Settings

The settings page is the place to set up global preferences according to your personal requirements. Additionally, you can use it to manage your audio and MIDI files and enable NanoStudio's built-in WebDAV server for transferring files to your computer.

Access the settings page by tapping the HOME button on the Status Bar


	Quick links: Audio Settings MIDI Settings UI Settings Managing Audio / MIDI Files WebDAV

Audio Settings


Buffer Latency	The size of the audio buffers used by NanoStudio. Lower settings result in less delay between tapping the screen and hearing the sound, but makes heavier use of the CPU. If you hear the audio stuttering or slowing down during playback, you may have to increase the buffer size.
Background Audio	By default, NanoStudio stops playing when the app goes into the background. If you enable this option then NanoStudio will continue to play audio and respond to most types of MIDI input when it is in the background. WARNING: Enabling this option may increase the drain on your device's battery, even when NanoStudio is not visible. It is recommended that you only use this option if you really need it, or that you fully close NanoStudio when you have finished using it.
Mute Style	Determines the behaviour of muted tracks. Track Output and Content mutes the track's audio output AND ALSO stops playing the track's content (such as MIDI notes and automation events). This reduces CPU load when muted, but means that if you unmute the track it will not play until the next MIDI event occurs. Track Output Only just mutes the track's audio output and leaves the track's contents playing. This means that when you unmute the track it immediately resumes, but muted tracks will not reduce CPU load.
Metronome Record Mode	Determines the behaviour of the metronome when recording. Always will play the metronome both during the count-in AND when recording. Count In Only will play the metronome during the count-in, but will stop it when recording starts. This can be useful when you've already laid down a rhythm track and no longer need to hear the metronome during your recording session.
Sample Audition Vol	Sets the volume level used when auditioning sample files via the File Browser

MIDI Settings

MIDI Inputs

Shows a list of the currently available MIDI input ports. Tap an input's BLUE BUTTON to enable or disable it.

You can choose to include specific inputs in 'All MIDI Inputs'. 'All MIDI Inputs' is a virtual MIDI input which tracks use by default to respond to all currently available MIDI inputs. Tap an input's ORANGE BUTTON to include or exclude it from 'All MIDI Inputs'.

MIDI Outputs

Shows a list of the currently available MIDI output ports. Tap an output's BLUE BUTTON to enable or disable it.

Sending MIDI Clock events to Outputs

Tap an output's GREEN BUTTON to send MIDI Clock and Start/Stop/Locate events to it.
When an output's MIDI Clock is enabled, you may use the horizontal slider control (at the bottom of the page) to apply a fixed time offset. This can be useful for fine-tuning the synchonisation of external hardware MIDI devices.
Typically, any MIDI device you wish to slave to NanoStudio's clock should have its 'Clock Source' set to 'External'. Consult the manual for that device if you need help on how to do this.

Limitations of MIDI Clock and things to be aware of:

Negative MIDI Clock offsets may incur additional audio latency. If this additional latency is excessive then a warning icon will appear in the settings menu.
Syncing multiple devices using MIDI clock is never perfect and the timing will inevitably have some jitter. Using a larger audio buffer size may improve this. A jitter of less than 1ms is achievable, but this depends heavily upon the hardware interface and slave device.
MIDI Clock can only relocate (change the song position of) slave devices when the transport has stopped. Therefore, NanoStudio is unable to sync slave song positions to its own loop region when the transport is running.
MIDI Clock can only relocate slave devices to the nearest 1/16th note. If NanoStudio's transport is moved to a position which does not lie on a 1/16th interval then it will start the slave as soon as the transport reaches the next 1/16th note.
Some MIDI devices will advertise multiple ports. Depending upon the device, it may use the MIDI clock events from one port or it may merge MIDI clock events from all ports. If you find that a slave's MIDI clock is running at double speed or higher then it is probably merging the clock events from all its ports and you should disable MIDI clock for all but one of that device's ports.

Bluetooth

Allows you to pair wireless Bluetooth MIDI controllers with NanoStudio. When pairing your Bluetooth MIDI controller:

It should be within a few metres of your device for it to be recognized.
Depending upon your controller, you may have to put it into a special pairing mode.
Once the controller has been successfully paired, you won't have to do it again unless you uninstall/reinstall NanoStudio.

UI Settings


Key Width	Sets the width of the touch screen UI keys used by NanoStudio's internal instruments.
Knob Control	Choose between rotary (angular) or vertical drag. Vertical drag is recommended.
Control Senstivity	Sets the touch sensitivity for controls such as knobs, sliders and draggable numbers.
Start View	Determines the default view which should be shown when a project is loaded.

Files

Use the files page to view, edit and generally manage your audio and MIDI files.

When viewing audio files, you can invoke the Sample Editor by DOUBLE TAPPING on an audio file.

WebDAV

Musicians often need full control over their files so that they can safely back them up, organize them and arrange them as they wish without limitations or restrictions. With this in mind, NanoStudio includes a built-in WebDAV server. WebDAV is a modern equivalent of file transfer systems such as FTP. When enabled, it allows you to browse all of your NanoStudio files using a desktop computer connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your device.

To enable NanoStudio's WebDAV server, tap the circular enable button on the top right of the WebDAV page. Provided that your device is connected to a Wi-Fi network, it will then show you a list of connection URLs you can use with the most popular desktop operating systems.

If you use macOS or Windows you don't need to install any extra software to browse NanoStudio's files as WebDAV clients are already built into macOS Finder's 'Connect to Server...' and Windows Explorer.

However, both of these clients are not guaranteed to be the most reliable or the fastest. CyberDuck is recommended - it's free, cross platform, reliable and faster than the built-in OS clients.