Apple Logic Express 8 - Manual (Page 821)

Chapter 33 Working With Notation 821
Twelve different tuning sets can be defined. Each of them corresponds to one line in
this tab. The regular guitar and bass tunings are already included as defaults (first line
and last five lines), as are some of the more common guitar tunings.
Parameters Available for Every Tuning Set
 Name: Can be changed in the text entry field that opens when you double-click on
the Name field.
 Strings: Number of strings (four, five, or six)
 Assign: The method Logic Express uses for automatically assigning notes to strings
(see Assign section below).
 1 to 6: The pitches that the open strings are tuned to.
Other Common Parameters:
 Font button: Click to choose a font, font size, and face for the display of fret numbers.
 Alignment buttons: Click to determine the alignment of numbers to the stem: You
can choose: to the side, or centered.
 Bass String buttons: Click to determine the display of the lowest string. It may be the
same as other strings, or slightly thicker.
 Circle 1/1, 1/2 Notes checkbox: If this option is activated, half and whole notes will be
displayed with a circle around the fret number. As the note head is always a number,
there would be no visible difference between a half note and a quarter note, if this
parameter wasn’t available.
Determining the Assign Method
As most notes can be played at different positions (frets) on different strings, the Assign
parameter performs an essential role. In most cases, the MIDI channels of the individual
notes determine the string assignment.
Note: The MIDI channel parameter of an individual note has no impact on MIDI
playback. The playback channel is determined in the track instrument’s Parameter box
in the Arrange window.
Click in the Assign column (for the corresponding Tuning Set), and choose from the
following string assignment options: