Inserting Notes

Use the Pencil tool to manually insert notes in the Score Editor. When you insert a note, the Score Editor automatically places it on the Grid and creates rests where appropriate.

You can also enter notes by recording MIDI, importing MIDI from a file, or using Step Input (Event > Event Operations > Step Input).

To manually insert a note:

1 Select the Default Note Duration setting you want (see Default Note Duration).

2 Select the Grid setting you want (see Grid).

3 Select the Default Note On Velocity (see Default Note On Velocity).

4 Click the Pencil tool and select Free Hand.

5 With the Free Hand Pencil tool, do any of the following:

Single-click at the time location and pitch you want to enter a single note of the selected Default Note Duration.

 

Entering a single note with the Pencil tool

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Click at the time location and pitch you want and drag to the right to increase the duration of the note. Release the mouse when you have the duration you want.

 

Entering a single longer note with the Pencil tool

To manually insert multiple notes of the same pitch:

1 Select the Default Note Duration setting you want (see Default Note Duration).

2 Select the Grid setting you want (see Grid).

3 Select the Default Note On Velocity (see Default Note On Velocity).

4 Click the Pencil tool and select any of the following shapes:

Line

Triangle

Square

Random

5 Click at the time location and pitch you want and drag to the right. Repeated notes of the selected Default Note Duration are entered on the selected Grid. The Note On velocities for each note are determined in part by the Default Note On Velocity setting and the selected Pencil tool shape (see Pencil).

 

Entering multiple note of the same pitch with the Line Pencil tool