Apple Logic Pro 7 - Manual (Page 571)

Chapter 16 Score Editor 571
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. Since the note head is always a number, there would be
no displayed difference between a half note and a quarter note otherwise.
Assign
Since 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 Object Parameter box (see “The Instrument Parameters” on
page 123) in the Arrange window.) There are the following options for string
assignment:
Pitch
Logic assigns each note to the string on which it is playable, at the lowest possible
position. However, to still be able to influence the string assignment, there is the rule
(in Pitch mode only) that a note’s fret position cannot be lower than its MIDI channel.
This method is generally used when the notes are recorded from a MIDI keyboard:
An A3 with MIDI channel 1 is displayed at 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. Now, 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,
with channel 13 to 16, to the low E string (17th fret). 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 up)
simply corresponds to the MIDI channel. Channels 7 to16 are also assigned to the
highest string.
Inv. Chan
Like Channel, but counted from the highest string (1) to the lowest (6 and above). This
way of numbering the strings is generally used in traditional guitar literature.
Since most Guitar-To-MIDI-Converters send notes on different MIDI channels, according
to the strings they are played on, the last two modes are very suitable if you use such
an instrument for recording MIDI Regions. In this case, the tablature notation displays
the exact way the music was played during the recording.