Plugins add effects that S3M itself does not have. A song lists the plugins it was made for; this device runs only the ones ticked here. Turn plugins off to save battery (iPad) or to lower the load while playing a MIDI keyboard. The song still plays with every plugin off.
| Transport | |
|---|---|
| Space | Play song / stop |
| Shift+Space | Loop pattern from cursor |
| F5 / F6 / F7 / F8 | Song from start / pattern / from cursor / stop |
| Alt+F | Follow playback on/off |
| F2 | Piano mode on/off: play freely, notes shown on a staff, nothing recorded |
| Learn (piano mode) | Pick a piece or open a score (MusicXML or MIDI); the staff waits for each right note. Have a PDF? Open it in MuseScore and export MusicXML |
| - / + (piano mode) | Previous / next sound: built-in pianos, keys and synths, then the song's instruments |
| Alt+← / → | Previous / next order |
| Alt+1…9, click header | Mute channel (Shift+click: solo) |
| Playing notes | |
| Z S X D C V G B H N J M | Lower octave (C to B) |
| Q 2 W 3 E R 5 T 6 Y 7 U I 9 O 0 P | Upper octave |
| [ / ] | Octave down / up |
| Shift+[ / ] | Edit step down / up |
| - / + | Previous / next instrument |
| MIDI keyboard | Turn on under MIDI. Middle C plays C-4. Chords record on neighbouring channels; sustain pedal works |
| Editing | |
|---|---|
| Enter | Edit mode on/off (red cursor row) |
| Arrows, Tab, PgUp/PgDn, Home/End | Move |
| Piano keys (note column) | Write note + current instrument |
| 1 (note column) | Note cut ^^^ |
| 0–9 | Instrument / volume digits |
| A–Z, then 0–F | Effect letter, then parameter |
| Delete / Backspace | Clear field |
| Insert / Shift+Delete | Insert / delete row in channel |
| Shift+arrows, mouse drag | Select block |
| Ctrl/Cmd+C X V | Copy / cut / paste |
| Ctrl/Cmd+A (Shift) | Select channel (whole pattern) |
| Alt+↑ / ↓ (Shift) | Transpose ±1 (±12) |
| Ctrl/Cmd+Z / Shift+Z | Undo / redo |
| Ctrl/Cmd+S | Save .S3M |
Tip: turn on Edit and press Space. Notes you play while the song runs are recorded on the row you hear.