Entrada de notes
Notes are entered in Note entry mode. First select a note or rest as start position for note entry. When entering notes you are always replacing existing notes or rests. So the duration of a measure does not change.
- N: Enters Note entry mode.
- Escape: Leaves Note entry mode.
After entering Note entry mode you should select the duration of the note you want to enter by selecting a value from the note palette or by the corresponding keyboard shortcut.
- 1: 64th note (semi-demi-semiquaver)
- 2: 32nd note (demi-semiquaver)
- 3: 16th note (semiquaver)
- 4: Eighth note (quaver)
- 5: Quarter note (crochet)
- 6: Half note (minim)
- 7: Whole note (semibreve)
- 8: Double whole note (breve)
- 9: Longa
- .: A period (dot) changes the selected duration into a dotted note
- Alt+1: Quarter note (crochet)
- Alt+2: Eighth note (quaver)
- Alt+3: 16th note (semiquaver)
- Alt+4: 32nd note (demi-semiquaver)
- Alt+5: 64th note (semi-demi-semiquaver)
- Alt+6: Whole note (semibreve)
- Alt+7: Half note (minim)
- .: A period (dot) changes the selected duration into a dotted note
Notes are entered by typing: C D E F G A B C
Space creates a rest: C D Space E
Notes are added to chords by holding Shift and entering a note name: C D Shift+F Shift+A E F
Add an augmentation dot to a note: 5 . C 4 D E F G A (Note: versions 0.9.3 or earlier use different keyboard shortcuts to change note duration. See section above for more information)
To change octaves use the following key combinations:
- Ctrl+Up (Mac: ⌘+Up): Increase the pitch of a note by one octave.
- Ctrl+Down (Mac: ⌘+Down): Decrease the pitch of a note by one octave.
Other editing commands:
- x: Flip note stem direction.
- Shift+x: Move note head to opposite side of stem.
MIDI keyboard
You can also insert pitches using a MIDI keyboard on Windows or Linux as of version 0.9.4. Version 0.9.3 or earlier has support for MIDI keyboard on Linux only.