Arranger & Clips
The Arranger is the horizontal timeline that appears below the score. It shows every track as a row and every measure as a column — a bird’s-eye view of the whole song. On Mac it’s always visible; on iOS you can open it from the bottom panel switcher.
The arranger has two purposes: navigation and arrangement. Click anywhere to jump the score cursor to that position. Or use Clips to turn a selection into a reusable named block and move it around.
Arranger Basics
- Click a measure — move the score cursor there
- Drag a track’s volume or pan slider — adjust that track’s mix (same controls as the Rack’s expanded mode)
- Solo / mute buttons — isolate or silence tracks during playback
- Pinch to zoom (iOS) or scroll-wheel zoom (Mac) — zoom the timeline from 0.25× to 4×
- Resize handle at the top of the arranger — drag to change its height
Creating a Clip
A clip is a named block of music that lives on the arranger timeline. Clips let you write a chorus once, then repeat it in a later section — without copying and pasting.
To create one:
- In the score, select a range of beats on a single track and voice
- Choose Score > Create Clip from Selection (Cmd+J on Mac) or the clip button in the Measure toolbar
The selection is replaced on the score by a labeled block, and a matching block appears in the arranger row for that track. The clip is given an automatic name (edit it any time from the Inspector).
Editing Clips
Tap a clip — in the score or arranger — to select it. The Inspector shows:
- Name — rename the clip
- Color — choose Auto (inherit from the track) or one of the preset colors
- Track — move the clip to a different track
- Voice — assign to voice I, II, III, or IV
- Repeat — how many times the clip plays in place (1× up to 32×). Useful for a 4-bar drum pattern that repeats 8 times in a verse
Rearranging Clips
- Drag a clip in the arranger to move it along the timeline. Clips snap to the nearest beat
- Option-drag (Mac) or long-press + drag with the Option modifier (iOS) — duplicate a clip instead of moving it
- Clips can be shifted earlier, later, or even to a different track of the same type
Operations
The Score menu and Measure toolbar offer a handful of clip-specific operations:
| Action | Shortcut (Mac) | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Create Clip from Selection | Cmd+J | Convert a score selection into a new clip |
| Flatten Clip | Cmd+Shift+J | Replace the clip with its contents — turns a repeated clip into plain notes so you can edit each iteration individually |
| Split Clip at Cursor | — | Split the selected clip into two at the current cursor position |
| Join Clips | Cmd+Shift+K | Merge two or more adjacent selected clips into one |
| Delete Selected Clip | — | Remove the clip (the underlying music stays on the score) |
Clips on the Score
Clips appear on the score as labeled blocks with their color along the top. Playback and export are identical whether music is inside a clip or not — clips are an arrangement tool, not a separate track type. Engraving, transposition, and audio rendering all walk the flattened content transparently.