet of om+ to the second inlet – midics – of the z chord.
To evaluate the chord, select it and press v.
- If you evaluate the first outlet – Cmd click – OM returns the "self" value of the chord, that is the whole instance with all its related data, the z chord itself.
- If you evaluate the second outlet, you will get the corresponding values, in this case, pitches.