Add notes to a score in Logic Pro for Mac

In general, you add notes to a score by recording on software instrument tracks, as described in Record software instruments. You can record directly in the Score Editor following the same procedure as in the Tracks area, with one exception: rather than clicking a track header, you click the staff for the track.

There are two alternative ways to add notes to a score: using the pointer, and using step input.

Step input lets you add notes from a music keyboard or your computer keyboard. You can input notes and other symbols, such as rests. Step input differs from real-time recording in that you select rhythmic values for notes you want to enter, then select the pitch, rather than playing notes in real time. As with real-time recording, you start by selecting the staff for the track you want to work on. If there are no MIDI regions on the track, you must add a MIDI region before starting to add notes. For information about step input recording, see Use step input recording.

You can add notes directly using the pointer. While viewing a score in Linear view, you can choose note values from the Insert pop-up menu in the local Score inspector.

When Enable Complete Features is selected in Logic Pro > Settings > Advanced, you can also add notes and other symbols from the Part box.