Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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Entering and editing notes
Selecting notes
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You can drag to select notes on several voices or staves if you wish.
3. Release the mouse button.
All notes with note heads inside the rectangle are selected.
If you want to deselect one or more of the notes, hold down [Shift] and click on them.
Using the keyboard
By default, you can step through (and select) the notes in the staff using the left and
right arrow keys. If you press [Shift], you can select a series of notes as you step
through them.
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Entering and editing notes
Selecting notes
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You can drag to select notes on several voices or staves if you wish.
3. Release the mouse button.
All notes with note heads inside the rectangle are selected.
If you want to deselect one or more of the notes, hold down [Shift] and click on them.
Using the keyboard
By default, you can step through (and select) the notes in the staff using the left and
right arrow keys. If you press [Shift], you can select a series of notes as you step
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Entering and editing notes Note values and positions1131 The Quantize value is set on the toolbar on the “Quantize Presets” pop-up menu: • You can also assign key commands to the different Quantize values. This is done in the Key Commands dialog (in the category “MIDI Quantize”). • Just like in the other MIDI editors, you can use the Quantize Panel to create o ther Quantize values, irregular grids, etc. However, this is not often used when inputting score notes. The mouse position info While you often use the graphical position in the actual score to determine where the notes go, there are instances when you want to verify the position numerically using the mouse position info displayed in the status line. The Mouse Note Position display shows the pitch according to the vertical position of the pointer in a staff. The Mouse Time Position display shows the “musical position” in bars, beats, sixteenth notes, and ticks: • The relation between beats and bars de pen ds on the time signature: In 4/4 there are 4 beats to a bar. In 8/8 there are eight, in 6/8 there are six, etc. • The third number is the sixteenth note within the beat. Again, the time sign ature 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 ti cks per quarter note (and thus 120 ticks per sixteenth note). The figures below show some note positions and their corresponding position values: Eighth note positions 2/21.1.1.0 1.1.3.01.1.5.01.1.7.0 1.2.1.01.2.3.01.2.5.01.2.7.0 4/4 1.1.1.0 1.1.3.01.2.1.01.2.3.0 1.1.3.01.3.3.01.4.1.01.4.3.0 8/8 1.1.1.0 1.2.1.01.3.1.01.4.1.0 1.5.1.01.6.1.01.7.1.01.8.1.0 Eighth note triplet positions
Entering and editing notes Adding and editing notes1132 Sixteenth note positions 2/21.1.1.0 1.1.2.01.1.3.01.1.4.0 1.1.5.01.1.6.01.1.7.0 1.1.8.0 4/4 1.1.1.0 1.1.2.01.1.3.01.1.4.0 1.2.1.01.2.2.01.2.3.0 1.2.4.0 8/8 1.1.1.0 1.1.2.01.2.1.01.2.2.0 1.3.1.01.3.2.01.4.1.0 1.4.2.0 Adding and editing notes Entering notes using the computer keyboard A quick and easy way to enter notes, without having to decide on the pitch, position and note value first is using the computer keyboard. To enter a note, proceed as follows: PROCEDURE 1. On the toolbar, activate the “Computer Keyboard Input” button. Now you can enter notes using the computer keyboard. 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 step s, use the Page Up/Page Down keys. • To change the insert position of the note, use the right and left arrow keys. Note that for position changes, the Quantize value is taken into account. • To change the length of the note, hold down [Shift] and use the right and left arrow keys. This changes the note value step by st ep, passi ng from one Quantize value to the next. 3. To insert the note, press [Return]. The note with the specified pitch and note value is inserted at the selected position and the insert position for the next note cha nges according to the Quantize value. If you press [Shift]-[Return], the insert position does not change, allowing you to enter chords. 2/2 1.1.1.0 1.1.2.401.1.3.80 1.1.5.01.1.6.40 1.1.7.80 4/4 1.1.1.0 1.1.2.401.1.3.80 1.2.1.01.2.2.40 1.2.3.80 8/8 1.1.1.0 1.1.2.401.2.1.80 1.3.1.01.3.2.40 1.4.1.80
Entering and editing notes Adding and editing notes 1133 Entering notes with the mouse To add a note to the score, proceed as follows: PROCEDURE 1. Make the staff active. Notes are always inserted on the active staff. 2. Select the desired note value. 3. If you select the note value by clicking on a symbol on the extended toolbar, the Insert Note tool is automatically selected – otherwise select the Insert Note tool on the toolbar or context menu. 4. Select a Quantize value. The Quantize value determines the spacing between notes. If you set Quantize to 1/1 you only can add notes at downbeats. If you set Quantize to 1/8, you can add notes at eighth note positions, etc. 5. Click in the staff and keep the mouse button pressed. The Insert Note tool changes into a note symbol (showing the note exactly as it would be inserted in the score). 6. Move the mouse horizontally to find the correct position. 7. Move the mouse vertically to find the correct pitch. Accidentals are shown beside the note to indicate the current pitch. NOTE If the “Show Note Info by the Mouse” option is activated in the Preferences dialog (Scores–Editing page), the position and pitch of the note is also shown in a “tooltip” next to the pointer while you are dragging. If you find that screen redraws are too sluggish, you may want to deactivate this option. 8. Release the mouse button. The note appears in the score. IMPORTANT If you activate the “Animate Note Cursor” option in the Preferences dialog (Scores–Editing page), you do not need to keep the mouse button pressed to see the note as it would be inserted in the score. RELATED LINKS The active staff on page 1100 Selecting a note value for input on page 1130
