Inputing sheet music into piano roll

To improve my arranging skills. I'm trying to input a sheet music score for strings into the piano roll editor.
For instance, the sheet music has a C-E-G chord on the treble clef, but I don't know what octave to put this C chord in ( C3, C4, C5 ETC?).
So is there a chart that would tell me exactly what octave a particular note is played at in a particular clef?

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We are trying to use an ipad to replace ordinary paper sheet music on a piano. When truning ordinary paper pages, it is sometimes hard to grasp one page, turn it quickly and get it to stay turned. The idea with using an ipad is that a tap turns the page, it stays turned. However,,,,,ordinary sheet music is on both left and right pages. With one turn you get 2 new pages. The ipad, being smaller results in only one page and therefore twice as many page turn taps; more taps equals less hands on the piano. If we could tie 2 ipads together and get them both to turn the page simultaneously it would be nice. We are trying to get used to using the ipad. We are using ForScore app to get sheet music into the ipad; we could load one with odd pages and one with even pages. Maybe this is getting too complicated.
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Entering notation from sheet music to create accompaniment tracks

I just accepted a junior high/high school vocal music teaching position for the upcoming school year. The school does not have a full time accompanist so I had planned on using Finale Print Music to put sheet music into the program and save the files to use during my rehearsals. This works well for rehearsals but I'm wanting something better (more instruments) for performances - especially for the school musical as I will not have an orchestra (it's a small school). I got to thinking today that Garage Band might sound better than Finale. My husband recommended using Logic Express (which we have) instead because it has more features that Garage Band.
Anyway...I've been trying to figure out Logic today (I'm pretty good with computers) and have been struggling with the best way to input notes. I have a Roland digital keyboard but struggle with just recording because my piano skills aren't great.
When I try to use Score Editor the problem I keep getting is that even though I click on an eighth note (using the pencil tool), it shows up in the staff as a different type of note (quarter note, sixteenth note). I would like to be able to enter chord by chord as well (for entering piano notation).
I have tried to search these discussion boards but have not been able to find a solution. I guess the main question is: will this program (Logic Express) do what I want it to do (create background accompaniments) or am I wasting my time trying to learn something new (or could you recommend something better/easier). I have a lot of music to create accompaniments for before the school year starts and could use any advice you could give me.
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Logic Express 7 can certainly do everything you need, although upgrading would help (but I don't want to suggest you spend money unnecessarily).
I have manuals for Logic Pro 7 & 8, but not for Express 7, so I can't say exactly what will be in there, but I would guess there will be a great deal of information regarding using scores, since this is a big area with a huge number of options.
The main issue is that Logic is primarily a music performance & recording application, so although it has excellent scoring facilities, the object of the exercise from Logic's point of view is to allow the score to look right without affecting the recorded performance. The performance comes first; then the score can be tidied up to look right.
This is exactly the other way round from Scoring applications such as Finale.
The advantage is that you're right; Logic will provide better sounds than Finale. The disadvantage is that it isn't so easy just to put score in & have it sound good; although you can input the score directly, it's easier in the long run to perform the parts & then adjust the scoring.
With regard to inputting the wrong note values: there are lots of options that govern what gets put in when you input notes directly, including Quantise & Rest Quantise values. You will need to go through all these options, preferably with the manual; but it should be quite straight forward once you've got started.
If any of this sounds at all off-putting, it isn't meant to! Getting started is always the hardest part. Once you're underway, it will start to get more fun & more productive. Good software always has a learning curve, & a learning curve is always steepest at the bottom.
Good luck, & if you have any other specific questions, just ask.
P.S.: if you have work already done in Finale, then if you export it as SMFs (Standard MIDI Files) you can open these in Logic. Don't Import them, though; opening them preserves more information. You can easily copy Regions between Arrangements once you've got them into Logic.
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Automation in Piano Roll

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I'm trying to find out the easiest way to apply FX via automation to single notes that are played into Piano Roll i.e. How would I add an effect to a singe note at the end of a melody for example?
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Is there a way to show/reveal the piano roll (or score) from a midi input when recording an audio track in Logic 9?

I'm trying to record audio tracks in Logic 9 over midi tracks I've created using a software instrument. I've done this before, and there used to be a no problem in seeing the midi information in the piano roll or the score while recording audio tracks, but it now impossible to reveal. Has ayone else exerienced this? Was there a change (update) that eliminated that as an option? Or did I do something in preferences somewhere (unbeknownst to me when doing it) that has caused this? Thanks for any suggestions.

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Dears all,
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Hello ,is there any way to draw notes with a fixed length in the piano roll rather than using the last edited note's length?
In other words,i want the default note length not to automatically change every time i draw/edit a new note (with a different length).
Im quite sure this cannot be done, but i thought i should ask to confirm...
I also feel i want to say my opinion on that,you dont have to read it or answer back to it:
I find this way of editing very confusing and counter creative ,it sure adds extra thinking proccess.While you are drawing notes it
constantly keeps your mind away from your melody line since in every step, you have to stop some milliseconds and think
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There...i shared my thoughts, at least i feel a better know...!
(However if you read my opinion i d like to hear what other people (that do a lot of editing) feel )

You can use the transform tool but it's "after the fact". Simply rubberband a group of notes to be changed and use the Transform tool under the piano roll's "function" menu. Choose "Fixed Note Length" then set the parameter box to the value you need.
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*slight correction: when moving the pencil tool over the *center of a note, it will change into the pointer arrow, left click and hold and it will change into the hand, move the pointer away and it goes back to the pencil.

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HangTime wrote:
mononoaware wrote:
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