Getting Started

Beginner's Guide for Dummies!

Before we start learning to compose a song in Note Block Studio, you need to learn most of the utilities Note Block Studio has.

Workspace

What you're seeing right now is the workspace used for placing note blocks.

Workspace

The Menu Bar

The menu bar is a small, horizontal bar containing a dropdown menu in the GUI of Note Block Studio. It's located at the top left of the screen. These functions include opening and closing files, editing notes, changing your settings and preferences, and the help and support menu.

The Menu Bar

Layer Menu and Piano Bar

Layer Menu

Layer Menu and Piano Bar

You can hide Piano Bar by going to Settings > Preferences... > Appearance > Uncheck Show Piano

Where did the Piano go?

Note Toolbar and Instruments

Note Toolbar

Note Toolbar and Instruments

Save and Play Bar

This menu:

Save and Play Bar

Edit toolbar, Song Info, Volume Bar and Compatible Indicator

Edit toolbar, Song Info, Volume Bar and Compatible Indicator

• Edit Toolbar

• Song info

• Volume Bar

• Compatible Indicator