Farrago's Inspector

The settings for each tile in Farrago can be customized to alter both playback and appearance. When a tile is highlighted, the Inspector on the right side of the window provides access to all of the tile's options, so you can adjust them as you like.


Full Inspector

Playback Controls

At the top of the Inspector are the tile's playback controls, which are fairly standard. The Back button will start audio over from the beginning (if the audio was playing), or move the playhead back to the beginning (if the audio was paused). The Play button will start audio if the tile is inactive, and stop or pause it if it's already playing. The Fade Out button will fade out playback over 2 seconds.

Audio Waveform

The waveform shows the audio levels for the entire file associated with the tile. To adjust exactly what portion of the audio file is played, you can drag the In and Out handles. As you do, the In and Out times will update, and the waveform will dim out the portion of the audio which will not be played.

If more precision on playback is desired, consider editing the audio file outside of Farrago with a full audio editing application. Our own audio editor Fission is, of course, highly recommended.

Settings Tab

Screenshot of Setting Tab

The Settings tab contains a large number of controls which can be adjusted on a per-tile basis.

Volume A/Volume B

Volume Settings

This pair of volume sliders enables two different playback volumes to be set for a tile. It is then possible to switch between the volumes by clicking the corresponding radio button.

Fade In & Fade Out Durations

Fade Settings

Fade audio in and out by up to five seconds using these sliders. The waveform at the top of the Inspector will show this fade visually as well.

Color

Fade Settings

In addition to the default black and white style, eight colors are available for use in sorting and organizing tiles visually.

Loop (Grid Mode Only)

Loop Setting

When the Loop checkbox is on, a tile will continue playing until manually stopped or the checkbox is turned back off.

Solo (Grid Mode Only)

Solo Setting

If Solo is turned on, starting the tile will cause all other audio to immediately cease playing.

Allow Pausing (Grid Mode Only)

Allow Pausing Setting

By default, a tile will stop playing and reset its playhead when its keyboard shortcut is pressed again, when it's clicked again, or when the Stop button is pressed. If you'd instead like the playhead to stop and then resume in the middle of playback, turn on Allow Pausing.

Only Play While Pressed (Grid Mode Only)

Only Play While Pressed Setting

In the default configuration, once playback of a tile is started, it will play fully. Playback will stop when the playhead reaches the end, or when otherwise manually stopped. If Only Play While Pressed is on, playback will only occur while the shortcut is pressed and held, or while the tile is clicked and held.

Output Device

When the Output Device selector is set to Default, a tile's audio will play through the device set in Farrago's Preferences. If you wish to send a tile's audio to a different device, it can be specified here. In this example, the tile's audio will be set to the “USB Audio Device”.

Channels

In addition to selecting a specific output device for a tile to play its audio through, you can also control which channels of that device are used. When left on the Auto option, the device's default stereo channels will be used.

Notes Tab

Screenshot of Setting Tab

The Notes tab provides a space to write anything you like related to a sound. This is particularly useful for sets in List mode, as it displays these notes in the main UI for easy reference.

File Selector

Replace File Button

At the bottom of the Inspector is the file selector. This area shows the current file associated with the tile, and provides an easy way to replace it. Use this selector to keep your current settings while swapping an audio file itself.