Steinberg Cubase 6 Manual

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Entering and editing notes
Notes that you have put on the clipboard by cutting or 
copying can be inserted into the score again as follows:
1.Activate the desired staff.
2.Move the project cursor to the position where you 
want the first note to appear.
This is done by holding down [Alt]/[Option] and [Shift] and clicking at the 
desired position in the score.
3.Select Paste from the Edit menu (or use a key com-
mand, by default [Ctrl]/[Command]-[V]).
The notes are pasted in, beginning at the project...

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Changing the length of notes
When it comes to note lengths, the Score Editor is special 
in that it does not necessarily display the notes with their 
actual length. Depending on the situation, you may want to 
change the “physical length” of the notes or the “display 
length”.
Changing the “physical” length
This changes the actual length of the notes. The change is 
audible when you play back the music.
By using the extended toolbar
Using the extended toolbar is another...

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Working with the Display Quantize 
tool
There are instances when you want different staff settings 
for different sections of the track. The settings on the Staff 
page of the Score Settings dialog are valid for the entire 
track, but by using the Display Quantize tool you are able 
to insert changes and exceptions wherever you like. This 
is described in detail in the section 
“Inserting Display 
Quantize changes” on page 571.
Split (piano) staves
Setting up the split...

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If several staves share settings, you can save some time 
by using staff presets. Set up the staff settings for the first 
staff, and save them as a preset. This preset can then be 
applied to any of the other staves, one at a time, see 
“Working with staff presets” on page 587 for details.
Selecting notes
You can select notes from one or several staves at the 
same time, using any of the selection methods, see 
“Se-
lecting notes” on page 578.
Adding notes
This is done...

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ÖIf some of the staves are bracketed (straight brackets 
only, as set up in the Score Settings dialog on the Layout 
page, see 
“Adding brackets and braces” on page 672), 
inserting a symbol for one of these staves inserts it for all 
other staves within the bracket. Staves outside the 
bracket are not affected.
Editing clefs, keys, and time signatures
If you double-click on a symbol, a dialog appears allowing 
you to change the settings for it.
If you hold down...

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Staff settings 

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Staff settings
About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
• How to make staff settings.
• How to work with staff presets.
Staff settings
Below follows a run-through of all staff settings, more de-
tailed information about the ones already described and 
references to other places in the manual for some options.
The Staff page has four tabs – here, the Main tab is selected.
Making settings
1.Open the Score Settings and select the Staff page.
2.With the dialog open, make the desired staff...

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Staff settings
How staff presets are stored
The staff presets are stored as individual files in the Pre-
sets–Staff Presets folder within the Cubase program 
folder. The presets are available for selection in any proj
-
ect you create or edit.
Staff names
These fields allow you to specify a “long” and a “short” 
name for the staff. The long name is shown for the very 
first system for this staff in the score (at the start of the 
project), while the short name is shown for the remaining 
systems....

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Staff settings
Display Quantize values
Notes and Rests
•Generally, the Notes value should be set to a value equal 
to, or smaller than, the “smallest note position” that you 
want to be shown in the score.
•The Rests value should be set to a value equal to, or 
smaller than, the smallest note value (length) you want to 
be displayed for a single note, positioned on a beat.
•If the score contains only triplets, or mostly triplets, se-
lect one of the Triplet options.
Auto Quantize
•If the project...

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Staff settings
For a “modern” notation of syncopated notes, activate 
Syncopation.
Without and with Syncopation
Again, without and with Syncopation
Note that you can insert “exceptions” to the Syncopation 
setting in the Score Settings dialog on the Staff page, by 
using the Display Quantize tool. You can also create tied 
notes in various combinations by using the Cut Notes tool.
Consolidate Rests
Activate this when you want small consecutive rests 
joined into one (an eight note rest and a...