Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 316)

316 Chapter 13 Hyper Editor
Event Definition Parameter Box
The Event Definition Parameter box is where you make the settings for the currently
selected event definition line. The most important parameters are Status and -1-.
Opening the Event Definition Parameter Box
You can show (or hide) the entire left parameter area by checking (or unchecking) View
> Parameters. You can close or open the Parameter box by clicking the triangle in the
top left corner.
Name of the Event Definition
Clicking the name next to the triangle determines what appears in the name column. If
you define a named MIDI controller, or a note from a mapped instrument in the Status
and -1- parameters, the relevant name will be offered as a preset. Altering a note name
in the event definition also alters the corresponding note name in the mapped
instrument.
You can also display, add, and edit Meta Events in the Hyper Editor’s event definition.
Display and Editing Grid
The Grid parameter is set with the typical pull-down quantization menu. New events
can then be added at the set grid positions. The positions of existing events are not
affected.
If you want to quantize the positions of existing events, you can do so using event
quantization, or more simply with event definition conversion.
The same quantization templates available for playback parameters, including Groove
Templates you have defined, are accessible.
When editing complex drum rhythms, it can be useful to create several hyper
definitions for one drum note, each with a different quantization grid. As an example, if
there are two lines for a snare drum, one with a 1/16 and the other with a 1/96 grid,
you can use the pencil to add individual hits in the coarser grid, and rolls in the finer
grid.