Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 683)

Chapter 20 View and edit music notation 683
Max Dots
The Max Dots parameter affects the rhythmic display of dotted notes (notes that are one-and-
one-half times as long as the equivalent undotted note value) by controlling the maximum
number of dots that can be displayed. This makes the display of such notes less metronomically
precise, but makes the score more readable. By default, the number of Max Dots is 1.
Unwanted dotted notes or rests can be changed by inserting user rests (which remain invisible, if
notes). See
Use tuplets to override display quantization on page 647 for information on changing
the way notes with ties are displayed).
Set the maximum number of dots
In the Region inspector, do one of the following:
m Drag the Max Dots value up or down.
m Double-click the Max Dots value, then enter a new value.
Score
The Score parameter in the Region inspector controls whether the selected track appears in the
score. If the Score checkbox is unselected, the selected track is not displayed in the score. This
lets you exclude certain tracks from the score display—for example, those that only contain MIDI
events that can’t be displayed in the score, such as controller or SysEx data.
Exclude selected tracks from the score display
m In the Region inspector, deselect the Score checkbox.
You may need to click the More disclosure triangle to see the Score checkbox.
Select the Score checkbox to have the tracks appear in the score display.
Edit default parameters for new regions
New MIDI regions created by recording, or with the Pencil tool, include a default set of region
parameters (and event parameters). You can view and edit these defaults when no staff (no
region) is selected in the Score Editor. The defaults remain as set until you quit Logic Pro, but can
be changed at any time.
You can edit the default region (and event) parameters, except for the Staff Style parameter,
which is separate for each track, and is set in the bottom line of the Track inspector. After you
edit the defaults, all new regions will use the new default settings. If Quantize is set to “default,”
the display Quantize setting of newly recorded or created regions matches the division value
shown in the LCD.
Edit region and event parameter default values
1 Click an empty area of the Score Editor background (so that no region is selected).
2 Edit any of the parameter values in the Region inspector (except the Style parameter) or the
Event inspector.