Preferences

Farrago's preferences can be accessed from the Farrago menu.

The General Tab


The General tab of Farrago's Preferences window

Playback


Play audio through:

This setting adjusts the output device through which Farrago plays audio. By default, it will simply track your Mac's audio output device, as set in your Sound System Preference. If you like, you can instead set this to a specific audio device.

Single click to trigger sounds

In the default state, triggering playback of a sound with the mouse requires double-clicking. When this setting is turned on, a single click on any sound will toggle playback.

The Triggering Sounds via the Mouse section of the Audio Playback page provides more details on on mouse-based playback.

Global Hotkey

With this setting, you can configure a global keyboard shortcut which will immediately bring Farrago to the foreground, making it easy to operate Farrago using your keyboard.

The Global Keyboard Shortcuts section of the Audio Playback page provides more details on using the global hotkey.

Appearance

Theme Selector: This setting dictates how Farrago will appear. The Light theme is designed for everyday use, while the Dark theme is perfect for use in darkened spaces like theaters.

The default Match System setting follows OS-wide appearance settings. You can alternately can force Farrago to use the Light or Dark theme, regardless of your system-wide settings.


Farrago's Light theme


Farrago's Dark theme

While this manual uses the Light theme throughout, you can easily try either theme. Farrago will update immediately when you adjust this setting.

The Match System option will follow settings found in the General System Preference. On MacOS 10.14 (Mojave) and higher, it follows the Appearance setting for Light or Dark Mode. On MacOS 10.13 and lower, it follows the Use dark menu bar and Dock setting.

Software Update

Automatically check for software updates: With this option activated, Farrago compares itself to the most current version available from our server and alerts you when a new version is available. Leave this on and Farrago will help you stay up-to-date. You can also select Check for Updates from the Farrago menu to initiate a check manually.

MIDI Controllers Tab

This tab shows a table listing all the MIDI devices Farrago is currently aware of. Enable or disable devices, and toggle velocity support on or off, as desired.


The MIDI Controllers tab of Farrago's Preferences window

MIDI Shortcuts Tab

In this tab,specific MIDI controls can be assigned as global shortcuts to control playback, bring Farrago forward, and adjust volumes.


The MIDI Shortcuts tab of Farrago's Preferences window

The MIDI Support page of this manual provides an overview of using MIDI controllers with Farrago.