Dirtywave M8 - Global Key Shortcuts; Common Editing Shortcuts

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Dirtywave M8 Operation Manual
Global Key Shortcuts
There are quite a few key combinations / shortcuts but for the most part they are shared
across all views on the M8. A printed card was included with the M8 which has a com-
plete list of shortcuts on the reverse side for convenience. Refer to the section on Key
Shortcuts in the appendix. Below is a list of common key commands you should famil-
iarize yourself with:
• [DIRECTION] Move the cursor on the screen.
• [SHIFT] + [DIRECTION] Navigate between Views
• [EDIT] Start editing a value; also functions as a “YES” or “ENTER”
• [OPTION] Varies depending on context; also functions as a “NO” or “EXIT”
• [EDIT]+[OPTION] Sets a highlighted parameter to the default value, or acts as a
“cut” operation on song, chain, phrase, and table “grid” views.
• [SHIFT] by itself has no function.
• [PLAY] Starts/stops the song from the current cursor position on the song view, or
plays the current Chain, Phrase, or Instrument when in those views.
• [SHIFT]+[PLAY] Plays all tracks from the current song cursor position regardless of
current view (song, chain, phrase, etc).
Common Editing Shortcuts
Quite a few of the views in the M8 use a grid layout. In these views there are common
functions such as editing values, cut/copy/paste, and selection mode. It is important to
familiarize yourself with the key shortcuts as this makes editing both fast and fun.
• [EDIT] On an empty cell (“--”): inserts a new value with a default value of the last
edited or deleted value.
• [EDIT]+[UP or DOWN] Edits the selected value in large steps. On a command col-
umn: shows the Eect Help/Selection view.
• [EDIT]+[LEFT or RIGHT] Edits the selected value by small steps.
• [SHIFT]+[OPTION] On any view with a grid (song, chain, phrase, table, etc): enter
selection mode.
• [OPTION] In selection mode: copies the selection and exits selection mode.
• [SHIFT]+[EDIT] On any view with a grid: paste the copied contents from selection
mode.
• [EDIT]+[OPTION] Deletes/cuts the selected value. On selection mode: cuts the se-
lection into the copy buer.