How Do I...?
Use this section when you know what you want to achieve and need the shortest useful route to it. The answers link back to Getting Started, Concepts and Tutorials when the subject deserves more than a quick fix.
Modulate a Knob?
Connect a modulation source to a compatible target and set its influence.
PRESETSSave & Merge Patches
Reuse or combine material without rebuilding it.
AUDIOChange the Audio Interface?
Open the audio-related Preferences and select the device you want RFM Space to use. If an external interface is missing, verify th…
MIDIConnect a MIDI Keyboard?
Connect the controller, enable the appropriate MIDI input in RFM Space, and make sure the receiving musical layer is assigned corr…
MIDIUse an MPE Controller?
First get ordinary notes working, then configure the MPE-capable performance path and add expression one dimension at a time. Pres…
TROUBLESHOOTINGFix a Patch with No Sound?
Trace the problem in order instead of changing five things at once. Is the correct audio output device active? Is a sound source p…
TROUBLESHOOTINGReduce Crackles or Latency?
Crackles and latency pull buffer size in opposite directions. A smaller buffer feels faster but leaves less CPU time; a larger buf…
PATCHINGConnect Two Modules?
Start at a compatible source badge and connect it to the intended target. RFM Space keeps routing central so the rack does not nee…
MODULATIONChange Modulation Amount?
The target control still represents the base setting; the route amount determines how strongly the source is allowed to move it. A…
PATCHINGRemove or Move a Connection?
Inspect the relevant source/target routing and remove the route you no longer need. When a connection is being moved, make sure yo…
PATCHINGUse Musical Buses?
Use a musical bus when several related modules should belong to the same performance layer. Buses run from A through Z and distrib…
PATCHINGMake a Patch Polyphonic?
Use the polyphonic voice modules so each active note can keep its own pitch, envelope and other per-voice state. A mono signal cha…
SEQUENCINGClock a Sequencer?
Use a timing/event source and connect it to the sequencer's compatible clock/gate input. CLOXZ is the obvious timing toolbox when …
SEQUENCINGMake Accent and Slide Audible?
Accent and slide are articulation information, not magic sound buttons. Route/use them in a patch where they have a musical job: a…
WORKFLOWSwitch an Engine?
Engines let a module change its internal character or behaviour without rebuilding the surrounding rack. Open the module's engine …
WORKFLOWGroup Modules?
Select the modules that belong together and assign them to a Group. Grouping organises a functional block; it does not create the …
WORKFLOWUse Smart Broadcast?
Smart Broadcast is for applying compatible edits across related modules instead of repeating the same adjustment manually. Use it …
PRESETSSave and Find a Preset?
Use the preset workflow when you want to reuse a sound or configuration without treating the complete Space as one indivisible doc…
PRESETSMerge a Patch into a Space?
Use merge when you want to bring reusable material into the current Space rather than replace the entire Space. After merging, che…
WORKFLOWUse Night / Glow View?
Night/Glow changes the visual presentation of the rack; it should not change the patch's musical routing. Use it when you prefer t…
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