Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 383)

Chapter 15 Score Editor 383
Reminder: Regions that directly follow each other (without gaps) on the same Arrange
window track, are displayed as one continuous staff in Page Edit view, but can still use
different Score Styles.
Automatic Score Style Assignment for New Sequences
When you create a new MIDI Region, either by making a real time recording or with the
pencil tool in the Arrange window, the MIDI Region will be assigned the Score Style
selected in the bottom line of the Instrument Parameter box of the active track
instrument.
When you create template songs, or begin work on a new song, you may wish to
change these settings for instruments that are likely to use a specific Score Style. This
ensures that these instruments will immediately be displayed with the correct Score
Style.
Auto Style
If Auto Style is chosen in the bottom line of the Instrument Parameter box, every new
MIDI Region will be automatically assigned a Score Style that fits the register of the
recorded notes. Auto Style can only be chosen in the Instrument Parameter box, and
does not appear in the list of Score Styles in the Score window’s Display Parameter box.
The Score Style Window
There are several ways to open the Score Style window:
• double-click on the Style parameter in the Display Parameter box
• Layout > Score Styles
• Open Score Style Window key command
• Double-click in the bottom line (Default Style) of the Instrument Parameter box in the
Arrange or Environment window.
The following elements (also seen in other Logic windows) can be found along the left
side of the Score Style window:
Link Button
If the Link button is activated while the Score Style window is open, you will always see
the parameters of the currently selected MIDI Region’s Score Style. If you switch to a
different MIDI Region, the Score Style window will reflect the new selection.
Toolbox
This Toolbox contains the pointer tool (same as the regular mouse cursor), the pencil
tool (for creating new staves and Voices) and the eraser tool (for deleting Score Styles,
staves, or Voices).