Key Editor panel

In the Key Editor panel, notes are positioned vertically according to their pitch, as indicated by a piano keyboard on the left. Notes are positioned horizontally according to their rhythm and duration.

The slider allows you to change the zoom manually, such as making notes wider and/or taller. You can click the buttons at each end to switch between horizontal and vertical zoom.

You can hide/show the Key Editor panel in Write mode and Play mode in any of the following ways:

• Press Cmd-8.

• In the toolbox on the left, click Show Lower Zone , then choose Key Editor in the lower zone.

The Key Editor panel toolbar contains the following options:

Object Selection

Allows you to select events, such as notes in the piano roll and velocity bars.

Marquee Tool

Allows you to drag a rectangle to select multiple notes.

Draw

Allows you to input and edit notes in the piano roll editor and drum editor. You can click and drag in the piano roll editor to input notes with the durations you want. The ends of the notes you draw snap to rhythmic positions according to the current rhythmic grid resolution.

Also allows you to edit velocity bars.

Line

Allows you to draw straight lines across velocity bars to edit the values of all velocity bars in the range. Only available when the velocity lane is expanded.

Transform

Allows you to marquee select and edit a range of velocity bars. Only available when the velocity lane is expanded.

Erase

Deletes the selected notes.

Played Durations

Allows you to change when notes start/end in playback without affecting their notated durations. Displays the played durations of notes as a lighter event, above a thinner line that shows their notated duration.

Notated Durations

Allows you to change the rhythmic duration of notes, which affects the position and notation of those notes. Displays the full, notated durations of notes as single events.

Rhythmic Grid

Allows you to change the rhythmic grid resolution for the key editor, which affects the duration of notes you input in the key editor, the number of grid lines, and certain aspects of inputting and editing, such as the amount by which notes move. The button updates to show the current rhythmic grid resolution.

Link

Automatically fits notes in the selected voice into the piano roll, with a highlighted region showing the boundaries of the corresponding system.

Voice selector

Allows you to select the voice whose notes you want to appear highlighted in the piano roll and into which you want to input notes. Automatically updates according to your current selection.

Only available when Link is deactivated.

Resize Lower Zone

Allows you to change the height of the lower zone.