Navigating within Buzz

You must realize very early on that the keyboard (as opposed to the mouse) is the greatest navigational tool when working with Buzz. Although you can get around with various icons and mouse-driven menus, the keyboard is the way to engineer optimally.
The following keys are the first things you should remember when working with Buzz as you will use them intensely not only for navigating, but also starting, stopping, and recording your songs. These keys may also be accessed by the indicated icons from the Standard tool bar within the Buzz interface.

Key | Icon | Name | Description
F1 | N/A | Help | User Manual (this document!).
F2 |  | Pattern Editor | Used for adding patterns, adding notes/parameter changes to notes.
F3 |  | Machine Editor | Used to add and rout machines.
F4 |  | Sequence Editor | Used to devise pattern order, forming sequences.
F5 |  | Play | Plays Song or loop from beginning.
F6 | N/A | Play "from here" | Plays from the current cursor location. (I.e. wherever the song was last stopped).
F7 |  | Record | Records Parameter changes to patterns.
F8 |  | Stop | Stops song/loop.
F9 |  | Wavetable Editor | Allows you to add and manage samples and instruments in your songs.
F10 |  | Notes | Allows you to add notes about this song.
F11 | N/A | Show/Hide Dialogs | Toggles visible status of Parameter Dialog windows.
F12 |  | Free Audio Device | Frees the Audio device for other apps instantly muting all audio in Buzz (Panic!)

Don't worry about memorizing these just yet. You will learn to use them more and more as you progress in Buzz. For now, try to remember the 3 highlighted commands, as these are the screens you will use frequently throughout this tutorial. If you are following this tutorial, you are now ready to add your first machine.

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