Apple Logic Express 8 - Manual (Page 703)

Chapter 33 Working With Notation 703
Step Input
Step input in the Score Editor works in the same way as other editor windows (see
“
MIDI Step Input Recording ” on page 402).
The Score Editor (and Piano Roll Editor), however, allows the content of several regions
to be displayed, and edited, at once. This results in some differences regarding step
input:
 The MIDI region that you want to insert notes into must be selected (click on the
staff ). If no staff is visible, you must first create an empty MIDI region in the Arrange
area.
 Simultaneous step input into several regions is not possible. If more than one MIDI
region is selected, the notes will be only be inserted into one of them.
 If several MIDI regions follow one another on the same arrange track (even those
with gaps in-between them), you can step input notes from one MIDI region to the
next. As soon as the playhead reaches the beginning of the next MIDI region,
Logic Express will automatically insert the notes into it.
Preparing for step input:
1 Make the following adjustments to the display settings for the selected MIDI region:
 Interpretation should be turned off (see “ Interpretation ” on page 766).
 The Display Quantize setting should be set to the smallest note value that you intend
to insert (see “ Quantize ” on page 763).
2 Set the first playhead insert position by Option-clicking the staff at the desired point.
The selected position is displayed in the help tag while the mouse button is pressed.
This function is especially helpful in Page view, where no Bar ruler is displayed.
Note: You can only set the playhead position when the sequencer is stopped.