Settings

The settings dialogue allows you to configure the audio, MIDI and UI settings of PercX. If you start up PercX the first time, you most likely want to go to there and set everything up before you dive into the vast realms of creativity that lie in front of you.

The settings button can be reached by clicking on the dots button on the top right of the interface:

This opens the settings page which might look more or less like this:

All settings can be loosely categorized into Audio settings, MIDI settings and, well, the rest. Be aware that if you load PercX as a plugin, you might see a heavily trimmed down version, because many settings do not apply to a plugin (eg. the MIDI input is completely handled by the host that you load PercX into). We'll still go through all of them in case you're using the standalone version.

MIDI Inputs

This list contains all MIDI inputs that are available in the standalone version of PercX. They should be automatically updated when you plugin new MIDI devices (at least on macOS, on Windows you might have to restart PercX). The selection is being saved and restored when you open up PercX the next time, so you don't need to do this more than once.

Audio Settings

The audio settings can be used to setup the processing specifications that is being used by PercX to render the sound.

Name	Description
Driver	The audio driver. On macOS it's most likely only CoreAudio, but on Windows you have the beautiful option of choosing different drivers (WindowsAudio, MME, ASIO and whatnot). Be aware that anything else than selecting ASIO here will drastically decrease your performance and add ridiculous latencies, so please make sure you have a valid ASIO driver on your system. If you don't have a professional audio interface at hand, take a look at the awesome ASIO4ALL driver , which offers a acceptable performance for even the cheapest laptop soundchips.
Audio Device	The audio interface driver that will be used for PercX. Sometimes there are multiple drivers on your system (eg. virtual audio cables or host specific drivers), but it's recommended to use the native driver that comes with your audio interface (or ASIO4ALL if you're using the inbuilt soundchip).
Output	If you're using an audio interface with multiple outputs, you can choose to which channel pair you want to send the stereo signal from PercX. Be aware that while the plugin offers multiple outputs, it's not available in the standalone app (this is why the output routing options are disabled in the instrument tracks).
Buffer Size	This is the size of the buffer that is being used for rendering the audio in PercX. Using smaller buffersizes yields a better latency (so the delay between pressing a key and hearing the sound will get smaller), although it will increase the CPU performance. PercX is not exceptionally CPU hungry, but if you start hearing crackling and drop outs, you might want to increase that latency.
Samplerate	The samples in PercX have been recorded in 48kHz, but you can play them back in different samplerates. There are a lot of (sometimes homeopathic) advices and opinions about how a higher samplerate will increase the sound quality, but you might find a few effects indeed sound better in 96kHz because eg. distortion algorithms generally benefit from the frequency headroom to reduce aliasing.

Misc Settings

The other settings do not fit into any category, but offer you various tools to adapt the workflow of PercX

Name	Description
UI Zoom Factor	The interface of PercX is fully resizable to match your screen estate. This setting makes it possible to change the size of the PercX window from (ridiculously small) 50% to full 200% retina solution.
Change Sample Location	By default, PercX is storing the sample content in a default directory in your user folder, but you are of course free to choose any arbitrary location. If you want to change this, move every sample file (the ones with the .ch1 ending) into the new location and then point PercX to this folder, then restart. Important: please wait before you relocate the samples until the download has completed, otherwise you'll end up with the samples scattered between these folders.
Toggle Debug Mode	If you experience any issues with the audio rendering or bugs in general, this tool helps us to gather more information about your setup and the runtime events that might have lead to the issue. If you click on it once, it will start a logging session until you click on STOP AND SHOW FILE at the bottom right to reveal the file in your file browser. Please create a ticket on the bottom of the auddict.com wbesite and we try to get back to you ASAP.