# Tapping notes

In this lesson you will learn how to

* add a single note,
* delete notes,
* quickly add multiple notes by tapping.

## Before you start

After the previous lesson you should already have a folder with the song's audio & txt file. Your txt file should have 2 song lines and the first line should be ready - both synchronization and pitches.

You can also download the files required for this lesson here:

{% file src="/files/Ih4RhEU48cjKxYjqMLU2" %}

## Adding notes

### Adding a single note

In the previous lessons we have learned how to add notes by dividing them but how  do we just add a note?

It's easy.

This is what the second line of our song currently looks like. 

<figure><img src="/files/wC0nYawmxNNxMkV7nmNe" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Let's remove the note by selecting it and pressing `delete` key:

<figure><img src="/files/HDocV8GadTZpzkfFr5MN" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Now to add a note just use *ctrl + enter* shortcut. It will add a note starting from the current [time marker](/karedi/user-interface/middle-components/main-editor/time-marker.md)'s position. You can also use the button on the toolbar:

<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/fSisVySNKkiLJg6gnbBe" alt="" width="355"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

Either way the result should look like this:

<figure><img src="/files/r1Ss3MEHTARUKbgLOEEy" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### Adding notes by tapping

Instead of adding notes one by one, we can also use [tapping](/karedi/next-level/note-tapping.md) feature. In the tapping mode the song will be played continuously and you can add a note by pressing almost any key e.g. `space`. If you hold the key, you will add a longer note. If you press `enter` you will start a new line.

{% hint style="info" %}
Tap only several lines at a time - a single chorus or a verse of the song at most.
{% endhint %}

The choruses and verses repeat. You can just tap one occurence, finetune it, set pitches & lyrics and once it's ready just copy-paste it as described later in this tutorial. There is no need to waste time tapping the whole song.

Let's go back to the first line.

<figure><img src="/files/ZUtAfHUhfqYa45x8Uxdu" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

#### Entering the tapping mode

To enter the tapping mode, press `ctrl + t` shortcut. You should hear the song, but contrary to normal playback, the time marker's color should be red instead of green.

<figure><img src="/files/AizixMhFBu5Q5op0qWLc" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

To exit the mode just click anywhere in the editor or press `esc` key.

#### Adding notes

To add a note press `space`  (or some other key), hold the key to make it longer. Try to tap one or two lines of the song.

The result may look e.g. like this:

<figure><img src="/files/H6wpmlTFjuPvfhCFl5w7" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

If you are not happy with the result, just delete the notes and tap that part again.\
Currently our notes are all part of a single line and we need to split them into lines.

You can also do it while tapping - just press `enter` after you finish tapping some line and before the next line starts:&#x20;

<figure><img src="/files/otpLk98p3knLwmbdnR29" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

As you can see the tapping mode is active and there is "/" symbol visible in the [lyrics displayer](/karedi/user-interface/middle-components/lyrics-displayer.md) below the editor signalizing that there is a line break there. You can also see it in the [lyrics editor ](/karedi/user-interface/upper-components/lyrics-editor.md)- we have 4 lines now (as opposed to the 3 lines in the previous picture).

{% hint style="info" %}
Tapping does not have to be exact, done is better than perfect.
{% endhint %}

Just tap the part of the song once (or twice if you really messed up). You are going to finetune the notes anyway - tapping is just meant to add the notes roughly in the places that you want them to be, not to be a replacement for finetuning.

## Video

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpnD9cEGDt4>" %}

### Shortcuts summary:

Let's summarize the shortcuts that we have learned in this lesson:

* add a note: `ctrl + enter`
* delete selected notes: `delete`
* enter note tapping mode: `ctrl + t`
* exit the tapping mode: `esc`

### What's next

In the next lesson we will learn how to specify song's metadata by adding tags and how to benefit from auto-syllabification of lyrics.

## To learn more refer to:

{% content-ref url="/pages/U5mVH2rB8bmpC0RbjAIR" %}
[Note tapping](/karedi/next-level/note-tapping.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/llKTPb71WH6X0EwPA23R" %}
[Changing notes count](/karedi/user-interface/middle-components/main-editor/managing-notes/changing-notes-count.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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