Apple Logic Pro 9 - Manual (Page 867)

• Fast input of symbols by assignment to selected notes with key commands. These are
available for some symbols that are attached to notes (accents, jazz symbols, and so
on), and slurs or crescendi.
• Hyper Draw allows you to insert and edit MIDI events that aren’t normally displayed in
the Score Editor, such as continuous controller data (volume, pitch bend, and so on).
See
Creating and Editing Controller Events Using Hyper Draw for more information.
The display of input notes (and symbols) depends on the Score Editor’s display settings
(especially those in the Display Parameter box), and the note attributes. (See
Transcribing
MIDI Recordings and Using Note Attributes to Change Individual Notes .)
MIDI playback is also influenced by the settings in the Region Parameter box and Track
Parameter box. Settings in the Environment may also affect MIDI playback, if configured
to do so.
Entering Notes and Symbols Using Real-Time Recording
Although real-time MIDI recordings are usually made in the Arrange area, you can also
start recording directly from the Score Editor. You must first select the destination track
in the Arrange area’s track list. You can do this directly from the Score Editor, by clicking
a staff associated with the track. If no MIDI regions exist on the track, you need to switch
to the Arrange area for recording, because the track won’t be displayed in the score. (The
Score Editor only shows regions and folders.) For more information about MIDI recording,
see
Getting to Know MIDI Recording .
Entering Notes and Symbols Using Step Input
Step input in the Score Editor works in the same way as in other editor windows. (See
MIDI Step Input Recording .)
However, the Score Editor (and Piano Roll Editor) allows the content of several regions
to be displayed, and edited, at the same time. This feature results in a few differences
regarding step input:
• The MIDI region that you want to insert notes into must be selected. (Click 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 are only 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 Pro
automatically inserts the notes into it.
To prepare for step input
1 Make the following adjustments to the display settings for the selected MIDI region:
• Interpretation should be turned off. (See Interpretation .)
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