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Melody: a piano roll for every channel

Add a melody channel, write notes on the piano roll, or edit exactly what Keys, Guitar or Bass play.

5 min3 steps

  1. Add a melody channel

    Tap + Channel in the rack and choose Write or play a melody. You can have up to six extra channels: melodies, audio takes and chord layers.

    1. 1Write or play a melody
    2. 2Play the chords with another sound (a layer)
    Add a melody channel: the matching Notes to Play screen with numbered callouts

  2. Write on the piano roll

    The Melody tab is a piano roll across the song. Pick a note length, then tap to add notes and drag to move or stretch them. Or press record and play the keyboard or guitar, and your notes land on the grid.

    1. 1Note length
    2. 2Tap to add · tap to remove · drag to move or resize
    3. 3Octave
    4. 4Melody tab
    Write on the piano roll: the matching Notes to Play screen with numbered callouts

  3. Edit what the band plays

    On Keys, Guitar or Bass, the Melody tab shows the notes that channel plays on your chords. Change any of them; a chord you edit keeps your notes. ↺ Back to the chords returns to the part’s pattern.

    1. 1Back to the chords
    Edit what the band plays: the matching Notes to Play screen with numbered callouts

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