Re: [Lmms-users] The mysteries of LMMS

[Tobias D. <tob...@gm...>]

Am Dienstag, 4. Dezember 2007 12:31:03 schrieb Paul Wayper:
> Hi all,
>
> I've got a couple of questions that I hope I can get some answers to in
> writing up the documentation for LMMS.
>
> 1) What is the purpose of the "Freeze" function in the Beat + Bassline
> Editor? My experiments so far show that when you 'freeze' a pattern it
> remains playing the old notes until you 'thaw' it, but it shows a
> 'refreeze' button at that point, and you cannot freeze a pattern while it=
's
> being played back.
=46reezing patterns renders them and saves the output in an internal buffer=
=2E=20
When playing this pattern no CPU-intensive rendering is neccessary and only=
=20
the internal buffer played. This way you can play and edit big projects, yo=
ur=20
computer normally would not be able to process.

> 2) What file formats can LMMS import?  Are there any limitations that I
> should mention in the documentation?
standard-MIDI-files and FLP-files (very experimental!)

> 3) Is there any plan to export MIDI files, or do I just save with the
> extension .mid?
currently not. Add it to the roadmap.

toby