Settings
What the different options mean — library folders and stems in the catalog Settings screen, autoplay, and the per-cell highway / lyrics controls while a song is open.
- Library & stems
- Autoplay
- Profiles & volume
- While playing
- Cell Settings
- Layout, source & viz
- Stem mixer
Library & stems
Open Settings in the catalog nav. This is where you point the app at your CDLC (and optional stem) folders.
| Control | Meaning |
|---|---|
| PSARC folders | Up to 10 library roots. The first is the primary content folder; the rest are extras. Remove drops a root and resyncs the catalog. |
| Add PSARC folder |
Pick a folder of *_p.psarc files. On the web this
uses Chromium’s folder picker (read-only).
|
| Restore library (web) | Re-request access to a folder you granted before (browser permission). |
| Resync library | Rescan PSARCs (and stems). Unchanged files are skipped via the size/mtime cache; new or modified charts are re-parsed. |
| Add STEMS folder |
Add a Demucs-style stems root (up to 10, like PSARC folders):
{folder}/{psarc_basename}/drums.mp3 …
piano.mp3 (six stems). Web mounts each under
/weblib/<folder name>;
?demo=stems adds
/weblib/DemoStems without replacing user folders.
|
| Reset | Wipe profiles, playlists, and the library cache after confirm. Destructive — your PSARC files on disk are not deleted. |
| Set all to Default / Inverted | Apply string orientation for all cell size classes: default = red/low-E at top; inverted = red at bottom. Same invert flag as Cell Settings. |
| Set all to Right-handed / Left-handed |
Apply handedness for all cell size classes. Left-handed mirrors
fret positions about the neck midpoint (Rocksmith-style lefty).
Same left_hand flag as Cell Settings.
|
Autoplay
Cycled from the catalog Settings Auto: … button or the play footer Auto control. Controls what happens when a track ends.
| Mode | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Auto: off | Stop at the end of the track |
| Auto: loop | Restart the current song |
| Auto: next | Play the next song in the filtered queue (default) |
| Auto: shuf | Pick a random next song |
| Auto: shuf* | Shuffle without immediately repeating the same song |
Profiles & volume
The Profile button opens a popout to switch, create, or delete profiles. Each profile stores its own playlists, cell settings, and master volume.
| Setting | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Game volume (Vol) | Master playback level, 0–1 (default 1). Adjusted with the play footer Vol slider; saved to the active profile when you release the slider. |
While playing
Footer and cell-header controls that aren’t on the catalog Settings page:
| Control | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Speed |
Practice tempo without changing pitch, 0.3×–3.0×
(default 1.0). Slider, typed field, footer 1x
reset, or [ / ] keys. See
keybinds.
|
| Loop |
Section loop on/off — same as P. Needs chart
sections; loops the section under the playhead. Drag loop edges
on the seek bar when enabled. Enter/O
jumps to loop start. See features § loop.
|
| Transport | Previous / play-pause / restart / next, plus Catalog to leave the song. |
Cell Settings
Opened from a cell’s CELL SETTINGS header. Values apply to that cell’s size class (Quarter / Tall / Wide / Full) for the current profile — not just the one song.
| Control | Meaning | Range | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoom | Camera distance / highway scale | 0.5–2.5 | 1.0 |
| Runway angle | How steep the highway grade feels (camera elevation) | 0.35–2.2 | 1.0 |
| Render distance | How many seconds of notes are drawn ahead of the strike line | 1.5–6.0 s | 3.0 s |
| Lyric size | Font scale for lyric strips / lyric cells | 0.6–2.0 | 1.0 |
| Lyric lines | How many lyric rows are visible | 1–8 | 3 |
| Inverted (red at bottom) | String order. Off: red / low-E at top (Rocksmith-style default). On: red at bottom. | off / on | off |
| Left-handed | Mirror frets about the neck midpoint for lefty players. Off = right-handed (default). | off / on | off |
| Reset (per row) | Restore that field’s default | — | — |
Quarter instrument cells expose zoom / angle / render / invert / left-handed. Lyrics-only cells expose lyric size and lines. Larger instrument cells expose the full set. Also see features § lefty.
Layout, source & viz
| Control | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Layout | Chart grid template, e.g. Full; vertical/horizontal split; 4 Quarter; 3 highways + lyrics; tall/wide + quarter mixes. Optional Auto-fill cells assigns arrangements into empty slots. Saved with chart layout meta. |
| Cell source | What that pane shows: Empty, Lead, Rhythm, Bass, or Lyrics. |
| Cell viz | How the arrangement is drawn: 2D, 3D, or 3D + Lyrics. |
Stem mixer
When a song has all six stem MP3s indexed, the Stems popup can turn stem mode on and set per-stem levels (drums, bass, other, vocals, guitar, piano). Each fader runs 0–2.0 (default 1.0) so you can boost or mute parts for practice. Stem separation itself is offline (Demucs); the app only mixes what it finds. See features.
Keyboard shortcuts: keybinds. How the pieces fit together: features.