Apple Logic Pro 7 - Manual (Page 498)

498 Chapter 16 Score Editor
Inserting any of those symbols creates a MIDI note event, with exactly the length of
that value. For display purposes, however, all of these MIDI notes are interpreted by
Logic as if they had been recorded in real time. Therefore, the Display Parameter box
settings need to be set in a way that allows the inserted notes to be displayed correctly.
If you only want to enter notes with the mouse, without using real time recording at all,
switch off Interpretation (see “Interpretation” on page 526) and No Overlap (see “No
Overlap” on page 528) in the Display Parameter box, and choose a very high Qua value
(i.e. 128,384). Syncopation (see “Syncopation” on page 527) can be set depending on
style, and personal preference.
Allowing Diatonic Input only
Select Options > Diatonic Insert to limit input to notes that are diatonically correct for
the current key. Notes can be altered chromatically, once they have been inserted.
Please note: if you protect (“lock”) your Screensets (see “Screensets” on page 32), this
function’s setting will also be “locked”.
Ties
Notes in Logic which are displayed as several graphical notes, connected with ties,
always represent only one MIDI note. To insert such notes, you first insert a shorter note
value, and change its length afterwards in the Event Parameter box (see “Other
Options” on page 484), the Event List (see “Using the Event List” on page 439), or the
Event Float (see “Event Float Window” on page 453) window.
Ties cannot be inserted in Logic, but are created and displayed automatically, according
to the length of the MIDI note. The up/down direction of each tie can be set with
Attributes > Ties.
Changing the Way Notes with Ties Are Displayed
If you don’t like the way particular tied notes are displayed, you can change the display
by inserting a user rest from the Part box, at the position where you want to see a
graphic note. The rest’s length is not really important, preferably a shorter one like an
eighth note rest should be used. Watch the help tag, for exact positioning. As soon as
the rest is inserted, it will no longer be visible in the score display, however the note
display will have changed accordingly. If you want to change the position of such a
rest, or delete it, you may do so from the Event List.