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822 Chapter 33 Working With Notation
Pitch
Logic Express assigns each note to the string on which it is playable, at the lowest
possible position. In order to influence the string assignment, there is a rule (in Pitch
mode only) that a note’s fret position cannot be lower than its MIDI channel.
This method is generally used when notes are recorded from a MIDI keyboard:
 An A3 (on MIDI channel 1) is displayed on the second fret of the G string. If you want
the note to be displayed at a higher position (to correctly display the proper
fingering of a passage), you need to set its channel to 3 or higher.
 This means that the fret position cannot be lower than 3, so the note will be
displayed at the D string’s seventh fret.
 If the channel is between 8 and 12, the A3 is assigned to the A string on the 12th fret,
and to the low E string (17th fret) for channels 13 to 16.
If you want to force even higher positions, you’ll need to use one of the other
assignment modes.
Channel
In this mode, the number of the string (1 to 6, counted from the lowest string) simply
corresponds to the MIDI channel. Channels 7 to 16 are assigned to the highest string.
Inv. Channel
Like Channel, but counted from the highest string (1) to the lowest (6 and above). This
way of numbering the strings is generally used in traditional guitar literature.
Note: As most Guitar-to-MIDI-Converters send notes (played on different strings) on
different MIDI channels, the Channel and Inv. Channel modes are suitable if you’re
using a MIDI guitar to record MIDI regions. The tablature notation is displayed exactly
as the music was played during recording.
Inv. Channel –1 and Inv. Channel –2
These modes should be used when recording and notating electric bass parts with
Guitar-to-MIDI-Converters.
 “–2” is designed for four-string bass.
 “–1” is designed for five-string bass (with an additional high B string).
The principle is the same as Inv. Channel mode, but the number of the MIDI channel is
reduced by 1 or 2, in order to properly convert the channels for bass string assignment.
The string assignment for a four-string bass will be 3 to 6, and 2 to 6 (counted from
highest to lowest string in both cases) for a five-string bass, just as with guitar strings
that sound one octave higher. Notes on channel 1 will be assigned to the highest
string.