I had an old version of Cakewalk (thanks, Jon Freeman), and I used to write midis with it. That computer died, and I bought the upgraded version of it. If it had some way to stick musical notes on a bar, I couldn't find it. So many things were more usable (for me, anyway) before they got all tarted up and fancy. I'm guessing the free version won't have that feature either, but it least it won't cost anything to see.
Thanks, PFR!