Lyrics - problems with split-syllable words.

Question

When entering lyrics in Logic Studio 8, the manual tells me to press SHIFT-TAB to get the lyric tool to line up under the second half of a tied note, so that, for instance, I can enter something such as "Glo - ria"
with the dash which splits the word lined up underneath the second part of that tied note.
This worked fine in my earlier version.
When I do this now, as it tells me to in the manual, all that happens is that the last word/syllable I have typed starts to flash!
What, if anything, am I doing wrong? It is very frustrating,as I work extensively with lyrics/songs.

Answer 1

There are lots of little things like this that don't work in Logic, unfortunately. And since no one knows when an update will be issued, or, if such an update will even address the problem, my best suggestion is that you find a workaround. Otherwise you'll simply grow old and frustrated. The been-there-done-that-got-the-t-shirt text-entry hyphens are my best suggestion.
FWIW, when I'm doing lyric entry, I'll have the pencil tool set up on the CMD key. As I'm sure you know, selecting the lyric item in the score editor palette prior to using the pencil tool will ensure that the pencil retains its lyric-entry function until another palette item is selected. I also have two key commands set up to do:
• select pointer tool (arrow)
• select text tool
On my system, it's "W" and "E" respectively. So... when I want to enter lyrics, I hold down the CMD key and start lyric entry. TAB gets me to the next actual note. When I need to add a hyphen, I simply hit "E" and voila, I get the text tool and enter it. When I'm done, I hit "W" and I'm back to the pointer tool. The pencil tool remains on CMD. By keeping the main tool as the pointer/arrow, I'm always at-the-ready to rubberband a bunch of lyrics+text and use another handy key command to align it all (align vertically).
Anyway, HTH.