Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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4. Use the To Previous Staff or To Next Staff settings to specify the desired
distance between the staves.
All selected staves are spaced according to your settings.
If you do this when the “Global staff Spacing with [Alt]/[Option]-[Ctrl]/[Command]”
option is activated, all staves in the score are affected.
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Useful editing techniques
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4. Use the To Previous Staff or To Next Staff settings to specify the desired
distance between the staves.
All selected staves are spaced according to your settings.
If you do this when the “Global staff Spacing with [Alt]/[Option]-[Ctrl]/[Command]”
option is activated, all staves in the score are affected.
Polyphonic voicing
If you are working on a full score with more than one instrument in one staff (2 flutes,
2 trumpets, etc.), you should use...")
Tips and Tricks Useful editing techniques 1321 Using “Scores Notes To MIDI” This function converts the score data, as displayed, into MIDI data. Let’s say for example that you have set up the score so that it is displayed to 99 % the way you want it to be. Yet, that last 1 % forces you to deactivate some of the Staff Settings (like Clean Lengths, No Overlap, or Auto Quantize), which makes other parts of the score illegible. In this case, try using the “Scores Notes To MIDI” function. Note that you should work on a copy of the track! RELATED LINKS Using "Scores Notes To MIDI" on page 1125 Optimizing rests If you have a number of consecutive empty bars, you can replace them with one multiple rest. RELATED LINKS Multi-Rests on page 1281 Zero system lines Having no system lines at all might seem like a stupid idea to start with. But this option allows you to create chord sheets really quickly. A lead sheet created by specifying “0” system lines RELATED LINKS Using Make Chord Symbols on page 1248 Examples and scales If you are creating scale examples and similar, you can use the Real Book option and manually hide all symbols at the beginning of the first staff to make the score appear like separate unconnected “lines”. Remember you can also hide the bar lines. An example scale without bar lines.
Tips and Tricks Frequently asked questions 1322 Controlling the order and appearance of grace notes Normally, grace notes are beamed. Their order under the beam is controlled by their order in the track. It is enough to put a grace note one tick before the next grace note to make them appear in the desired order under the beam. Initially the grace notes are put in with a 32nd note beam. By double-clicking the note and changing the “flag” type in the Set Note Info dialog, you can change this. Complex grace notes Speeding up inserting key changes If you have a grand staff with many instruments, inserting key changes one by one can take a lot of time. In this case, activate “Key Changes for the entire Project” on the Key context menu or in the Score Settings dialog, on the Project–Notation Style subpage (Keys category). This way, all changes made to the key always affect the entire project. Speeding up inserting staccato and accents Symbols linked to notes can also be put in for a number of notes at the same time, even on different staves. RELATED LINKS Adding a symbol to several notes using the Draw tool on page 1214 Setting the distance between staves in a piano score Drag the first bass staff on the first page. This copies the spacing to all staves. Please note that this can only be done in Page Mode. Frequently asked questions In this section, you can find some answers to questions concerning adding and editing of notes as well as the handling of symbols and layouts.
Tips and Tricks Frequently asked questions 1323 I enter a note with one value and it is shown as a note with another value. Set the Rests value for Display Quantize to a smaller note value. Try deactivating Auto Quantize, especially if you do not have any triplets or triplets only. Notes are not displayed at the correct positions. Try changing the Notes value for Display Quantize. There are a number of short rests after my notes. Your Rests value for Display Quantize might be set to too small a note value. Raise it. Also check the “Clean Lengths” setting. When I change the length of a note, nothing happens. This is because the Display Quantize value puts a restriction on what note values can be displayed. Check that Display Quantize is set to the smallest note value you have in your project. I have adjusted Display Quantize and the other staff settings best I can. The notes are still shown with the wrong values. You might need to use one of these three features: inserting Display Quantize events, using polyphonic voicing, or applying “Scores Notes To MIDI”. In the Score Settings dialog, I change the Display Quantize settings on the Staff page (Main subpage) and nothing happens. Did you remember to click Apply? Maybe you have already inserted Display Quantize events in the score? These override the staff settings. Suddenly many Display Quantize events appear in the score. This is not a malfunction. If you had Auto Quantize on and start inserting Display Quantize events, the auto quantizing is automatically transformed into Display Quantize events.
