Instruction Manual

746 Notation and Lyrics
Basic Musical Editing
To Move Several Notes in the Staff View
1. Click the Select tool .
2. Select the notes to be moved.
3. Click one of the selected notes.
4. Drag the notes to a new time, pitch, or staff.
SONAR moves the notes to the new location.
To Copy One or More Notes in the Staff View
1. Click the Select tool .
2. Select the notes to be copied.
3. Press and hold the Ctrl key.
4. Drag the notes to a new time, pitch, or staff.
SONAR inserts copies of the notes at the new location.
To Erase Notes with the Eraser
1. Click the Erase tool .
2. Click any notehead to erase the note.
3. To erase several notes, click and drag the eraser.
Any notes whose notehead is touched by the eraser will be deleted.
Moving Notes from within the Fretboard
You can drag notes displayed in the fretboard horizontally along each string
to change their pitch. They always change in the chromatic scale. You can
not drag notes from one string to another.
To Change the Pitch of a Single Note in the Fretboard
1. Click in the Time Ruler to set the Now time to the time of the note you
want to change.
2. Click the Select tool or the Draw tool .
3. Drag the note along the string to a new fret.
SONAR moves the note to the new pitch.
To Change the Pitch of a Chord in the Fretboard
1. Click in the Time Ruler to set the Now time to the time of the chord you
want to change.