Command Line Options

Usine can be executed by a commande line with the following options. Generally, the command line is used on special installation (kiosk).

// WINDOWS
C:\>C:\Usine\Bin\Usine.exe -fullscreen -ib -dontsavesetup -autoplay "C:\Work\Workspaces\Example.wkp"

//OSX
user$ Usine -fullscreen -ib -dontsavesetup -autoplay "/Users/john/Desktop/Workspaces/Example.wkp"

[filename]

Name of the workspace to load at startup. If the name contain space chars, it must be quoted like "C:\2002 MotionKit\Workspaces".

-autoplay

The engine is turned ON automatically at startup.

-fullscreen

Usine will be displayed in fullscreen mode. This option the full-screen option defined in the setup-panel-tab-global.

-ib

Works only if a workspace-name is defined and loaded, it will appear in IB mode. See ib-panel.

-dontsavesetup

The setup is not saved when Usine quits.

-showgrid

The grid is automatically displayed when a workspace. Only if the grid is not empty.

-fullasio[DRIVER number]

Forces the audio driver to be in ASIO mode with all inputs and outputs available activated. By default the ASIO driver index is 0 (the first available) but you can specify another index with a number in the command line:

• -fullasio : equivalent to -fullasio0, the first driver available,
• -fullasio0 : equivalent to -fullasio, the first driver available,
• -fullasio1 : the second driver,
• -fullasio2 : the third driver,
• etc.

-channels[Number of channels]

When -fullasio is activated, this option limits the number of opened ASIO channels.

• -channels : all available ASIO channels are opened,
• -channels8 : only 8 ASIO channels are opened,
• -channels32 : only 32 ASIO channels are opened.

If this parameter is omitted, usine will open all available inputs and outputs of the sound card.

-noaudio

Usine starts without audio driver and the setup-panel-tab-audio is not visible.

-novideo

Usine starts without video engine and the setup-panel-tab-video is not visible.

-nolight

Usine starts without light engine and the setup-panel-tab-light is not visible.

-nolaser

Usine starts without laser engine and the setup-panel-tab-laser is not visible.

-debug

Forces Usine to be in debug mode to display additional information's.

See also

• Inside Usine
• Error & Warning Messages
• Usine Launcher
• 32 bits float Audio Format
• Templates Engine
• Objects Address
• Latency
• Customize Knobs and Faders Design
• MIDI show control Implementation
• CPU Consumption
• Usine Update-Agent
• Hidden Strings
• Create OSC Translator File
• Command Line Options
• MIDI Implementation
• Change Usine Design
• Additional and Override Setup