Entering and editing notes Adding and editing notes 1134 Adding more notes PROCEDURE 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 to. This is because there are a number of situations that require special techniques and settings. Below you can find a list of some of these and where to find more information about handling them: • Notes at the same position are considered parts of a chord. To get independent voicing (for example notes with different stem directions), such as for vocal material, you need to use polyphonic voicing. Without and with polyphonic voicing • If two notes beginning at the same position have different lengths, the longer is displayed as a number of tied notes. To avoid this, you can either use the “No Overlap” feature or polyphonic voicing. • One note is often displayed as two notes with a tie. This is only how the program displays the note, there is still only a single note “stored”. This single note in the Key Editor is displayed as two tied notes in the Score Editor. • Generally the program adds ties where necessary (if a note stretches over a beat), but not always. For more “modern” notation of syncopated notes (less ties), you need to use the syncopation feature. The same note, without and with Syncopation • If you want a long note to be displayed as two (or more) tied notes, you can use the Cut Notes tool for this. • If a note has the wrong accidental, this can be changed.
Entering and editing notes Selecting notes 1135 • If two notes on the same position are too close to each other or if you want their “graphical order” in the score reversed, you can do this without affecting playback. • Stem direction and length is normally automatic, but you can set it yourself. • If you are scoring for piano and therefore (or for other reasons) need a split staff, there are special techniques for this. RELATED LINKS No Overlap on page 1158 Syncopation on page 1157 Accidentals and enharmonic shift on page 1181 Graphic moving of notes on page 1198 Background: Note stems on page 1177 Split (piano) staves on page 1146 Polyphonic voicing on page 1163 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 double-click on a note, this note and all the following notes in the same staff are selected. Using a selection rectangle PROCEDURE 1. Click in an empty area in the score with the Object Selection tool and keep the mouse button pressed. 2. Drag the mouse pointer to create a selection rectangle.
Entering and editing notes Selecting notes 1136 You can drag to select notes on several voices or staves if you wish. 3. Release the mouse button. All notes with note heads inside the rectangle are selected. If you want to deselect one or more of the notes, hold down [Shift] and click on them. Using the keyboard By default, you can step through (and select) the notes in the staff using the left and right arrow keys. If you press [Shift], you can select a series of notes as you step through them. • If you are working with polyphonic voices, you step through the notes on the current track, i. e. in a split system, you step through the staves. • If you want to use other keys for selecting notes, you can customize the settings in the Key Commands dialog (in the Navigate category). Selecting tied notes Longer notes are often displayed in the score as one note with a tie. If you intend to select the entire note (e. g. for deleting), you should select the first note, not the tied note. IMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANT There is a setting for this in the Preferences dialog (Scores
Entering and editing notes Moving notes 1137 Moving notes In the following, you can find descriptions of the various methods to move notes, as well as related features. Moving by dragging PROCEDURE 1. Set the Quantize value. The Quantize value restricts your movement in time. You cannot place notes on positions smaller than the Quantize value. 2. Select the note(s) you want to move. You can select notes across several staves if you wish. 3. Click one of the selected notes and drag it to a new position. The horizontal movement of the note is “magnetically attracted” to the current Quantize value. The Mouse Time Position and Mouse Note Position displays in the status line show the new position and pitch for the dragged note. NOTE If the “Show Note Info by the Mouse” option is activated in the Preferences dialog (Scores–Editing page), the position and pitch of the note is also shown in a “tooltip” next to the pointer while you are dragging. If you find that screen redraws are too sluggish, you may want to deactivate this option. 4. Release the mouse button. The notes appear at their new position. • If you press [Ctrl]/[Command] and drag, movement is restricted to vertical or horizontal (depending on the direction in which you drag). • If you move notes vertically and the “Keep moved Notes within Key” option is activated in the Preferences dialog (Scores–Editing page), the notes are transposed within the current key only. RELATED LINKS Selecting a Quantize value on page 1130 Moving by using key commands Instead of dragging the note with the mouse, you can assign key commands for this: • The corresponding commands can be found in the Nudge category in the Key Commands dialog. • When moving notes to the left or right using key commands, the notes are moved in steps according to the Quantize value. The keys assigned for up/down nudging transpose notes in semitone steps.
