Steinberg Cubase 5 Operation Manual

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Working with layouts
About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
 What layouts are and what they contain.
 How to create layouts.
 How to use layouts for opening combinations of tracks.
 How to apply, load, save and delete layouts.
 How to import and export layouts.
 An example of how layouts can be used.
Background: Layouts
Layouts can be viewed as “presets” containing settings for 
the layout layer: staff spacing, bar lines, layout symbols etc.
When to use layouts
You will need to format the...

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Here you can perform a number of operations:
Opening the tracks in a layout
To select another combination of tracks for editing, select 
the corresponding layout in the list.
You can keep the dialog open while you are editing, and 
use this function for selecting which tracks to edit.
Importing layout symbols
By selecting another layout and selecting “Get Form” from 
the Functions pop-up menu below the list, you import all 
Layout symbols (inserted from the Layout section in the...

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Working with MusicXML 

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Working with MusicXML
Introduction
MusicXML is a music notation format developed by Recor-
dare LLC in 2000 based primarily on two academic music 
formats. It allows the representation of scores in the cur-
rent symbolic representation of western music notation, 
used since the 17th century. With Cubase you can now 
import and export MusicXML files created with version 
1.1. This makes it possible to share and exchange sheet 
music with people who are using score writing programs 
such as Finale and...

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Working with MusicXML
Importing and exporting MusicXML 
files
Cubase can import and export MusicXML files, which 
makes it possible to transfer musical scores to and from 
applications that support this file format. However, there 
are some restrictions concerning the parameters sup-
ported by Cubase:
Importing MusicXML files
1.Pull down the File menu and open the Import submenu.
2.On the submenu, select “MusicXML…”.
3.In the file dialog that opens, locate and select the 
MusicXML file and click...

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Exporting MusicXML files
1.Set up the score the way you want it in the Score Edi-
tor of Cubase.
2.Open the File menu and open the Export submenu.
3.On the submenu, select “MusicXML…”.
Note that this option is only available when the Score Editor is open.
4.A file dialog opens in which you can choose an exist-
ing empty folder or create a new folder for saving the Mu-
sicXML file (as *.xml file). 

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Designing your score: additional
techniques 

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Designing your score: additional techniques
About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
 How to change the staff size.
 How to create multi-rests.
 How to add and edit bar lines.
 How to create upbeats.
 How to set measure spacing and the number of bars across 
the page.
 How to control staff and grand staff spacing.
 How to use the Auto Layout dialog.
 How to use the Reset Layout function.
 How to break bar lines.
Layout settings
The Score Settings–Layout page contains a number of 
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Modern Time Signature
When this is activated, time signatures are shown above 
the staves rather than in them. You can set the size of the 
modern time signature in the Time Sign section on the 
Score Settings–Project page (Notation Style subpage). 
When modern time signature is selected, you use the “T” 
column in the Track list in the Layout page to specify for 
which tracks time signatures should be displayed.
If you prefer to display the score in a more...

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Hiding in the current layout only
If you want the hiding to be “local” to the current layout, 
hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] when selecting “Hide/Show” 
as described above.
ÖYou can also move hidden objects to the layout by 
right-clicking the “Hide” marker and selecting “Move to 
Layout”.
Viewing hidden objects
The display filter bar (shown by clicking the “Show Filter 
View” button on the toolbar) contains two options related 
to hidden objects:
If you...