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When a MIDI or Instrument track is focused, letter keys play notes without any modifier. The Scale Lock toggle in the Inspector switches between two layouts.

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Scale Lock On (Default)

Each key plays a scale degree. Only notes in the selected scale are played. 
Upper row (+1 octave):  Q W [E] R T Y U I O P
Middle row (base):      A S [D] F G H J K L
Lower row (-1 octave):     [C] V B N M
                             ↑
                         Root aligned
  • Three rows = 3 octaves. Root notes aligned vertically: C, D, E
  • No black/white distinction — every key is a scale degree

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Scale Lock Off — Chromatic

Piano-style layout: white keys on the middle row, black keys on the upper row. Two octaves. 
Upper row (black keys):   [Q]  W   E  [R]  T   Y  [I]  U   O   P
                                C#  D#      F#  G#      A#  C#  D#

Middle row (white keys):   A   S   D   F   G   H   J   K   L   ;   '
                           C   D   E   F   G   A   B   C   D   E   F

Lower row:                 (inactive)
Q, R, I are dead keys (no black key between E–F and B–C).

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Audio Slices

When an audio track with transients is focused, all 26 letter keys trigger slices: 
Upper row:   Q W E R T Y U I O P     (slices 16–25)
Middle row:  A S D F G H J K L       (slices 7–15)
Lower row:   Y X C V B N M           (slices 0–6)
When there are more than 26 slices, use Musical Typing: Octave Up/Down from the Command Palette to switch pages. Playback is monophonic — a new slice stops the previous one.

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Octave & Configuration

Change octave via Command Palette: Musical Typing: Octave Up/Down (assignable in Settings → Shortcuts). Range 1–7. Set Key, Scale, and Octave in the Transport Bar. Key and Scale only apply when Scale Lock is on.
Musical typing is disabled during text input and works across keyboard layouts (QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY).
Last modified on April 1, 2026