>From: Barb <beatgirl_@...> >> Yes, I use Logic for midi, yes, I use Logic for audio, but I also am >> fortunate enough to be able to use Logic to earn money using the notation >> part of the program. I know I'm not alone! > No, I'm there! I recently had to do some sheet music ready to be printed.I > actually had to resort to Finale just so I could get the guitar symbols > happening. it was a nightmare and only after the fact did i discover that > the guitar symbols were actually a font, which i now have, and which > supposedly works with logic, but now I can't be bothered to try it out until > the next scoring job involving guitar symbols! So I did all the midi in > logic and then imported it to Finale. WHich isn't the answer for us > dedicated logic lovers, but you did mention: I'm with you Barb! I recently did a full orchestral score + parts on Logic, it was the first time I'd attempted anything that big on it. My God, what an up-hill struggle to try and suss out Logic's niggley way of working. It's like every time you want to do something you have to work out how to achieve it within the software's "rules"... during that job I sent many posts to this list desperately trying to find answers. To be honest if I get another big orchestral gig I don't think I could put myself through that stress again. I can understand why Sibelius are in a position to charge £500 for their software! >> And what am I gonna do? Only accept work in 4/4 time? I mean, come on! > It is pretty simple to chop and change time signatures (if I have understood > you correctly). > Do you mean like you want to go from 4/4 to 6/8 for a few bars and then > maybe add a 2/4 bar and so on? > I do it in the arrange window, no, actually the transport window. My > screenset #1. > Just go to the bar you want to change and change the time signature in the > transport window. This gets reflected in the score window of course. The new > time signature stays there for the rest of the song until you change it > again. You can of course also change tempos, I have shift-T assigned to open > the tempo operations. Apple C to copy an existing tempo marking, apple V to > paste, and then you just type in the new bar number and new tempo. That'sa > pretty quick way. I think what the original poster (sorry don't know your name) was referring to was the unorthodox way in which Logic displays note lengths and rests in triplet time. It doesn't seem to be able to automatically split the bar up in to x number of dotted crotchets (that's dotted quarter notes (I think!) for our friends on the other side of the pond ;­)). Without a LOT of manual tweaking (eg inserting invisible rests... wtf is all that about?!) it's impossible to come out with anything representing a professional score. Sorry for so many negative comments - I'm sure with a considerable amount of time spent just experimenting I could eventually master how do achieve most things. To be honest I don't have the time. But hey... the rest of the package kicks ass (well most of it :­) Take it easy Harry.