Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 691)

Chapter 20 View and edit music notation 691
m Set the appearance of beams: Choose a value from the Beam pop-up menu. The default Slant
setting allows slanted beams. Horiz. only allows horizontal beams. Vocal prevents the display of
beams, as is typical in classical vocal parts, where notes are only displayed with flags.
m Set the color for notes: Choose a value from the Color pop-up palette. The color options are Black
(“---”), Pitch, Velocity, and the 16 colors of the Color palette. (See
Colors settings on page 910.)
These settings only affect regions if the View > Colors > Normal item is chosen in the Score
Editor (the default setting).
m Set the appearance of note heads: Choose a value from the Head pop-up menu. You can display
note heads as normal, show note names or finger names, or hide the note heads completely.
The Stem Pos. and Color parameters are available when Additional Score Options is
selected in the Advanced preferences pane.
Edit assign parameters for the selected staff style
In the Assign section of the Staff Style window, do any of the following:
m Set the MIDI channel assignment for a voice: Drag the chan value up or down.
m Set the split point between voices: Drag the split value up or down.
For complete information about the Chan and Split parameters of the Staff Style window, see
Assign notes to voices and staffs on page 693
Add and delete staffs or voices
You can add staffs to a staff style, allowing you to create a two-staff piano style from a single-staff
style, for example.
A staff can display multiple independent melodic lines, called voices. Some predefined staff styles
display only a single voice, while others can display multiple voices (these are called polyphonic).
You can choose polyphonic staff styles to display multiple voices (for choirs or polyphonic
instruments), and can add voices to a staff style to display independent lines. Theoretically, a staff
style can display up to 16 independent voices (but this may not be readable).
You can also duplicate staffs or voices.
Add a staff to a staff style
m Click the Add Staff button (+) in the Staff section of the Staff Style window.
A new staff is added below the selected staff. If no staff is selected, the staff is added above the
first (highest) staff in the staff style.
Add a voice to a staff style
m Click the Add Voice button (+) in the Voice section of the Staff Style window.
A new voice is added below the selected voice. If no voice is selected, the voice is added above
the first (highest) voice in the staff. If a staff is selected, the voice is added above the first (highest)
voice in the staff.
Delete a voice or staff from a staff style
m Select the voice or staff in the Staff Style window, then press Delete (or choose Edit > Delete).
When you delete a staff, all the staff’s voices are deleted.
Each staff is represented by an ID number. The ID numbers are assigned automatically and
cannot be changed.