1 Eureka Preview

1.1 Installation:

1.1.1 mandatory:

install MIDI loopback device driver (e.g. loopMIDI)
add two loopback devices named remote_audio and remote_seq
add four loopback devices named vst_a, vst_b, vst_c, vst_d (optional: also add vst_e..vst_h)

on macOS, launch the Audio MIDI Setup.app, select Window ⇒ Show MIDI Studio, double click the IAC driver (red), set Device Name to "" (empty string), then add the remote_audio, remote_seq, vst_a, vst_b, vst_c, vst_d, vst_e, vst_f, vst_g, vst_h MIDI ports, and click "Apply".

1.1.2 optional:

open eureka_config.tks in text editor
adjust b_minimal_startup variable (false=enable VST/voiceplugin/samplecache scans)
adjust rootpath variable
adjust audiotrack_wav_rootpath variable
adjust exported_samples_wav_rootpath variable
adjust project_samples_wav_rootpath variable
adjust sample_rootpath variable
adjust b_force_single_thread variable (set to false to enable multicore rendering (default on macOS))
adjust vst_paths variable
adjust atrk_rec_skip_num_frames (latency compensation) as required (default=-80)

1.2 Keyboard Shortcuts

shortcuts assume a US keyboard layout (unless stated otherwise).

1.2.1 Global

lshift-q	quit
RCTRL	toggle recording
numpad ENTER \=
BACKSPACE	stop all voices
q	toggle scope
SCROLL-LOCK BACKQUOTE	hold to play 261.63Hz (middle C) reference tone

Global keyboard shortcuts

1.2.2 "Samples" page

F2	edit sample or zone name (when table has keyboard focus)
F9 lctrl-9	toggle (wav) sample browser
F10 lctrl-0	toggle zone drumpad view
F11	show synth dialog (Cycle)
lctrl-TAB	toggle zone table model (show names or velocity/mod ranges)
1	select all zones
2	select previous zone
3	select next zone
4	edit previous ModSample OR previous sample pad of parent track
5	edit next ModSample OR next sample pad of parent track
lctrl-1	show Audio Tracks page
lctrl-2	show Project page
lctrl-3	show Track page

Samples Page keyboard shortcuts

..when samples table has keyboard focus:

F2	edit sample name
INSERT	create new sample
lshift-INSERT	clone selected sample
DELETE	delete selected sample
lctrl-DELETE	delete selected sample without confirmation
lctrl-UP	move selected sample up
lctrl-DOWN	move selected sample down

Samples Page Sample Table keyboard shortcuts

..when zone table has keyboard focus:

F2	edit zone name
INSERT	create new zone
lshift-INSERT	clone selected zone
lctrl-INSERT	clone zone synth (Cycle)
DELETE	delete selected zone
lctrl-DELETE	delete selected zone without confirmation
lctrl-UP	move selected zone up
lctrl-DOWN	move selected zone down

Samples Page Zone Table keyboard shortcuts

..when voice plugins table has keyboard focus:

F12	rescan+reload voice plugins
DEL	set current plugin slot type to "-"

Samples Page Plugin Table keyboard shortcuts

1.2.3 "Project" page

WHEEL UP	select previous track
WHEEL DOWN	select next track
cursor keys	select track
lctrl WHEEL UP	decrease track size
lctrl WHEEL DOWN	increase track size
e	edit focused track
f	edit first ModSample or ModVST of focused track
d	mute focused track
s	solo focused track
n	add new track
ctrl-n	add new track and edit it
lshift-n	add new audio track for selected MIDI track and edit it e.g. "drums" ⇒ "a_drums"

Project Page keyboard shortcuts

1.2.4 "Track" page

LEFT	select previous track
RIGHT	select next track
F3	show/hide plugin browser
RETURN	edit first or last selected mod
lctrl-TAB lctrl-r	toggle modmatrix / lanes view (alt key: F4, lctrl-4)
lctrl-w	sync mods on other lanes with last selected mod
lctrl-h	sync other lanes with last selected lane
lctrl-l	load track patch
lctrl-s	save track patch
lctrl-q	hide plugin browser or show Instrument plugins
lctrl-f	show Effect plugins
lctrl-e	show track patch variations table
lctrl-t	enable experimental (resampler) menu items / keys
lctrl-1	show Audio Tracks page
lctrl-2	show Project page
lctrl-3	show Track page

Track Page keyboard shortcuts

lane modules:

LMB hold click	show (VST) patch browser
lshift-LMB click	show generic param editor instead of regular UI
lalt-LMB click	show parameter set editor

Track Page keyboard shortcuts

when VST editor window is focused:

ESC	hide plugin window
`	sync MPE/LPC/VRR mirror mods (^ on german kbd)
F12	add mod matrix entry for last touched param
RCTRL	toggle audio(-track)recording

