Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual

How the Score Editor works
Display Quantize
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This does not look anything like what you intended. Let’s start with the timing – 
obviously, you were off at a couple of places (the third, fourth and last note all seem 
to be a 32nd note late). You can solve this by quantizing the figure, but this would 
make the passage sound too “stiff”, and not fit in the musical context. To resolve this 
problem the Score Editor employs something called “Display Quantize”.
Display Quantize is a setting which is used...

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Display Quantize
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Choose your Display Quantize values with care
As explained above, the Display Quantize value for notes puts a restriction on the 
smallest note value that can be displayed. Let’s see what happens if we set it to 
quarter notes:
With Display Quantize set to quarter notes
Oops, this doesn’t look too good. Well of course it doesn’t! We have now instructed 
the program that the “smallest” note that occurs in the piece is a quarter note. We 
have explicitly...

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Display Quantize
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How did this work? Well, you instructed the program not to display any rests smaller 
than eighth notes, except when “necessary”. Since the first note appeared on the 
second sixteenth note position, it was necessary to put a sixteenth rest at the 
beginning of the figure. All other rests can be hidden by displaying the notes as 
eighth notes, and were therefore not “necessary”.
This leads us to the following general guidelines:
• Set the Notes value...

How the Score Editor works
Entering notes by hand vs. recording notes
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Permanent alteration of MIDI data
As a last resort, you can resize, quantize or move the actual note events. However, 
this would result in the music not playing back like it originally did. Often it is 
possible to get the score to look the way you want without altering any MIDI data.
Summary
This closes our discussion on the basic concept of display quantizing. There are a 
number of other special situations which require more...

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The basics
About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
• How to open the Score Editor.
• How to switch between Page Mode and Edit Mode.
• How to set up the page size and margins.
• How to hide and show the Symbols Inspector, the toolbar, and the extended 
toolbar.
• How to set up the ruler.
• How to set a zoom factor.
• How to make initial settings for clef, key, and time signature.
• How to transpose instruments.
• How to print and export your score.
Preparations
PROCEDURE
1. In the Project...

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Opening the Score Editor
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Opening the Score Editor
Editing one or several parts
To open one or several parts in the Score Editor, select the parts (on the same or 
on different tracks) and select “Open Score Editor” from the MIDI menu or “Open 
Selection” from the Scores menu. The default key command for this is 
[Ctrl]/[Command]-[R].
• You can also select the Score Editor as your default editor, allowing you to 
open it by double-clicking parts.
This is done with the Default Edit Action...

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The project cursor
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The project cursor
The project cursor appears as a vertical line across the staff. When you open the 
Score Editor, the view is automatically scrolled so that the project cursor is visible 
in the window. This means you do not always see the beginning of the edited part 
when you first open the Score Editor.
• Hold down [Alt]/[Option] and [Shift] and click anywhere in the score to move 
the project cursor there.
This is handy when the project cursor is not visible. This...

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Page Mode
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This section of the manual assumes you are in Page Mode. It is mentioned explicitly 
if something in this text specifically relates to Edit Mode.
Changing the Background in Page Mode
In Page Mode, you can specify different background textures for the score by 
selecting an option from the Background Texture pop-up menu on the toolbar.
NOTE
The background texture only affects the display and is not used for printing.
Using the scrollbars in...

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Changing the zoom factor
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Changing the zoom factor
There are two ways to change the zoom in Page Mode: by setting a zoom factor on 
the zoom pop-up menu or by using the Zoom tool (magnifying glass).
Using the Zoom pop-up menu
Above the vertical scrollbar to the right you can find a pop-up menu allowing you to 
set the zoom factor.
By zooming in you can make detailed adjustments to symbols, etc. By zooming out 
you get a better overview.
• If you select “Fit Page”, the zoom factor is...

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The active staff
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• Hold down a modifier key and right-click with the Zoom tool to open the Zoom 
context menu, and select the desired Zoom setting.
Using the Mouse wheel
You can also zoom by holding down [Ctrl]/[Command] and moving the mouse 
wheel. The mouse position is kept (if possible) when zooming in or out.
The active staff
One thing to note when you are working with multiple staves is the “active” staff. 
Only one staff at a time can be active, and it is indicated by a blue...