Score Editor overview

The Score Editor can display a single MIDI region or software instrument track. In the Score Editor, each track appears as a separate staff. Notes, rests, and other musical events in the MIDI regions on the track are displayed in standard musical notation.

When Show Advanced Tools is selected in the Advanced preferences pane, the Score Editor can display multiple tracks containing MIDI regions, and display every instrument track in the project.

Figure. Event Parameter box, Display Parameter box, and Part box in the Inspector.

The Score Editor menu bar includes Layout, Edit, Functions, and View pop-up menus; Display Level, View, MIDI In, MIDI Out, and Catch buttons; Tool menus; and a zoom slider.

The Score inspector, located to the left of the score display, includes the following areas that you use to control various aspects of the score:

You can view the Score Editor in the Logic Pro main window, or as a separate, resizable window.

Open the Score Editor

Do one of the following:

Open the Score Editor as a separate window

Do one of the following:

Show or hide the local Score Editor inspector

The following MIDI regions are not displayed in the Score Editor: Muted MIDI regions (if Hide Muted Regions is selected in File > Project Settings > Score Global), MIDI regions on muted tracks (if Hide Muted Tracks is selected in File > Project Settings > Score Global), and MIDI regions for which the Score parameter is turned off in the Region inspector.