Reset note attributes, List of all note attributes – Apple Logic Express 7 User Manual
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Chapter 15
Score Editor
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Reset Note Attributes
This command (Attributes menu or key command) resets all Note Attributes to their
default settings. Note that this also affects symbols directly attached to notes (accents,
fermatas, Jazz symbols, and so on), which will be erased by a Note Attributes reset.
List of All Note Attributes
The following list shows all Note Attributes and provides information on accessing and
altering various attribute options.
Special Note Heads (Default setting “normal” = round and black):
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Insertion from the Part box with the mouse
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In the Note Attributes window (Head)
Altering Note Size (Default: Size in the Score Style window)
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With the Sizing tool
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In the Note Attributes window (Size)
Horizontal Position Change (Default: as defined by the note’s bar position)
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With the Layout tool
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In the Note Attributes window (Horizontal Position)
Accidental Distance from the Note (Deviation from the default setting in the Extended
Layout Parameters window)
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In the Note Attributes window (Accidental Position)
Display of Accidentals (Default: display according to key signature)
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In the Note Attributes window (Enharmonic Shift/Accidental Type)
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Menu Attributes > Accidentals
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With key commands
Options:
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Default Accidentals: according to the default setting
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Enharmonic Shift: #: converts G flat to F sharp, or F to E sharp, for example
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Enharmonic Shift: b: converts D sharp to E flat, or B to C flat, for example
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Flats To Sharps: similar to Enharmonic Shift #, but leaves notes without flats unaltered
(useful for multiple selection)
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Sharps To Flats: similar to Enharmonic Shift b, but leaves notes without sharps
unaltered (useful for multiple selection)
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Force Accidental: forces the display of accidentals (and naturals)
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Hide Accidental: displays the note without accidentals (MIDI playback is not affected)
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Guide Accidental: forces the display of the accidental (and naturals) in parentheses.
Stem Direction and Length (Default setting in the Score Style window)
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In the Note Attributes window (Stem Direction only)
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Menu Attributes > Stems
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With key commands