Bebop26 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Hi ! I'm so happy ! I'm working on a good song that makes me feel good and by working on it, I've learned many things in Logic, mostly concerning score editing in the last days. I can now manage quite correctly with the score editing, including adding lyrics attached to notes. This is great. Logic Pro is really a powerful software ! I still have hundreds of questions, but I manage to learn and find my answers. This forum is of a great help when I can't figure it out..., I have one small question for you, experts of Logic Pro ! I'm working on a score for musicians, lead singer and back vocals. Earlier tonight, I could SCALE my charts, in order to have more or less lines and bars on my pages. But now, the scaling doesn't work anymore. It's stucked at a 100 % and I can't change it anymore. This is true on individual parts or in the « all instruments » score. Why is that ? To scale my charts, I go to the « Show Score sets window », in the main Score window, and I use the [scale :] button (arrows or %) at the top right of that window. If someone can help me with this, I'd appreciate ! Thanks to all fo you reading this ! Pierre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volovicg Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 You must be in the active score set visually to see the scaling.. go to the top level first (all instruments ) then select the score set - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebop26 Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 There seems to be something I do not understand. See the screenshot that follows. I'd like to scale the chart in order to have more staves on the sheet. I could do it once, I can't anymore. Thanks so much for the time you invest into helping others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution volovicg Posted June 25, 2021 Solution Share Posted June 25, 2021 That is correct and the designed behavior. Only score sets can be scaled and the "All instruments" display view is not a score set. Just create a score set from the drop down - New - New complete set - this will create a score set identical to "all instruments" but is a real score set that can be scaled.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebop26 Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 Hi Volovicg ! Wow, I'm amazed. Now I'm beginning to see how to work with the Score editor. I can scale my scores the way I want them. It seems very powerful. Tell me : in you opinion, if I want to get into scoring, can Logic Pro do mostly all what one needs to do to write professional scores, or is it still useful to work with softwares like Sibelius or Finale ? Where did you learn all the things you know in Logic Pro in general, and in particular regarding scoring ? Thank you so much ! I really mean it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookatthisguy Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 From someone studying scoring: Really need to use something meant to handle notation still, and probably forever more. EDIT: Just realized you didn't mean "scoring" scoring. In that context: for simple things, one might get away with using Logic, but I'd liken it to using a car engine to cook a meal. Possible to do, probably much more practical in a different setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volovicg Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 I don’t agree - I am getting a degree from Berkee in music theory and composition - all of my work is notated in logic - it is deep to learn but the rewards are great ! There has been nothing I have not been able to help people with, score or motte in logic - I used finale and switch to logic - this is where I will stay forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookatthisguy Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 I don’t agree - I am getting a degree from Berkee in music theory and composition - all of my work is notated in logic - it is deep to learn but the rewards are great ! There has been nothing I have not been able to help people with, score or motte in logic - I used finale and switch to logic - this is where I will stay forever. Really? That's interesting! Were you a longtime Finale user, or not so much? I'm curious how you found the transition from one to the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebop26 Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 volovicg wrote:- I am getting a degree from Berkee in music theory and composition - all of my work is notated in logic - it is deep to learn Thanks for that point of view. How did you manage to master the scoring possibilities of Logic Pro ? Trial and error, YouTube and this forum ? I'm still trying to find out if David Nahmani's book covers deeply the scoring aspect of Logic Pro... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebop26 Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 LookaAtThisGuy wrote :From someone studying scoring: Really need to use something meant to handle notation still, and probably forever more. OK, I understand that for real orchestral scoring, or more complex work, a dedicated software might be a better solution. Thanks for your comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookatthisguy Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Thanks for that point of view. How did you manage to master the scoring possibilities of Logic Pro ? Trial and error, YouTube and this forum ? I'm still trying to find out if David Nahmani's book covers deeply the scoring aspect of Logic Pro... Come to think of it, if not David's book (though I don't recall how in depth that went from my copy of the book for Logic Pro 9), I seem to recall that someone on the forum had a Score Editor training course you could take somewhere online… Ski, I think it was? Haven't seen him around in ages, though I know for a few years, I was very infrequent on the forum myself. I do recall there being some online training though, so it might be worth looking into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebop26 Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 Thanks LookAtThisGuy ! I will mark this topic solved, 'cause I can navigate with the score sets now. I'll buy the book, it should help me ! Thanks to all of you ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashermusic Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 I wrote the book "Scoring with Logic Pro" for Logic Pro 9 and an e-book called "Using Logic Pro X's Updated Score Editor". I have done literally thousands of parts and scores in Logic Pro for recording sessions, tv, and film dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebop26 Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 Hum, quite interesting. I'll check it out ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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