Notes
A–GInsert note (key signature applied automatically)
# then noteForce sharp (e.g. # then E → E♯)
- then noteForce flat (e.g. - then E → E♭)
= then noteForce natural (e.g. = then E → E♮)
SpaceInsert rest
⌫Delete note/event
Pitch & Cursor
↑ ↓Raise / lower by chromatic half-step
Enharmonic spelling follows key signature.
E.g. in E♭ major: ↓ from E gives E♭, not D♯.
← →Move cursor
Octave
⇧↑ ⇧↓Octave up / down
⌘↑ ⌘↓Octave up / down (Ctrl on Windows)
Smart octave: new notes auto-pick the octave closest to the previous note.
Duration — plain number keys
6Whole note
5Half note
4Quarter note
3Eighth note
2Sixteenth note
1Thirty-second note
7Quarter triplet
NCycle to next shorter duration
⇧NCycle to next longer duration
⇧DToggle dotted
Articulations
.Staccato
,Accent
;Tenuto
\Fermata
`Tie
SSlur (click 2 notes)
'Trill
Insert
KKey signature
TTime signature
LClef change
MDynamic
RRehearsal mark
[ ]Repeat barlines
Alt+1–8Quick dynamics pp · p · mp · mf · f · ff · fff · sfz
Edit / Global
⌘Z / ⌘⇧ZUndo / Redo
⌘SSave
TabSwitch to next part
F5Play / Stop
EscClose menus / cancel prefix