[TonE]

It is the fastest way to edit, in most precise form.
- play without adding anything, ctrl-r, esc (press esc again if you want to place notes/sounds)
- edit, change the octave quickly using 1..7
- simply use a two octave midi keyboard on your qwerty
- shift octaves using ctrl-up/down
- select range, hit ctrl-i for interpolating between first and last value in selection, quickly create glides or any transitions
- add pitch change to a single note, but not the rest of the notes
- add a huge reverb/plate to a single note, but not the rest
- play with filter values on single step granularity
...

Typically, you are looping a pattern and designing it from ground up, until it suits your imagination and taste. Then do same again and again, in various forms.

Turbo editing in fastest form, most fun. If you want real automation or faster drum hits, you should select 32 steps per bar or 8 steps per beat, and not only 4 steps per beat (resulting only in 16th notes). 32th notes should be enough usually.

You can imagine the tracker interface something like the list editor of Reaper, only much more fun and powerful.