Overview

This is the placeholder documentation for Melowrite, a minimalist DAW made specifically for game development, currently in early access.

Shortcuts

Defaults (all rebindable in Preferences > Shortcuts).

File

New ProjectCtrl+N
Open ProjectCtrl+O
SaveCtrl+S
Save AsCtrl+Shift+S
ExportCtrl+Shift+E
Export ProjectCtrl+E

Edit

UndoCtrl+Z
RedoCtrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y
Select AllCtrl+A
CopyCtrl+C
CutCtrl+X
PasteCtrl+V
DuplicateCtrl+D
DeleteDelete or Backspace or Shift+X

Transport

Play / PauseSpace
RecordCtrl+R or Ctrl+Space
RewindEnter
Rewind + PlayShift+Space
Toggle MetronomeM
Toggle LoopR
Octave Down / UpZ / X
Velocity Down / UpC / V
Toggle Keyboard WindowShift+K

Editor (Pattern / Arranger)

Grab / MoveShift+G
Toggle Draw / SelectB
Cancel / DeselectEsc
ConfirmEnter or Keypad Enter
RenameF2
QuantizeCtrl+Q
LegatoCtrl+L
Set Note Length, then 1-4Ctrl+W
Quantify EntriesQ
Frame AllShift+F
Pattern Octave Down / UpCtrl+Y / Ctrl+U
Extend Patternunbound by default

Navigation

Toggle Pattern / PropertiesTab
Toggle Chunk / ArrangerShift+Tab
Shortcuts HelpF1
FullscreenF11
Performance OverlayF12

Chunks

Create ChunkAlt+N

Mixer

Solo selected trackAlt+S
Mute all tracksAlt+M

Piano Keyboard (musical typing)

White keysA S D F G H J K L
Black keysW E T Y U
Octave down / upZ / X
Velocity down / upC / V
Open Musical Typing windowShift+K

Game Audio API

Coming soon.

Unity Integration

Download link: https://github.com/joeqnicholson/melowrite-unity