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251Logic Pro User Guide
Insert notes using musical typing
1. In Logic Pro, choose Window > Show Musical Typing.
The Musical Typing window appears, showing the layout of keys used for playing notes
and changing controller information.
2. Select the software instrument track you want to play.
3. Play the software instrument using the keys on your computer keyboard. Use the other
keys shown in the window to perform the following actions:
To move down or up by octaves: Press Z or X.
To lower or raise the velocity: Press C or V.
To change the modulation (mod wheel) value: Press 4 through 8, or 3 to turn off
modulation.
To bend the pitch down or up: Press 1 or 2 (the pitch is bent for as long as you press
the key).
To turn sustain on or off (similar to using a sustain pedal): Press Tab.
Insert notes using the Step Input keyboard
1. In Logic Pro, open the MIDI region in the editor you want to work in.
Note: If you choose to work in the Score Editor, you should turn off Interpretation for
the MIDI region. See Turn interpretation on or off for instructions.
2. Move the playhead to the point where you want to insert notes.
3. Choose Window > Show Step Input Keyboard.
4. Do one or more of the following:
To insert a note of the key’s pitch: Click a key.
To set the length of the inserted note: Click the Note Length buttons.
To set the velocity of the inserted note: Click the Velocity buttons.
There are eight velocity values—represented by the traditional volume indicators
ppp, pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, and fff. These correspond to MIDI velocity values 16, 32, 48,
64, 80, 96, 112, and 127, respectively.
To make the next three notes you enter a triplet group: Click the Triplet button.
The rhythmic value of the triplets is based on the currently selected note value.
To lengthen the selected note by half of the selected note value: Click the Dot
button.
To lengthen the selected note by the selected note length value: Click the Sustain
Inserted Notes button.
To correct the timing of the start of the next inserted note to the nearest bar or beat
line: Click the Quantize button.
The position of the playhead is critical when you use this option.
To choose the MIDI channel of an inserted note: Open the Channel pop-up menu.
The channel settings of individual notes usually have no effect on the playback
channel, and therefore the sound, of the MIDI region. The channel settings of
individual notes are used mainly for polyphonic score display.