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Enter notes with step input

Place notes one at a time from a MIDI keyboard or your computer keyboard.

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Step by step

  1. 01

    Open a MIDI part in the editor and turn on step input in the editor toolbar.

  2. 02

    Play notes on a MIDI keyboard, click the on-screen keys, or type A W S E D F T G Y H U J K.

  3. 03

    Each note lands at the step cursor, which advances by the grid.

  4. 04

    Press Z or X to shift the octave down or up, and Backspace to step back.

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