Control playback from your game
Start with F8, then use track, tempo, and transposition shortcuts as needed.
Before you start
- MIDI FILE (Default) mode selected and a song loaded.
- The game instrument screen open in the foreground.
- 01
Play, pause, and change tracks
F8 plays or pauses. F1 selects the previous track; F2 selects the next track in the current queue.
Actual app interfaceDreamLyra 3.9.0 What you should seePlayback state or the selected track changes.
- 02
Move between bars
F3 moves to the previous bar; F4 moves to the next bar, useful for repeating a passage.
Actual app interfaceDreamLyra 3.9.0 What you should seeThe playback position moves to the neighboring bar.
- 03
Adjust tempo
F5 decreases BPM by 5; F6 increases it by 5. F7 restores the default BPM.
Actual app interfaceDreamLyra 3.9.0 What you should seeThe BPM display reflects the adjustment.
- 04
Adjust pitch
F9 transposes down one semitone; F10 transposes up one. F11 resets Key to zero.
Actual app interfaceDreamLyra 3.9.0 What you should seeThe Key display shows the current transposition.
Things to know
- DreamLyra does not assign F12.
- If a shortcut does not respond, check that DreamLyra is running, the license is available, and another app has not reserved the key.
- In creator mode, F8 starts or stops recording instead of controlling file playback.