Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual

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6. Click OK to close the dialog.
Double-clicking on the “Grouping” text opens the Grouping dialog, allowing you to 
adjust the “note value” for the symbols.
Creating an accelerando/ritardando
To create an accelerando/ritardando, proceed as follows:
PROCEDURE
1. Select the notes as described above and select “Accelerando” from the 
Group/Ungroup submenu.
A dialog appears.
2. Use the radio buttons to select the desired combination (i. e. define...

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Removing groups
If you have created a group as described above and want to remove it, proceed as 
follows:
PROCEDURE
1. Make sure that the “Grouping” checkbox is activated in the display filter bar.
2. Select a group by clicking on its “Grouping” text.
3. Press [Backspace] or [Delete].
The grouping is removed.
If you need to remove all groups from the score, hold down [Shift] and double-click 
on the first “Grouping” text.
This selects all...

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Before and after using auto grouping in 4/4
In 4/4 you get for example two groups of eighth notes per bar, in 3/4 you get one 
group per bar, etc.
Cross-staff beaming
To create a beam that extends from one staff to another, proceed as follows:
PROCEDURE
1. Set up a split or polyphonic voicing system or open the Score Editor with 
more than one track.
2. Set up a beam of notes (using the group command) and adjust their pitches 
so that they are...

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Handling beam groups
There are two settings for groups under a beam, Beam Subgroups and 16th 
Subgroups, both found on the Options tab on the Staff page of the Score Settings 
dialog. If “Beam Subgroups” is activated, the program displays subgroups after four 
sixteenth notes under a beam. If you also activate “16th Subgroups”, subgroups 
appear after only two sixteenths.
Beam Subgroups off
Beam Subgroups on
On with 16th Subgroups activated
Beam...

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These settings are global for all staves.
Staff settings
In the Score Settings dialog, on the Options tab of the Staff page, you can find a 
couple of settings for beams as well:
Flat Beams
Activate this when you do not want any slant at all, no matter the pitch 
difference of the notes under the beams.
No Beams
Activate this when you do not want any beams at all.
Manual adjustment of beams
For very detailed...

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Mixed stem direction
By dragging the beam handles you can put the beam between the note heads:
Putting the beam between the notes
About tied notes
Sometimes, notes are displayed as two or more notes tied together. Generally, 
there are three different occasions when this happens:
• When a note is of an “uneven” length that cannot be displayed without tying 
together two or more notes of different note values.
• When a note crosses a bar line.
•...

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Time signature changes
By inserting time signature changes, you can change the way notes are cut. This is 
done in the same way as when you specify how beamed notes are grouped.
With a regular 4/4 time signature
With a composite time signature (3+2+3 eighth notes)
RELATED LINKS
Grouping on page 1204
The Cut Notes tool
By using the Cut Notes tool, you can disable the automatic cutting mechanism in a 
bar, and insert manual cuts at any given...

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Other options for tied notes
Tie direction
You can set the direction of the tie manually in the Set Note Info dialog.
RELATED LINKS
Other note details on page 1183
Flat ties
If you prefer ties to be displayed as flat lines, rather than regular “curved” ties, 
activate the “Flat Ties” option in the Score Settings dialog, on the Project–Notation 
Style subpage (H.W. Henze Style category).
Graphic moving of notes
There might be instances where...

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Cue notes
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Move Notes and Context
In this mode, other score objects are moved accordingly when you move a 
note with the Layout tool. Use this mode if you want to correct the display of 
all score objects within a bar rather than modifying single note positions.
By using the computer keyboard
You can assign key commands for moving objects graphically. In the Key 
Commands dialog on the File menu, the commands are found under the Nudge 
category and called Graphical...

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RELATED LINKS
Setting up the voices on page 1165
Polyphonic voicing on page 1163
A quick example
Let’s say you have a flute part and want some cue notes for it:
PROCEDURE
1. Switch on polyphonic voices and activate voice 1 and voice 2.
2. Set voice 2 to “Auto” stem direction and centered rests.
3. Set up voice 1 to be a cue voice, with hidden rests and stems pointing up.
4. Insert the cue notes into voice 1.
Turning individual notes into cue notes...