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833Logic Pro User Guide
Logic Pro Interpretation region parameter
Music notation is meant as a guide to performance, and rhythmic values are often not
notated with metronomic precision. The Interpretation setting helps you produce a more
readable score from real-time recordings. You should usually turn it off when adding notes
via step input or with the pointer.
If Interpretation is turned on, notes are generally displayed with longer length values than
their actual length, to avoid having many short rests. Short notes on a downbeat in 4/4
time, for example, are displayed as quarter notes. The score becomes slightly less precise,
but is easier to read.
If Interpretation is turned off, note lengths are displayed as closely as possible to their
real values, as determined by the Quantize value. In the following example, the same MIDI
region is shown twice, the first with Interpretation turned off, the second with it turned on:
You can use note attributes to use Interpretation on individual notes, overriding the Region
inspector setting. For more information, see Change note syncopation and interpretation in
the Logic Pro Score Editor.
Turn interpretation on or off
Select or deselect the Interpretation checkbox in the Region inspector.
Logic Pro Syncopation region parameter
Syncopation involves rhythmic patterns that go against the normal rhythm as defined by
the time signature. The Syncopation setting helps you produce a cleaner-looking score by
displaying syncopated notes with fewer ties or subdivisions.
If Syncopation is turned on, each note is displayed graphically as a single note when
possible (rather than as several tied notes), regardless of its rhythmic position. If it can’t
be displayed as a single note, the note is divided into the minimum possible number of
notes, connected by ties. In some cases, the display of syncopated notes also depends on
the Max Dots setting—see Logic Pro Max Dots region parameter.
The following example shows the same two bars displayed differently, the first with
Syncopation turned off, then with it turned on: