The track steps area constitutes most of the track view's right pane. For each track, a row of one or more equally sized rectangles is displayed, to the right of the track's mute button. These rectangles correspond to the track's steps, and their sizes represent the step duration, also known as the track's Quant.
Left-clicking on a rectangle sets or clears the corresponding step: the step value toggles between zero and the default velocity. For more nuanced control of step values, use the velocities pane or the Step Values bar. For note tracks only, steps can be tied together to form notes longer than one step.
Right-clicking on a rectangle selects the corresponding step. A contiguous range of steps can be selected by right-clicking the range's first step, and then while keeping the right button pressed, moving the pointer over the range's last step; for details, see step selection.
Empty (zero) steps are white, whereas occupied (non-zero) steps are black, with the following exceptions: selected steps are blueish, and the current position is greenish if the track is unmuted, or reddish if the track is muted. Each track indicates its current position by highlighting one of its steps, unless the Show Current Position option is false. For note tracks only, a tied step fills its entire rectangle, whereas an untied step only fills the left half of its rectangle.
The steps area can be zoomed horizontally, using the Zoom In, Zoom Out, and Zoom Reset commands. You can also zoom by spinning the mouse wheel while pressing the Ctrl key, and this centers the zooming at the cursor position. The width of the steps area is determined by the track with the longest period. The ruler at the top of the steps area is marked in beats and ticks; see meter for details. Left-clicking in the ruler jumps to the corresponding song position. Right-clicking in the ruler clears the current step selection if any.
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