Services: Access system-wide services offered by your operating system.
Hide Orchidea: Temporarily hides the Orchidea application from view. Shortcut: ⌘H.
Hide Others: Hides all other open applications, leaving only Orchidea visible. Shortcut: ⌥⌘H.
Show All: Reveals all applications that were hidden.
Quit Orchidea: Exits the Orchidea application. Shortcut: ⌘Q.
File Menu
New Project: Opens a new blank project to start fresh. Shortcut: ⌘N.
Open: Opens a dialog box to select and open an existing project. Shortcut: ⌘O.
Open Recent: Lists recently accessed projects for quick access.
Close Project: Closes the currently open project. Shortcut: ⌘W.
Save: Saves the current project in its existing location. Shortcut: ⌘S.
Save As: Saves the project under a new name or location. Shortcut: ⇧⌘S.
Export Project as Music XML: Converts the entire project into a MusicXML file, suitable for use in other music notation software.
Export Project as Audio WAV: Renders the project’s audio into a high-quality WAV file, which is a standard uncompressed audio format.
About: Displays information about the Orchidea software, including version details.
View Menu
Horizontal Zoom In/Out: Increases or decreases the horizontal zoom level on the score, allowing for a closer or broader view of the musical notation. Shortcuts: ⌘+ and ⌘- respectively.
Full Zoom In/Out: Fully zooms in or out of the score. Shortcuts: ⌥⌘+ and ⌥⌘- respectively.
Score Instruments: Opens the Score Instruments window where you can add, remove, or reorder instruments.
Reverb & Master: Accesses settings for reverb effects and master volume, allowing for adjustments to the overall sound quality.
Key Mapping Editor: Opens the Key Mapping Editor to customize keyboard shortcuts and commands.
Settings: Opens the settings window where you can configure various preferences for the application.
Edit Menu
Undo: Reverts the last action you performed. Shortcut: ⌘Z.
Redo: Reapplies the last undone action. Shortcut: ⇧⌘Z.
Controls Menu
Play: Starts playback of the score from the current playhead position. Shortcut: Space.
Rewind: Moves the playhead back to the start of the score.
Loop: Toggles looping playback, allowing the score to repeat continuously. Shortcut: ⌘L.
Target Menu
Add Target: Allows you to add a new target audio file for orchestration. Shortcut: ⇧⌘N.
Delete Target: Removes the currently selected target audio file from the project.
Inspector: Opens the inspector panel, which provides detailed settings and properties for the selected elements. Shortcut: ⌘P.
Orchestrate: Initiates the orchestration process, generating orchestration based on the target audio file. Shortcut: ⌘B.
Export Target as Music XML: Converts the target audio to a MusicXML format, suitable for further editing in notation software. Shortcut: ⌘M.
Export Target as Audio WAV: Renders the target audio into a WAV file. Shortcut: ⌘E.
Help Menu
Help: Accesses the help documentation and resources for Orchidea, providing guidance and troubleshooting support.
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