Apple Logic Express 8 - Manual (Page 403)

Chapter 14 Recording in Logic Express 403
Activating MIDI Step Input Mode
MIDI Step Input mode is available in the Event List, Piano Roll, and Score Editors.
To activate Step Input mode:
m Click the In button found next to the local menu bar of the Event List, Piano Roll, or
Score Editor.
Disengage the button to exit Step Input mode.
Using the Step Input Keyboard
You can open the Step Input Keyboard window by choosing Options > Step Input
Keyboard.
 Keys: Click to insert a note of the desired pitch. The insert range bar above the
keyboard updates to display the selected octave.
 Note length and velocity buttons: Determine the length or velocity of the inserted
note. There are eight velocity values—represented by the traditional volume
indicators ppp, pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, and fff. These correspond to MIDI velocity values 16,
32, 48, 64, 80, 96, 112, and 127, respectively.
 Triplet button: Click to make the next three notes you enter a triplet group. The
rhythmic value of the triplets is based on the currently selected note value.
 Dot button: Works in a similar way as the Triplet button. A pair of complementary
notes will be inserted: a dotted eighth and a sixteenth note, for example.
 Sustain Inserted Notes button: Lengthens the selected (usually the most recently
inserted) note by the selected note length value (the active note length button).
 Quantize button: Quantizes the start of the next inserted note to the nearest bar or
beat line. Positioning of the playhead is critical when using this option.
Note length buttons
Dot button Triplet button
Velocity buttons Chord button
Sustain Insert Note
button