Universal Audio Realtime Rack - Manual (Page 39)

Realtime Rack Manual Chapter 4: Realtime Rack Application 39
Global Displays
Items that facilitate navigation and visual feedback that is crucial in performance en-
vironments are always displayed in the Meter Bridge and Info Bar. Banks of channels
and individual channels can be quickly navigated with the Bank Bar and Channels
Bar to quickly get to a channel for editing.
Navigation
Navigation within the application possible with minimal mouse and/or keyboard mo-
tions, and menus are generally only used for less common operations (e.g., global
settings).
The application is designed to take extensive advantage of navigation using the com-
puter’s QWERTY keyboard for precise operations and to reduce targeting errors.
Keyboard Focus
When elements on the screen have keyboard focus, they can be manipulated with the
QWERTY keyboard. Keyboard focus in Realtime Rack is indicated by a yellow out-
line box around the screen elements targeted for control with the QWERTY keyboard.
These highlighted items can typically be manipulated by using the up/down/left/right
arrow keys and/or the Return/Enter keys.
Edit & Safe Modes
To reduce the possibility of inadvertent results, Realtime Rack has two operating
modes. Operations that can cause significant impact to the audio (such as level
changes) can only be performed in Edit mode, while Safe mode is (typically) used
during performance to prevent inadvertent changes.
Important: Realtime Rack does not have an Undo function. Operations per-
formed in Edit mode can only be reverted by loading previously-saved presets
and/or Snapshots.
Offline Configuration
The application can be configured without connected rack units for offline setup and/
or sharing the hardware with other operators. Additionally, import and export func-
tions are provided to simplify transporting user data between different Realtime Rack
systems and/or operators.