Pitch Guide Views

A note editing window can be viewed in two ways: as a piano roll, or in a view known as hybrid notation because it combines elements of the piano roll and conventional musical notation.

In the piano roll view, the pitch guide is a keyboard containing all pitches from C0 through G10. Each pitch has its own row of notes in the editing region, and every note fits within a row.

All the C notes on the piano keys are labeled. For percussion channels using instruments from the default DLS collection, the keys are also labeled with the name of the instrument assigned to each pitch. For example, the following figure shows a sequence part on PChannel 10 that uses the standard drum kit from the default DLS collection.

If the instrument is from a custom DLS collection, each key is labeled with the name of the wave file used for each pitch. If different waves are assigned to layers in a region, they are all listed in order on the piano keys, starting with the wave assigned to the first layer.

In the hybrid notation view, the pitch guide is a grand staff containing treble and bass clefs. The pitch of a note is shown by its vertical position relative to the grand staff, either within a row or on a line. Accidentals are used in front of notes to further define their pitch, just as in standard music notation.

The following figure shows a part in a sequence track using hybrid notation.

The hybrid notation view makes it possible to fit a greater range of notes in a compact vertical area so the information can be viewed without scrolling up or down.

To switch between piano roll view and hybrid notation view, click a part or sequence track and press H; or right-click and select a view from the shortcut menu, as shown in the following figure.

See Also

• Pitch Names and MIDI Numbers