From 5801a1f8af5f13779581dbf16052d7286af1f579 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jack Humbert Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 16:42:30 -0400 Subject: update music docs --- docs/Modding-your-keyboard.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/Modding-your-keyboard.md b/docs/Modding-your-keyboard.md index 5d4b5d40f8..2429570f53 100644 --- a/docs/Modding-your-keyboard.md +++ b/docs/Modding-your-keyboard.md @@ -48,16 +48,25 @@ This is inside one of the macros. So when that macro executes, your keyboard pla "Rest style" in the method signature above (the last parameter) specifies if there's a rest (a moment of silence) between the notes. +## Music mode -## Recording And Playing back Music -* ```Music On``` - Turn music mode on. The default mapping is ```Lower+Upper+C``` -* ```LCTL``` - start a recording -* play some tones -* ```LALT``` - stop recording, stop playing -* ```LGUI``` - play recording -* ```LALT``` - stop playing -* ```Music Off``` - Turn music mode off. The default mapping is ```Lower+Upper+V``` +The music mode maps your columns to a chromatic scale, and your rows to octaves. This works best with ortholinear keyboards, but can be made to work with others. All keycodes less than `0xFF` get blocked, so you won't type while playing notes - if you have special keys/mods, those will still work. A work-around for this is to jump to a different layer with KC_NOs before (or after) enabling music mode. +Recording is experimental due to some memory issues - if you experience some weird behavior, unplugging/replugging your keyboard will fix things. + +Keycodes available: + +* `MU_ON` - Turn music mode on +* `MU_OFF` - Turn music mode off +* `MU_TOG` - Toggle music mode + +In music mode, the following keycodes work differently, and don't pass through: + +* `LCTL` - start a recording +* `LALT` - stop recording/stop playing +* `LGUI` - play recording +* `KC_UP` - speed-up playback +* `KC_DOWN` - slow-down playback ## MIDI functionalty -- cgit v1.2.3