Hey Stefanie,
sorry for the late response. Yes, you guessed correctly. The note duration will always get matched to the next closest position of a 1/16 grid. So you can’t accidentally write “weird” durations.
At the time we created the video it was not possible to hold a key on Mac without getting multiple hits so back then I Think every note had a duration of a whole note unless another note came in earlier than that. So the melodies were automatically legato, if you wanted that or not. Now we found a way around that issue and the exact duration of your pressed keys is matched to a position on the 16th grid. Of course if you use only one note for a rhythmic notation you have to lift your finger in order to press the key again. That’s where the gap comes from. At the moment there is no way to extend note durations to form a legato but that’s a good idea. Perhaps we can implement that feature.
In the meantime, one workaround is to use two keys in an alternating way, for example “1” and “2” as now you can play legato as you won’t need to lift your first finger until you play your second note. After finishing recording you can select the whole melody and press “1” to set each note to a 1 scale degree again. This way you should be able to avoid the rests in between.
Please let me know if this works for you!
Dennis