beatlab
let's get started making music...
- 1 draw on the grid with your mouse to make a beat
- 2 save your track and share it with friends.
- 3 out of ideas? roll the dice and start remixing.
- 4 explore the beatlab community
For more tips, tutorials vidoes, and FAQs, check out our community wiki.
Keyboard
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts while composing a track.
spacebar
Press to start or stop playback.
commandcontrol key
Hold down the commandcontrol key while drawing notes to create "loud" notes.
optionalt key
Hold down the optionalt key while drawing notes to create "soft" notes.
shift
Hold down the shift key to select a region of notes. You will then be able to copy and paste or clear that region.
Advanced
Playback starting point
By default, playback always starts from the beginning of a track. This can be difficult if you want to focus your attention on a piece in the middle, or near the end.
You can change where playback begins by setting the playback start marker. You can do this by clicking white area just above the grid. A blue arrow icon will be placed where you click. Playback will now start from this point.
Clicking on the arrow icon again will remove it.
Column volume
There is a speaker icon to the left of each row on the grid.
Click this icon once and you can control the volume of that row.
Double click this icon and you can mute or unmute the row.
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