Apple Logic Pro X User Manual
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Chapter 20
View and edit music notation
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Tip: You can also change the vertical distance above the staff directly in the score, by dragging
the staff up or down (at the clef). The distance below the staff can also be edited in the score, but
only for the bottom staff in the score display (or for a single staff). You drag the bottom line of
the score display with the pointer.
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Change the staff size: Drag the size value up or down.
The Size parameter sets the size of the staff, and the notes and symbols (including slurs and ties)
displayed on the staff. There are 16 sizes available (0–15). Here are some size recommendations:
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For regular instrument parts and lead sheets, use size 7 or 8.
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The staff size you should use in full scores depends on the number of staffs in the score,
and the size and format of the paper being used. When using A4 or US letter paper: full
orchestra: 2, big band: 3, wind quintet: 4.
Note: The size of all staffs in a score set can also be affected by the Scale parameter in the Score
Sets window. (See
on page 701.) This makes it possible to use the same sizes
for both the whole score, and parts of a piece.
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Change the display transposition: Drag the transpose value up or down in semitones.
Display transposition does not affect playback of notes, but only how they appear in the score.
If a staff contains chord symbols, these are also transposed accordingly. If the Automatic Key
Transposition project setting, in the Clefs & Signatures pane, is turned on (which is the default),
key signatures are also transposed.
Edit voice parameters for the selected staff style
In the Voice section of the Staff Style window, do any of the following:
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Change how rests are displayed: Choose a value from the Rest pop-up menu. Automatic display
of rests can be turned off (by choosing Hide), or set to display beat slashes instead of rests (by
choosing Slash). This is useful for rhythm section parts, and improvised solos. In this situation,
the number of slashes per bar is determined by the nominator in the time signature (4 slashes
in 4/4-time, 6 slashes in 6/8-time, and so on). Inserted notes and symbols are still displayed, but
automatic rests are shown only if shorter than one beat. You can insert user rests manually, to
replace individual beat slashes, if needed.
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Set the stem direction: Choose a value from the Stem pop-up menu. The default setting is Auto.
Up or Down forces all stems, regardless of pitch, in the corresponding direction. Hide makes all
stems (and beams and flags) invisible.
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Set the stem position: Choose a value from the Stem Pos. pop-up menu.
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Set the vertical direction for ties: Choose a value from the Tie pop-up menu. The default setting is
Auto. Up or Down forces all ties in the corresponding direction.
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Set the direction for tuplet brackets and numbers: Choose a value from the Tuplet pop-up menu.
The default setting is Auto. Up or Down forces all N-tuplet brackets and numbers in the
corresponding direction. Hide prevents the automatic display of triplet brackets and numbers.
In this situation, the numbers are still displayed in brackets on the screen, to allow edits to these
triplets. These bracketed numbers do not appear, however, on the printout.
If you set this parameter to Hide, you can still make particular triplets visible: double-click the
bracketed number (3) to open a tuplet dialog. If you close this dialog by clicking OK, you convert
the automatically displayed triplet to a forced triplet, which is displayed in accordance with the
parameters set in the dialog.