Apple Logic Pro 7 - Manual (Page 53)

Chapter 1 Using Logic 53
Key Commands
There is a set of key commands for the insertion of notes via the computer keyboard.
To activate Step Input mode, the In button (see picture below) must be switched on in
the selected MIDI editor.
This mode (and the In button) is available in the Event, Matrix, and Score Editor. You will
find the relevant key commands in the Keyboard Input section of the Key Commands
window.
MIDI Input
When the In button is engaged, you can insert notes via an external MIDI keyboard.
You can use the Step Input Keyboard window and/or the Input key commands to
adjust any settings that are not available from the MIDI keyboard itself. These
include: the length of the note and location commands. As with Key Commands Input,
the MIDI Input is available in the following windows: Event, Matrix, and Score Editor.
Input via Screen Keyboard
You can open the Step Input Keyboard window via Windows > Step Input Keyboard.
If you decide to work in the Score Editor, you need to adjust the display settings for the
selected MIDI Region accordingly: Interpretation (see “Interpretation” on page 526)
should be off, the Display Quantize (Qua) setting (see “Qua (Display Quantization)” on
page 524) should be set to the smallest note value that you intend to insert.
Before starting note entry, set the Song Position Line to the spot where you want to
insert the first note. This can be done in a number of ways, such as adjusting the song
position in the Transport window, for example.
Single Notes
We suggest that you use the mouse while familiarizing yourself with step entry. Click
on the key of the desired pitch in the Step Input Keyboard, and make use of the
buttons for note length, velocity, and other parameters. This will insert a note of the
selected pitch (at the current song position, in the selected MIDI Region), with the
length and velocity that you chose earlier in the Step Input Keyboard window.
The pitch of an inserted note is determined by the key that you click in the Step Input
Keyboard window.