Steinberg Cubase 6 Manual

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The basics
In the Symbols Inspector setup dialog you can specify ex-
actly which symbol tabs are shown. For a detailed de-
scription, see “The Symbols Inspector Setup dialog” on 
page 620.
How to work with symbols is explained in detail in the 
chapter 
“Working with symbols” on page 618.
The ruler
In the Score Editor there are no meter/time position rulers 
as in the other editors. Instead, there are horizontal and 
vertical “graphic rulers” in Page Mode. These help you to 
position symbols and...

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The basics
Setting clef, key, and time signature
When preparing to enter notes into a score, you probably 
want to start out by setting the desired clef, key, and time 
signature for the staff. The text below assumes you are 
working on one track only. If you have multiple staves, you 
either make this setting independently for each staff or for 
all staves at once, see 
“Staff settings” on page 570.
Normally, all these symbols appear at the beginning of 
each staff. However, you can control this by...

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The basics
If you need to enter half a bar somewhere (for example) 
you have to make a time signature change (e.g. from 4/4 
to 2/4 and back again). See 
“Inserting and editing clefs, 
keys, or time signatures” on page 584 to find out how to 
enter time signature changes.
Composite time signatures and the For Grouping Only 
option
For composite signatures, the numerator can be made up 
of up to four groups. For example, “4+4+3+/” on the upper 
line and 8 on the lower means the time signature is...

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The basics
On the Staff page of the Score Settings dialog
1.Click on a staff to make it the active staff.
2.On the Scores menu, select “Settings…” to open the 
Score Settings dialog. Select the Staff page at the top to 
open Main tab, showing the current settings for the active 
staff.
You can also double-click to the left of a staff to make it active and bring 
up the Score Settings dialog in one go (if this does not work, the “Dou
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ble-click on staff flips between full score/part” option in the...

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The basics
•Hide
If you select this, the key is hidden.
•Properties
If you select this, the Edit Key dialog opens.
In the Edit Key dialog
If the current key is anything but C major/A minor (no acci-
dentals), you can set the key directly in the score:
1.Double-click on the accidentals at the beginning of a 
staff.
The “Edit Key” dialog opens.
2.Use the scroll bar to select a key and click OK.
ÖYou can also enter a Display Transpose value, see 
“Transposing instruments” on page 565.
On the Staff page...

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The basics
Setting Display Transpose
1.Make the desired staff active, open the Score Settings 
dialog and select the Staff page.
2.In the Display Transpose section, select your instru-
ment from the transpose pop-up menu or adjust the value 
directly in the Semitones field.
3.Click Apply.
Display Transpose in the Edit Key dialog
If you want to change the Display Transpose setting in the 
middle of the score, you can do this by inserting a key 
change (see 
“Inserting and editing clefs, keys, or time...

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The basics
Exporting
To export the score, proceed as follows:
1.Make sure that you are in Page Mode.
2.Select the page that you want to export.
3.Pull down the File menu, open the Export submenu 
and select “Export Scores…”.
The Export Scores dialog appears.
4.Select a picture format.
5.Specify a resolution for the file.
This determines the accuracy with which the image is created. 300 dpi, 
for example, is the resolution many laser printers use for printing. If the 
image file is only displayed on...

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Transcribing MIDI recordings 

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Transcribing MIDI recordings
About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
• How to prepare your parts for score printouts.
• How to use the Display Quantize tool to handle “exceptions” 
in the score.
• How to resolve parts that contain mixed notes and triplets.
About transcription
This chapter assumes you have a MIDI recording that you 
want to transform into a printable score. However, if the 
parts are fairly complicated, you probably need to perform 
some manual editing of the notes. This is...

570
Transcribing MIDI recordings
Staff settings
The first thing to do after opening the Score Editor is to 
make initial staff settings. This is done in the Score Set
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tings dialog, on the Staff page. There are three ways to 
open the Score Settings dialog:
•Make the staff active, pull down the Scores menu and 
select “Settings…”.
•Double-click on the blue rectangle to the left of the staff.
If this does not work, the “Double-click on staff flips between full score/
part” option may be activated in the...