Score Editor Toolbar

To show or hide the toolbar elements, right-click the toolbar and activate/deactivate the elements.

Edit Solo

Solo Editor: Solos the editor during playback if the editor has the focus.
Record in Editor: Enables the recording of MIDI data in the editor if the editor has the focus.

Note
This only works if MIDI Record Mode is set to Merge or Replace.

Retrospective Record

Insert MIDI Retrospective Recording in Editor: Allows you to recover MIDI notes that you played in stop mode or during playback.

Left Divider

Left Divider: Allows you to use the left divider. Tools that are placed to the left of the divider are always shown.

Auto-Scroll

Auto-Scroll: Keeps the project cursor visible during playback.

Acoustic Feedback

Acoustic Feedback: Automatically plays back events when you move or transpose them, or when you create them by drawing.

Tool Buttons

Object Selection

Selects events and parts.

Insert Note

Inserts notes.

Erase

Deletes events.

Split

Splits events.

Glue

Glues together events of the same pitch.

Zoom

Zooms in. Hold Alt/Opt and click to zoom out.

Display Quantize

Allows you to insert different staff settings for specific sections of the track.

Layout

Note

This works only in Page Mode.

Move Single Object allows you to move an object without affecting the score or playback in any way.

Move Notes and Context allows you to move a note and have other score objects move accordingly.

Cut Notes

Cuts notes.

Select Export Range

Allows you to export a specific part of a page.

Note

This works only in Page Mode.

Arranger

Previous Chain Step: Navigates to the previous entry in the current arranger chain list.
Next Chain Step: Navigates to the next entry in the current arranger chain list.
First Repeat of Current Chain Step: Navigates to the first repeat of the current entry in the current arranger chain list.
Activate Arranger Mode: Navigates to the last repeat of the current entry in the current arranger chain list.

Nudge Palette

Move Left: Moves the selected event to the left.
Move Right: Moves the selected event to the right.
Nudge End Left: Decreases the duration of the selected event by moving its end to the left.
Nudge End Right: Increases the duration of the selected event by moving its end to the right.

Transpose Palette

Move Up: Transposes the selected event up by a half note.
Move Down: Transposes the selected event down by a half note.
Move Up More: Transposes the selected event up by an octave.
Move Down More: Transposes the selected event down by an octave.

Display Transpose

Display Transpose: Allows you to enable/disable display transpose. This function can be useful if you work with transposing instruments and want to show the concert key and not the scored key.

Insert Velocity

Note Insert Velocity: Allows you to specify a velocity value for new notes. You can also open the Set up Insert Velocities pop-up menu to select a velocity value.

Snap

Snap Type

Allows you to select one of the following snap types:

Grid snaps events to the grid that is selected in the Quantize Presets pop-up menu.
Grid Relative keeps the relative positions when snapping events to the grid.

Event Movement Restrictions

Event Movement Restrictions

Allows you to restrict the movement when editing or inserting events:

Keep Notes within Key restricts the movement of notes to the current key.
Snap Slurs to Notes restricts the movement of slurs to the start and end of notes.
Keep Crescendo Symbols Horizontal keeps crescendo and diminuendo symbols horizontal.
Snap Rests and Repeats Vertically restricts the movement of rests and repeats to system and note lines.

Note Editing Overlay

Note Editing Overlay On/Off

Activates/Deactivates an overlay that helps you to edit note durations, note time positions, display durations, and note velocities in a similar way as in the Key Editor.

Options

Colorize Overlaid Noteheads colorizes the heads of the notes for which the overlay is shown.
Part Colors shows the notes and velocities in the overlay in the part colors.
Channel Colors shows the notes and velocities in the overlay in the channel colors.
Pitch Colors shows the notes and velocities in the overlay in the pitch colors.
Velocity Colors shows the notes and velocities in the overlay in the velocity colors.
Color Setup opens a dialog that allows you to set up the channel, pitch, or velocity colors. This is not available for Part Colors.

Quantize

Apply Quantize: Applies the quantize settings.
Quantize Presets: Allows you to select a quantize or a groove preset.
Soft Quantize On/Off: Activates/Deactivates soft quantize.
Open Quantize Panel: Opens the Quantize Panel.

Length Quantize

Length Quantize: Allows you to set a value for quantizing event lengths.

Step/MIDI Input

Set up Computer Keyboard Input

Allows you to set up the options for the computer keyboard input:

Require ALT Key requires that you hold down Alt/Opt when you insert notes.
Legato changes the length of the previous note when you insert notes.
Use On-Screen Keyboard Keys allows you to insert notes by pressing the keys that correspond to the note on the On-Screen Keyboard (qwerty).

Computer Keyboard Input

Activates/Deactivates computer keyboard input.

Step Input

Activates/Deactivates MIDI step input.

MIDI Input

Activates/Deactivates MIDI input.

Move Insert Mode

Moves all note events to the right of the step input position to the right to make room for the inserted event when you insert notes.

Note

This only works if Step Input is activated.

Record Pitch

Includes the pitch when you insert notes.

Record NoteOn Velocity

Includes the NoteOn velocity when you insert notes.

Record NoteOff Velocity

Includes the NoteOff velocity when you insert notes.

Event Colors

Event Colors: Allows you to colorize noteheads.
Hide Colors: Allows you to temporarily hide notehead colors.
Dark Mode: Inverses the score display mode from black on white to white on black. This is useful if you work at night or in a dim environment.

Paper Background

Background Texture: Allows you to specify different background textures for the score.

Note
The background texture only affects the display and is not used for printing.

Insert Layer

Insert Layer: Allows you to select the insert layer. You can insert score objects on the note layer, the project layer, and the layout layer.

Right Divider

Right Divider: Allows you to use the right divider. Tools that are placed to the right of the divider are always shown.

Window Zone Controls

Open in Separate Window: This button is available in the lower zone editor. It opens the editor in a separate window.
Open in Lower Zone: This button is available in the editor window. It opens the editor in the lower zone of the Project window.
Show/Hide Left Zone: Shows/Hides the left zone.
Set up Window Layout: Allows you to set up the window layout.
Set up Toolbar: Opens a pop-up menu where you can set up which toolbar elements are visible.