Steinberg Cubase Studio 4 Operation Manual Studio Manual

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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 symbol 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 key, clef and time signature.
Preparations
1.In the Project window, create a MIDI track for each in-
strument.
You can prepare a piano (split) staff...

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Page Mode
When you are preparing a score for printout, you should 
set the Score Editor to Page Mode. This is done by se-
lecting Page Mode from the Scores menu. When Page 
Mode is activated, a check mark will appear next to this 
menu option.
Page Mode is activated.
In Edit mode, the window switches to display one page at 
a time, as it will appear on printout.
Page Mode vs. Edit Mode
When Page Mode is not activated, the Score Editor is in 
Edit Mode. All you can do in Edit Mode, you can...

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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 us-
ing the Zoom tool (magnifying glass).
Using the zoom pop-up menu
Above the vertical scrollbar to the right you will find a pop-
up allowing you to set the zoom factor. 
The zoom pop-up.
By zooming in you will be able to make detailed adjust-
ments to symbols, etc. By zooming out you will get a bet-
ter overview.
If you select “Fit Page”, the zoom factor...

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Designing your work space
Some of the areas in the Score editor can be hidden. Ex-
actly which areas to show/hide depends e. g. on what kind 
of project you are working on, and how big a monitor you 
have.
These areas can be hidden or displayed.
You can configure the toolbar, the info line and the In-
spector in their own setup dialogs. Here you can specify 
exactly which buttons, which properties for a particular 
object, or which symbol tabs you wish to see.
The handling is the same for...

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The symbols Inspector
The symbol buttons, which are used to add symbols to the 
score, can be found in the Score Editor Inspector to the 
left of the score display.
To display the Inspector, click the Show Symbols but-
ton on the toolbar. 
You can open Symbol Inspector tabs as palettes by 
right-clicking on one of the buttons and selecting “Open 
as Palette” from the context menu.
You can move symbol palettes around on the screen by clicking and 
dragging their title bars. 
Right-clicking...

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About the Score Editor context 
menus
Many functions and settings of the Score Editor can be 
accessed via context menus, opened by right-clicking on 
certain elements of the score. Right-clicking on a note will 
for example open the note context menu, listing note-re-
lated functions.
If you right-click on an empty area of the score, the 
Quick menu opens. This lists all available tools (allowing 
you to quickly switch between tools) and it contains many 
functions of the main menus....

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6.Open the Time Sign tab of the Inspector and click on 
the symbol for the time signature value that you wish to use.
If you cannot find the desired time signature, you can use the Edit Time 
Signature dialog (see below).
The settings you have made so far are valid for the entire 
track. If you wish to further edit these settings, or if you 
need different settings for different bars of your track, pro-
ceed as described in the next section.
Editing the time signature
1.Double-click on the...

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 The score always shows the time signature events on the 
tempo track, regardless of whether or not the Tempo button is 
activated. Likewise, any time signatures you create in the 
Score Editor will be shown in the tempo track.
 You cannot create composite time signatures from the tempo 
track.
Editing the clef
In the clef context menu
When you right-click on a clef symbol, a context menu 
with a list of all available clefs is opened. This menu also 
contains the following options:
Display...

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In a split system
If you have a split system (see “Split (piano) staves” on 
page 528 and “Strategies: How many voices do I need?” 
on page 540) you can of course set different clefs for the 
upper and lower staff.
1.Open the Score Settings–Staff page.
2.Select a clef for the upper staff.
3.Activate the “Lower Staff” check box.
4.Set a clef for the lower staff.
Using Auto Clef
Auto Clef activated on the Score Settings–Staff page.
On the Score Settings–Staff page you will also find the...

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On the Score Settings–Staff page
1.Make sure the desired staff is the active staff and open 
the Score Settings–Staff page.
The Clef/Key section on the Score Settings–Staff page.
2.Use the right scroll bar in the Clef/Key section to se-
lect the desired key.
3.Click Apply.
You can select other staves in the score and make set-
tings for these, without having to close the Score Settings 
dialog.
Setting the key for a split system
If you have a split system with two staves (see “Split (pi-...