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Q: Getting Rid of chord grids

Using logic 9 to create Jazz lead sheets but when I manually input a major 7 chord (by draging 'chord' from the part box) it sypmlifies it to just the root note and puts a chord grid underneath the chord symbol and I cant delete or move the chord grid without deleting the whole symbol. all i want is 'B∆7'

 

i could input it as plain text but then i wouldnt have the upper line for extensions or be able to do slash chords.

Logic Studio, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Jan 5, 2014 5:23 PM

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Q: Getting Rid of chord grids

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  • by kcstudio,

    kcstudio kcstudio Jan 5, 2014 10:06 PM in response to fone
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    Jan 5, 2014 10:06 PM in response to fone

    Hi done, you might want to try this approach:

     

    ChordSymb.png

    Have a nice day!

  • by fone,

    fone fone Jan 6, 2014 8:20 AM in response to kcstudio
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    Jan 6, 2014 8:20 AM in response to kcstudio

    ok sorry i should provide more info on my problem. dragging 'chord' from the part box onto the score is how i have created all my lead sheets up to now in Logic 8. I just updated to 9 and it has attached chord grids to only the ∆7 chords. It has made the chord grid part of the chord symbal object and they cannot be selected independantly. What is more, is that the chord grid is not even the correct representation of the chord symbol. heres a screen shot:

    Screen Shot 2014-01-06 at 10.46.17 AM.jpg

     

    this is what it produces anytime I drag 'chord' from the part box and (using jazz chord font) and type (for example) 'F@7' which should produce F∆7, but instead produces just an F with the very same chord grid as in this pic and as a part of the object, selecting the chord symbol selects the chord grid as well, they are inseperable (as far as i can tell).

     

    The section in the manual regarding "working with standard text", "working with chord symbols" and "working with chord grids" all treat them as sperate and as if chord grids never appear unless u manually put them there, so all the resources I have found talk about how to insert chord grids, not how to remove them.

  • by kcstudio,

    kcstudio kcstudio Jan 8, 2014 5:44 AM in response to fone
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    Jan 8, 2014 5:44 AM in response to fone

    Hi fone, just to make sure we are on the same line here, I’ll try to explain my method on how to insert chord symbols without chord grids:

     

    1) Open score and insert >chord< derived from the >A< label in the part Box.

    Chord symb01.png

     

    2) Type a chord name on your keyboard and hit return.

     

    Chord symb02.png

    3) Select the chord symbol and double click it.

     

    Chord symb03.png

    4) you’re now presented with an editor wherein one can adjust chord symbols.

     

    Have a nice day!

  • by fone,

    fone fone Jan 12, 2014 11:08 AM in response to kcstudio
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    Jan 12, 2014 11:08 AM in response to kcstudio

    yes the method you are describing is the method I am using and have been using for quite a wile. I tried to refer it in my original question ("dragging 'chord' from the part box"), i assure you I am familiar with this method, the chord symbol editor which you have also included, and how to use different fonts, namely 'jazz chord' font to get different kinds of symbols for extensions (half dminished for example ø).

     

    However, with some trouble shooting i managed isolate the problem. It seemed that it was the presence of the @ cheracter in the chord symbol that was causing the issue. A bug I hope is not present in Logic X, perhaps you could test this? Even when editing an existing chord, putting an @ in either the upper or lower extension fields makes the extension disapear and inserts that pesky tottaly reduntant chord grid as apart of the chord symbol. Or is it some sort of shortcut to inserting custom chord grigs on the fly? Who knows, inconsiquestial to me eather way.

     

    Again the 'Jazz Chord' font saves the day by having an automatic ∆7 symbol but putting a capital J as the extension, but still too bad logic is surpessing the use this useful and common symbol. Even the use of the universal alt-j to produce the symbol doesnt appear.