Settings in Praxis are grouped into five tabs: General, Theme, Playback, Lyrics, and MIDI.
General
General settings cover safety prompts, library behavior, remote access, and import processing.
Safety Prompts
- Confirm deleting songs
- Confirm deleting folders
- Confirm deleting playlists
- Confirm deleting lyrics
- Confirm removing songs from playlist
These settings control confirmations only. They do not change what the action does.
Library Behavior
- Double-click to edit songs
- Use Tags
- Prefer Sharps & Flats
Prefer Sharps & Flats changes how keys are displayed in the library.
Praxis Remote
- Allow Remote Control
Disable this if you do not want Remote devices to connect.
Import Processing
- Format cover art on import
- Detect BPM on import
- Generate waveforms on import
- Fast duplication detection
These options trade import speed for ready-to-use content.
Theme
Theme settings control the visual style of Praxis.
- Theme selection applies immediately.
- The selected theme is saved for the next launch.
Playback
Playback settings shape how the Player behaves.
- Autoplay on Queue Load
- Autoplay Next Song
- Continuous Play
- Auto Hide Queue
- Delay Between Songs
- Skip Back
- Skip Forward
Skip values are used by the on-screen controls, keyboard shortcuts, and MIDI mappings.
Lyrics
Lyrics settings control new tabs and scrolling behavior.
Scrolling
- Wait until X% elapsed
- Finish scroll when Y% remains
- Scroll target
If you work with PDF Scores, the scroll settings also affect the PDF edit workflow and the guide lines you can show while adding timestamps.
New Tabs
- Default Tab Name
- Default Font Style
- Default Font Size
These settings apply to new tabs only.
MIDI
MIDI settings are split into Send MIDI, Receive MIDI, Default Song MIDI, Helix Simple Pitch, and Test MIDI.
Send MIDI
- Default Send Channel
Receive MIDI
- Listen on Channel
- Receive mappings
- Learn
Praxis receives Control Change messages for mapping. Use Learn to capture a CC from your controller.
Default Song MIDI
- Enabled
- Per-message When/Type/Channel/Number/Value fields
These messages fire on song load, play, or stop.
Helix Simple Pitch
- Enabled
- Helix Send Channel
- Bypass CC
- Interval CC
- Cents CC
See the Helix Simple Pitch page for the full workflow.
Test MIDI
- Send a one-shot test message to available outputs.