This will move the notes to the lower stave. However, it takes a lot of practice, very good keyboard skills, and will always require clean-up after the notes are entered. Write them in one stave, so in your example it would be the top one, select the notes you want to cross beam and hit CMND-SHFT-Down Arrow (mac) or CNTL-SHFT-Down Arrow (Win). This is a fast method, once you get used to it and is good for composers looking for a program to dictate as they improvise. The computer will enter whatever you play, even if you think you're playing a half note, it may interpret it as a double dotted quarter. This allows you to use a MIDI keyboard to select pitches & note durations, but be warned, you have to be very exact in your playing and will likely have to go back and clean up what you wrote. (then going back to fix what the computer got wrong) You do need to have a basic understanding of a piano keyboard layout for it to work for you.įlexi-Time Input: Using a MIDI keyboard to play your composition in real time Step-Time Entry allows you to select the pitches on a MIDI keyboard and lets you more quickly enter phrases. This method is great for efficiently entering notes and then adding the details in later with the Mouse Entry tools. Tired of finding the note names on the keyboard? Wish you could make use of your piano skills? Come to the Music Library and use our MIDI keyboards to speed up your note entry. Step-Time Entry: Using a Midi keyboard to select pitches (See Step-Time Entry for a faster way to get large amounts done) Included in this guide are some of the most handy keyboard shortcuts to shave some time off your note entry and help reduce the confusion that comes from switching between palettes and tools. One way to speed up the process is by adding your computer keyboard to the mix. Take a look at Alphabetic Input to speed things up a little.Īlphabetic Input: Using keyboard shortcuts Mouse Entry is good for making quick fixes and attending to small details, but don't slog through an entire excercise using this method. It’s the most intuitive way of entering notes, but it can also take the most time. There are four main ways to enter notes in Siblelius: Mouse Entry, Alphabetic Input, Step-Time Entry and Flexi-Time input.
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