Using The Mouse

This topic includes:

Overview

The mouse is the main input device to work with a software like MADRIX 5. In this topic various general functionalities are provided as an overview.

Deviating functionality is explained throughout this manual when necessary. Some controls on the user interface can support several of the functionalities described below.

Left Mouse Click ▪Click once on the left mouse button to perform various actions:	Examples
Selection - Selects a button, fader, list item, text, number, on the user interface.
Open Window - Opens a window that grants access to another part of the software. [A small, black square will be shown as overlay on top of the control in the upper left corner if you hover with your mouse of the button.]
Show Selection Menu - Opens a submenu for you to choose and select a different item from the provided options. [Two small, black lines will be shown as overlay on top of the control in the upper left corner if you hover with your mouse of the button.] [Requires a right-mouse click if the overlay is shown on top of the control in the upper right corner.]
Activate / Deactivate - Activates or deactivates a button or check box in order to enable or disable the corresponding functionality.
Action - Activates a button once to perform a specific action. [A black line will be shown as overlay on top of the control in the upper left corner if you hover with your mouse of the button.]

Left Mouse Click And Hold ▪Click once on the left mouse button, continue to hold the button, and finally release the mouse button to perform various actions:	Examples
Move - Moves a control, such as a fader, to a different position in order to set a different value.
Increase / Decrease - Select a number in an input field and move the mouse up or down while continuing to hold the left mouse button in order to increase or decrease the selected value.
Show Control - Shows the full control, such as a vertical slider or color control, for you to set a different value. [A visual representation will be shown as overlay on top of the control.]
Activate Temporarily - Activates a specific functionality only as long as you continue to hold the mouse button.
Drag And Drop - Click with the left mouse and hold. A small + appears after a short while. Continue to hold and move your mouse to the same kind of control. Release the mouse button to paste a copy onto the other control. Use the keyboard buttons Ctrl [for copying] or Shift [for moving] in addition to remove the wait time to immediately perform the drag and drop.

Left Mouse Double-Click

▪Quickly click twice on the left mouse button to perform various actions:

Examples

Restore Default Value - Double-click on a control, such as a horizontal fader, to restore the default value.

Edit Value - Allows you to edit an item in a list.

Activate Permanently - Double-click on a control, such as a button, to activate the functionality until you click on the control again to deactivate it.

Right Mouse Click

▪Click once on the right mouse button to perform various actions:

Examples

Context Menu - Shows the corresponding context menu and hence allows you to perform further actions.
[Two small, black lines will be shown as overlay on top of the control in the upper right corner if you hover with your mouse of the button.]
[Requires a left-mouse click if the overlay is shown on top of the control in the upper left corner.]

Edit Value - Allows you to edit an item in a list or multiple items when multiple items have been selected first.

Restore Default Value - Right click on a control, such as a vertical fader, to restore the default value.

Layer Opacity

Mouse Wheel [Scrolling]

▪Use the mouse wheel on a currently selected vertical or horizontal slider for scrolling, thereby increasing or decreasing the corresponding value.

▪Use the following keyboard modifiers to change the granularity of the value changes:
Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Mouse Wheel = Factor 0.01x
Ctrl + Alt + Mouse Wheel = Factor 0.1x
Ctrl + Mouse Wheel = Factor 10x
Shift + Ctrl + Mouse Wheel = Factor 100x

Examples

Example:

Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Mouse Wheel = +/– 1

Ctrl + Alt + Mouse Wheel = +/– 4
The default BPM parameter changes = +/– 40

Ctrl + Mouse Wheel = +/– 400

Shift + Ctrl + Mouse Wheel = +/– 4000

Mouse Hovering

▪Use the mouse pointer to hover over controls of the software's user interface in order to show tooltips for this control.
- Tooltips provide more information and details about the functionality of the control [such as, faders and buttons].
- The majority of user-interface controls are equipped with a helpful tooltip.
- Even if a control is currently deactivated, a tooltip will be shown if available.

Examples