Recording Notes, Velocity, and Pitch Bend

To record a take, open the sequencer, select the track/group you want to write into, move the playhead to the desired start point, then press the Record button in the transport. Recording automatically starts playback if it is not already running.

Play notes from the computer keyboard or a connected MIDI controller while Record is active. AudioFlow creates a new recording region at the playhead, or continues writing into an existing region when the playhead is already inside one.

Press Record again, Pause, or Stop when the take is finished. Note starts, note ends, MIDI velocity, pitch bend, and supported parameter changes are saved into the recording region so they can be edited afterward.

Double-click a region to open its note editor. Use the pointer tool to select, move, resize, delete, quantize, or adjust note velocity. Hold Shift while dragging a selected note or note group vertically to change velocity relative to each note's original value; each dragged note shows its current velocity while you drag, and pausing briefly previews the dragged note at that velocity when the speaker button is enabled. Use the Quantize precision menu to choose 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, or 1/64, then press Quantize to move selected note starts to that grid. Hold Alt while moving notes to duplicate them. Hold Cmd+Alt on Mac, or Ctrl+Alt on Windows and Linux, while resizing a note to snap its length to the same grid, or enable Snap move to snap moved notes to that grid. Use the speaker button to decide whether clicking an existing note previews it through the track's patch. The piano keys in the editor always preview the track when clicked. Use the Automation menu to choose a track parameter or pitch bend lane to edit. Use the pencil tool to place a new note at the start of the click, then keep holding and drag horizontally to set its length; the note keeps the pitch where the click began. Hold Cmd on Mac, or Ctrl on Windows and Linux, to temporarily use the other tool.

Pitch bend appears in the automation parameter menu whenever the track contains a source that can bend pitch, allowing smooth transitions and expressive synth lines.