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Apple Logic Pro 8 User Manual

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Chapter 2

Overview of the Logic Pro Interface

Getting to Know the Piano Roll Editor
The Piano Roll Editor displays MIDI notes as beams on a grid. The piano keyboard to the
left is aligned with the note pitches represented by each beam. Note length is
indicated by the relative length of each beam. Note position is displayed from left to
right—a ruler and vertical grid lines make it easy to see where notes begin and end.
Note velocity (how hard a note is struck, and usually how loud) is indicated by color.

Full details can be found in Chapter 16, “

Editing MIDI Events in the Piano Roll Editor

,” on

page 397.

Getting to Know the Score Editor
The Score Editor uses traditional music notation to display the MIDI note events (plus
pedal and other event types) of MIDI regions. You can insert and edit MIDI note events
in staffs, and use musical symbols to clarify their meaning in this editor. Text, such as
lyrics, titles, and comments, can also be integrated into the score. The Print function
allows you to print complete scores, with staff numbers only limited by the paper size.