Entering and editing notes Moving notes 1138 Moving across staves – the Lock button If you are editing several tracks, you may want to move notes from one staff to another. PROCEDURE 1. Make the desired Quantize settings and select the notes. Make sure to only select notes on the same staff. 2. Make sure that the “L” (Lock) button on the extended toolbar is deactivated. When this button is activated, you cannot move notes and other objects from one staff to another, which is handy if you need to transpose a note very high or low, for example. The “L” Lock button is deactivated. 3. Click on one of the notes and drag them to the new system. The active staff rectangle indicates on which staff the dragged note(s) appears. The Snap mode The notes you move (or copy) snap to positions defined by the note length and Quantize values. Using the Snap Type pop-up menu on the Score Editor toolbar you can select the Snap mode used when moving or copying notes: • When using the “Grid” mode, notes you move (or copy) always snap to exact grid positions. • When using the “Grid Relative” mode, a note with a certain position relative to a grid line always maintains that relative position to the grid when moved (or copied). Acoustic Feedback To hear the pitch of the note while moving, activate the speaker icon (Acoustic Feedback) on the toolbar.
Entering and editing notes Moving notes 1139 About the lock layers When you are moving and editing notes in the score, you might accidentally move other objects nearby. To avoid this, assign different types of objects to different “lock layers” (up to three) and instruct Cubase to “lock” one or two of these layers, making them unmovable. There are two ways to set up which type of object should belong to which lock layer: • Open the Preferences dialog from the File menu and select the Scores–Note Layer page. This page lets you adjust the layer setting for each object type. • Right-click one of the layer buttons, (1-2-3), on the extended toolbar to bring up a pop-up menu, showing which object types are associated with that layer. A checkmark for an object type means it belongs to that layer. If no checkmark is shown, you can select the object type on the menu to move it to that layer. To lock a layer, click the corresponding layer button, so that it is disabled not highlighted. You can only select or move objects whose Layer button is activated. NOTE There are also “L” and “P” layer buttons, for the layout and project layer. Clicking these buttons allows you to lock the layout and project layers. RELATED LINKS Using the lock layers on page 1225 Background: The different layers on page 1206 Displaying layers To see which score objects you assigned to which layer, you can activate and deactivate the Layer buttons on the extended toolbar. • To display all the score objects that you assigned to the different note layers, activate layers 1, 2, or 3.
Entering and editing notes Duplicating notes 1140 • To display all the score objects that are associated with the layout layer, activate the Layout Layer (L) button. • To display all the score objects that are associated with the project layer, activate the Project Layer (P) button. • To get an overview of all layers, activate the Colorize Layer (A) button. This deactivates all other layer buttons and displays the score objects in different colors, where each color stands for a specific type of layer. Duplicating notes To duplicate notes in the score, proceed as follows: PROCEDURE 1. Set the Quantize value and select the desired notes. You can duplicate any block of notes, even on several systems at the same time. The Snap mode applies. 2. Press [Alt]/[Option] and drag the duplicate notes to their new position. • If you want to restrict movements to one direction, press [Ctrl]/[Command]. This works just as for moving, as described above. • If you want to restrict the pitch to inside the current key only, make sure that the “Keep moved Notes within Key” option is activated in the Preferences dialog (Scores–Editing page). 3. Release the mouse button to insert the notes. [Alt]/[Option] is the default modifier key for copying/duplicating. If you like, you can change this in the Preferences dialog (Editing–Tool Modifiers page). The entry for this is found in the Drag & Drop category (“Copy”). NOTE You can also move or copy whole bars by dragging the bar handles. RELATED LINKS The Snap mode on page 1138 Moving and duplicating with the bar handles on page 1229 Cut, copy, and paste • To cut notes, select them and choose Cut from the Edit menu (or use a key command, by default [Ctrl]/[Command]-[X]). The notes are now removed from the score and put on the clipboard. • To copy notes, select them and choose Copy from the Edit menu (or use a key command, by default [Ctrl]/[Command]-[C]).