The Score Editor shows MIDI notes as a musical score. It offers score editing and printing options.
You can open the Score Editor in a separate window or in the lower zone of the Project window. Opening the Score Editor in the lower zone of the Project window is useful if you want to access the Score Editor functions from within a fixed zone of the Project window.
To open a MIDI part in the Score Editor, do one of the following:
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Select a MIDI part in the Project window, and select .
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Select a MIDI part in the Project window, and select .
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Select a MIDI part in the Project window, and press Ctrl/Cmd-R.
If you select , the Preferences dialog opens on the Editors page. Specify if you want editors to open in a separate window or in the lower zone of the Project window.
The Score Editor window:
The Score Editor is divided into several sections:
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Toolbar
Contains tools and allows you to adjust settings.
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Note Input Toolbar
Contains note value buttons and enharmonic shift buttons.
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Info Line
Displays note event information about a selected MIDI note.
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Visibility
The Layouts section allows you to create and activate layouts. The Tracks section allows you to show/hide supported track types, and to make their parts available in the score display.
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Left Zone
Contains the Symbols tab with the symbols that you can add to the score, and the Note Functions tab with the Transpose, Quantize and Length sections known from the Key Editor. For more information, refer to the MIDI Editors chapter of the Operation Manual.
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Score display
Shows the notes in the edited parts on one or several staves. Parts on different tracks are shown on different staves.
You can activate/deactivate separate sections of the Score Editor by clicking Set up Window Layout on the toolbar and activating/deactivating the corresponding options.