Guides

These guides explain the core concepts of uvi-script with practical examples. They are ordered from fundamental concepts to more specialized topics.

Voice Manipulation

Creating, manipulating, and fading voices. Covers changeTune, changeVolume, changePan, fadein/fadeout, script modulation, and sample offset control.

Threading and Timing

Cooperative threading, wait/waitBeat, spawn/run, musical context queries (tempo, beat position, key state, MIDI CC), and common timing patterns.

User Interface

Building custom UIs with Knobs, Sliders, Buttons, Panels, and more. Covers layout, mappers, units, performance view, and Retina support.

MIDI Event Generation

Generating outgoing MIDI events (CC, pitch bend, aftertouch, program change) and working with MIDI files.

Asynchronous Operations

Non-blocking file dialogs, sample loading, state persistence, custom data I/O, MIDI file operations, and impulse responses.