Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

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Transcribing MIDI recordingsThe Explode function
Adding Display Quantize changes
Very often, the score is fine except for a few bars somewhere. To remedy the problem, 
insert two Display Quantize changes with the tool (one at the beginning of the section, 
one after it to restore to the current staff settings).
If you have mixed triplets and straight notes, it can be tempting to insert many Display 
Quantize changes. Before you do so, try the Auto Quantize options and their 
additional settings. See...

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Transcribing MIDI recordingsUsing “Scores Notes To MIDI”
Using “Scores Notes To MIDI”
For very complicated scores, there may be situations where you have tweaked the 
parameters for Display Quantize and Interpretation as best you can, and you still 
cannot get the score exactly as you want it. Perhaps one setting works fine in one 
section of the track and another is needed for another section.
In such a case, “Scores Notes To MIDI” helps you out. It changes the lengths and 
position of some or all...

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Entering and editing notes 
About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
- How to make various settings for how notes are displayed.
- How to enter notes.
- How to use tools and settings to make the score as legible as possible.
- How to set up a split (piano) staff.
- How to work with multiple staves.
Score settings
Before you start entering notes, you need to make some initial staff settings in addition 
to those described in the chapter 
“The basics” on page 730. To understand why and 
how...

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Suggested initial settings
When you start out entering notes, your staff settings should make your score display 
the notes as entered. We suggest the following:
ÖIt is very important that you understand how the Display Quantize values for notes and 
rests interact with the score. If you select too large a notes/rests value, the notes you 
“click in” may not appear as intended. Please read 
“How the Score Editor works” on 
page 725. If you have...

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Entering and editing notesNote values and positions
•By assigning key commands to the different length values.
This is done in the Key Commands dialog (in the category “Set Insert Length”).
About unusual note values
Not all note values can be selected directly, for example double dotted notes. Such 
notes are created by changing the length of the note after you have entered it (see 
“Changing the length of notes” on page 765), by gluing notes together (see 
“Lengthening a note by gluing two notes...

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•The third number is the sixteenth note within the beat. Again, the time signature 
determines the number of sixteenth notes to each beat. In a quarter note based 
time signature (4/4, 2/4, etc.) there are four sixteenth notes to each beat, in an 
eighth note based time signature (3/8, 4/8, etc.), there are two sixteenth notes, 
etc.
•The last value is in ticks, with 480 ticks per quarter note (and thus 120 ticks per 
sixteenth note).
The figures...

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2.Hold down [Alt]/[Option].
A note with the note value specified in the extended toolbar appears. By default, 
the insert position is the first position of the bar and the pitch is C3. You can 
however change this using the computer keyboard.
•You can change the pitch of the note by using the up and down arrow keys.
To transpose the note in octave steps, use the Page Up/Page Down keys.
•To change the insert position of the note, use the right and...

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Adding more notes
1.If you want the next note to have a different length value, select the corresponding 
note symbol.
2.If you need finer positioning, or if the current value is too fine, change the Quantize 
value.
3.Move the mouse to the desired position, and click.
Notes input at the same position are automatically interpreted as chords, see 
below.
About the interpretation
The notes may not always appear in the score as you initially expect them...

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Entering and editing notesSelecting notes
Selecting notes
In the operations described in the rest of this chapter, you often work on selected 
notes. The text below describes how to select notes:
By clicking
To select a note, click on the note head with the Object Selection tool. The note head 
gets colored to indicate that it is selected.
•To select more notes, hold down [Shift] and click on them.
•To deselect notes, hold down [Shift] and click on them again.
•If you hold down [Shift] and...

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Entering and editing notesMoving notes
Deselecting everything
To deselect everything, simply click in an empty area of the score with the Object 
Selection tool.
Moving notes
In the following, you can find descriptions of the various methods to move notes, as 
well as related features.
Moving by dragging
Proceed as follows:
1.Set the Quantize value.
The Quantize value restricts your movement in time. You cannot place notes on 
positions smaller than the Quantize value (see 
“Selecting a Quantize...