Steinberg Cubase 6 Manual

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Creating tablature
About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
• How to create tablature, automatically and manually.
• How to control the appearance of the tablature notes.
• How to edit tablature.
Cubase is able to produce score in tablature format. This 
can be done automatically, by “converting” recorded MIDI 
information. You can also create a tablature staff from 
scratch and enter the notes “by hand”.
Creating tablature automatically
This assumes you have a regular score on screen...

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Creating tablature
1.Many guitar synthesizers are able to transmit each 
string on a different MIDI channel. If you have such an in
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strument, set it up so that the high E string transmits on 
MIDI channel 1, the B string transmits on MIDI channel 2, 
etc.
This feature can be used for MIDI string instruments with up to six strings.
2.Record the project. Quantize and edit it as desired.
3.Make sure that the “MIDI Channel 1–6” option is acti-
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Editing
Tablature can be edited like any other score. You can 
move notes, handle beaming, stem direction, etc.
Moving notes to another string
If you want for example a “C” to appear as a “8” on the low 
E-string rather than a “3” on the A-string on a guitar, pro
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ceed as follows:
1.Select one note or a number of notes that you want to 
move to a new string.
2.Right-click on one of the selected notes and, from the 
“Move to String” submenu, select the desired string.
The Fret...

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The score and MIDI playback 

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The score and MIDI playback
About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
• How to use the Arranger mode to have the playback follow the 
structure of the score.
• How to use the “mapped” Dynamics symbols.
ÖCubase only: You can also play back articulations in 
the Score using the Expression Map and Note Expression 
functions, see 
“Expression maps (Cubase only)” on page 
419 and “Note Expression (Cubase only)” on page 428.
Scores and the Arranger mode
Repeats (bar lines) appear in all layouts,...

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The score and MIDI playback
In the dialog, you can make the following settings:
Change Velocities
You can create dynamics by defining different velocities 
for the different symbols. Proceed as follows:
1.Activate the “Change Velocities” checkbox in the 
lower section of the dialog. 
2.Set up a percentage value (positive or negative) in the 
Velocity column to specify by how much the correspond
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ing symbol will raise or reduce the current velocity value of 
a note.
Send Volume
You also have the...

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The score and MIDI playback
•Crescendi and Decrescendi are updated intelligently, i. e. 
when you have inserted a crescendo between two dynam
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ics symbols and the order of these symbols is reversed, the 
decrescendo automatically becomes a crescendo.
•When you insert a crescendo symbol which is not pre-
ceded by a Dynamic symbol, the “assumed” start value is 
mezzo forte (mf). 
•Likewise, if a crescendo symbol is not followed by a dy-
namic symbol, an end value will be calculated automatically. 
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Tips and Tricks 

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Tips and Tricks
Overview
This chapter provides useful information about editing tech-
niques and answers to a number of questions that might 
arise when you use the Score Editor. For more information 
about the functions referred to, please use the index and 
check the previous chapters.
Useful editing techniques
Use this section to find out more about some editing tech-
niques that help you to use the score functions more effi-
ciently.
Moving a note without transposing it
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Tips and Tricks
In this case, try using the “Scores Notes To MIDI” func-
tion. Note that you should work on a copy of the track! For 
more information, see 
“Using “Scores Notes To MIDI”” on 
page 572.
Optimizing rests
If you have a number of consecutive empty bars, you can 
replace them with one multiple rest, see 
“Multiple rests” 
on page 667.
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...