Apple Logic Pro 9 - Manual (Page 870)

To display the Insert Defaults settings
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Click anywhere in the background of the working area.
When inserting events into a staff that uses a polyphonic staff style, only MIDI channels
that correspond to those of the voices can be used. (See
Adding Staffs to a Staff Style .)
Many symbols display a MIDI channel in the Event List. For most objects, the MIDI channel
determines the staff (theoretically, up to 16) that the symbol belongs to, in polyphonic
staff styles.
Note: If this parameter is set to a value that exceeds the number of staffs in the staff style,
the symbol disappears.
Insert Quantization
To make positioning of notes and symbols easier, objects can only be inserted at certain
bar positions:
• There is an invisible note positioning grid. Imagine that the whole bar—beginning at
beat one—is filled with notes of the chosen value. For example, in an empty 4/4
measure, half notes can only be inserted on beats one and three, eighth note triplets
only on the first, second, or third eighth note triplet of every beat.
• All binary and dotted values can be inserted at any position of an automatically displayed
rest. This means that if there is an eighth note on (count) one, you can insert a quarter
or a dotted quarter note at the second eighth’s position. In this situation, Interpretation
must be turned off in the Display Parameter box, to allow the display of the eighth note
rest on the “and” of beat one. (See
Interpretation .) The Syncopation setting determines
how the inserted note is displayed, in this example.
• Symbols (except those directly attached to notes) can be inserted at any Quantization
parameter grid position. For hybrid quantization values (such as 8,12), the insert
quantization is determined by the binary value (1/8 in this example).
Simultaneous Input of Objects into Several Regions
Press Shift to insert an object from the Part box into all currently selected regions, at the
same position. (The help tag shows Insert Multi while you’re performing this action.) This
technique allows you to insert notes, symbols, and even text elements into several regions
at once.
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