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834Logic Pro User Guide
Syncopation can also be turned on and off for individual notes, independent of the
Region inspector setting, using note attributes. For more information, see Change note
syncopation and interpretation in the Logic Pro Score Editor.
If the Syncopation setting produces unwanted results, you can change the graphic display
of notes connected with ties by adding a short user rest from the Part box at the bar
position where you want the tie subdivided. Once the rest is inserted, it disappears, but the
note display changes. The inserted rest can only be seen and edited in the Event List. This
trick works for all notes, not just syncopated ones. (See Override display quantization in
the Logic Pro Score Editor.) In polyphonic staff styles, the MIDI channel of the rest and the
corresponding note must be identical.
Turn syncopation on or off
Select or deselect the Syncopation checkbox in the Region inspector.
Logic Pro No Overlap region parameter
The No Overlap setting simplifies the display of overlapping notes. No Overlap prevents
the display of overlapping notes in melodies played with an exaggerated legato by
shortening the displayed note length to the beginning of the next note. Notes beginning
simultaneously (intervals or chords) are displayed with the length of the shortest note in
the chord.
When No Overlap is turned off, the score display shows the lengths of overlapping notes
precisely (at the current Quantize value). This can be more useful to accurately notate
chords, but may be harder to read, particularly for melodic passages.
No Overlap works for monophonic, but not polyphonic, staff styles—see Logic Pro staff
styles overview for details.
The first example shows a region with No Overlap turned off:
The second example shows the same region with No Overlap turned on:
No Overlap should only be turned off when the precise display of overlapping notes is more
important than producing a smooth melodic line: