Composer tool help

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Use the Composer tool to create your own music, using the sounds in SoundJunction.

Take any of the bars of music you find in the Explorer, copy them to the clipboard and then use them in the Composer. Or take some of the samples from the clipboard library.

For a demonstration of how do use the Composer, go to How to create music in SoundJunction.

For a list of keyboard shortcuts for using the Composer, go to Accessibility information.

Using the clipboard and making your own music

You can take any bar from any track in the Explorer (ensemble, group or part) and use it to create your own music, or to experiment with changing the existing music. You can also combine sounds from different pieces of music by taking bars from different pieces on the Explorer.

Click on any bar to select that bar. A white box appears around the selected bar.

Hold down the shift key and click to select multiple bars. You can select any number of bars from the ensemble, groups or parts currently in view. Using the ‘Expand’ or ‘Collapse’ buttons will clear your selection.

This will copy your selected bar(s) to the clipboard.

Displays the clipboard, with the list of your clips.

The list of clips displays the name of the clip, which piece of music it comes from and which instruments are playing. The default name for clips in the clipboard is ‘Clip…’. You can rename a clip by clicking on the name and typing the new name.

Plays the current selected clip.

Deletes the current selected clip from the clipboard.

Copies the current selected clip to the Composer. You can also drag clips from the clipboard to the Composer

You cannot copy clips into the Explorer. If you are in Explorer mode, close the clipboard and switch to Composer mode to use your clips.

Use the Hand tool to move the selected bar(s). The Hand tool picks up the selected bar(s) and allows you to move it in time or to another track. Click outside the selected bar(s) to drop them in place.

You can use the Hand tool in the Composer and the Explorer close-up.

Creates a copy of the selected bar(s). Duplicate works in the same way as the Hand tool but moves a copy of the original bar(s).

Delete the current bar(s).

Save your composition from the Composer.

Open a previous composition.

Composer tool help

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