Steinberg Cubase 7 User Manual

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Working with layoutsMarker Track to Form
Marker Track to Form
If you have created markers in the Project window which denote the start of each new 
“section” in your music (verse, bridge, chorus, etc.), you can automatically transfer 
these markers into the current layout:
1.Open the Scores menu, open the Advanced Layout submenu and select “Marker 
Track to Form”.
Now, rehearsal marks and double bar lines are inserted in the score, at the position 
of each marker.
2.If you want the names of the...

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Working with MusicXML
Introduction
MusicXML is a music notation format developed by Recordare LLC in 2000 based 
primarily on two academic music formats. It allows the representation of scores in the 
current symbolic representation of western music notation, used since the 17th 
century. With Cubase you can now import and export MusicXML files created with 
version 1.1. This makes it possible to share and exchange sheet music with people 
who are using score writing programs such as Finale and...

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Working with MusicXMLImporting and exporting MusicXML files
MusicXML can save a great part of this information. However, you have to adjust the 
scores with the tools available in the Score Editor.
Advantages of MIDI
Although MusicXML has obvious advantages in the representation of musical scores, 
there are also restrictions in sound. This is due to the fact that MusicXML as a music 
notation format has a graphical background and is designed for exchanging 
representation, not sound. 
When playing...

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Working with MusicXMLImporting and exporting MusicXML files
Hidden stavesYesYes
x and y positions of symbolsYesYes
SymbolsExportImport
KeysYesYes
ClefsYesYes
Time SignatureYesYes
DynamicsYesYes
OrnamentsYes / incompleteYes / incomplete
ArticulationsYes / incompleteYes / incomplete
TechnicalsYes / incompleteYes / incomplete
LyricsYesYes
Chord SymbolsYesYes
Damper PedalYesYes
DynamicsYesYes
RehearsalsYesYes
TextYesYes
Layout TextYesN.A.
Project TextYes“Credits”
DashesYesYes
EndingsYesYes
Octave...

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Working with MusicXMLImporting and exporting MusicXML files
Importing MusicXML files
1.Open 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 “Open”.
4.Another file dialog opens in which you can select the project folder for the new 
project.
Select an existing project folder or create a new one by clicking “Create” and 
entering a name in the dialog.
5.A new project is created with the name...

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Designing your score: additional techniques
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 a...

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Designing your score: additional techniquesLayout settings
The track list
The track list lists the tracks included in the layout and allows you to make the 
following settings:
Equal Spacing
Activate this option when you want a note to take up space according to its note 
value. When Equal Spacing is activated, two sixteenth notes take up as much space 
as one eighth note, for example.
Size
Changes the size of all staves, see “Staff size” on page 868.
Multi-Rests
Whenever more than one-bar rests...

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Designing your score: additional techniquesStaff size
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 Project–Notation Style subpage of the Score Settings dialog. When modern time 
signature is selected, you use the “T” column in the track list in the Layout page to 
specify for which tracks time signatures are displayed.
•If you prefer to display the score...

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Designing your score: additional techniquesHiding/showing objects
Graphic notation
By hiding bar lines, you can produce graphic notation.
Hiding notes meant for playback only
If you have recorded your music, you may have added glissandos, falls, etc. that sound 
fine but result in a lot of unnecessary notes. You probably want to hide those notes 
and insert the suitable symbols instead.
Hiding
To hide items, proceed as follows:
1.Select all the items you want to hide.
2.Select “Hide/Show” from the...

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Designing your score: additional techniquesColoring notes
Showing all objects
If you select “Hide/Show” from the Scores menu again, all hidden objects are 
displayed.
•You can also use the Reset Layout function to permanently display hidden notes 
and objects, as described in the section 
“Reset Layout” on page 881.
Showing a hidden note
While all hidden notes can be made visible by ticking the Hidden Notes checkbox on 
the filter bar, you may want to make some of them “permanently” visible again:...