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 | enter Note entry mode . |
| Escape | leave 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 pressing:
| Alt + 1 | Quarter note (crochet) | Alt + 2 | Eighth note (quaver) | |
| Alt + 3 | 1/16 note (semiquaver) | Alt + 4 | 1/32 note (demi-semiquaver) | |
| Alt + 5 | 1/64 note (semi-demi-semiquaver) | Alt + 6 | Whole note (semibreve) | |
| Alt + 7 | Half note (minim) |
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Notes are entered by pressing C D E F G A B C : |
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Space
creates a rest C D Space E : |
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Notes are added to chords by
pressing
Shift
+Notename
C D Shift +F Shift +A E F : |
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Beams are created automatically Alt +1 C D Alt +2 E F G A : |
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