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Flags Tab

The Properties windows of most segment tracks contain a Flags tab in which you can choose various settings for how the component behaves.

When you open the Flags tab of a track, some options are selected by default. Depending on the track you select, some options are not enabled. The following figure shows a Flags tab with all possible options available.

Track Flags tab

The following table, presented in two parts for readability, shows which flags are available for each track type. For each flag, OOO denotes that the flag is available, and XXX denotes that it is turned on by default.

Playback and Compose Flags

Track
Type
Enable
Play
Enable
Control
Send
Notification
Use
Clock
Time
Audition
(Design)
Only
Recompose
on Play
Recompose
on Loop
Band XXX XXX   OOO OOO    
Chord   XXX XXX   OOO    
Chordmap   XXX     OOO    
Groove   XXX XXX   OOO    
Lyric XXX     OOO      
Marker   XXX     OOO    
Mute   XXX     OOO    
Parameter Control XXX     OOO OOO    
Pattern XXX XXX XXX OOO OOO    
Script XXX     OOO OOO    
Segment Trigger XXX     OOO OOO    
Sequence XXX     OOO OOO    
Signpost XXX   XXX   OOO OOO OOO
Style XXX XXX XXX   OOO    
Tempo XXX XXX   OOO OOO    
Time Signature XXX XXX XXX   OOO    
Wave XXX     OOO OOO    

Control and Transition Flags

Track
Type
Override
Primary
Override
All
Fallback Controlling
Segment
Override
Primary
Controlling
Segment
Override
Notification
Start of Source
Segment
Current
in Source
Segment
Start of
Destination
Segment
Band       OOO   OOO OOO OOO
Chord         OOO OOO OOO OOO
Chordmap           OOO OOO OOO
Groove         OOO OOO OOO OOO
Lyric                
Marker                
Mute                
Parameter Control                
Pattern OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO      
Script                
Segment Trigger                
Sequence OOO OOO OOO OOO        
Signpost       OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO
Style OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO
Tempo       OOO   OOO OOO OOO
Time Signature       OOO OOO      
Wave OOO OOO OOO OOO        

 Playback Flags

Use the following check boxes for enabling or disabling the track, providing control information, sending events, and sending notifications:

Compose Flags

The following two flags are used exclusively in the signpost track properties. During playback, if one of these flags is set and the segment contains a chordmap track, a chord track, and either a style track or a pattern track, new chords are created for the segment each time it is played or loops. This enables composers to set up consistent parameters of structure that still generate fresh harmonic choices each time the segment loops.

Control Flags

These flags modify the default behavior of the track when it requests information that normally comes from a secondary controlling segment or the primary segment, or when responding to requests for information when this segment is a secondary controlling segment or the primary segment. See Controlling Segments.

Transition Flags

These flags affect the playback of the segment as a transition. When settings from another segment are selected, the corresponding track in that segment is used for the transition. For example, if you select Start of Destination Segment for a style track, the style track of the transitional segment is ignored, and instead a pattern is taken from the first style in the destination segment.

To select a transition flag, first select the Transition: Use Settings From check box.


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