Apple Logic Pro 8 - Manual (Page 784)

784 Chapter 33 Working With Notation
Top/Bottom Staff only
In full scores, the bar number is only displayed above the top staff, if this option is
activated (a negative Vertical Position value results in the number being shown below
the bottom staff ).
Instrument Name Parameters
The Instrument Names checkbox must be activated for the following parameters to
have an effect. These parameters determine the appearance of names—defined for
instruments in the score set (see “
Using Score Sets to Create Scores and Parts ” on
page 762) window—in both the full name and short name columns. If nothing is
defined here, or if All Instruments is used as the current score set, the names of the
track instruments (as displayed in the Arrange window) will be used in the score.
Position
Choose from above or beside staffs.
Align
This refers to the space preceding staffs. Choose either: Left (at the left margin), or
Right (at the right margin).
1st Staff
Choose one of the following to display the instrument name at the first staff: No
Names, Short Names, or Full Names.
Other Staffs
As above, for other staffs.
Guitar Tab
Guitar tablature is an alternative method of notating music for fretted string
instruments—especially for guitar and electric bass—but also for other fretted
instruments, with four to six strings (or courses of strings).
In this system, the horizontal lines represent the strings of the instrument. Notes are
always written on the line/string at which they are played. The fret numbers are shown
instead of regular note heads.
Logic Pro automatically converts notes into tablature, if a staff style containing a Clef
parameter set to one of these tuning sets, is used. The exact characteristics of these
tuning sets are determined in the Guitar Tablature tab.
To open the Guitar Tablature tab, do one of the following:
m Choose File > Project Settings > Score in the main menu bar (or use the Open Score
Project Settings key command), then click Guitar Tab (if not already displayed).