Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 433)

Chapter 15 Score Editor 433
• If you write letters before a number (FMAJ7/9, for example), Logic places the letters
in the lower line, and everything after the first number in the upper line.
• You can influence this automatic placement by entering a comma in the
text: everything before the comma will be placed in the lower line, and everything
after it, into the upper line. Only one comma can be used. If multiple commas are
entered, only the first one is relevant, and the others are ignored. Blank spaces can be
entered, to create additional horizontal space between the extension and the root.
If you want to change a chord symbol, you can either double-click on the root, and edit
the chord symbol in the resulting edit window, or double-click directly on one of the
extensions. A text cursor will appear in the extension line, allowing you to edit the
extension as per regular text.
The appearance of chord symbols can be edited in the Text Style window (see “Text
Styles” on page 425), allowing you to choose different Text Styles for the root—Chord
Root—and the extensions—Chord Extensions.
Handling Chord Symbols
Fast Input of Several Chord Symbols in One Process
If you want to insert several chord symbols into the same staff, there is a shortcut
similar to the fast lyric input mode available. Following text entry of the first chord,
press Tab, rather than Return. The text cursor automatically moves to the position of
the next (displayed) note or rest. Enter the desired chord and repeat the process, or
press Tab several times, to move to the target position for the next chord symbol.
Hint: if you want to insert exactly one chord per bar into a very busy part, it’s much
faster to create an empty MIDI Region, and enter the desired chords into it (the cursor
moves to the next bar when you press Tab in empty Regions). Following chord entry,
you can either merge the MIDI Region with the original MIDI Region in the Arrange
window, or copy and paste all chords at once.
Enharmonic Change of Chord Symbols
The roots of chord symbols can be enharmonically changed with the same commands
available to notes (Attributes > Accidentals or key commands). An example: “Gb7”
becomes “F#7” by selecting Attributes > Accidentals > Enharmonic Shift: #. Only
additional bass notes need to be edited directly in the Chord Edit window.
Transposition of Chord Symbols
Chord symbols in transposing Score Styles are automatically transposed, just like notes.
Further to this, if the Transpose parameter (for playback transposition) in the Region
Parameter box (Arrange window) is changed, all chord symbols in the MIDI Region will
be affected accordingly.