Lesser-known features to get more out of Draw.Audio
Drawing & Editing
Right-click any note
Adjust velocity, pan, chance, glide, gate, length, waveform, and play every for individual notes
Grid scroll
Shift + scroll on the grid to see higher or lower frequencies.
Edit multiple notes
Shift + drag on the grid to select multiple notes, then drag to move them or right-click to adjust their properties
Tracks & Patterns
Reorder patterns
Drag a pattern thumbnail to reorder or move it to another track
Duplicate by dragging
Shift + drag a pattern to duplicate it. Works within a track or across tracks.
Reorder tracks
Reorder tracks by clicking and dragging on a track's buttons
Jump to pattern #
In a pattern thumbnail's options, select a "Jump To" number to have that patten jump to a different pattern when it finishes playing.
Play Every N
Right-click a note and set "Play Every" to make it play only every 2nd, 3rd, or 4th pass — great for variation across repeats
Repeat at column #
Select a "Loop At" column number to shorten a pattern. Found in a pattern thumbnail's pop-up options window.
Playback & Sound
Tap tempo
Press T or the "TAP" button repeatedly to set the BPM by feel
Toggle effects
Click any effect section header to toggle it on or off. Your settings are preserved — great for A/B comparisons.
Sidechain pump
Enable Sidechain on a synth track and pick a drum track as the source — the kick will duck the synth for that classic pumping effect
Visualization themes
26 themes to choose from. Click the visualizer or press V / Shift+V to cycle. Press the fullscreen button in the Visualizer section to expand it to full screen. Some themes are drum-aware; others morph organically with the music (Plasma, Mycelium, Caustics).
MIDI
MIDI input & output
Connect a MIDI keyboard to play live, or send notes to external synths. Use MIDI Learn in the MIDI panel to map any slider to a MIDI CC.
Import/Export MIDI files
Load or save a .mid file from the MIDI tab in Options