If you're not familiar with
other tracking programs, then it really helps
to know what keys correspond to notes on a
musical keyboard. "Q"
is C,
"2"
is C#,
"W"
is D,
"3"
is D#,
"E"
is - guess what - E.
The same pattern repeats until the "P"
key, which is high
E. There's a bottom row too,
starting at "Z"
(being C)
and going until "M"
(being B).
If you know that that there is no E# or B# (as
you should anyway), the pattern is really
easy to follow. I highlighted the sharp keys
with a green magic
marker on my keyboard, for visual
reference. (Note: If you do this, don't
put ink on the top of the keys unless you
like your fingers changing colors! Heheh.)