Steinberg Cubase Studio 4 Operation Manual Studio Manual

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Working with chords
About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
 How to enter chord symbols manually and automatically using 
the “Make Chord Symbol” feature.
 Which settings can be made for chord symbols.
Inserting Chord symbols
Manually
On the Chord Symbols tab, you will find a set of pre-
defined chord symbols, see “Using presets” on page 587. 
If the symbol you want to add is among these, simply se-
lect it and click in the score to insert the chord symbol.
To specify and enter any other...

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To open the Edit Chord Symbol dialog for an existing 
chord, double-click on the symbol.
You can also right-click on the symbol and select “Properties” on the 
context menu to open the dialog.
Using presets
As with many other functions in Cubase, you can create 
chord symbol presets for instant use. Each preset con-
tains all settings in the dialog – i.e. the preset list is a 
“library” of chords. You will find the presets in the Chord 
Symbols tab in the Inspector and in the...

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Global chord settings
On the Score Settings–Project page (Chord Symbols and 
Notation Fonts subpages), there are several global set-
tings that affect how chords are displayed. These settings 
affect all chords in the project.
Chord Symbols
Use the four sections of radio buttons to specify how the 
four most common chord types should be displayed:
If you want the root (key) note to be aligned with the 
bass note, so that they are both displayed at the same ver-
tical position,...

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Working with text 

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Working with text
About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
 Which different types of text are available.
 How to enter and edit text.
 How to set font, size and style.
 How to enter lyrics.
Adding and editing text symbols
This section describes the general procedure for adding 
and editing text symbols. As described in the section 
“Different types of text” on page 592, there are several dif-
ferent types of text symbols, but the basic procedures are 
the same (except for block text...

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Editing the text
If you made a mistake when typing or for some other rea-
son wish to change text, double-click on a text block with 
the Object Selection tool, edit the text and press [Return] 
to close it.
It is also possible to replace all occurrences of a certain 
word in the score, without having to edit the texts manually, 
see “Find and replace” on page 596.
Selecting font, size and style for the text
1.Select the text symbol(s) you want to make settings for.
If nothing is...

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Editing text attribute sets
If you edit the settings in a text attribute set, all texts using 
this particular set will be affected. This is very practical, 
since it allows you to use the same number of “generic” 
sets for all your projects (for titles, comments, lyrics, etc.), 
and simply change the fonts, sizes, etc. for a different 
project if necessary. This will also make it easier to move 
projects between computers (which may not have the 
same fonts installed).
1.Select the...

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laps another. If this is not what you want, you can activate 
the option “Don’t Sync Lyrics” in the Lyrics category on the 
Score Settings–Project page (Notation Style subpage). If 
this is activated, the note positions will not be affected, 
which may be preferable.
When entering words with several syllables you normally 
separate the syllables with a dash (-). By default, the dash 
signs are automatically centered between the syllables – if 
this is not what you want, activate the...

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Layout text
The text symbols in the Layout symbol tab are part of the 
layout layer, and can thus be hidden or shown for different 
tracks in the layout, by activating the “L” column on the 
Score Settings–Layout page. The text will appear in all 
staves, for which you have activated the “L” column. This 
means it is tied to the bar and staff position. If you move 
the bar or the entire staff, it moves with it.
Block Text
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5.Adjust the settings for how the text should be posi-
tioned:
6.Select a text attribute set for the text, or make manual 
settings for font, size and style.
7.Click OK.
The text is inserted. You can adjust the positioning manually by dragging 
the text block.
Inserting variables
When you enter the text, you can also insert special char-
acters or “place holders” for different attributes. When the 
text is displayed, these characters will be replaced by their 
actual values (e.g....