Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 385)

Chapter 15 Score Editor 385
Handling Score Styles
Copying Score Styles Between Songs
At some point, you’ll probably want to use Score Styles that exist in another song.
There are two methods for copying Score Styles between songs:
Importing All Score Styles from Another Song
Select Options > Import Settings in the Score window. In the resulting dialog box,
activate Score Styles only, and click on Import. This imports all Score Styles from another
song into the current one.
If another song file is already open during this procedure, that song’s Score Styles will
be imported. If no other song is open, a file selector box will appear, allowing you to
select the song that contains the desired Score Styles.
Copying Only Particular Score Styles from Other Songs
One or several Score Styles can be selected in the Score Style window’s list view, and
copied between songs with the usual copy/paste commands (Edit menu or key
commands). To do this, the Score Style windows of both songs must be opened.
Automatic Score Style Copying
If you copy a MIDI Region from one song to another, and the Score Style used by the
original MIDI Region doesn’t exist in the target song file, it is automatically copied,
along with the MIDI Region.
Deleting Score Styles
Score Styles can be deleted in both the single view (New > Delete Style), and list view
(with Backspace or Edit > Clear). In list view, you can also select several Score Styles at
once for this purpose. As an example, select Edit > Select Unused in list view, and press
Backspace to delete all Score Styles that are currently not assigned to any Regions or
Track Instruments in the song.
Creating New Score Styles
In single view, you can create new Score Styles by using New > Single Staff Style or New
> Dual Stave Style. The parameters of Styles created this way are very basic, and need to
be edited, according to your individual requirements (see below), in most cases.
The default name of Styles created in this fashion is “*New Style”. A double-click on the
name box opens a text entry field, where any name can be typed in.
Creating New Score Styles Based on Existing Ones
You’ll often need a new Score Style that is almost identical to an existing one. In this
situation, just make a copy of a Style and edit the copy. Copying can be done:
• in the Score Style window (single view) with New > Duplicate Style.
• with the Score Style window’s pull-down menu (name box), by selecting the bottom
entry (“****DUPLICATE!****”) in the list.