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text display and the color scheme, or skin, for the Live user interface. This is also
where you can adjust the size of objects displayed on the screen: the Zoom Display
slider allows you to zoom Live's screen to any percentage between 50% and 200% of
the standard interface size.
The Audio Preferences are used to set up Live's audio connections with the outside
world via an audio interface. Please take the time to follow the program's built-in
Setting up Audio I/O lesson, which will walk you through all the steps required to
set up and optimize the settings for any given system. To access the lesson, use the
Lessons Table of Contents command from the Help menu.
The MIDI/Sync Preferences are used to help Live recognize MIDI devices for three
separate and distinct purposes:
Playing MIDI notes.
To learn how to route an external device into Live for MIDI
input, or how to send MIDI to an external device, please see the
Routing and I/O
chapter
.
Controlling parts of the interface remotely.
This subject is covered in detail in the
MIDI and Key Remote Control chapter
.
Syncing the program
with an external sequencer or drum machine, either as a
master or a slave. Please see the
Synchronizing via MIDI chapter
for details.
The File/Folder Preferences pertain to Live's
le management
and the location of
plug-in devices
.
The Record/Warp/Launch Preferences allow customizing the default state for
new Live
Sets
and
their components
, as well as selecting options for
new recordings
.
The CPU Preferences include options for managing the
processing load
, including
multicore/multiprocessor support.
The User Account/Licenses Preferences are used to manage licensing and installation
of
the Live platform
, and add-on components like
the Operator instrument
.
The Library Preferences allow you to specify the location of Live's
Library
and manage
currently installed Live Packs.
