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Left click - Place note (draw tool) / deselect (select tool)
Left click and drag - Lasso (select tool)
Right click - Delete note (any tool)
Middle click - Play from here (any tool)
Tab - Switch between draw and select tool
*Tab will also switch between Simple/Advanced under Show options
Shift+click (on any note) - Multiple select
Shift+click and drag - Multiple select lasso (select tool)
Ctrl+Home - Selects all notes and markers before the cursor
Ctrl+End - Selects all notes and markers after the cursor
Ctrl+Alt+Home - Deselects notes after the cursor
Ctrl+Alt+End - Deselects notes before the cursor
Ctrl+click (on any note) - “Colorpick” tool
Ctrl+Shift+click - Toggle lock
*For instances that have more than one instrument in the same spot, toggle lock will prioritize the instrument of the selected note instead
Ctrl+click and drag - Extends note length (upon creation and already placed notes)
*Make sure you work with one instrument while dragging selected notes so that you don't accidentally convert notes from "colorpicking" another instrument
Ctrl+Arrow keys - Nudges selected notes
Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down - Nudges selected notes by octave
Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right - Nudges selected notes by measure
Ctrl+Alt+V - Pastes notes to your cursor's location.
Ctrl+Alt+C - Cuts long notes according to the current grid value.
Shift+scroll - Horizontal scroll
Ctrl+scroll - Zoom in/out
Alt+click and drag - “Pan” tool
(while notes are selected) Alt+scroll - Changes individual note volume
(while notes are selected) Alt+/- Changes individual note volume
(while notes are selected) Ctrl+L - Applies legato, meaning selected notes will extend up until their subsequent note.
You can click the measure bar to assign a timestamp in the sequence link.
Ctrl+click on a lock under the instrument menu will isolate the specified instrument.
While the sequence is playing, you can hold Alt to record keyboard notes.
Using Shift+Click on Detune sliders will more precisely adjust the slider (as opposed to snapping onto certain notes)
You may now use Alt+Middle click to create loop sections on the sequencer. Please watch the video to understand how this process works.
Ctrl+A - Selects the entire sequence Ctrl+Z - Undo
Ctrl+C - Copy Ctrl+Y - Redo
Ctrl+V - Paste Ctrl+S - Save
Ctrl+X - Cut Ctrl+/- Zoom in/out
Ctrl+Shift+Z - Redo Ctrl+0 - Reset Zoom
Alt+1 - 1/2 grid
Alt+2 - 1/4 grid
Alt+3 - 1/8 grid
Alt+4 - 1/16 grid
Alt+5 - 1/3 grid
Alt+6 - 1/6 grid
1 Electric Piano 7 Electric Drum Kit
2 Grand Piano 8 Xylophone
3 Harpsichord 9 Vibraphone
4 Ragtime Piano 0 Steel Drums
5 Music Box - Acoustic Guitar
6 Drum Kit = Electric Guitar