Piano roll:
- the piano roll is used to place notes to your sheet.
pitch / interval / chord:
- set pitch one octave up or down (buttons remain active until they are deactivated by clicking again)
- increase or decrease selected notes for a semitone
- change accidental; depending on your key signature you may need to set your note a semitone lower or higher to get the correct accidental for the scale
- interval / chord mode (button remain active until it is deactivated by clicking again)
- alternative: [number] key for interval up, [Shift]+[number] for interval down
- select single pitches within an interval or chord [Shift]+[↑] or [Shift]+[↓]
note / rest / duration:
- change selected note(s) to rests or vice versa
- double the value of the note/rest
- halve the value of the note/rest
- add a dot to a note/rest
- remove the dot from a note/rest
music writing controls:
- status / refresh button: indicates if the editor is ready to use or your work is being processed.
note/rest/object selection / navigation
- navigate left [←]
- navigate right [→]
- go to the next staff [↓]
- go to the next bar
- go to the previous bar
- add previous object to selection [Shift]+click
- add next object to selection [Shift]+click
notes pitch menu
- add/remove sharp/flat accidentals
- add grace note [Shift]+[G]
- remove grace note
- slash grace note (grace note must be added and selected before)
- change to ghost note (x note head)
- set selected notes one octave up / down
- change selected notes to rests and vice versa [R]
- change accidentals / enharmonic spelling; depending on your key signature you may need to set your note up or down a semitone to get the correct accidental for the scale [Shift]+[E]
- add/remove courtesy accidental [Shift]+[F]
notes / rests duration menu
- double the value of the note/rest [.]
- halve the value of the note/rest [,]
- add a dot to a note/rest
- remove the dot from a note/rest
- add tuplet (3, 5, 7) [Ctrl]+[3], [Ctrl]+[5], [Ctrl]+[7]
- remove tuplet [Ctrl]+[0]
articulations menu
- add articulations to selected note(s); another click changes the position of the symbol (above/below a note); remove a symbol by clicking again
micro tuning menu
micro tuning; used for Eastern music or some unconventional rock and electronic music
stems / beams menu
- break beams (ungroup notes) [X]
- add beams (group notes) [Shift]+[X]
- invert stems [Shift]+[B]
repetition menu
- add / remove repetition
clefs / staves menu
- change clef (treble, bass, tenor, alto)
- add a new staff
- change order of the staff (move staff up or down)
dynamics / text menu
- add/remove dynamics symbols
playback menu
- add/stop playback
voicing menu
- add new voice (V1-V4)
- switch between existing voices (V1-V4)
- remove selected voice including all its notes
