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Tutorial 5 – Working with music notation
Now that you know how to set up the Staff view, it's time to play! You can either record a MIDI track
in this project or manually add notes. The rest of this tutorial will provide you with a basic overview of
the notation tools. For more in depth information about all the features and functionality of the Staff
view, including using the Fretboard and the Lyrics view, see “Notation and lyrics” on page 1179.
Selecting the note value
In the Control Bar’s Tools module, click the Duration button and hold the mouse button pressed, then
select the desired note duration from the pop-up menu.
Figure 24. The Tools module.
Adding a note
To add a note:
1. Select the Smart tool or Freehand tool in the Control Bar.
2. Do one of the following:
• With the Smart tool , click where you want to draw a new note.
• With the Freehand tool , click where you want to insert a new note
A note event is inserted.