Tips and Tricks Frequently asked questions 1324 One long note is shown as many tied notes. Do other notes occur at the same positions but with different lengths? Then you need to use polyphonic voicing. Are the note(s) syncopated? Then you should try the syncopation feature. Even though I’ve tried the above, notes are not tied as I want them. The way notes are tied in Cubase follows basic notation rules. You may need to make exceptions to these rules, by using the Cut Notes tool. I have an unnecessarily large amount of rests. Especially with polyphonic voicing, superfluous rests may be created. Try deactivating rests for one or more voices. You might also leave the rests activated in the Score Settings dialog on the Staff page (Polyphonic tab) and then hide the rests you do not need, one by one. When using polyphonic voices, a number of rests are drawn on top of each other. As above, you should try hiding rests in the Score Settings dialog on the Staff page (Polyphonic tab), center rests and possibly manually moving or hiding rests. In polyphonic voices, notes that are on the same musical position are not displayed exactly vertically above each other. This is not a malfunction. Cubase has built-in automatic algorithms for making the score as legible as possible. Sometimes this includes adjustments of the “graphic” position of notes, especially with small intervals like seconds. You can always move the notes using the Layout tool. When using polyphonic voices, notes with small intervals “collide”. As described above, Cubase tries to avoid this, but only for voices 1 and 2 in the upper staff and voices 5 and 6 in the lower. For other voices, please use the Layout tool to manually move the notes.
Tips and Tricks Frequently asked questions 1325 When I select a note, nothing is shown on the info line. The note is probably tied to another note. This means that the second note does not really exist, it is just a graphic indication that the main note is long. Try selecting the main note instead. Symbols from the Layout Symbols tab are sometimes invisible when I open the score. This is not a malfunction. Those symbols are part of a layout. If you open the score with another layout, for example because you open another combination of tracks, you can see another layout which might not contain any Symbols at all. RELATED LINKS Working with layouts on page 1269 I can’t select an object on the screen, or I can’t select an object without selecting another object. Drag a selection rectangle around the objects. Then hold down [Shift] and deselect all the objects you do not want included, by clicking on them. You should also check out the lock layer function. Symbols have disappeared. Are they layout symbols? Then maybe they belong to another layout than the one you are editing now. If that is not the reason, maybe you have inserted the symbol into the wrong staff. RELATED LINKS Important! – Symbols, staves, and voices on page 1212 A symbol doesn’t move with its staff. Auto Layout produces far too wide spacing. Maybe you have inserted the symbol into the wrong staff. RELATED LINKS Important! – Symbols, staves, and voices on page 1212
Tips and Tricks Frequently asked questions 1326 A note symbol appears too far from the note I wanted it inserted on. Do you have activated the correct voice? Note symbols are inserted into voices, just like notes. The note I recorded is displayed with the wrong length. For example, I recorded a sixteenth and got a quarter note. You probably have the wrong Display Quantize value set. Open the Score Settings dialog and select the Staff page. If Auto Quantize is activated, deactivate it, unless you have mixed triplets and regular notes. Also check the Notes and Rests Display Quantize values. If the settings are too “coarse”, change them to a smaller note value. If you for example need the program to display an eighth note rest, Rests Display Quantize must be set to “8” or a smaller value. If No Overlap is activated, you might want to turn it off. RELATED LINKS How the Score Editor works on page 1089 There is a pause after a note that I don’t want. You probably added a note with the wrong note value. Either lengthen the note (physically or graphically) or delete the one you have and add a new one with the correct note value. If this problem occurs a lot in your score, try selecting a larger Rests Display Quantize value. RELATED LINKS Changing the length of notes on page 1143 Deleting notes on page 1150 Using Rests as Display Quantize setting on page 1092 There is no pause after the note although there should be one. Either the note is too long (use Clean Lengths or change the current note’s length), or Rests Display Quantize is set to too high a value. Open the Score Settings, select the Staff page and lower the value.
Tips and Tricks If you wish you had a faster computer 1327 The note has an accidental when it shouldn’t, or it doesn’t when it should. Maybe the note is simply of the wrong pitch? Click on it (using the Object Selection tool) and look at the info line. Move it to the correct pitch. If this is not the reason, maybe you have the wrong key set? And finally, you can also use enharmonic shifting. RELATED LINKS The info line on page 1102 Editing pitches of individual notes on page 1141 Accidentals and enharmonic shift on page 1181 Notes are not grouped under beams the way I want it. Normally the program groups eighth notes, sixteenths, etc. under beams. This can be deactivated. There is also detailed control of which notes are grouped under a beam. RELATED LINKS Handling beaming on page 1188 If you wish you had a faster computer Here are some tips for those who find some operations slower than they would like: • Work on a smaller section of the score at a time. Break the project up into parts and work on those parts individually until the final layout stage. • Switch on multi-rests as late as possible. • When working in Edit Mode, set Default Bars Across The Staff to a small value, for example 2. • I n E d i t M o d e , r e s i z e t h e w i n d o w s o t h a t o n l y o n e g r a n d s t a f f a t a t i m e i s v i s i b l e . • Consider upgrading your computer hardware.
