MixVibes Interface

the interface file begin always with  this line : <MixVibes Config>

// indicate a comment.

HEADING

A heading begins with the caracter % (ex %MIXER)

There are 8 heading :

Inside each heading, you will find fields.

A field begins with the caracter : (ex :FONT)

there are 3 special fields :

These special fields could be found in many headings and multiple.

Others fields are unique for each heading.

THE GENERAL SYNTAX FOR OTHER FIELDS

:TEXT

the syntax is   :  x    y    w      h    font    color     text

color is the color for the text. Text have no background color. There are drawn transparently.

text is define inside " "

:BORDER

the syntax is :   x    y    w      h        color_border      color_back

if color_back = -1 then there is no background color drawn

if color_border= -1 then there is no border drawn

:BITMAP

the syntax is  :  x    y    width      height    option     transparent_color      file

there are 4 options

width and height not used yet

if transparent_color is defined then the bitmap will be drawn transparently : all pixels having the color transparent_color in the bitmap will be replaced with the background color

HEADING %MAIN

there are 7 fields.

:MEDIABASE

only the ct (color text) and cb (color back) are used for the media base window

:SEQUENCER

only the ct (color text) and cb (color back) are used for the sequencer window

:FONTx

the syntax is :    font_number   size style      name   

Style are defined as

• 0= normal

• 1= bold

• 2= italic

• 3= bold+italic
  

A maximum of 7 fonts can be defined (number 0 to 6)

HEADING %EQUALIZER

there are 6 fields.

the first field :EQUALIZER describes general ibnformation about the equalizer control

x: number of pixels separator  for each equalizer slider
y: db range for each equalizer slider
w: width for the window control
h: height for the window control
ct: color for text
ct: color for background

if option is 1 then mixvibes display a 2 channels stereo equalizer (default is 1 channel)

:PRESET is for the preset combo box

:EQON is for state button equalizer on off

:EQSLIDERS describes equalizer sliders

x,y : position in pixel for first slider

:EQSLIDERSTEXT    displays band equalizer text

you can also insert :TEXT, :BORDER, :BITMAP fields

HEADING %VOLUME

there are 15 fields.

the first field :VOLUME describes general information about the volume control

x: number of pixels separator  for each sound cards found by MixVibes
y: not used
w: width for the window control
h: height for the window control
ct: color for text
ct: color for background

if option is 1 then mixvibes will display a border for each sound card

each control manages the Windows Multimedia Mixer (the speaker inside system tray)

:MAINVOL  main volume of the sound card
:PAN   main pan of the wave device
:BASS           bass (some sound card cannot manage bass)
:TREBLE       treble (some sound card cannot manage treble)
:WAVE          wave source
:WAVEMUTE
:MIC             microphone source
:MICMUTE
:CD            cd source
:CDMUTE
:LINE    line source
:LINEMUTE
:MIDI    midi source
:MIDIMUTE

you can also insert :TEXT, :BORDER, :BITMAP fields

HEADING %CROSSFADER

there are 13 fields.

the first field :CROSSFADER describes general information about the crossfader control

x: not used
y: not used
w: width for the window control
h: height for the window control
ct: color for text
ct: color for background

:CROSSVOL       the volume control for the crossfader volume   
:CROSSCHA       the spin control for selecting the mixer channel assigned to crossfader (channel A)
:CROSSCHB        the spin control for selecting the mixer channel assigned to crossfader (channel B)
:AUTOA        auto crossfading button (channel A)
:AUTOB    auto crossfading button (channel B)
:FADETYPE  there are 6 fade types
:UPDATE      state button for updating the mixer volume (default)
:BEATMATCHING  state button for doing auto beat matching when auto crossfading (default)
:JOGA       jog dial
:JOGB   
:PITCHBENDA  pitch bend
:PITCHBENDB 

you can also insert :TEXT, :BORDER, :BITMAP fields

HEADING %MIXER

there are 4 fields.

the first field :MIXER describes general information about the main mixer window

x,y: not used
w,h: pixel separator between each channel mixer
ct: color for text
cb: color for background

if  option is 1 then mixvibes will drawn screws

:CHANNEL  describes information about each channel mixer

x,y: position of the first channel mixer
w : width of each channel mixer
h : height of each channel mixer
,h: pixel separator between each channel mixer
ct: color for border
ct: color for background

if  option is 1 then mixvibes will drawn a border for each channel

:COUNTER  display the main counter in the mixer window

:DJNAME display the dj name in the mixer window

HEADING %CHANNEL

This heading describes all controls inside mixer channel.

You can define until there are 76 fields.

some specific informations

SPECIFIC COLORS

Colors for rotary knobs (bass, mid, treb, jog, out)
ct= border color for internal circle
cb= background color for internal circle
co= background color for external circle

Colors for sliders (vol, pan, pitch bend)
ct = color for the center line
cb= background color
co= color for the thumb

SPECIFIC OPTIONS

Options for frame button (:FRAME)
#1    blink when in frame state

Options for Jog & Shuttle (:JOG)
#1    pitch bend <when media is playing

Options for slider (vol, pan, pitch bend)
#00        horizontal
#01        vertical         
#02        vectorized         
#04        variable channel   
#10        tick line          
#20        tick line + center    
#30        3 ticks         
#40        1 center Tick

Options for state buttons :EFFECTSx :DIRECT :KBASS :KMID :KTREB :VOICE :MONITOR :MUTE :LOOP
#00    use bitmap
#01    use square (vectorized)
#02    use circle (vectorized)
#03    use on/off style button (vectorized)
#10    vertical boolean (work with on/off style #03)

Option for pitch button :PITCHBUTTON
0 horizontal
1 vertical

Option for pitch
#01    No border
#02    No Spin
#04    No read only
#08    No Arrows keys
#10    Spin align left

Option for level (:LEVEL)
0 horizontal
1 vertical

HEADING %BITMAPDEF

This heading describes all internal mixvibes bitmap uses for button and sliders

:BMDirectory    "Directory"    define in which relative path bitmaps are (ex. "\Program Files\Mixvibes Pro\Directory\")

The syntax is :   Bitmap File name for OFF(unpressed)      Bitmap File name for ON(pressed)      Transparency color  RGB(x,x,x)

Transparency color  RGB(x,x,x) is optionnal. If defined the bitmap will be drawn transparently