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The MIDI editors
Positioning on screen is controlled by the current Quantize
value. If, for example, you set this to 1/8 you can only insert
and move notes to eighth note positions, at quarter notes,
at half bars or at bar positions. It is a good strategy to set
the Quantize value to the smallest note value in the piece.
This does not stop you from inputting notes at “coarser”
positions. However, if you set the Quantize value to too
small a note value, it is easier to make mistakes.
The Quantize value is set with the Quantize pop-up menu
on the toolbar.
• You can also assign key commands to the different
Quantize values.
This is done in the Key Commands dialog, in the “MIDI Quantize” cate-
gory.
• Just like in the other MIDI editors, you can use the
Quantize Setup dialog to create other quantize values, ir-
regular grids, etc.
However, this is not often used when entering score notes.
Entering a note
To add a note to the score, proceed as follows:
1. Make the staff active.
Notes are always put in on the active staff.
2. Select the type of note by selecting a note value.
This is described in detail above.
3. If you selected the note value by clicking on a symbol
on the extended toolbar, the Note tool was automatically
selected – otherwise select the Note tool from the toolbar
or context menu.
4. Select a Quantize value.
As described above, the Quantize value will determine the spacing be-
tween notes. If you have Quantize set to 1/1 you will only be able to add
notes at downbeats. If you set Quantize to 1/8 you will be able to add
notes at all eighth note positions etc.
5. Click in the staff and keep the mouse button pressed.
A note appears under the mouse pointer.
6. Move the mouse horizontally to find the correct posi-
tion.
Check the lower mouse position box on the toolbar – the position is
“magnetically” attracted to the grid defined by the current Quantize
value. This allows you to easily find the correct position.
7. Move the mouse vertically to find the correct pitch.
The upper mouse position box shows the pitch at the pointer position,
making it easy to find the right pitch.
8. Release the mouse button.
The note appears in the score.
The notes you enter will get the insert velocity value set in
the insert velocity field on the toolbar, see “Setting velocity
values” on page 189.
Selecting notes
There are several ways to select notes in the Score Editor:
By clicking
To select a note, click on its note head with the Arrow tool.
The note head gets red to indicate that it is selected.
• To select more notes, hold down [Shift] and click on
them.
• To deselect notes, hold [Shift] down and click on them
again.
• If you hold down [Shift] and double-click on a note, this
note and all the following notes in the same staff are se-
lected.
Using a selection rectangle
1. Press the mouse button with the Arrow tool in some
free (white) space in the score.
2. Drag the mouse pointer to create a selection rectangle.
You can drag to select notes on several voices or staves if you wish.
3. Release the mouse button.
All notes with their note heads inside the rectangle get selected.
If you want to deselect one or more of the notes, hold
down [Shift] and click as described above.
Using the keyboard
By default, you can step through the notes in the staff us-
ing the left and right arrow keys. If you press [Shift], you
will select the notes as you step through them.
With the Quantize value set to 1/8, you can only input
notes at eighth note positions.