Steinberg Cubase Studio 4 Operation Manual Studio Manual

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Working with symbols
Moving by using the computer keyboard
You can assign key commands for moving symbols, notes 
or rests graphically in the Key Commands dialog on the 
File menu. The commands are found under the “Nudge” 
category and are called “Graphical Left”, “Graphical 
Right”, “Graphical Top” and “Graphical Bottom”.
Selecting an object and using one of these commands is 
the same as dragging them with the Layout tool, but this 
method offers higher precision.
Moving and duplicating with the...

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Working with symbols
 If you didn’t hold down [Alt]/[Option] when dragging the bar 
handle, the symbols (and other event types specified in the di-
alog) are removed from the “source” bar.
About moving note symbols
Note symbols, slurs and ties all have “default positions”. 
This determines the vertical distance between the note 
head(s) and the symbol. 
You can manually adjust the vertical positions of individ-
ual symbols, but if you move or transpose their notes, the 
symbols are automatically...

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Working with symbols
By dragging the end points of a slur or tie, you can 
change its shape without affecting its “relation” to the 
notes it belongs to.
In other words, the end point of the slur/tie will then keep its relative dis-
tance to that note when the note is moved with the Layout tool or when 
the measure width is adjusted.
By holding down [Ctrl]/[Command] and dragging the 
end points of a slur or tie, it can be detached from the 
notes it belonged to.
To change the default shape and...

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Working with symbols
The “Dynamics” option is a special function for aligning 
dynamic symbols, as described in the section “Aligning 
dynamics” on page 580.
Symbol details
This section further describes some of the symbol tabs.
The “Clefs etc.” tab
Clefs
You can insert a clef symbol anywhere in the score. This will 
have an effect on the notes, just as the first clef on the staff 
has. And just as with the first clef, the type is selected from 
a dialog that appears as soon as you click. See...

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Working with symbols
Crescendo and diminuendo (decrescendo)
In the Dynamics tab, there are three kinds of crescendo 
symbols: regular crescendo, regular diminuendo and a 
“double” crescendo (diminuendo–crescendo).
 To insert a crescendo (), select the corre-
sponding symbol from the tab and drag from left to right.
 If you draw a crescendo symbol from right to left, the result will 
be a diminuendo symbol, and vice versa.
 To insert a crescendo-diminuendo () symbol, select the 
double crescendo...

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Working with symbols
You can specify globally how tuplets should be dis-
played in the “Notation Style” subpage of the Score Set-
tings–Project page.
You can also select a font and size for the tuplet numbers in the Text Set-
tings subpage. 
Vertical symbols
The vertical symbols in the Line/Trill tab are “note-depen-
dent”. This means that they must be inserted in front of a 
note. For more information see “Note layer symbols” on 
page 562 and the text about grace notes (which behave 
similarly) in...

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Working with symbols
Additional symbols
If you click on the “Select Symbol” button and then into the 
score, the “Select Symbol” dialog opens. Here you can 
chose note heads, accidentals and rests that work only as 
drawing elements, i.e. they do not insert any note data into 
the track. They do not affect MIDI playback! You can set the 
desired symbol font size directly in the Font Size field.
The “Layout” tab
Rehearsal marks
These come in two flavors, as numbers and as letters.
When you place the...

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Working with symbols
Tempo change as note symbol
This symbol allows you to specify a tempo change as a 
change from one note value to another. The example 
above would mean “lower the tempo by a third”.
To change the note value for either symbol, double-click 
or right-click on it and select the desired note value from 
the context menu that appears.
User Symbols
The User Symbols tab lets you create your own graphic 
symbols and use these in the score. 
Creating a user symbol
Initially, the User...

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Working with symbols
The Note Linked pop-up lets you create symbols linked to 
note positions. This affects the whole symbol, not a se-
lected graphic object.
The Functions pop-up menu contains the following items 
(some of these can also be accessed on the context menu 
for the User Symbols tab):
Color pop-up Selects Frame or Fill Color for objects. The “Select Col-
ors…” menu item brings up a standard color dialog.
Line Width Allows you to change the line width used for the selected 
object.
Menu...

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Working with chords