Entry & exit
Double-click a clip to enter Focus Mode for detailed editing:If the clip picker is open,
Escape closes it first and a second press exits Focus Mode.MIDI (Piano Roll)
The Piano Roll uses the same modifier conventions as the main timeline, but applied to MIDI notes instead of clips.Modifier mapping
The same modifier hierarchy applies, but to notes instead of clips:Note navigation
Horizontal (←/→)
Vertical (↑/↓)
⌃↑ / ⌃↓ only apply in the MIDI piano roll and only when one or more notes are selected. They transpose by ±12 semitones, clamp pitches to the MIDI range 0...127, participate in undo, and have no dedicated action outside piano roll focus mode.Note editing (keyboard)
Note editing (mouse)
Creating notes
Musical Typing & slices
Letter keys play MIDI notes or trigger audio slices without any modifier. See the dedicated Musical Typing page for full keyboard layouts (Scale / Piano / Drums) and slice triggering.Slice definition
- Slice 0: From clip start to first transient
- Slice 1: From first transient to second transient
- Slice 2: From second transient to third transient
- And so on…
Splitting at transients
This creates individual clips from each slice, useful for rearranging drum hits or creating variations.
Automation (curves)
The Automation Focus Mode uses the same modifier hierarchy for editing automation points on parameter curves.Point navigation
When you reach the last point in a clip, pressing
→ jumps to the first point of the next automation clip. Similarly, ← at the first point jumps to the previous clip.
Cursor & marquee
Points within the marquee are automatically selected.
Moving points
Point editing (keyboard)
Point editing (mouse)
Creating points
Step recording
When Automation Focus Mode is active, recording is armed, and the transport is stopped, the number keys insert automation points directly at the cursor position:
After each keystroke, the cursor advances by one grid division automatically. If a point already exists at the cursor position (within a small tolerance), it is replaced.
Non-reassignable shortcut: The
0–9 step recording keys are processed directly and are not part of the Command Palette system. They cannot be customized via Settings → Shortcuts. The same applies to clip volume keys (1–9, 0 on the main timeline), audio slice playback keys, the Sample Editor’s transient / grid-offset nudge (⌘← / ⌘→, with ⌥ for a single-sample step), and Musical Typing.Grid snapping
- Horizontal: Points snap to the current grid (same as MIDI notes)
- Vertical: Points snap to an 8-step grid (0%, 12.5%, 25%, … 100%)
- Option: Fine mode — free positioning without grid snap