Steinberg Cubase 6 Manual

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Working with MusicXML
Importing and exporting MusicXML 
files
Cubase can import and export MusicXML files, which 
makes it possible to transfer musical scores to and from 
applications that support this file format. However, there 
are some restrictions concerning the parameters sup
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ported by Cubase:
Importing MusicXML files
1.Pull down the File menu and open the Import submenu.
2.On the submenu, select “MusicXML…”.
3.In the file dialog that opens, locate and select the 
MusicXML file and click...

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Exporting MusicXML files
1.Set up the score the way you want it in the Score Edi-
tor of Cubase.
2.Open the File menu and open the Export submenu.
3.On the submenu, select “MusicXML…”.
Note that this option is only available when the Score Editor is open.
4.A file dialog opens in which you can choose an exist-
ing empty folder or create a new folder for saving the 
MusicXML file (with the extension “.xml”). 

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Designing your score: 
additional techniques 

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About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
• How to change the staff size.
• How to create multi-rests.
• How to add and edit bar lines.
• How to create upbeats.
• How to set measure spacing and the number of bars across 
the page.
• How to control staff and grand staff spacing.
• How to use the Auto Layout dialog.
• How to use the Reset Layout function.
• How to break bar lines.
Layout settings
The Layout page of the Score Settings dialog contains...

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Staff Separators
When this option is activated, separator symbols are in-
serted at the beginning of each grand staff.
A staff separator between two systems
Modern Time Signature
When this is activated, time signatures are shown above 
the staves rather than in them. You can set the size of the 
modern time signature in the Time Sign section on the Proj
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ect–Notation Style subpage of the Score Settings dialog. 
When modern time signature is selected, you...

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Hiding
To hide items, proceed as follows:
1.Select all the items you want to hide.
2.Select “Hide/Show” from the Score menu or click on 
the “H” (Hide) button on the extended toolbar.
•Notes can also be hidden by selecting them, clicking 
the “i” button on the extended toolbar and ticking the Hide 
Note checkbox in the Set Note Info dialog (see 
“Other 
note details” on page 607).
Hiding in the current layout only
If you want the hiding to be “local” to the...

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Multiple rests
Multiple consecutive rests can be automatically displayed 
as multi-rests. Proceed as follows:
1.Open the Score Settings and select the Layout page.
2.Set the Multi-Rests option to the number of empty 
bars that are “allowed” before Cubase displays them as a 
multi-rest.
For example, a value of 2 means that three or more consecutive empty 
bars are displayed as a multi-rest. If you set this to “Off”, multi-rests are 
not used.
3.Click Apply...

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2.If you want the bar line to be shown with “brackets”, 
activate the Brackets checkbox.
This is only relevant for repeat signs.
3.Click on the desired bar line type.
The dialog closes and the bar line type is changed.
4.If you do not want to display bar lines at the beginning 
of the parts, open the Score Settings dialog on the Project–
Notation Style subpage (Bar Lines category) and activate 
the “Hide First Bar line in Parts” option.
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5.If you use bar numbers, adjust them as described in 
the previous example.
The final upbeat
Setting the number of bars across 
the page
Automatically
•When you open a new combination of tracks for editing, 
the number of bars across the page is determined by the 
“Default Number of Bars per Staff” setting in the Prefer
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ences dialog (Scores–Editing page).
•In the Auto Layout dialog (see “Auto Layout” on page 
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Moving bar lines
The following operations can be made using the regular 
Object Selection tool or the Layout tool.
Moving a bar line
If you drag a bar line to the left or right, the surrounding 
bars are adjusted proportionally.
Moving bar lines on all staves
If you hold down [Alt]/[Option] when dragging a bar line, all 
bar lines below the one you drag are moved accordingly.
Moving a single bar line separately
If you hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] while...