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Scoring for drums
Initializing the display pitches
If you select “Init Display Notes” from the Functions pop-
up menu in the top left corner of the Drum Map Setup dia-
log, all display pitch values are reset, so that actual pitch 
and display pitch are the same for each sound/note.
Using note head pairs
Not only can you have different drum sounds displayed 
with different note heads, you can also display different 
note heads for different note values:
1.Activate the “Use Head pairs” checkbox.
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Setting up a staff for drum scoring
1.Open the Score Settings–Staff page and select the 
Options tab.
2.Make sure “Use Score Drum Map” is activated.
3.If you want a single line drum staff, activate the corres-
ponding option (see “Using “Single Line Drum Staff”” on 
page 612).
4.If you want flat beams, activate the corresponding op-
tion (see “Handling beaming” on page 545).
5.If you want all stems to end at the same position, acti-
vate Fixed Stems and set a length for up/down...

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Creating tablature 

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Creating tablature
About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
 How to create tablature, automatically and manually.
 How to control the appearance of the tablature notes.
 How to edit tablature.
Cubase is able to produce score in tablature format. This 
can be done automatically, by “converting” recorded MIDI 
information. You can also create a tablature staff from 
scratch and enter the notes “by hand”.
Creating tablature automatically
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Creating tablature
3.Make sure the option “MIDI Channel 1–6” is activated 
and convert the notes into tablature, as described above.
4.The notes will automatically be placed on the right 
strings. 
For example if you played a “B” on the low E-string, it will appear as a “7” 
on that string, not as a “2” on the A-string.
Creating tablature manually
To set up an empty system for inputting tablature, proceed 
as follows:
1.Change the clef to the tablature symbol.
The tablature clef
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Editing on the info line
You can change the pitch of notes on the info line as 
usual. The string and fret number will be updated automat-
ically in the score.
Note head shape
If you only want to enter a fret number for your notes (Tab-
lature mode off), you can use the Set Note Info dialog on 
regular notes.
1.Double-click on the head of a note.
The Set Note Info dialog appears.
2.Activate the Tablature option and set a fret number in 
the value field to the right.
The tablature...

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The score and MIDI playback 

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The score and MIDI playback
About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
 How to use the Arranger mode to have the playback follow the 
structure of the score.
 How to use the MIDI Meaning function.
 How to use crescendo/diminuendo symbols with integrated 
dynamics.
ÖYou can also play back articulations in the Score using 
the VST Expression functionality. This is described in de-
tail in the chapter “VST Expression” on page 372.
Scores and the Arranger mode
Repeats (bar lines) will appear in...

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Dynamic crescendo symbols
In the Symbols Inspector – Dynamics tab, you will find a 
special crescendo symbol:
This allows you to enter a crescendo or diminuendo in the 
score and have the note velocity adjusted accordingly dur-
ing playback. The same rules apply as for MIDI Meaning:
 The actual notes are not affected – the settings affect play-
back only.
 For the crescendo/diminuendo to be heard, the MIDI sound 
source must respond to velocity.
 The maximum note velocity...

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Tips and Tricks