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## User variables
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There are a host of user variables which are autosaved for the users to set. The number of these is controlled with the macro `NUM_USER_VARS`. There are 3 types:
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There are a host of user variables which are autosaved for the users to set. The number of these is controlled with the macro `NUM_USER_VARS`. There are 4 types:
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- Integer in `IN:<instrument>:PARS:USER:IX` (X is index)
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- Reals in `IN:<instrument>:PARS:USER:RX` (X is index)
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- Strings in `IN:<instrument>:PARS:USER:SX` (X is index), NB these are maximum of 40 characters
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- Character arrays in `IN:<instrument>:PARS:USER:LSX` (X is index), these are character arrays with a maximum size of 65536 characters
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## User Buttons
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