Steinberg Cubase 5 Operation Manual

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Tips and Tricks
Overview
This chapter provides useful information about editing 
techniques and answers to a number of questions that 
might arise when you use the Score Editor. For more infor-
mation about the functions referred to, please use the in-
dex and check the previous chapters.
Useful editing techniques
Use this section to find out more about some editing tech-
niques that will help you to use the score functions more 
efficiently.
Moving a note without transposing it
If you hold down...

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Optimizing rests
If you have a number of consecutive empty bars, you can 
replace them with one multiple rest. See “Multiple rests” 
on page 600.
Zero system lines
Having no system lines at all might seem like a stupid idea 
to start with. But this option allows you to create chord 
sheets really quickly, see “Using Make Chord Symbols” on 
page 578.
A lead sheet created by specifying “0” system lines
Examples and scales
If you are creating scale examples and similar, you can use 
the...

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When I change the length of a note, nothing happens.
This is because the Display Quantize value puts a restric-
tion on what note values can be displayed. Check that 
Display Quantize is set to the smallest note value you have 
in your project.
I have adjusted Display Quantize and the other staff 
settings best I can. The notes are still shown with the 
wrong values.
You might need to use one of these three features: insert-
ing Display Quantize events, using polyphonic voicing, or...

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Symbols have disappeared.
Are they layout symbols? Then maybe they belong to an-
other layout than the one you are editing now.
If that is not the reason, maybe you have inserted the sym-
bol into the wrong staff, see “Important! – Symbols, staves 
and voices” on page 558.
A symbol doesn’t move with its staff. Auto Layout 
produces far too wide spacing.
Maybe you have inserted the symbol into the wrong staff. 
Please observe the warning in the section “Important! – 
Symbols, staves...

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Index
A
Accelerando547
Accents
Above Staves559
Above Stems559
Accidentals
About542
Distance From Note544
ACID® loops231
Acoustic Feedback344
Score Editor518
Activate Next/Previous Part339
Activate project button456
Active Part339
Active Staff496
Adapt (Display Quantize)527
Add Bus16
Add Space530
Add Track38
Adding Notes514
Adjust Fades to Range90
Advanced Quantize329
Aftertouch
Deleting355
Editing353
Recording82
AIFF files422
Align
Dynamics572
Symbols570
Text582
Alt/Option key12
Always Send Start...

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Auto Layout
About606
Hide Empty Staves606
Move Bars606
Move Bars and Staves607
Move Staves606
Optimize All607
Spread Page606
Auto Monitoring modes73
Auto Quantize81, 527
Auto Save458
Auto Select Events under Cursor
MIDI editors346
Project window44
Automatic MIDI Record Quantize81
Automation
Auto-Latch mode192
Cross-Over mode192
Delta indicator190
Editing in Project Browser417
MIDI Controller202
Opening automation 
subtracks197
Return Time195
Showing and hiding197
Tempo198, 405
Touch mode192...

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Cleanup459, 467
Clefs
Editing523
Inserting522
Moving523
Setting Initial499
Click85
Clips, see “Audio clips”
Close Gaps
Sample Editor238
Close project456
Color pop-up menu545, 600
MIDI editors344
Project window39
Color tool39
Coloring notes545, 600
Colorize Event Background37
Computer keyboard display
Virtual Keyboard65
Configuring Studio Sends146
Configuring the Control Room 
Mixer143
Conform Files272
Consolidate Rests528
Constrain Delay Compensation179
Context menus498
Control Room
About136...

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Delete Time52
Detect Silence216
Dev (Display Quantize)527
Device Panels
About320
Inspector30
Mixer122
Device Ports
Selecting for busses16
Setting up15
Dialogs498
Diminuendo
Affecting MIDI playback619
Drawing571
Keeping Horizontal572
Disable sends160
Disable Track63
Disk meter131
Display Arrow Tool after Inserting 
Symbol559
Display filter bar497, 498
Display format33
Display Length520, 544
Display Markers592
Display Quantize
About490
Auto527
In Polyphonic Voices537
Inserting changes508...

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Index
Event Envelopes95
Event Lock Layers565
Events
Audio27
Color39
Duplicating45
Grouping48
Locking48
Moving44
Muting49
Overlapping in audio part256
Overlapping in Project window44
Removing49
Renaming46
Renaming all on track39
Resizing46
Resizing with time stretch47
Selecting43
Sliding contents48
Splitting46
Events (Snap mode)57
Events from Regions53
Events to Part42
Explode509, 536
Export
OMF462
Export Audio Mixdown420
Export MIDI files464
Export Options (MIDI files)464
Export selected tracks466...