# Copying notes ## In this lesson you will learn how to * move around the song using [fillbar](https://karedi.gitbook.io/karedi/user-interface/middle-components/song-fillbar), * quickly select multiple lines, * copy and paste whole parts of songs, * move all notes after some beat. ## Before you start This lesson requires a songfile with first chorus ready. You can either do it yourself for practice or download the files from here: {% file src="" %} ## Moving around the song Before we begin, let's load the song file with the first chorus ready:

As you remember, you can change what is visible in the main editor in 2 ways: * switch the active line - use down or up arrows, * switch to free mode (e.g. by `ctrl + scroll`) and move the visible area (e.g. by `shift + scroll`) These approaches are good when you just want to move to a part of the song that is close by. If you want to move to some far away point, using the [fillbar ](https://karedi.gitbook.io/karedi/user-interface/middle-components/song-fillbar)is much more convenient. ### How to use the song fillbar? Fillbar is located above the main editor and shows you how the mapped lines are placed in the song. It also lets you quickly move to some other place in the song.

Left side of the fillbar represents the audio beginning and the right side represents the end. As you can see, currently we have mapped only a small part of the song at its beginning. Each rectangle represents one song line. If you click on it, you will be transported to that line. The black border represents the range of beats currently visible in the editor. You can resize it - just drag its left or right border. If you click somewhere without any lines, you will be simply moved to that part of the song.

## Reusing the chorus ### Identifying remaining choruses Equipped with this knowledge, you can try to locate all other choruses in the song. You can use play to the end option (go to menu *Play -> To the End -> Audio*) if that helps you. Just add a note at the beginning of each chorus and change it duration to 64 beats to make it more visible in the fillbar. Make sure that each marker note starts in the correct beat using standard synchronization technique described in [one of the previous lessons](https://karedi.gitbook.io/karedi/creating-songs-for-beginners/mapping-the-vocal-track/finetuning-synchronization). The result should look like this:

Two last choruses are incomplete - they begin before the previous one ends. ### Selecting the first chorus To copy the first chorus we need to select it first. It can be done in multiple ways: * using lyrics editor - simply select the lyrics of the first chorus, * using fillbar - click on the first line of the chorus, hold shift and click on the rectangle representing last line of the chorus. Once all notes are visible use `ctrl + a` shortcut to select them, * using select more option - select the first note of the chorus and hold `shift + ↓` until you select all chorus notes. Either way it should look like this:

### Copy the first chorus Once all first chorus is selected just use `ctrl + c` to copy it. ### Paste the chorus Go to the place where you have marked the next chorus beginning - either press `↓` once or twice or click on the fillbar. Select the placeholder note.

And press `ctrl + v` to replace the temporary note with copied chorus.

Repeat the process for other choruses and partial choruses. In the places where choruses overlap simply let the previous line finish and start the new chorus from the next line (in the first case: *"or is this really the end"* and in the second *"that if you need a friend"*). It should look like this:

### Finetuning pasted notes Now review all of the pasted notes and finetune them. They should be roughly ready. Still, we should review them - even if the choruses seem the same, singer might have sung some notes at a slightly different pace. {% hint style="info" %} You can move multiple notes at once {% endhint %} All of the shortcuts for moving notes that we have previously learned, can be also used on multiple selected notes at once. #### Moving all notes after some point of time If you want to move all notes that are after some beat, you can use time marker for that. Just select the first note that should be moved and drag the time marker. {% hint style="info" %} Dragging first note precisely in active line display mode may be difficult {% endhint %} Remember that in active line mode visible area automatically adjusts to the notes. If you start dragging the first note, area will be automatically adjusted - rescaled. It might be difficult to precisely drag the notes in such case. Either enter the free display mode first or simply drag the time marker starting from the second note and move the first note manually. ## Finishing the first track The female track consists only of choruses so we have just finished it 🎉 Before we move on to the male track, let's make sure that we have not forgotten anything by playing the whole song. Remember that you can lower the relative volume of the audio file in [audio manager](https://karedi.gitbook.io/karedi/user-interface/upper-components/audio-manager). Just go to menu *Play -> Whole Song -> Audio Only* to check timing. You may also use *Audio & Midi* mode to check pitches. {% hint style="warning" %} Do not check timing by using audio & midi mode {% endhint %} The midi synthesiser of your operating system does not react immediately therefore midi might have a lag compared to audio. To check synchronization use ticks in audio only mode. ### Video {% embed url="" %} ### Shortcuts summary: Let's summarize the shortcuts that we have learned in this lesson: * select all visible notes: `ctrl + a` * copy the selected notes: `ctrl + c` * paste the selected notes: `ctrl + v` Please note that focus must be in the main editor. ### What's next We have just finished mapping one track of the song. In the next lesson we will learn how to map another one. Even if you do not plan to work on any duet songs, please at least read the next section. ## To learn more refer to: {% content-ref url="../../user-interface/middle-components/song-fillbar" %} [song-fillbar](https://karedi.gitbook.io/karedi/user-interface/middle-components/song-fillbar) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="../../next-level/copy-paste" %} [copy-paste](https://karedi.gitbook.io/karedi/next-level/copy-paste) {% endcontent-ref %}