Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 379)

Chapter 15 Score Editor 379
Syncopation
If Syncopation is switched on, each (MIDI) note will be notated as one graphic note
(not displayed as several tied notes), regardless of its position—if this is possible. (This
also depends on the Max. Dots setting, see below) If this isn’t possible, the note is
(graphically) divided into the minimum possible number of notes, connected by ties.
This facility is usually used for the display of syncopated notes. The following example
shows the same two bars displayed differently, the first with Syncopation off, then on:
Syncopation can also be switched on and off for every single note, independent from
the Display Parameter box setting. This can be done with a menu option, key
command, or in the Note Attributes box (see “Note Attributes” on page 398).
If an unwanted display of ties and notes results from the Syncopation function, it is
possible to change the graphic display of notes connected with ties. Take a User Rest
from the Part box (preferably a short one, but the length isn’t important), and insert it
at the bar position where you want the tie “subdivided”. Once the rest is inserted, it will
disappear, but the note display will change. The inserted rest can only be seen and
edited in the Event List.
This trick works for all notes, not just syncopated ones (see the Changing the Way
Notes with Ties Are Displayed section (see “Ties” on page 351)). In polyphonic Score
Styles, the MIDI channel of the rest and the corresponding note must be the same.
No Overlap
No Overlap on prevents the overlapped display of notes in melodies that are played
with an exaggerated legato. The effect can be seen in the following example, which
shows the same MIDI Region, first without, then with Overlap correction: