Reference Guide

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Basic Musical Editing
Notation and Lyrics
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.
2. Click the Select tool .
3. While pressing SHIFT, click each of the notes you would like to change.
4. While continuing to press SHIFT, drag the notes along the strings.
SONAR moves the notes you selected to the new pitches.
Auditioning
Tip: You can also move the Now time pointer to the exact note by using the Step Play buttons.