Apple Logic Pro 7 - Manual (Page 534)

534 Chapter 16 Score Editor
Deleting Score Styles
Score Styles can be deleted in both the single view (New > Delete Style), and in list view
(with Backspace or Edit > Clear). In list view, you can also select several Score Styles at
once for this purpose. As an example, select Edit > Select Unused in list view, and press
Backspace to delete all Score Styles that are currently not assigned to any Regions or
Track Instruments in the song.
Creating New Score Styles
In single view, you can create new Score Styles using New > Single Staff Style or New >
Dual Stave Style. The parameters in the Styles created this way are very basic, and in
most cases need to be edited according to your individual requirements (see below).
The default name of Styles created in this way is ”*New Style”. A double-click on the
name box opens a text entry field, where any name can be typed in.
Creating New Score Styles Based on Existing ones
Often a new Score Style is needed which is almost identical to an existing one. In this
situation, just make a copy of a Style and edit that copy. Copying can be done:
• in the Score Style window (single view) with New > Duplicate Style.
• with the Score Style window’s pull-down menu (name box), by selecting the bottom
entry (“****DUPLICATE!****”) in the list.
• Directly in the Score window, by using the Score Style pull-down menu in the Display
Parameter box, again selecting “***DUPLICATE!****” at the bottom of the list. This is
the fastest method, since the new Score Style automatically is assigned to the
currently selected MIDI Region.
In any case, the new Style will get the name of the Score Style it is derived from, with
“*copied” appended to its name. This text can be edited in the name box of the Score
Style window.
If the only difference from the original Style is the staff distance or the Style’s clef,
creating a variation of the currently assigned Score Style can be done very quickly from
inside the Score window: with the desired MIDI Region selected, select the
“****DUPLICATE!****” command in the Score Style pull-down menu. This copies the
current Score Style, and assigns the copy to the selected MIDI Region. Now, change the
staff distance by dragging the clef with the mouse (as in the opposite illustration), or
double-click on the clef to select a different clef from the resulting box.