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478 Chapter 16 Score Editor
Positioning the SPL Directly in the Score
The Song Position Line can be set directly in the Score window by clicking into a staff
at the desired position, while pressing Option. This function is only available when the
sequencer is stopped. It is especially helpful in Page view, where no Bar Ruler is
displayed. The selected position is displayed in the help tag as long as the mouse
button is pressed.
Notation Concept
MIDI sequencing and score display are closely related within Logic. Every note in the
score represents a MIDI note event. MIDI Regions are interpreted for display by Logic,
using methods that can be influenced by the user to a great extent. The goal is to
retain the feel of real time recordings, while still rendering a readable score.
If notes are put into the score using the mouse or step input, they are also played back
via MIDI, since they represent MIDI events.
Basics
Recorded MIDI Regions are automatically displayed in the Score window. If you like the
sound of the playback, but not the score display, you can usually get the desired result
by changing some of the settings in the Display Parameter box, in the different Song
Settings dialog windows, or Note Attributes. You can control the display even further by
selecting or creating Score Styles, Instrument Sets, and Text Styles, which best fit your
music.
If you generally prefer mouse input, you first need to create one or more empty MIDI
Regions in the Arrange window, using the Pencil tool. These will then be displayed as
empty staves in the Score window. Rests are usually displayed automatically in Logic,
and don’t need to be inserted.
If you want to use the mouse to insert new notes into a previously recorded MIDI
Region, you can select a rhythmic note value from the Part box, and drag it to the
desired bar and pitch position, in any of the visible staves.
No matter which input method you decide to use, the selected display settings will
always be applied to the inserted MIDI events. This means for example, that a thirty-
second note can only be displayed if the Qua parameter in the Display Parameter box of
the corresponding MIDI Region is 1/32, or shorter. If that value is set to 1/8, an inserted
32nd note will be displayed as an eighth note (but will still play back as a a 32nd). The
display is also affected by the Interpretation setting in the MIDI Region’s Display
Parameter box. These settings can be different for each MIDI Region, even for MIDI
Regions on the same track. To use different display parameter settings in the same staff,
just cut the MIDI Region with the Scissors tool. Now you can assign different display
settings to the resulting shorter MIDI Regions, although they will still be displayed as
one uninterrupted staff. MIDI playback will not be affected by this procedure.