Play toolbox

Allows you to change when notes start/end in playback without affecting their notated durations. When Played Durations is selected, the played durations of notes are shown as a lighter event, above a thinner line that shows the notated duration of notes.

Allows you to change the rhythmic duration of notes, which affects the position and notation of those notes. When Notated Durations is selected, the full, notated durations of notes are shown as single events in the piano roll editor.

Allows you to select events, such as notes in the piano roll editor/drum editor and points in automation lanes and dynamics lanes.

You can also select Object Selection by pressing S.

Allows you to input and edit notes in the piano roll editor and drum editor. You can click and drag in the piano roll editor to input notes with the durations you want. The ends of the notes you draw snap to rhythmic positions according to the current rhythmic grid resolution.

It also allows you to add points in the Time track and automation and velocity lanes. Using the Draw tool rather than the Line tool adds a point at regular intervals according to the current rhythmic grid resolution.

You can also select Draw by pressing D.

Allows you to draw straight lines between two points in the Time track and automation and velocity lanes without adding extra values between those points.

You can also select Line by pressing L.

Allows you to add notes to percussion staves in the drum editor with one click. You do not have to click and drag to a duration when using Draw Percussion.

You can also select Draw Percussion by pressing W.

Allows you to delete notes. You can make marquee selections to delete multiple notes when Erase is selected.

You can also select Erase by pressing E.