Some software instruments included with Logic Pro, such as the EXS24 mkII, Drum Kit Designer, Studio Horns, and Studio Strings provide multiple articulations for MIDI notes. For example, the software instrument Studio Strings includes pizzicato and staccato articulations, while Drum Kit Designer includes a series of articulations for closed and open hi-hat, with multiple steps in between.
Articulation IDs allow multiple articulations to be associated with a single MIDI note, and provide a way to access these articulations without using complex key combinations.
You can view and edit articulation IDs in the Event List.
Choose View > Articulation from the Event List View menu.
An Articulation column appears in the Event List, showing articulation IDs for each MIDI note event. When no Articulation Set is chosen, values between 1–255 can be selected. When an Articulation Set is chosen, the names of available articulations are shown.
You can only choose Articulation from the Event List View menu when the Event List is showing the events in a MIDI region.
If the track containing the region has an Articulation Set chosen, click the name of the articulation for a note event and choose a different articulation.
As you change the value for the articulation ID parameter, the articulation for that value plays. When there is no articulation for the selected value, you hear silence.
You can also work with articulation IDs in the Piano Roll Editor, the Score Editor, and the EXS24 mkII Instrument Editor.