Interface tour
A quick map of the Nota window so the rest of the handbook has names to point at.
The main window
Section titled “The main window”From top to bottom:
- Title bar — the document name, the edition badge, and the Share feedback button.
- Transport — record, play, stop, loop and metronome on the left; CPU meter and master level on the right.
- Browser (left) — a tree of instruments, effects and presets you drag into the project. It also accepts audio files dropped from Finder.
- Arrangement (centre) — the timeline where clips live along tracks.
- Device chain / detail panel (bottom) — the devices on the selected track, and the piano roll or waveform editor for the selected clip.
Two ways to work
Section titled “Two ways to work”- Arrangement view — a linear timeline, for arranging a full song.
- Session view — a grid of scenes and clip slots, for looping and live ideas.
Next steps
Section titled “Next steps”Head into Instruments to start making sound, or read up on the devices on each track.