Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 420)

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1 to 6: the pitches that the “open” strings are tuned to.
Other common parameters:
Font, Size, and Face for the display of fret numbers.
Alignment of the numbers to the stem: to the side, or centered (can be switched by
clicking on this box).
Bass String: the display of the lowest string: may be the same as the other strings, or a
bit thicker. (can be switched by clicking on this box)
1/1, 1/2 Notes: if this option is activated, half and whole notes will be displayed with a
circle around the fret number. As the note head is always a number, there would be no
displayed difference between a half note and a quarter note, if this parameter wasn’t
available.
Assign
As most notes can be played at different positions (frets) on different strings, the Assign
parameter plays an essential role in this system. In most cases, the MIDI channels of the
individual notes determine the string assignment. (Remember: the MIDI channel
parameter of an individual note has no impact on MIDI playback. The playback channel
is determined in the Instrument Parameter box (see “The Instrument Parameters” on
page 102) in the Arrange window.) The following options are available for string
assignment:
Pitch
Logic assigns each note to the string on which it is playable, at the lowest possible
position. In order to influence the string assignment, there is a rule (in Pitch mode only)
that a note’s fret position cannot be lower than its MIDI channel. This method is
generally used when notes are recorded from a MIDI keyboard:
An A3 with MIDI channel 1 is displayed on the second fret of the G string. If you want
the note to be displayed at a higher position (to correctly display the proper fingering
of a passage), you need to set its channel to 3 or higher. This means that the fret
position cannot be lower than 3 any more, so the note will be displayed at the D
string’s seventh fret. If the channel is between 8 and 12, the A3 is assigned to the A
string on the 12th fret, and to the low E string (17th fret) for channels 13 to 16. If you
want to force even higher positions, you’ll need to use one of the other assignment
modes.
Channel
In this mode, the number of the string (1 to 6, counted from the lowest string) simply
corresponds to the MIDI channel. Channels 7 to 16 are also assigned to the highest
string.