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File menu reference

Everything under the toolbar File button, by group.

New and open

Item What it does
New Project (empty) Start a blank project
New from Template ▸ Start from a built-in or saved template
Open Composition Folder… Open a project folder (the working format)
Open Archive… Open a single-file .gloopy / .zip project
Import MIDI File… Load a .mid — a synth track + clip per MIDI track

Save

Item What it does
Save Project (Ctrl+S) Save the composition folder; prompts for a location the first time
Save Project As… Save a copy into a new folder
Save as Template… Save the current project as a reusable template

Every saved folder is a git repository — see Version your project with git.

Export

Item What it does
Export Project (.gloopy)… The whole project as a single-file zip archive (to share)
Export MIDI File… The project as a Type-1 .mid (loops tiled out)
Export Audio (WAV)… Offline bounce of the whole mix
Export Loop Region (WAV)… Bounce just the loop selection (enabled when Loop is on)
Export Stems (WAV)… One WAV per instrument track, into a folder

Recipe: Export the mix, a range, a track, or stems. (A single track is exported from its header menu, not here.)

Tuning and notes

Item What it does
Load Tuning (.scl)… Import a Scala microtuning file
Reset Tuning (Equal) Return to 12-tone equal temperament
Project Notes… Free-text notes saved with the project

Source control (git)

A full git surface — Source Control, Commit…, History…, Branches…, Tags…, Open at version…, Changes (Diff)…, Discard / Stash / Reset…, Remotes / Push / Pull…, Resolve conflicts…, and Git Settings…. All documented in Version your project with git.

Devices

Item What it does
MIDI Inputs ▸ Read-only: the input sources Gloopy hears and which track they play
Rescan Plugins Re-scan installed VST3/LV2 plugins
Connect Emacs to Kernel (Slynk)… Show the resident kernel's Slynk port so you can attach Emacs (Sly) — M-x gloopy-connect — and develop script-clip generators against the live image

About

Item What it does
About Gloopy… Version, license (AGPL-3.0), bundled components, and the source-code offer