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TranceTools docs

Everything you need to use the TranceTools Mac app and plugin. New to it? Start with Getting started: you'll have a trance idea playing in five minutes. The reference manual covers every part, setting, menu and shortcut, for when you want the detail.

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Getting startedInstall the app and write your first trance idea in five minutes.

Reference manual

The windowLaunch screen, Simple and Pro views, the top bar, lanes, inspector and status bar.Generating ideasGenres, Energy and Mood, Generate, locking, re-rolling, Mutate, history and saved ideas.The nine partsThe nine parts and every style each one can play.Your synths and the built-in soundPlaying your own synths, and the built-in sound for reference.Chords, harmony and melodyKey, scale, progressions, chord colour and voicing, chord import and melody continuation.Sections and the song timelineTurn an idea into a song: sections, breakdowns, builds and transitions.Feel: groove, gates and pumpDensity, swing, humanise, range, the trance gate and pump.Dragging and exportingGet your parts into your DAW as MIDI or audio.Plugin, app and DAW set-upPlugin or app, and setting up Bitwig Studio, Ableton Live and other DAWs.Menus and shortcutsEvery menu item and keyboard shortcut.Licence, updates and your filesActivation, updates, where your files live and crash reports.Troubleshooting and FAQFixes for common problems, and answers to common questions.