Pulsar Operation Manual

## Overview of Controls

This page is intended as a quick reference for all the controls in Pulsar. To get further information and a better explanation of each control, click the links in the left side of the table.

Basic Controls |
To move around editor pages | tap/hold `U/D/L/R`
To jump to a specific editor page | tap `B` on a parameter
To jump to any editor page | hold `B` then tap `DOWN`
To jump back to previous editor page | hold `B` then tap `LEFT`
To go to Setup/Utility page | hold `B` then tap `UP`
To modify a value | hold `A` then tap/hold `U/D/L/R`
To "erase" a value | hold `SELECT` then tap `B`
To quickly enter last value again | tap `A`
To play the current Song from the start | hold `SELECT` then tap `START`
To play the current Song from the cursor | tap `START`
To stop the current Song | tap `START` while Song is playing

Advanced Controls 1 - More Editing |
To insert next unused Chain or Pattern | double-tap `A`
To clone a Chain or Pattern | hold `SELECT` then tap `A`
To toggle a note between 'normal' and 'tie' | hold `SELECT` then tap `A` (in Pattern)
To delete an entire row | hold `B+A` then tap `UP`
To insert a row | hold `B+A` then tap `DOWN`

Advanced Controls 2 - Object Navigation |
To change the focused Track from within any editor page | hold `SELECT+B` then tap `L/R`
To traverse Song/Chain from within Chain/Pattern editor | hold `SELECT+B` then tap `U/D`
To scroll through all Objects in editor page | hold `SELECT` then tap `U/D`

Advanced Controls 3 - Mute & Solo |
To mute/unmute the current Track from within any editor page | hold `B` then tap `SELECT`
To solo/unsolo the current Track from within any editor page | hold `B` then tap `START`

Advanced Controls 4 - Copy & Paste |
To copy whole or part of an object | hold `SELECT` then tap `LEFT`
To paste data from the Copy Buffer into an object | hold `SELECT` then tap `RIGHT`

Advanced Controls 5 - Transpose |
To Block Transpose all values in a column | hold `A+SELECT` then tap `L/R`
To Smart Transpose all values in a column | hold `A+SELECT` then tap `U/D`