The layout of the arrangement, note, curve and sound editors are defined by editor profiles. A profile is constructed of a list of different types of regions that are stacked as layers in the editor.

The Podium default setup contains a complete set of profiles. You can modify these or create you own alternative new profiles. A typical task for many users would be to modify the toolbars in the default profiles to fit a certain screen size. The default setup is constructed to fit on XGA resolution screens. If you are using a higher screen resolution you may want to join the edit and transport toolbars into one, to gain extra screen space for the other regions in the profile.

Several profiles can be defined for each editor type in which case you can switch between the profiles using the View menu in the editor. This can be used for example to switch between a standard editor profile and an event list profile, or to switch between arrangement profiles with or without a mixer region.

The profiles in the editor View menu are shown in the same order as they are inserted in the Profile list. Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to reorder the profiles. When a new editor is opened, the first compatible profile in the list will be selected by default.

The Insert New button will insert a new blank profile into the profile list. The Copy button will insert a duplicate of the currently selected profile. The Delete button deletes the currently selected profile. Please note that if you inadvertently delete a profile or create new profiles without adding regions to the profile, opening an editor may show a blank page. In that case you should either reconfigure your profiles, or if everything is completely messed up, restore the default setup with the Load Default Setup command on the Setup menu of the project window.

You can access the properties of a profile by selecting it in the Profile list and clicking the Properties... button. You can also access the properties for the currently selected profile in an editor by selecting Editor Profile Properties on the View menu.

The Profile name is used to identify the profile in the Editor Profiles dialog and on the View menu in editors. The Editor type setting determines what types of sequences this profile is intended for. The View menu in editors will only show profiles with a compatible editor type. The available editor types include Arrangement, Note, Curve, Sound - Master, Sound - Slave, Embed variations, and the generic All types. The Sound - Master profile type is used when opening sound objects directly from the project window, and thus should contain a transport toolbar. A Sound - Slave profile will typically not contain a transport toolbar, as this profile type is used when opening the sound through an audio event in an arrangement editor, and thus will be linked to the transport in the arrangement editor. The embed variations of the note, curve, and sound types are used for the embedded editor region. The All types editor type will be available in all editors, and is typically used for an event list profile.

The Region list shows a descriptive label of all the regions that are currently added to the profile. Clicking the Insert New... button will show a menu where you can select a region type, and subsequently a properties dialog for the selected region type is opened. Alternatively you can click Copy to insert a duplicate of the currently selected region. The Move Up and Move Down buttons can be used to rearrange the regions. Clicking the Properties... button will bring up the properties dialog for the currently selected region.

Some profile and region settings are not accessible through the properties dialogs but are stored in the profile when modified in the editor. These settings include positions of horizontal and vertical drag bars, panel collapse states and various mode selectors in the regions. When a profile is selected in an editor, these ‘last used’ settings will be used as defaults.

A common feature found in many of the region properties dialogs are settings for minimum and maximum region height. Setting the minimum and maximum to the same value will define a fixed height region. Setting the minimum lower than the maximum means the region can resize according to the total height of the editor. A profile can contain multiple resizable regions. The Embedded Editor and Mixer regions have a title bar which can be dragged to resize the region. Other resizable regions can be separated by a Space region configured to be used as a drag handle for resizing regions.

The space region is used for adding visual separation between other regions in a profile. In addition to the height of the region, you can select the visual effect from the Fill type combo box. The choices are: Blank, Shadow, Up slope, Down slope, Bump, Recess. Many of the other available region types are resizable and have settings for minimum and maximum height. A space region can be inserted between two resizable regions. Enable the Use as drag handle for resizing regions option to be able to drag the space region in the editor to resize the surrounding regions.

The Layout list shows the current contents of the toolbar. The Elements list shows all the available elements that can be added to the toolbar. When you want to insert elements into the toolbar, you select the position you want to insert at in the Layout list, select the desired item in the Elements list and click Insert. Clicking Remove will remove the currently selected layout element. Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to rearrange the order of the layout elements.

The Elements list is divided into sections. The ‘Default groupings’ section can be used to insert a whole set of elements matching the toolbars you find in the Podium default setup. The ‘Separator’ element is a vertical line useful for separating groups of toolbar elements. The ‘Right align’ break element is not a visual toolbar element, but indicates that all elements inserted after the break will be stacked against the right border of the editor. The Region height setting determines the size of the toolbar elements.

