Steinberg Cubase 6 Manual

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Working with chords
About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
• How to enter chord symbols manually and automatically using 
the “Make Chord Symbols” feature.
• Which settings can be made for chord symbols.
Inserting Chord symbols
Manually
•On the Chord Symbols tab, you can find a set of pre-
defined chord symbols, see “Using presets” on page 642. 
If the symbol that you want to add is among these, simply 
select it and click in the score to insert the chord symbol.
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•To open the Edit Chord Symbol dialog for an existing 
chord, double-click on the symbol.
You can also right-click on the symbol and select “Properties” on the 
context menu to open the dialog.
Using presets
As with many other functions in Cubase, you can create 
chord symbol presets for instant use. Each preset con
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tains all settings in the dialog – i.e. the preset list is a 
“library” of chords. You can find the presets in the Chord 
Symbols tab in the Inspector and in the...

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The analysis method is not perfect since the same set of 
notes can be interpreted differently depending on context. 
Some editing may be required. If you record the track 
solely to create chords automatically, play the chord as 
simple as possible, in the correct inversion, without added 
octaves, etc.
The Current Chord Display
Cubase features a handy chord recognition function that 
helps you identify chords in the Score Editor note display. 
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•Use the radio buttons at the bottom to select a chord 
display mode.
This affects how the key and bass notes are displayed:
OptionDescription
EnglishRegular notation.
DoReMi“Do-Re-Mi-…” are used instead of “C-D-E-…”
GermanAs English notation, but “B” is displayed as “H”, and “Bb” 
or “A#” are displayed as “B”. 

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Working with text 

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Working with text
About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
• Which different types of text are available.
• How to enter and edit text.
• How to set font, size, and style.
• How to enter lyrics.
Adding and editing text symbols
This section describes the general procedure for adding 
and editing text symbols. As described in the section 
“Dif-
ferent types of text” on page 648, there are several differ-
ent types of text symbols, but the basic procedures are 
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Editing the text
If you made a mistake when typing or for some other rea-
son want to change text, double-click on a text block with 
the Object Selection tool, edit the text and press [Return] 
to close it.
•It is also possible to replace all occurrences of a certain 
word in the score, without having to edit the texts manu
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ally, see “Find and replace” on page 652.
Selecting font, size, and style for the text
1.Select the text that you want to make settings for.
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Editing text attribute sets
If you edit the settings in a text attribute set, all texts using 
this particular set are affected. This is very practical, since 
it allows you to use the same number of “generic” sets for 
all your projects (for titles, comments, lyrics, etc.), and 
simply change the fonts, sizes, etc. for a different project if 
necessary. This also makes it easier to move projects be
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tween computers (which may not have the same fonts in-
stalled).
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3.Press the [Tab] key.
The program moves on to the next note.
4.Input text for this note and press [Tab] again.
5.Proceed until the last note and then press [Return] or 
click outside the text box.
When you insert lyrics this way, the positions of the notes 
are automatically adjusted so that no lyric “block” overlaps 
another. If this is not what you want, you can activate the 
“Don’t Sync Lyrics” option in the Score Settings dialog on 
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4.Pull down the Scores menu and select “Lyrics from 
Clipboard” from the Functions submenu.
The lyrics are added, starting at the selected note.
Layout text
The text symbols in the Layout symbol tab are part of the 
layout layer, and can thus be hidden or shown for different 
tracks in the layout, by activating the “L” column on the Lay
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out page of the Score Settings dialog. The text appears in 
all staves for which you have activated the “L” column. This 
means it is tied to the...