Score Editor overview

The Score Editor can display MIDI regions on a software instrument track. Notes, rests, and other musical events in the MIDI regions on the track are displayed in standard musical notation.

Figure. Score Editor showing inspector and display area.

Open the Score Editor

Do one of the following:

  • Click a software instrument track header, click the Editors button Editors button in the control bar, then click Score.

  • Select a MIDI region in the Tracks area, click the Editors button in the control bar, then click Score.

  • Press N.

When one or more regions are selected, the following controls appear in the Score Editor inspector (to the left of the score display):

  • Region Name field: Edit the name of the selected regions.

  • Time Quantize pop-up menu (with Strength slider): Quantize the timing of notes in the selected regions.

  • Transpose slider: Change the pitch of notes in the selected regions.

When individual notes in a region are selected, the following controls appear in the Score Editor inspector:

  • Insert pop-up menu: Choose the note value for notes to insert.

  • Time Quantize pop-up menu: Quantize the timing of selected notes.

  • Velocity slider: Change the velocity value of selected notes.

In addition, the Grid pop-up menu appears in the Score Editor menu bar, so you can set the visual quantization of notes in the Score Editor, independent of their Time Quantize value.