Chord Symbol Input: best practise?

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Level 3

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Chord Symbol Input: best practise?

I have been experimenting with adding chord symbols to music parts and wonder if anyone here has a 'best practise' suggestion'. Have been using the Chord Tool where you click above the note and enter text, then move the cursur to the next beat.

1 - What is your preferred font in Text Style setting?
2 - Do you use a different font for Chord Root and Chord Extension? ( Or is this too time consuming? )
3 - Do you have any way of getting the traditional triangle symbol to represent Major 7 chords rather than Maj7?
4 - What is the best way to get the Chord Extension to sit high up next the Chord Root

Thanks in advance

Adam

Powerbook 5,8, Mac OS X (10.4.8), G4 Powerbook

Posted on Mar 1, 2007 1:24 AM

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Answer 1

noeqplease

Level 4

3,589 points

Mar 1, 2007 8:54 AM in response to musicspirit

Hi,

1. whatever the default font setting is.
2. whatever the default font setting is.
3. No. Only letter are used,no symbols.(Ironic)
4. Move it in the score view,unless that is not allowed.Please RTFM.

Cheers

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Answer 2

Mar 1, 2007 9:41 AM in response to musicspirit

Hi Adam

3. It is possible to get the triangel - im not in front of logic at the moment, but i believe the shortcut is alt + K or option + K then you should get the triangle for maj7

also i use the tab-key when i enter chords. i place a chord symbol over the first note, and then i jump on the the following notes with the tab key.

nice regards

Henning Flintholm

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Answer 3

musicspirit Author

Level 3

579 points

Mar 1, 2007 4:12 PM in response to Henning Flintholm

Many thanks Henning - in fact OPTION + J does produce a triangle when using the chord input tool.. the only problem being that it is lower case.

I wonder if this is a 'Mac Keyboard' thing or a 'Logic' thing and where the choice of symbols could be adjusted.

best

Adam

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