Microtonic version 3.3.3 supports alternative user interfaces, so-called "skins". A Microtonic skin is a folder on disk containing resource files that replace built-in resources. Resource files are images and color choices for the toolbar at the top of the window. It is not possible to change the positions or dimensions of the controls, only their graphical design.
The template folder contains all factory images for easier skin creation. Do not include factory images in your skin. If any resource file is missing in your skin folder, the built-in resource will be used instead.
Users will use a Microtonic script called SkinChooser to select a skin of their liking. The script is included in our offial script package which is available for download at https://soniccharge.com/download.
Skins should be placed in a folder called Microtonic Skins next to the scripts folder, under the same path as above.
Tip: right-click the SkinChooser window to open a menu where you can refresh the skin choices and easily access the skins folder.
All image resources must be in PNG-8 (index palette), PNG-24 (RGB), or PNG-32 (RGBA) format.
Image dimensions are hardcoded into Microtonic and must remain the same.
For animations or multi-state images, we use either frame strips or something we call pixel strips.
Frame strips are images where each frame is stacked vertically. For example, a 100x100 pixel button animation with eight frames would be represented by a 100x800 pixel image.
Pixel strips are a proprietary format that can be used on large animations to save space. In a pixel strip, each pixel from each frame is sequenced horizontally. By rearranging pixels this way it is usually possible to achieve a much higher degree of file compression. We have a simple command-line utility to convert between frame strips and pixel strips that can be downloaded here.
All images in the Template have been converted to frame strips for easier editing.
aboutboxbackdrop_x2.png 940 x 760
aboutboxbubbles_x2.png 64 x 2048 ( 64 x 64 * 32 frames )
aboutboxoverlay_x2.png 900 x 720
background_x2.png 1480 x 1100
beetleknob_x2.png 100 x 12800 ( 100 x 100 * 128 frames )
bluetocyansquarebutton_x2.png 88 x 704 ( 88 x 88 * 8 frames )
bluetogreenchannelbutton_x2.png 148 x 480 ( 148 x 90 * 8 frames )
bluetogreenglasseggs_x2.png 96 x 768 ( 96 x 96 * 8 frames )
bluetogreensmalllanebutton_x2.png 64 x 320 ( 64 x 40 * 8 frames )
bluetoredsquarebutton_x2.png 88 x 704 ( 88 x 88 * 8 frames )
buttonicons_x2.png 48 x 336 ( 48 x 48 * 7 frames )
cclabelbackground_x2.png 68 x 108 ( 68 x 36 * 3 frames )
channelnotes_x2.png 64 x 256 ( 64 x 32 * 8 frames )
channeltitles_x2.png 64 x 256 ( 64 x 32 * 8 frames )
displaybuttons_x2.png 48 x 128 ( 48 x 64 * 2 frames )
displayfont_x2.png 32 x 7200 ( 32 x 32 * 225 frames )
horizontalbeetleslider_x2.png 100 x 60
icons_x2.png 64 x 2112 ( 64 x 64 * 33 frames )
inprintcharacters_x2.png 32 x 7168 ( 32 x 32 * 224 frames )
matrixbackground_x2.png 1120 x 488
matrixchannels_x2.png 60 x 432
matrixchoke_x2.png 28 x 28
matrixnotes_x2.png 56 x 1144 ( 56 x 52 * 22 frames )
matrixplayposition_x2.png 56 x 8
matrixselection_x2.png 1088 x 50
menubutton_x2.png 88 x 176 ( 88 x 88 * 2 frames )
mididraghover_x2.png 68 x 36
mididragicon_x2.png 52 x 52
midilabelcharacters.png 12 x 240 ( 12 x 12 * 20 frames )
midilabelcharacters_x2.png 24 x 480 ( 24 x 24 * 20 frames )
midinotelabelbackground_x2.png 68 x 108 ( 68 x 36 * 3 frames )
morphleds_x2.png 24 x 768 ( 24 x 24 * 32 frames )
patchdisplay_x2.png 304 x 52
patterntitles_x2.png 32 x 384 ( 32 x 32 * 12 frames )
patterntitlesgray_x2.png 32 x 384 ( 32 x 32 * 12 frames )
presetdisplay_x2.png 568 x 52
programnumbers_x2.png 20 x 416 ( 20 x 32 * 13 frames )
smallmenubutton_x2.png 80 x 160 ( 80 x 80 * 2 frames )
tempo_x2.png 256 x 32
verticalbeetleslider_x2.png 60 x 100
whitetobluechannelbutton_x2.png 148 x 480 ( 148 x 60 * 8 frames )
whitetoblueglasseggs_x2.png 96 x 768 ( 96 x 96 * 8 frames )
whitetobluelargeroundbutton_x2.png 100 x 800 ( 100 x 100 * 8 frames )
whitetobluematrixbutton_x2.png 60 x 480 ( 60 x 60 * 8 frames )
whitetoblueroundbutton_x2.png 88 x 704 ( 88 x 88 * 8 frames )
whitetobluesmalllanebutton_x2.png 64 x 320 ( 64 x 40 * 8 frames )
whitetobluesquarebutton_x2.png 88 x 704 ( 88 x 88 * 8 frames )
whitetogreenchannelbutton_x2.png 148 x 480 ( 148 x 60 * 8 frames )
whitetogreenroundbutton_x2.png 88 x 704 ( 88 x 88 * 8 frames )
whitetogreensquarebutton_x2.png 88 x 704 ( 88 x 88 * 8 frames )
whitetoredmutebutton_x2.png 60 x 480 ( 60 x 60 * 8 frames )
Each skin has a corresponding .scskin config text-file in the following format.
MicrotonicSkin: {
format: 1 // Microtonic skin format.
name: "My Awesome Skin" // Visible to end user.
version: "1.0" // Visible to end user.
by: "Fredrik Lidstr\xf6m" // Visible to end user.
url: "https://soniccharge.com" // Optional (i) url.
thumbnail: "Awesome" // Name of PNG image (full resolution: 1480x1100)
}
Use ISO-8859-1 encoding for strings with C-style escaping.
colorScheme.makaron contains color definitions for the "toolbar" at the top of the Microtonic window.
@define TOOLBAR_BUTTON_BACKGROUND_COLOR = #454545
@define TOOLBAR_BUTTON_CHECKED_COLOR = #608290
@define TOOLBAR_BUTTON_DOWN_COLOR = #505050
@define TOOLBAR_BUTTON_CHECKED_DOWN_COLOR = #698B95
@define PROGRAM_MENU_LOCKED_FRAME_COLOR = #D17700
@define PROGRAM_MENU_BUTTON_DOWN_COLOR = #0A0A0A0A
@define MORPH_LINE_COLOR = #667F8A
@define MORPH_CIRCLE_FILL_COLOR = #A0D7EF
@define MORPH_CIRCLE_OUTLINE_COLOR = #4A7496
Colors can be expressed in a few different ways:
#rrggbb // hex RGB
#aarrggbb // hex RGB with "premultiplied" alpha
rgb(r,g,b) // decimal RGB (between 0.0 and 1.0)
rgb(r,g,b,a) // decimal RGB + alpha (no premultiply)
hsv(h,s,v) // hue saturation value
hsv(h,s,v,a) // hue saturation value + alpha
Please follow standard GitHub procedures for contributing or updating your skin.
- Create a personal fork of this project.
- In your fork, create a new branch to work on.
- Add your skin in a new folder under
Microtonic Skins. - From your fork, open a pull request in the correct branch into this repository.