Pen
MultitrackStudio can be controlled using a pen (stylus) instead of a mouse. It basically works just like a mouse, but there are some convenient extras:
- You can scroll mixer sections vertically by grabbing a mixer section and moving the pen. Do not place the pen on a control (a knob, a button etc.). Using the level meter is OK.
- Pianoroll and Score editors can be scrolled vertically using the lefthand part of the editor.
- Editors can be scrolled horizontally using the main window's bottom bar.
- You can pull a track's Edit button horizontally to pop up its rightclick menu.
- You can pull a mixer section's collapse button (in the top right corner) horizontally to pop up its rightclick menu.
- You can pull down a marker to pop up a menu with rename options etc.
- You can press an effect/instrument slot for a second to pop up the effect/instrument selector.
- There are onscreen keyboards for typing text (see the "Keyboards for Pen" button in the Preferences window).
Important note for Windows 10/11 users
Windows 10 build 1709 (fall 2017) changed the way the pen works by default: moving the pen now causes the window to scroll rather than move notes etc.You need to change a setting in Windows to change this behavior:
- Windows 10: Go to the 'Pen & Windows Ink' setting and check the "Let me use my pen as a mouse in some desktop apps" option.
- Windows 11: Go to the 'Pen & Windows Ink' setting and check the "Let me use my pen as a mouse when it's available" option.