VST Window keyboard shortcuts

1.2.5 Sample View

Key Sequence	Description
lctrl-lshift-SPACE	Show all
lctrl-SPACE	Fit selection to window or show all
lctrl-lshift-a	Select none
LMB dblclick	Set selection to highlighted area or Select none
lctrl-a	Select all / show all
lctrl-b	Declick selection end (512 sample frames fade out)
lctrl-lshift-b	Declick selection start (512 sample frames fade in)
lctrl-c	Copy selection to clipboard
lctrl-lshift-c	Append selection to clipboard
RETURN	Append selection to clipboard
lctrl-d	Silence selection
lctrl-lshift-d	Surround selection with silence (for transient detection tools)
lctrl-e	(partially handled by SampleView) Export selection to WAV (send event)
lctrl-lshift-e	(partially handled by SampleView) Multi-Export regions to WAV (send event)
lctrl-f	Fade-out selection
lctrl-lshift-f	Fade-in selection
lctrl-g	Toggle show highlight
lctrl-h	Copy selection to highlight (modifies either sampleoff/len or current loop off/len)
lctrl-i	Toggle show RMS
lctrl-j	Toggle show regions
lshift-j	Toggle RMS autoshop mode
lctrl-lshift-j	Toggle autochop dialog
lctrl-lshift-i	Toggle show samples
lctrl-k	Delete left channel
lctrl-lshift-k	Delete right channel
lctrl-lshift-l	Clear undo/redo history
lctrl-m	Convert to mono
lctrl-lshift-m	Convert to stereo
lctrl-n	Normalize selection
lctrl-lshift-n	Normalize regions
lctrl-o	Amplify selection (show dialog)
lctrl-p	Phase-invert selection
lctrl-q	Select next region, or select next cycle (in cycle-edit mode) (same as cursor RIGHT)
lctrl-lshift-q	Select previous region, or select previous cycle (in cycle-edit mode) (same as cursor LEFT)
lctrl-r	Reverse selection
lctrl-lshift-r	Crossfade selection
lshift-r	Loop-xfade selection. Needs 128 frames before selection start.
lctrl-s	Tighten selection (via transient detection)
lctrl-t	Truncate to selection
lctrl-lshift-t	Auto-trim (select all, tighten selection, trim)
lctrl-v	Paste clipboard at end of selection
lctrl-lshift-v	Replace selection by clipboard
lshift-v	Add clipboard to selection (mix)
lctrl-w	Cut selection to clipboard
lctrl-y	Undo ('z' on german kbd)
lctrl-lshift-y	Redo ('z' on german kbd)
lctrl-z	Toggle snap-to-zero-crossing mode ('y' on german kbd)
lshift-z	Toggle cycle edit mode (same as MMB click) ('y' on german kbd)
UP	Zoom in
DOWN	Zoom out
LEFT	Select previous region, or select previous cycle (in cycle-edit mode)
lctrl-LEFT	Scroll left
lctrl-lshift-LEFT	Move region left (+add silence around region)
RIGHT	Select next region, or select next cycle (in cycle-edit mode)
lctrl-RIGHT	Scroll right
`	Toggle freedraw mode (^ on german kbd)
lctrl-lshift-RIGHT	Move region right (+add silence around region)
DELETE	Delete selection
HOME	Move selection start to 0
END	Move selection end to end of waveform Press twice to move selection start to end of wave
END	Set selection start to end of selection or end of wave
lshift-END	Expand selection end to end of waveform Press twice to move selection start to end of wave
WHEEL UP/DOWN	Zoom in/out Select previous/next cycle (in cycle-edit mode) Select previous/next region (when selection exceeds max cycle length)
lctrl + WHEEL	Zoom vertically
lctrl + WHEEL	Zoom vertically in cycle mode
RMB + MOUSEMOVE	Scroll left/right
LMB + MOUSEMOVE	Mark region / autoscroll
RMB hold	Show popup menu
MMB	Cycle bpm/marker snap modes
LMB click in upper area	Set marker
RMB click in upper area	Delete marker
lctrl + LMB click	Toggle marker

Sample View keyboard shortcuts

1.3 Miscellaneous notes

the current track can always be played via the remote_audio MIDI port (in addition to its main MIDI port vst_a..vst_h)
the current sample (on the sample page) can be played via the remote_audio MIDI port, unless the sample page was entered
by clicking on a ModSample instance
the current audio track (on the start page) can be played via the remote_audio MIDI port
a new Modsample instance can be created by right clicking on an empty lane mod slot and choosing Builtin→Sampler
VSTs are instanced by drag'n'dropping them from the plugin browser
VST instances are deleted by drag'n'dropping them back to the plugin browser
a track's mod matrix will always (initially) display the last highlighted lane module (mouse over)
Eureka projects will be saved when saving projects in Synergy (hold-clicking Save shows an emergency save dialog)
to load a project, load a Synergy project, then click Load on the Eureka start page (hold-clicking Load shows a load dialog which you will most likely never need to use)

Document created on 31-Mar-2023 13:07:59

Document:	Eureka Sampler+VST Host
Author:	bsp
Date:	31-Mar-2023