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peterspiano

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Dear Logic X Experts:

Do you know of any way to use folders in the score window in a similar way to how in the arrange window i can 'create a track stack'? When looking at an orchestral page of music where only a few things are happening, i find this would be a much easier way of looking at the notes.

Ie. instead of seeing:
3 Flutes
3 Oboes
3 Clarinets
Solo English Horn
Solo Bass Clarinet
Solo Bassoon
Solo Contrabassoon
6 French Horns
4 Trumpets
4 Trombones
Solo Tuba
All Percussion
Concert Grand.nki
Violin Solo
Viola Solo
Cello Solo
Double Bass Solo
Harp
70 Piece QLeg Sord
70 Piece QLeg
70 Piece Str Marc RR
70 Piece Str sec EXP
70 Piece Str Sec Pizz
70 Piece Str Sec Sus

to be able to see the list below, and be able when i need it to open a relevant folder and see the specific parts inside.

Woodwinds
Brass
Solo Stings
Tutti Strings

if i understand correctly, 'explode polyphony' is not quite what i am talking about. Thank you in advance for any pointers you might be able to give me! 🙂

Peter
 
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Hey Chris, thanks for the reply 🙂

yes, i've taken a look at score sets and have built one which works quite well for me.

What i'm after is essentially a Score Window where each instrument group (Woodwinds for example) can be packed into a 'stack' or a 'folder'. Alternatively they could also be 'un-packed' so that each instrument would be represented by one staff-of-music (ie, the 5 line musical system we use ^^).

I figured that'd be an very useful complement for the arrange window where one CAN use the track stacks - which i find to be REALLY great.

looking foward to any other input! 🙂
 
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Hey Chris, thanks for the reply 🙂

yes, i've taken a look at score sets and have built one which works quite well for me.

What i'm after is essentially a Score Window where each instrument group (Woodwinds for example) can be packed into a 'stack' or a 'folder'. Alternatively they could also be 'un-packed' so that each instrument would be represented by one staff-of-music (ie, the 5 line musical system we use ^^).

I figured that'd be an very useful complement for the arrange window where one CAN use the track stacks - which i find to be REALLY great.

looking foward to any other input! 🙂
 
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peterspiano said:
yes, i've taken a look at score sets and have built one which works quite well for me.

What i'm after is essentially a Score Window where each instrument group (Woodwinds for example) can be packed into a 'stack' or a 'folder'. Alternatively they could also be 'un-packed' so that each instrument would be represented by one staff-of-music (ie, the 5 line musical system we use ^^).
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Only one score set???

Zangar, Asher and other score guru's recommend that the user make a score set for each instrument track for ease of printing out lead sheets etc. You can also create a score set for any grouping of tracks that you want: Just the strings; or just the 1st and 2nd violins; the winds section or any subset of it; brass; just the cello and flute; whatever.

When you then select one of your custom score sets, you will only see the staves for the instruments within that set that you defined.

That's the way to achieve the visibility in the Score editor that you're after.
 
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Looking at this again, I agree with CSeye - you can do all this with score sets, which would effectively act as folders. In fact they're more flexible as you can create sets such as Woodwinds + Strings as well as Woodwinds, etc.
 
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ChrisByrd said:
...you can do all this with score sets, which would effectively act as folders. In fact they're more flexible as you can create sets such as Woodwinds + Strings as well as Woodwinds, etc.
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More flexible indeed.

For peterspiano, check out the View and edit music notation chapter available in the Logic Help Menu>Logic Pro Help. There's a section entitled Create scores and parts using score sets.

Better yet, check out Chapter 20 of the Logic Pro X- User Guide here: http://support.apple.com/manuals/#professionalsoftware.
 
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Wow! OK... i didn't realize the need to make multiple score sets...then i'm gonna have to learn about that! 🙂 thanks! by the way you both described the score set element it sounds like that will in fact do what i need....

thanks for your kind answers!! 🙂
 
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