General Display preferences

General Display preferences

General Display preferences are only available when Show Advanced Tools is selected in Advanced preferences.

Figure. General Display preferences.

  • “Large local window menus” checkbox: When selected, local menu items are displayed in a larger font.

  • “Large inspectors” checkbox: When selected, inspector settings are displayed in a larger font.

  • “Wide playhead” checkbox: When selected, a thicker playhead is used in all windows.

  • Show Help Tags checkbox: When selected, help tags appear throughout Logic Pro when you move the pointer over interface elements and tools. When editing, the function name, region or event name or number, position, and parameter values are shown.

  • “Show default values” checkbox: When selected, default parameter values are displayed in help tags. This makes it easier to determine the amount of variance from the default value.

  • “Show icons in New Tracks dialog” checkbox: When selected, an icon-style New Tracks dialog is shown. Otherwise, a text-style New Tracks dialog is displayed.

  • “Display Middle C as” pop-up menu: Affects the description of notes in the editors. The bottom C on a five-octave keyboard (note # 36) is labeled C1, and middle C (note # 60) is labeled C3. According to this standard, the lowest MIDI note (note # 0) is called C–2. This is the official standard used by most manufacturers. Use of the C3 (Yamaha) setting will set Logic Pro to this standard mode. If you select the C4 (Roland) setting, the bottom C on a five-octave keyboard is labeled C2, and middle C is labeled as C4. In this standard, the lowest MIDI note is C–1.

  • “Display Time as” pop-up menu: Use to customize the Time display in the control bar.

  • “Display Tempo as” pop-up menu: Use to customize the Tempo display in the control bar.

  • Clock Format pop-up menu: Use to customize the Beats display in the control bar.