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1073Logic Pro User Guide
MIDI Meaning settings in Logic Pro
Score MIDI Meaning settings are available only when Additional Score Options is
selected in Advanced preferences.
These settings determine if, and to what extent, the insertion of the listed symbols affects
the MIDI playback of notes (that these symbols are attached to).
Symbols: Symbols change the MIDI output of all notes they are attached to. The
following two parameters can be determined for each symbol:
Velocity: This value is added to, or subtracted from, the original velocity value of the
corresponding note.
Length: The original note length is shortened by the percentage chosen here. This only
affects the playback of the note, not the score display. The note length change can be
seen in the Event inspector or in the Event List.
The MIDI Meaning functions are most useful when you’re inserting notes with the mouse.
This makes it possible to work as if writing music on paper.
First, you write/insert the notes. They all have the same velocity, and identical rhythmic
note values have exactly the same length.
Accents and phrasing marks are then attached to some of the notes, which change the
velocity and (playback) length of these notes.
This technique makes playback sound much more realistic and alive.
The default settings in the MIDI Meaning pane (in new projects) are 0 for velocity, and
100% (no change) for length. If you don’t change these values, the symbols remain purely
graphical, and don’t affect MIDI playback. If you record your regions in real time (using a
keyboard), it’s better to use these default settings, as the notes probably already sound
the way you want them to.