Apple Logic Express 8 - Manual (Page 749)

Chapter 33 Working With Notation 749
Align
Although alignments relating to bar positions are shown in the pop-up menu, they
cannot be selected here.
Working With Automatic Text Objects
The text group in the Part box contains four objects which represent names that are
automatically displayed, if inserted:
 REG (Region/Folder): Displays the name of the current display level. This can be a
MIDI region, a folder, or even the name of the project file (on the highest level).
 INSTR (Instrument): Displays the name of the currently displayed instrument or score
set (see “ Using Score Sets to Create Scores and Parts ” on page 796).
 SONG: Displays the name of the project file.
 DATE: Displays the current date (at the time of printout).
These automatic text objects can be inserted as both global text (in the margin areas),
or as text objects that are related to a bar position (in one of the staffs/regions). As an
example: You can insert the INSTR object as a global object—to display the name of
the current score set on all pages. The appearance, and exact positioning, of these
objects can be set in the Event Parameter box.
Creating Lyrics
The text group in the Part box contains an object named LYRIC, which allows you to
create lyrics—aligned to note events. When you use the LYRIC object to input text,
pressing Tab moves the text cursor to the beginning of the next MIDI note.
To create lyrics:
1 Do one of the following:
 Drag the lyric object below the first note of the melody.
 Select the lyric object in the Part box, then click at the position of the first note with
the Text tool.
Note: Watch the help tag: each lyric object must be at the same bar position as the
note it belongs to (taking display quantization into account).
2 Enter the text for the first note—and press Tab, not Return—which automatically
moves the text cursor to the beginning of the next MIDI note.
If a MIDI note is displayed as several tied (graphic) notes, press Shift-Tab to move the
cursor to the next graphic note. This allows you to write several syllables below one
longer note. This method enables you to enter all lyrics in one process, although each
syllable is saved as an independent lyric object.