The staff editor is much like the standard editor.  The difference lies in how you insert notes.  To insert a note, select one of the different notes from the palette on the left of the Editor window.  You may select a sharp, flat, or natural.  If you do not, MacMod Pro will assume a natural.  You can extend the note by half of it's original length by clicking the ‘dot’ button.  You cannot use this button with a sixteenth note or rest because the staff is limited to sixteenth note accuracy.  To select an instrument for a note, click the pencil button in the palette and hold down the option key while clicking on the note's head.  You must hold down the mouse button for the instrument popup menu to appear.  To set an effect for a note, click in the pencil button and then click on the note's head.  Selecting parts of the music can be done by clicking in the pencil button and then clicking in the staff and dragging the mouse.  To select an entire voice, double click  on the voice's label to the left of the staff.  To tie two or more notes together, select the notes, and then either click in the bottom button of the palette or choose ‘Tie Notes’ from the Staff menu.

   You can change the current song's key signature by choosing ‘Key Signature’ from the Staff menu.  This only affects the way the music is displayed in the staff editor.

   You can also change the base octave in the staff by choosing ‘Set Octave Range’ from the Staff menu.  This changes which octaves are displayed in the staff editor.

   You can change the mode for inserting and erasing notes by using the submenu ‘Staff Mode’ from the ‘Staff’ menu or by clicking on the top button above the vertical scroll bar.  A menu will popup giving you the choice of two different modes:

Pigeon Hole Mode
   This is the original mode for inserting and erasing notes.  You can add a note anywhere there is space for it.  It does not affect the positions of any other notes.  When you erase a note, it leaves a space in the music.

Stacked Book Mode
   This is an alternative mode for inserting and erasing notes.  You can add a note anywhere.  The note will be ‘squeezed’ in, pushing the notes after it further down the staff.  When you erase a note, the resulting space is closed up.  The analogy is a stack of books, where when you remove a book, the books on top fall down to fill the space.

•You can insert and erase notes in the mode not selected by holding down the option key.