Guide: Project Management

Keep your rhythmic creations organized.

Project Save

Manage your work's safety to never lose anything. On the right of the toolbar, a disk-shaped button allows you to save. Clicking it opens a dropdown menu letting you choose between Save or Save As....

Note

File Organization
Keep your .rne files in a dedicated folder. RhythmNator tracks relative paths to your audio files, so it's best to keep the music in the same directory.

Save (CTRL+S)

• If the project has not been saved yet, a dialog opens asking you to choose a destination folder.
• If the project has already been saved, changes are automatically recorded in the source file.

Save As...

This option allows you to choose a new location or filename to save a copy of your project.

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JSON Export

Exporting to JSON format works the same way as saving. It allows you to generate the data file that will be used by your game or application.

• Shortcut: CTRL+E

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JSON File Architecture

The exported JSON file contains all the necessary information for your rhythmic level to function. Here is how it is structured:

• bpm: The music's tempo.
• musicDuration: The total track duration in seconds.
• Notes: List containing notes that are not in a group.
• [Group Name]: List containing notes belonging to a specific group.

Note List Logic

• If tracks are not in a group, their notes are grouped in the list named Notes.
• If tracks are in a group, all their notes are grouped in a list named after that group.
• If there are no notes outside of a group, the Notes list will not be present in the file; only the group lists will appear.

Simplified Example

{
  "bpm": 130,
  "musicDuration": 164.84,
  "Notes": [
    { "name": "Track 4", "row": 3, "time": 1.269, "duration": 0 }
  ],
  "Groupe": [
    { "name": "Track 1", "row": 0, "time": 1.5, "duration": 0 },
    { "name": "Track 3", "row": 2, "time": 1.5, "duration": 0 },
    { "name": "Track 2", "row": 1, "time": 3.5, "duration": 1.5 },
    { "name": "Track 3", "row": 2, "time": 5.89, "duration": 0 }
  ]
}