Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-216.186.132.194-20151001032234/@comment-32500188-20151003161707

That indeed. But thankfully it includes piano keys at the bottom of the screen and shows you the notes as you mouse over them, both on the staff and on the piano keyboard. So if you know one but not the other, it at least gives you a guide point.

Also with concerns to how much know-how... well... if you're making a cover/VSQx file from scratch, I would say enough to be able to both hear and transcribe the notes, rhythms, and lyrics to match the original as much as possible. I know there are plenty of folks around that make covers, but have very little music knowledge and can somehow pull off decent results, so that much would make sense. (｡•ω•｡)

As for whatever kind of style you may aim for, that depends on a lot of things from the song's style to the singing style you want to attempt.