Music Lesson: Navigating Arrangements

Here's a review of some of the things that we covered in navigating an arrangement:

Zooming In and Out

• We can zoom in smoothly by:
  • Clicking the ruler
  • Clicking on the Arrangement Overview
  • Tapping the magnifying glass icon to zoom in and out
• You can also move left and right within the arrangement.

Follow Action

• An important aspect of arrangement navigation is the Follow Action.
• You can access this by:
  • Going over to Options > Follow
  • Using the follow button (the yellow button) located here, which will follow along with the playback.

Overview of Navigation Parts

1. Follow Action Button

• This button helps to control how the arrangement plays back.

2. Arrangement Overview

• Here, we can zoom in and out and visualize what's happening in our arrangement.

3. Beat Time Ruler

• The beat time ruler indicates:
  • What's happening on the 13th bar, the 17th bar, and so on.
  • It can also be used to zoom in and out.

4. Clips

• These are the different parts that make up our song. Each clip represents a section of the composition.

5. Scrub Area

• I demonstrated how to play different aspects of your composition by:
  • Clicking in the scrub area.

6. Loop Controls

• You can use this to loop a section or unloop a section.

7. Mixer

• The mixer allows you to control:
  • Volume
  • Panning
  • Sends
  • Solo options, and more.