Apple Logic Express 9 - Manual (Page 471)

4 Click a key in the Step Input Keyboard to insert a note of the key’s pitch.
A note of the chosen pitch, note length, and velocity is inserted, and the playhead
automatically advances to the end of the inserted note. The next note can be inserted
immediately, following the step above.
Chord mode prevents the playhead from moving after the insertion of a note, allowing
you to insert as many notes as desired at the same bar position.
To insert several notes at the same bar position
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Turn on Chord mode by clicking the Chord button at the far left of the window (or use
the Chord Mode key command), then follow the procedure outlined above.
Before you insert the last note into the chord, click the Chord button again (or use the
Chord Mode key command) to deactivate Chord mode, and the playhead will advance
as usual after note insertion.
Using Step Input Keyboard Key Commands
Note input using Step Input key commands follows the same principles as note input
using the Step Input Keyboard, but there is one difference. Whereas you use Step Input
key commands for all functions, when you use the Step Input Keyboard you use the
mouse for some functions—such as choosing pitch, velocity, note length, and so on.
All step input key commands are user-definable. They can be found in the Step Input
Keyboard folder of the Key Commands window.
Note: You can also enter note data in real time with the computer keyboard (see Using
the Caps Lock Keyboard for MIDI Step Input ).
Note Length and Velocity
Note Length and Velocity are determined before a pitch command is used to actually
insert a note. The currently selected values can be seen in the Step Input Keyboard
window.
Pitch Key Commands
The 12 “Note C” to “Note B” key commands insert a note of the selected pitch—with the
set length and velocity—at the current playhead position in the selected MIDI region.
Use the Chord Mode key command if you want to insert chords. You can disable Chord
mode with the same key command.
Rather than assigning key commands to all 12 pitches, you also have the option of defining
key commands for the 7 pitches of the C major scale. These can be used in conjunction
with the “Next note will be sharp” and “Next note will be flat” key commands, allowing
you to insert the other pitches.
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