The timeline ruler region is used to show time resolution legends, a triangular handle for the cursor position and curtain handles for the selection, punch, and loop ranges. The region has a context menu with options to set the ranges and to select a mouse edit mode. The Timeline Rule Region Properties dialog allows you to set the Region height and to control how the elements of the region are displayed. There are also settings that affect zooming and sliding with the mouse.

The scrollbar region shows a horizontal scrollbar for navigating the timeline. Additional zoom controls can be enabled in the Scrollbar Region Properties dialog.

A format region is used to show and edit either tempo or marker events. The Format Region Properties dialog contains settings for region height and event type.

The tracks region is the cornerstone of the arrangement editor. The Tracks Region Properties dialog contains three sections: layout, track header options, and timeline options.

The Track separation space and Group separation space settings control the number of pixels that individual tracks and track groups will be spaced apart respectively. The Vertical group bar width is the width of the hierarchy bars shown to the left of the track headers.

Track headers and lanes are tinted with the color defined for the track. The amount of coloring can be defined with the Track header color opacity and Track lane color opacity settings.

The appearance of pan, gain, and send controls on track headers can be specified using the Control type setting. Choices are Dial, Slider, and Readout slider. Choose None if you don’t want controls on the headers.

Meters on track lane headers can be configured for either horizontal or vertical layout with the Audio meters setting. To remove the meters from headers, choose None.

The appearance of track headers can be further controlled using the settings Show track color bar at right edge of header, Show effect chain, Show device bypass buttons, Show device automation record buttons, and Set minimum track height to fit contents.

Checking Show track separation bars will draw horizontal bars in the separation space. These can be used as visual guides if you are using a large display area. When Show sequence event headers is enabled, sequence events will be split into a header area that is aligned with the track headers, and a separate area for showing the miniature of the sequence contents.

Normally the sequence event area is filled with the miniature graphics and any text and symbols are drawn on top of the miniature. Clear the Show sequence event names option if you prefer to do your arranging without worrying about naming your sequences and sounds. When the Show sound event fade curves option is enabled, all sound events show their fade curve. When disabled, only the event under the mouse cursor shows a fade curve. Clear the Show embedded sequence editor option to hide the editor that is normally embedded at the bottom of the tracks region.

The mixer region is typically embedded in an arrangement editor together with a tracks region. Alternatively you can define a dedicated mixer arrangement profile with one or more mixer regions, and set up a second project window for the mixer.

The Mixer Region Properties dialog contains settings for the mixer layout. It also allows you to customize mouse actions in the mixer.

• Minimum meter height: a vertical scrollbar will appear in the mixer region if it is resized smaller than the specified meter height.
• Minimum strip width
• Dock master chain and Dock bus returns: the mixer can be configured to show master chain and bus return tracks in separate docked panels, use these drop-down lists to specify whether the panels should be docked to the left or the right or not docked at all.
• Gain control, Pan control, and Send control: the appearance of the different controls can be specified.
• Use small font, Show scrollbar even when strips fit in view, Show hierarchy/signal flow arrows
• Actions can be specified for clicking, Shift+clicking, Ctrl+clicking, Alt+clicking, middle-clicking, right-clicking, and double-clicking the device and input rows.

The notes region is used with note sequences. The Notes Region Properties dialog allows you to control the appearance of the region.

The background of the region is drawn with ghosts of all notes in the arrangement. The Ghost note intensity setting defines the visibility of these ghost notes. There is also a setting to Hide muted ghost notes.

When included in a note editor profile, it will show note event on/off velocities.

In addition to the minimum and maximum heights settings, the dialog also has a setting for Curve fill opacity. A lower opacity value allows the background guides to show through the painted body of the curve or the note velocity columns.

When included in a curve editor profile, it will show curve events.

In addition to the minimum and maximum heights settings, the dialog also has a setting for Curve fill opacity. A lower opacity value allows the background guides to show through the painted body of the curve or the note velocity columns.

The channels region is the cornerstone of sound editors. It will display the waveform of each channel in a sound.

The Channels Region Properties dialog allows you to specify the minimum and maximum heights of the region.

An event list region contains a listbox that shows text descriptions of the events. The Event List Region Properties dialog contains size settings for the region. There are also settings to control how the event times are displayed as percentage variations from the selected editor quantize value.