# Rhytime Resketchpad Quick Start
## WorkflowCreate new song / import MIDI -> load sounds -> select synth ch -> edit song track timeline / synth presets
## Core loop1. Start with `New song` or `Import MIDI`.2. Use `Reload sounds` to load a font, sample, or sound setup.3. Choose the active `Track ch` and `Font ch`.4. Pick the edit mode you want: - `resize LATCH` - `shift LINES` - `shift FREQ` - `pace DRAW`5. Edit in the timeline, then refine sound with synth presets or soundfont EQ / reverb.
In ResketchpadHotkeys need in some browsers and Firefox options (about:preferences#tabsBrowsing)to turn off the quick find text disabledSo any Resketchpad shortcut key will not fail searching key words in this webpage tab.
## Song editingTo edit a song bar, the timeline is the place to work. Use the selectors and buttons in the same order you read the song:
Bar / beat view -> zoom -> pan -> select note -> modify start / end / pitch / rest -> hear result
## Main shortcuts| Action | Shortcut | Button equivalent ||Play -| Enter key| Add note -| `+` gesture / `Numpad +` -| `+ note <` / `+ note >` || Add note above / below -| `Alt + Up` / `Alt + Down` -| `+ poly ↑` / `+ poly ↓` || Add polyrest(mute notes) -| `*` gesture / `Numpad *` -| `+ polyrest` || Delete selected note -| `-` gesture / `Numpad -` -| `delete` || Box delete -| `X` + gesture | Move rest left / right -| `Space + Left` / `Space + Right` -| `◄ pace` / `pace ►` || Shift note right / left -| `Alt + Right` / `Alt + Left` -| `+ distant note` / interval tools |
| Height rescale -| mouse wheel gesture | PAN timeline -| middle click gesture| Zoom timeline -| `Space + wheel` / -| timeline zoom slider || View all -| `Alt + 0` -| `View all` | Undo / redo -| `Ctrl + Z` / `Ctrl + Y` -| `Undo` / `Redo` |
| Edit track channel -| none -| `Edit ch` || Cycle selector fields -| `◄` / `►` buttons -| select rockers |
For the "Group"select:
Click Group assign ON or press "G" to toggle Group assign on/off,next you can drag a box to collect notes, release the mouse when done,then use Assign selected → current group,your group owns the notes now.
A few modifiers are already built in:Alt key while clicking a note is to add individual notes to the current selected notesShift makes the box grow from the centerCtrl switches the match style to directional/containment behavior
## Useful selector rockersMany selectors now have `◄` and `►` buttons beside them, so you can step options without opening the list every time.
Common ones:- `Timeline`- `Track ch`- `Font ch`- `Brush`- `Apply`- `Preset`- `MODE`- `NOTE`- `INT`- `DRAG`- `BEAT`
## Sound workflow`Reload sounds` -> choose `Track ch` -> choose `Font ch` -> adjust `Synth lock` / `Font EQ` / `Font RV` -> play or compare.
- The page is designed so the timeline can be edited without depending on the browser scrollbar as the primary control.- To play your MIDI peripherals: You will need to download Resketchpad on KVR, Resketchpad can use your MIDI keyboard as input in Chrome and Edge browsers.
