Steinberg Cubase SE 3 Operation Manual

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4.Select a Quantize value.
As described above, the Quantize value will determine the spacing between notes. If 
you have Quantize set to “1/1 Note” you will only be able to add notes at downbeats. 
If you set Quantize to “1/8 Note” you will be able to add notes at all eighth note posi-
tions etc.
5.Click in the staff and keep the mouse button pressed.
A note appears under the mouse pointer.
6.Move the mouse horizontally to find the correct position.
Check the lower...

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Using a selection rectangle
1.Press the mouse button with the Arrow tool in some free (white) 
space in the score.
2.Drag the mouse pointer.
A rectangle appears. You can drag to select voices on several voices or staves if you 
wish.
3.Release the mouse button.
All notes with their note heads inside the rectangle get selected.
If you want to deselect one or more of the notes, hold down [Shift] and 
click as described above.
Using the keyboard
By default, you can step...

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Using the keyboard or delete menu item
1.Select the notes you want to delete.
2.Select Delete from the Edit menu, or press [Delete] or [Backspace] on 
the computer keyboard.
Moving notes
To move or transpose notes, proceed as follows:
1.Set the Quantize value.
The Quantize value will restrict your movement in time. You can not place the notes on 
positions smaller than the Quantize value. If Quantize for example is set to “1/8 Note”, 
you will not be able to move the...

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Duplicating notes
1.Set the Quantize value and select the notes, as for moving.
2.Press [Alt]/[Option] and drag the notes to their new position.
•If you want to restrict movements to one direction only, press [Ctrl]/
[Command].
This works just as for moving, as described above.
•[Alt]/[Option] is the default modifier key for copying/duplicating. If you 
like, you can change this in the Preferences dialog (Editing–Tool Modi-
fiers page).
The entry for this is found in...

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By using the note value icons on the extended toolbar
Using the extended toolbar is another quick way to set a number of 
notes to the same length:
1.Select the notes you want to change.
2.Hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] and click on one of the note icons on 
the extended toolbar.
All the selected notes are now given the length of the clicked note.
By using the info line
You can also edit length values numerically on the info line, just like in 
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Flip Stems
Normally the direction of the note stems is automatically selected ac-
cording to the note pitches, but you can change this manually if you like:
1.Select the notes for which you want to change (flip) the stem direction.
2.Pull down the MIDI menu and select Flip Stems from the Scores sub-
menu.
Working with text
You can use the Text tool to add comments, articulation or instrumen-
tation advice and other text strings anywhere in the score:
Adding a text...

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Changing the text font, size and style
To change the font settings for the text you have added, proceed as 
follows:
1.Select the text block by clicking it with the Arrow tool.
2.Pull down the MIDI menu and select “Set Font” from the Scores sub-
menu.
A Font Settings dialog appears, containing the following settings:
3.When you’ve made your settings, click Apply.
If you like, you can leave the Font Settings dialog open, select another text block and 
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Printing
To print your score, proceed as follows:
1.Open the parts you want to print in the Score Editor.
Printing is only available from within the Score Editor.
2.Select Page Setup from the File menu and make sure all your Printer 
settings are correct.
3.This includes paper size and margins.
4.Close the Page Setup dialog and select Print from the File menu.
5.The standard Print dialog appears. Fill out the options as desired.
6.Click Print.
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Coloring notes and events
By using the Colors pop-up menu on the toolbar, you can select a 
color scheme for the events in the editor. The following options are 
available:
When any of the options (apart from “Part”) is selected, you can se-
lect “Setup” from the Colors pop-up menu. This opens a dialog in 
which you can specify which colors should be associated with which 
velocities, pitches or channels, respectively.
Option Description
Velocity The notes get...

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