3.4 Tool Bar

The Tool Bar runs horizontally across the top of the Studio. Tool Bar buttons are grouped by function, described below from left to right.

Tool Bar controls grouped by function from left to right are described in detail below.

Main Menu

Four square icon opens up the Main Menu

Action Buttons

• Undo (Cmd/Ctrl+Z): Reverses the last action.
• Redo (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Z): Re-applies the last undone action.

Project Name and Icon

• Project Icon: Displays the project icon.
• Project Name: Displays the current project title. Double-click to rename.

Editing Tools

• Arrow (1): The default selection tool. Selects, moves, and resizes Clips on the Arrangement Timeline.
• Time (2): The time-stretching tool. Drag the edge of a clip to compress or expand its duration.
• Split (3): The scissors tool. On the Arrangement Timeline, click anywhere on a clip to cut it into two separate clips at that point. In the Audio Editor, click within a clip to cut it into individual samples that can be repositioned within the clip boundary. The clip's overall position and length on the Arrangement Timeline remain unchanged.

Transport Controls

• Time Display: Shows the current Playhead position. Click to toggle between Time (Minutes:Seconds) and Beats (Bars:Beats:Ticks) display formats.
• Back to Start: Moves the Playhead to the beginning of the project.
• Play/Stop (Spacebar): Starts or stops playback.
• Record: Starts recording on all armed tracks.
• Loop On/Off: Toggles looping. When active, playback cycles between the Loop Locator start and end points.

Tempo and Meter

• Metronome (C): Toggles the click track on or off.
• BPM: Displays the project tempo in beats per minute. Click and drag up or down to adjust, or double-click to type a value.
• Time Signature: Sets the musical meter of the project (e.g., 4/4, 3/4).

Recording and Input Modes

• Note Overdubbing: Controls MIDI recording behavior. When on, new notes are merged into existing clips. When off, recording over a clip replaces its contents.
• Record Automation: When on, knob and fader movements during playback are recorded as automation data.
• Play with Computer Keyboard (Cmd/Ctrl+K): Activates the Virtual Keyboard, enabling MIDI input from the computer keyboard.

Project Management

These three buttons handle saving, exporting, and sharing your project.

• Export: Opens a dropdown with two options:
  • Export Project File: Saves the project to your computer as an .amped file for local backup.
  • Export Audio: Renders the project as an audio file.
• Share: Generates a link for sharing the project with other users. If the project is unsaved, you will be prompted to save it first. The link can be copied or posted directly to Facebook, Twitter/X, VK, or Weibo.
• Save Project (Cmd/Ctrl+S): Saves the current session to Amped Studio cloud storage. New projects will be prompted for a name before saving.

 Track Creation and AI Controls 

 Located in the top-left of the Studio, below the main Tool Bar controls, these two buttons handle adding new tracks and accessing AI Tools.

+ Add New Track
Opens a track creation menu with two track types and a set of Super Preset categories.

• Instrument: Adds a new Instrument track loaded with a selected virtual instrument. Hovering over this option expands a list of all available virtual instruments: Augur, Dexed, Drumpler, Europa, GM Player, Granny, OBXD, Sampler, VOLT, VOLT Mini and VST Remote. Select one to add a track with that instrument loaded.
• Audio / Mic: Adds a new audio track for recording from a microphone or audio interface.

Below these two options, the menu displays a list of Super Preset categories: Synth, Bass, Piano, Drums, Saxophone, and Guitar. Selecting a category adds a new Instrument track with a default Super Preset from that category loaded and ready to play.

AI Tools

Opens a menu providing access to Amped Studio's AI Tools:

• Start project with AI (opens the AI Assistant)
• Change your voice (opens the AI Voice Changer)
• Split any song (opens the AI Splitter)