Lodo is a tracker for building a phrase quickly, then changing how that phrase moves and sounds as it repeats. Independent playback tracks let one part keep its own pace while components bend another part's timing, notes, or instrument controls. This manual starts with those musical ideas, then moves out to the workspace and supporting reference.
Main editing areas
Lodo is split into four main areas. The top row contains the arrange view on the left, the pattern view in the centre, and the instrument list on the right. The instrument rack spans the bottom of the interface.
Use Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Arrow Keys to move focus between the main sections of the interface.
The main workspace: arrange view, pattern grid, instrument list, and instrument rack.
Suggested reading order
- Start with Pattern Grid to sketch a phrase.
- Move to Track Grid to see one playback track's notes and component lanes in detail.
- Read Components to hear how sequenced operations change a phrase over time.
- Read Master Track for pattern-wide values and commands that reach across tracks.
- Choose an instrument through Instrument Types, then follow its chapter for MIDI, sampler, or synth and plugin details.
- Continue with Arrange View to order patterns into a song.
- Keep Projects and Saving nearby for preserving and reopening a composition.