Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 627)

Chapter 20 View and edit music notation 627
Add dynamic marks, slurs, and crescendi
Dynamic marks indicate the dynamic level at which a performer should play a musical phrase
or section. You can add dynamic marks such as p (piano), ff (fortissimo), and sfz (sforzando).
Dynamic marks are visual symbols only, and don’t affect the volume of notes during playback.
You can add slurs to indicate notes that should be played legato, and add dynamic crescendo
and descrendo symbols (sometimes called hairpins). After adding these symbols, you can adjust
their length to indicate which notes they apply to. These symbols are visual symbols only, and
have no effect on playback.
The Part box is available when Show Advanced Tools is selected in Logic Pro
Advanced preferences.
Add a dynamic symbol
1 If the Dynamics section of the Part box isn’t visible, click the Dynamics button in the Part box.
2 Drag a dynamic symbol from the Part box to the place in the score where you want to add it.
Add a slur
1 If the Slurs and Crescendi section of the Part box isn’t visible, click the Slurs and Crescendi button
in the Part box.
2 Drag a slur from the Part box to the place in the score where you want it to start (the left edge).
The slur remains selected, and small black square handles appear along its length.
3 Drag the handles to reshape the slur.
Add a crescendo (or decrescendo)
1 If the Slurs and Crescendi section of the Part box isn’t visible, click the Slurs and Crescendi button
in the Part box.
2 Drag a crescendo from the Part box to the place in the score where you want it to start (the left
edge).
The crescendo remains selected, and small black square handles appear at its end points.
3 Drag the handles to extend the crescendo to the place where you want it to end (the right
edge).