Seq66 Basic Tutorial

Configuration

 

The figure below shows Edit / Preferences ; it provides some configuration items; it can restart the application to load the new settings.

 
Seq66 Configuration. Configuration is stored in a number of files, shown here with wildcards:
  • Linux: /home/user/.config/seq66/qseq66.*
  • Windows: C:/Users/user/AppData/Local/seq66/qpseq66.*
Some settings can be made in Edit / Preferences; other options less often modified, or very complex, require editing a file. The file extensions:
  • rc. The main configuration file. Sets MIDI I/O ports, port mapping, names/status of the other configuration files, "recent files", etc.
  • usr. Configures instrument and buss names, user-interface settings, default song settings, and a few more.
  • ctrl. Keystrokes/MIDI events to control Seq66. By default, only keystrokes are set up. Edit it to add MIDI control, status-display events, and MIDI macros. A Novation LaunchPad Mini setup provides an example.
  • mutes. Mute-group settings; can be edited in the Live grid and in the Mutes tab. See the user manual.
  • playlist. This file contains play-lists, editable in the Playlist tab or in the play-list file. See the user manual.
  • drums. Contains note mappings, useful for converting from old MIDI drum sets to GM drum sets. See the user manual.
  • palette. Control of pattern colors, user-interface coloring in Seq66-drawn areas (e.g. piano rolls). It can set brush patterns for drawing notes, scales, and background patterns. Must be edited with a text editor.

  • qss. Qt style sheets, which can be used to change the colors of Qt-drawn elements, overriding the theme settings

Seq66 preferences dialog

Preferences Dialog

The Seq66 configuration has a large number of options. In addition to the user's manual, the configuration files contain comments that explain the options, and might be worth reading.