Layouts & Workspaces

A layout is a collection of scopes that are designed to perform a specific task. A scope is a visualization tool, such as a spectrum analyzer or a loudness meter. A layout can also recall specific presets for UI, IO and main setup.

For example, studio-oriented layouts usually focus on loudness and real-time spectrum displays, while live-oriented layouts favor Leq and transfer function scopes.

The MiRA:: allows you to fully customize all the different layouts, even creating new ones or deleting existing ones from the factory template.

Factory layouts

These default layouts are designed for specific use cases and can serve as a good starting point. The number and nature of these layouts vary based on the version of MiRA:: you use.

Most of these layouts include the Info Header Bar, which provides quick access to the main, I/O, and UI settings menus, as well as some important settings. See info header section Info Header Bar . Those that do not use it are included to demonstrate that the layouts are fully customizable. You can exit these layouts by using the TAB or Shift+TAB shortcuts, or the top menu View > Layout.

Workspace

A workspace consists of a set of layouts that you can navigate in the MiRA app. It also stores all the app settings (main, UI and IO menus). In practice, you can create multiple workspaces for different use cases. For example, you could have a workspace for studio use, with specific layouts and I/O configurations, and another workspace for live performance, with different layouts and dedicated I/O configurations.

Basics

When MiRA:: starts, it automatically loads the factory default layouts. You can navigate through the different layouts using the TAB and Shift+TAB shortcut, or by selecting the View>Layouts menu item from the top application.

Another solution is to display the layout bar. To do this, go to Edit>Show Layout bar in the top menu, or use the CMD/CTRL+L keyboard shortcut. This layout bar allows you to modify the layout using the central drop-down menu. For more details on how to create and customize a layout, see the section @seq-customeLayoutEditor.

To save a workspace, go to File>Save Workspace or File>Save As in the top bar. The workspace data is stored in a ‘.json’ file.

You can reopen a previously created file using the File>Open workspace option in the top menu.

Caution

.json files are used by many software to store various types of data. Make sure that you are trying to open a MiRA:: workspace.

New workspace

To create a new workspace, execute the File>New Workspace action. As there is no layout in this workspace, MiRA:: will simply display an empty black screen. You will have to create your own custom layout to populate the screen with some scope.

If you prefer to start your custom workspace from the factory layouts, you can use the File>New workspace from factory template action.

Canceling unsaved modifications

If you want to undo the modifications that you have made to a workspace, you can do so by reloading it as long as you have not saved the changes.

To reload a workspace, use the File>Reload workspace action.