Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 905)

Chapter 25 Preferences, project settings, and key commands 905
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“Minimize transposed accidentals” checkbox: Allows the use of enharmonically changed key
signatures, if this results in a signature with fewer accidentals. For example, if a piece is written
in B major (5 sharps), the Bb instruments are notated in Db major (5 flats) instead of C# major
(7 sharps).
Note: Logic Pro does not display key signatures with more than seven flats or sharps, whether
or not this option is selected.
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“Show naturals” checkbox: Select this checkbox to display naturals at key signature changes,
where preceding accidentals are no longer valid (when changing from E major to G major, or
to C minor, for example).
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“Show grace note accidentals” checkbox: If selected, courtesy accidentals are automatically
displayed. This means wherever a diatonic note is altered by an accidental, another accidental
(a natural symbol, in many cases) is displayed when that note appears (unaltered) in a
subsequent bar.
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Time Signatures pop-up menu: Choose between the following time signature display
parameters: Every Staff, First Staff on Every Page, First Staff on Page 1, and Hide All.
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“Display warnings at line breaks” checkbox: Displays a warning if time signature changes occur
at the end of a staff or staff system (if the actual change is at the beginning of the subsequent
staff or staff system).
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Size pop-up menu: Alters the appearance of the meter (often much larger, for conducting
purposes) on the staff. It is expressed as regular and percentage values. Single systems will
show both numbers (4/4, for example) on the system. Double systems will show the upper
number on the upper system, and the lower number on the lower system.
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“Hide bar lines” checkbox: Use to hide all bar lines, which can be useful for educational material,
Gregorian plain chant notation, and other special situations.
Note: Only automatically displayed bar lines are hidden, so it’s still possible to insert bar lines
from the Part box, including the regular bar line, which will be displayed and printed.
Octave Symbols settings
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+8, –8, 0, +15, –15 fields: Use to edit the text string (and text formatting) of the different octave
symbols. Click in the appropriate field, and enter the text.
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“Follow staff size” checkbox: Displays octave symbols according to staff size.
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Line pop-up menu: Choose an option to adjust the line: solid, dashed, or dotted.