1328 Index A Accelerando 1191 Accents Above stems 1213 Accidentals About 1181 Distance from note 1183 ACID® loops 451 Acoustic feedback 689 Sample Editor 441 Score Editor 1138 VariAudio 485 Activate ’Link Panners’ for New Tracks 1082 Activate Project 76 Activate Read/Write for all tracks 585 Active TrackVersion 154 Adapt (Display Quantize) 1157 ADAT Lightpipe 957 Add Track 134 Add Track dialog 134 Adding chords 817, 821 AES/SPDIF Digital Audio 957 AES17 Meters 315 AIFF files 948 Algorithms Limitations 430 Sample Editor 451 Time stretching 428 Aligning Dynamics 1237 Text 1253 Aligning file and project attributes Pool 521 Alignment level (Meters) 315 All MIDI Inputs 20 Allow Editing in Results List 1073 Appearance Colors 1053 Metering 1074 Applying Track Presets 162 Archive Prepare 79 Arranger mode 1314 Arranger track 103 Arranger tracks Adding 259 Creating a chain 260 Flattening 264 Renaming events 259 Articulations 778 Adding sound slots 786 Auditioning with expression maps 779 Editing 722 Editing on the controller lane 783 Editing on the info line 784 Mapping sound slots 787 Remote key settings 789 Sorting in Groups 789 ASCII display Editing byte values 777 ASIO Direct Monitoring 18 ASIO devices Plug and play support 18 ASIO Direct Monitoring 217 ASIO driver DirectX setup 15 ASIO Latency Compensation Active by Default 1076 ASIO ports Using for data only 975 ASIO-Guard 1049 Aspect ratio Video Player window 988 Attributes About 544 Defining 549 Editing in the MediaBay 546 Managing lists 549 Audio Detecting the tempo 920 Handling 167 Overlapping 143 Slicing 465 Audio channels Mixing down to file 938 Audio clips About 167, 401 Audio clock About 957 Audio effects Applying 416 Surround 558 Using VST System Link 978 Audio events About 167 Auditioning 169 Creating from regions 450 Editing in Project Browser 929 Editing in Sample Editor 433 Editing selections 446 Fade handles 247 Making selections 444 Showing in Sample Editor 433 Slicing 465 Volume handles 249 Audio files Adjusting to the project tempo 453 Exporting 938 Removing unused 79 Audio hardware 1047 Connections 13 Externally clocked 16 Audio loops Musical Mode 452 Tempo matching 452 Audio parts Auditioning 169 Creating 168 Editing in Audio Part Editor 492 Editing in Project Browser 930 Audio performance Optimizing 1045 Audio Pre-Record Seconds 1075 Audio processing Pool 517 Audio Record Modes 222
Index 1329 Audio Recording 221 Preparations 220 Pre-Record Time 224 RAM Requirements 220 Record File Format 219 Record Folder 219 Record Modes 222 Recording a downmix 223 Recording with Effects 222 Recovering 224 Recovering recordings 223 Undo 223 Audio regions About 167 Audio tracks 82 Render in Place 172 AudioWarp Unstretching audio 491 Audition chords 823 Audition through MIDI Inserts/Sends 1068 Auditioning Acoustic feedback 441 Audio events 169 Audio Part Editor 495 Audio parts 169 Sample Editor 441 Speaker tool 441 Using key commands 441, 495 Auditioning key commands Pool 512 Auto Disable Talkback Mode 1085 Auto fades Global settings 256 Track settings 257 Auto layout About 1297 Hiding empty staves 1298 Moving bars 1298 Moving staves 1298 Auto Layout - Don’t hide first staff 1077 Auto Monitoring 1082 Auto Punch In 215 Auto Punch Out 215 Auto Quantize 1157 Auto Save 1067 Auto save 77 Auto Save Internal 1067 Auto Select Events under Cursor 1054 Auto Track Color Mode 1066 Automatable parameters Controlling with Quick Controls 625 Automatic scales 824 Automatic voicings 825 Automatically generating new audio clips Pool 521 Automation About 576 Activating Loop 592 Activating To End 591 Activating To Punch 591 Activating To Start 591 Continuous fill 592 Drawing Fill manually 592 Editing in Project Browser 934 Fill options 590 Freeze Trim 589 Functions pop-up menu 589 Initial value 584 Jump curves 576 One Shot 592 Ramp curves 576 Read 577 Show options 594 Static value line 576 SurroundPanner V5 573 Suspend options 593 Suspend Read 593 Tempo 907 Trim 588 Virgin territory 584 