SIDJ · QUICK REFERENCE CARD
Keep this card next to your Commodore 64. (REU) = needs a RAM Expansion Unit.
Load: LOAD"SIDJ",8 RETURN · RUN RETURN · menu: RETURN or 1 (editor), 2 T.A.S.T.E., 3 README, 4 MANUAL. Without the menu: LOAD"SIDJ.EDITOR",8. Hold C= while it starts to skip RECOVERED (REU).
UP = SHIFT + CRSR ⇩ · LEFT = SHIFT + CRSR ⇨ · + = hold · , = press in turn, quickly
THE FOUR KEYS
| SPACE | C= | CTRL | RETURN |
|---|
| edit (A) | second edit (B) | select (SELECT) | play (START) |
SCREEN MAP · CTRL + CRSR
PROJECT ── SID SETUP
│ │
SONG ── CHAIN ── PHRASE ──── INSTR ── TABLE
│ │
└─ GROOVE ──┘ (GROOVE: CTRL + UP goes back)
FILE: open from PROJECT (LOAD / SAVE) · CTRL + UP returns
SONG: CTRL + LEFT = live mode on / off
Moving RIGHT opens the item under the cursor. PHRASE CTRL + DOWN on a G command opens that groove.
EDITING
| Keys | Effect |
|---|
| CRSR | move cursor |
| SPACE | empty field: enter last value · filled: take its value, play it |
| SPACE, SPACE | new chain (SONG) · new phrase (CHAIN) · new table (INSTR TABLE) |
| SPACE + ⇦ ⇨ | −1 / +1 (note: semitone) |
| SPACE + ⇧ ⇩ | ±10 hex (note, transpose: ±12) |
| C= + SPACE | cut field (clear) |
| CTRL + SPACE | paste |
| C= + ⇧ ⇩ | SONG: page 16 rows / bookmarks · lists: first / last step |
| C= + ⇦ ⇨ | INSTR, TABLE, GROOVE: previous / next item |
0–9 A–F | hex digit, enters from the right |
A–G, 0–7 | note name, octave (note field) |
A–Z | command letter (command field) |
| F7 / SHIFT + F7 | undo / redo |
| F2 (SHIFT + F1) | help page for this screen, CRSR ⇧⇩ pages, any key closes (REU, SIDJ.HLP on the disk) |
MARK · COPY · CLONE
| Keys | Effect |
|---|
| CTRL + C= | start mark (SONG, CHAIN, PHRASE list, TABLE) |
| CRSR | grow the block |
| C= | copy block, end mark |
| C= + SPACE | cut block |
| SPACE + CRSR | change every value in the block |
| CTRL held: C=, C=, C= | mark · whole column · whole screen |
| CTRL held: C=, SPACE | clone (cursor not moved): chain (SONG), phrase (CHAIN), instrument (PHRASE), table (INSTR TABLE) |
| C=, C=, C= | SONG: bookmark on / off |
Clone DEEP / SLIM: PROJECT screen, CLONE.
PLAY · MUTE
| Keys | SONG mode | LIVE mode (SONG screen) |
|---|
| RETURN | SONG: play from row / stop · other screens: play / stop this channel | queue chain |
| RETURN, RETURN | – | queue at phrase end |
| CTRL + RETURN | play all / stop | queue stop of channel (twice: phrase end) |
| hold ⇦, RETURN | – | queue whole row |
| CTRL + ⇦ (SONG) | live mode on | live mode off |
| Keys | Effect |
|---|
| F1 · F3 · F5 | mute channel 1 · 2 · 3 |
| hold C=, press CTRL | mute cursor channel |
| C= + RETURN | solo (again: all on) |
TEMPO (PROJECT, cursor on TEMPO)
| Keys | Effect |
|---|
0–9 | type BPM 40–295 |
| RETURN, RETURN … | tap tempo |
| C= + ⇦ / ⇨ held | nudge −3 % / +3 % |
PHRASE VIEWS
| Keys | Effect |
|---|
| CLR/HOME | list ⇄ grid |
| SHIFT + CLR/HOME | drum view on / off (REU) |
| Grid: C= + ⇦ ⇨ | field: note · instr · cmd · value |
PIANO · LOOP RECORD (PHRASE)
| Keys | Effect |
|---|
| SHIFT + F3 (F4) | piano mode on / off |
| Z S X D C V G B H N J M | C–B (piano mode) |
| Q 2 W 3 E R 5 T 6 Y 7 U | one octave higher |
| + / − | octave up / down |
| SHIFT + F5 (F6) | record on / off (REU): the phrase loops |
| hold C= (recording) | erase the steps passed |
| F7 after recording | undo the take |
hold , . / ; | beat repeat: 8 · 4 · 2 · 1 steps (all channels) |
DRUM VIEW (REU)
| Keys | Effect |
|---|
| ⇦ ⇨ / ⇧ ⇩ | step / lane |
| SPACE | hit on / off |
| C= + SPACE | clear step |
| SPACE + ⇧ ⇩ | hit ±1 semitone |
| C= + ⇧ ⇩ | shift lanes one instrument |
| CLR/HOME | back to list |
INSTRUMENT · PRESET
| Keys | Effect |
|---|
| SPACE + ⇦ ⇨ | previous / next preset (plays it) |
| SPACE + ⇧ ⇩ | next / previous group |
00–1F | preset by number (REU: browse on to 20–49) |
| CTRL + SPACE (CTRL held: SPACE again) | factory kit into 8 instruments: DRUMS · BAND · SYNTH (REU: · ELECTRO · CHIP · ROCK) |
FILE SCREEN
| Keys | Effect |
|---|
SPACE on SV | save project |
| SPACE, SPACE on a file | load project or kit |
C= + SPACE on SV | save kit NAME.Kxx (drive only) |
| C= + SPACE, C= + SPACE | delete file / slot |
| ⇦ ⇨ | drive 8 ⇄ REU slots (REU 512K+) |
| CTRL + ⇧ | back to PROJECT |
PROJECT: CLEAN = SPACE, SPACE (new project).
COMMANDS · Lxy
| | | | | |
|---|
| A table | B maybe | C chord | D delay | E sus/rel | F finetune |
| G groove | H hop (HFF stop) | K kill | L slide | M volume | O filter type/res |
| P bend | Q hard restart | R retrigger | S pulse width | T tempo | V vibrato |
| W waveform | X cutoff | Z random | | | |
Table CT column: 81 noise · 41 pulse · 21 saw · 11 triangle · -- no change.
MOUSE (1351, port 1)
| Action | Effect |
|---|
| click · click again | cursor to field · SPACE |
| drag ⇧⇩ / ⇦⇨ | SPACE + ⇧⇩ / ⇦⇨ |
| right button | C= |
| C= + click / CTRL + click | cut / paste |
| click map | change screen |
| click / right-click channel header | mute / solo |
| LIVE: click chain · twice · right-click | queue · at phrase end · stop |
| grid: click · drag | step on/off · note ⇧⇩, instrument ⇦⇨ |
| Live FX row 18–23: drag bar | hold value (CUT RES VOL TRN) |
| FLT: click LP BP HP 3O | switch filter type |
| right-click / C= + click fader | let go |
TAP: click in time · hold < > | tap tempo · nudge |
Port, speed 0–3, acceleration: PROJECT screen, MOUSE.