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Working with MusicXML
Exporting MusicXML files
1.Set up the score the way you want it in the Score editor 
of Cubase.
2.Open the File menu and open the Export submenu.
3.On the submenu, select “Music XML…”.
Note that this option is only available when the Score editor is opened.
4.A file dialog opens in which you can choose an exist-
ing empty folder or create a new folder for saving the Mu-
sicXML file (as *.xml file). 

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About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
 How to change the staff size.
 How to create multi-rests.
 How to add and edit bar lines.
 How to create upbeats.
 How to set measure spacing and the number of bars across 
the page.
 How to control staff and grand staff spacing.
 How to use the Auto Layout dialog.
 How to use the Reset Layout function.
 How to break bar lines.
Layout settings
The Score Settings–Layout page contains a number of 
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Staff Separators
When this option is activated, separator symbols are in-
serted at the beginning of each grand staff.
A staff separator between two systems.
Modern Time Signature
When this is activated, time signatures are shown above 
the staves rather than in them. You can set the size of the 
modern time signature in the Time Sign section on the 
Score Settings–Project page (Notation Style subpage). 
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Hiding in this layout only
If you want the hiding to be “local” to the current layout, 
hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] when selecting “Hide/Show” 
as described above.
ÖYou can also move hidden objects to the layout by 
right-clicking the “Hide” marker and selecting “Move to 
Layout”.
Viewing hidden objects
The display filter bar (shown by clicking the “Show Filter 
View” button on the toolbar) contains two options related 
to hidden objects:
If you activate the...

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Multiple rests
Multiple consecutive rests can be automatically displayed 
as multi-rests. Proceed as follows:
1.Open the Score Settings–Layout page.
2.Set the Multi-Rests option to the number of empty 
bars that should be “allowed” before Cubase will display 
them as a multi-rest.
For example, a value of 2 means that three or more consecutive empty 
bars will be displayed as a multi-rest. If you set this to “Off”, multi-rests 
will not be used.
3.Click...

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2.If you wish the bar line to be shown with “brackets”, 
activate the Brackets checkbox.
This is only relevant for repeat signs.
3.Click on the desired bar line type.
The dialog closes and the bar line type is changed.
4.If you do not want to display bar lines at the beginning 
of the parts, open the Score Settings–Project page, on 
the Notation Style subpage (Bar Lines category) and acti-
vate the option “Hide First Bar line in Parts”.
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5.If you use bar numbers, adjust them as described in 
the previous example.
The final upbeat.
Setting the number of bars across 
the page
Automatically
 When you open a new combination of tracks for editing, the 
number of bars across the page is determined by the setting 
“Default Number of Bars per Staff” in the Preferences dialog 
(Scores-Editing page).
 In the Auto Layout dialog (see “Auto Layout” on page 617), 
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Moving bar lines
The following operations can be made using the regular 
Object Selection tool or the Layout tool, it doesn’t matter.
Moving a bar line
If you drag a bar line to the left or right, the surrounding 
bars are adjusted proportionally.
Moving bar lines on all staves
If you hold down [Alt]/[Option] when dragging a bar line, 
all bar lines below the one you drag will be moved accord-
ingly.
Moving a single bar line separately
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Dragging staves
For the following operations, you can use the Object Se-
lection tool or the Layout tool.
ÖNote that dragging staves can only be done in Page 
Mode.
Adding space between two grand staves
1.Locate the first staff in the lower of the two systems 
you wish to spread apart.
2.Click just to the left of the first bar line and keep the 
mouse button pressed. 
The entire staff is selected.
3.Drag downwards until you have reached the desired...