Write 577 Automation data Adjusting curves 581 Editing 580 Removing 581 Selecting 580 Automation follows Events 1054 Automation Merge Modes 596 Automation modes About 586 Auto-Latch 587 Cross-over 587 Touch 586 Automation panel About 585 Read buttons 585 Write buttons 585 Automation tracks About 582 Assigning parameters 583 Hiding 583 Muting 584 Removing 583 Showing 583 Auto-Scroll Crossfades 254 Sample Editor 433 Score Editor 1098 B Back up Project 79 Background Color Modulation 1064 Bank assignments 663 Bar handles 1229, 1320 Bar lines Breaking 1301 Indenting 1292 Moving 1291 Selecting type 1287 Bar numbers Offsetting 1268 Settings 1266 Spacing 1267 Bars Moving 1298 Moving to next/previous staff 1290 Number across page 1289 Resetting spacing 1292 Basic chord types Applying to selected notes 713 Batch export Audio channels 938 Beams 1189 Across staves 1193 Appearance 1194 Group settings 1194 Grouping 1188 Manual adjustment 1195 On/Off 1188 Slant 1194 Stem direction 1178 Beat Calculator 911 Bezier slurs 1217 Binary display Editing byte values 777 Block text 1259 Bounce (Export Audio) 938 Bounce MIDI 679 Bounce Selection 189 Sample Editor 448 Box symbol 1239 Braces 1296 Bracket heads 1183 Brackets 1296 Brillenbass 1190 Broadcast Wave Files Embedded information 1076 Broadcast Wave files Exporting 949 Buffer Settings 1047
Index 1330 Busses Adding 30 Child busses 31 Mixing down to file 938 Bypass AudioWarp 485 Pitch changes 485 SurroundPanner V5 573 Byte values Editing in ASCII display 777 Editing in binary display 777 Editing in decimal display 777 C Cadence mode Chord Assistant 819 Complexity filters 819 Changing styles 741 Channel linking 307 Channel names Searching 305 Channel overview MixConsole 291 Channel racks 300, 325 EQ 330 Filters 327 Gain 328 Inserts 328 Phase 328 Pre 327 Routing 325 Sends 342 Strips 333 Channel Rotation 800 Channel settings 348 Assigning Quick Control parameters 347, 620 Copying 319 Channel strip rack 333 Compressor 333 EQ position 333 Gate 333 Limiter 333 Presets 342 Saturation 333 Transformer 333 Channel types MixConsole 299 Channels Adding to link groups 307 Controlling with VCA faders 308 Linking 305 Removing from link groups 308 Chase Events 1068 Chase events 209 Child busses 31 In surround configuration 560 Chord Assistant 818, 841 Assigning Chords to Chord Pads 845, 846 Cadence mode 819 Circle of Fifths 841, 843 Common notes mode 819 Complexity 819 Gap mode 819 Proximity 841, 842 Chord Editor Assigning Chords to Chord Pads 844 Chord editor 816 Adding chords 821 MIDI Input 818 Chord events 815 Adding 817 Adding chords 817 Assigning to MIDI effects or VSTis 828 Auditioning 823 Chord type 815 Converting to MIDI 828 Editing 817 Extracting from MIDI 833 Getting suggestions 821 Mapping offset 825 Resolving Display Conflicts 823 Tension 815 Voicings 825 Chord Font 1066 Chord Pad Controls 838 Chord Pad Settings Pad layout 856 Players 853 Remote Control 850 Chord Pads 836, 841 Adaptive voicing 854 Assigning Chords from the Chord track 847 Assigning Chords to Chord Pads 844 Assigning Chords with the Chord Assistant 845, 846 Assigning Chords with the Chord Editor 844 Assigning Chords with the MIDI keyboard 847 Changing the pads remote range 852 Context menu 839 Controls 841 Creating events from chord pads 858 Default remote assignment 851 Functions menu 840 Moving and Copying 848 Pads remote range 851 Pattern player 855 Players 854 Playing back with a MIDI keyboard 848 Preparations 841 Presets 857 Recording chords on MIDI or instrument tracks 849 Recording chords on the Chord track 849 Saving presets 858 Setting up 841 Using different players on multiple tracks 855 Voicings 854 Zone 841 Chord Pads Zone 836, 838, 839, 840 Chord Symbols 1066 Chord symbols Global settings 1249 Inserting manually 1246 Chord track 105 About 814 Assign Pads 847 Controlling MIDI or audio playback 830 Live transform 829 Chord voicing Changing 711 Chords Changing pitch 710 Changing voicing 711 Editing 711 Inserting 712