The timeline has three vertical zoom levels: Compact (⌥↑) drops all tracks to minimal height for an arrangement overview, Normal is the default track height, and Focus (⌥↓ or double-click a clip) expands a single clip for detailed editing. Exit Focus Mode with Escape or ⌥↑; your zoom and scroll position is restored automatically.
While in Focus Mode, move to an adjacent clip on the same track without exiting — Tab / ⇧Tab step to the next / previous clip, and → / ← do the same.
Audio Focus Mode
The track expands to show a detailed waveform of the clip. Transient detection and marker editing live in the Sample Editor — open it via a click on the inspector waveform preview or ⌥X.
Slice Playback
Letter keys trigger slices between transient markers. Z and X switch between pages of slices when there are more slices than keys.
Upper row: Q W E R T Y U I O P
Middle row: A S D F G H J K L
Lower row: [Z] [X] C V B N M
↑ page ↑ first slice
MIDI Focus Mode
An inline piano roll grid appears inside the track lane. Musical Typing is active — play notes from your computer keyboard in real time. See the Musical Typing page for the full keyboard layouts.
Creating & Deleting Notes
Hold ⌘ and click on an empty area to create notes. The behavior mirrors clip creation on the timeline:
| Context | Result |
|---|
| No note selected | Creates a new note at the clicked position |
| Note selected | Stamps a duplicate of the selected note |
Automation Focus Mode
Double-click an automation clip to edit automation curves inline. See Automation for the full editing reference.
Focus Bar
A floating bar appears at the top of the focused clip. Its contents depend on the clip type:
| Clip Type | Control | Range |
|---|
| Audio | Gain slider | -24 dB to +12 dB |
| MIDI | Velocity slider | 0–127 (applies to selected notes) |
| Automation | Draw / LFO mode toggle and shape controls | — |
Clip Picker
The bar leads with a clip picker — a shade swatch plus a badge counting how many clips are linked together. Open it to switch the focused clip to another one on the track (each row shows a live mini-preview) or to Unlink so the clip stops sharing its body. Press Escape once to close the picker, again to exit Focus Mode. See Linked Clips for the full model.
Shortcuts
The keys for entering, exiting, and navigating Focus Mode are below. The Focus Mode Shortcuts reference has the complete grid — piano-roll note editing, audio-slice triggers, and automation-curve editing.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| Enter Focus Mode | ⌥↓ or double-click |
| Exit Focus Mode | Escape or ⌥↑ |
| Compact zoom | ⌥↑ |
| Focus next / previous clip | Tab / ⇧Tab |
| Move to next / previous clip | → / ← |
| Open Sample Editor | ⌥X |
| Split clip at all transients | ⌘⇧E |
Last modified on June 7, 2026
