Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Score Layout And Printing Manual

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The Set Note Info dialog contains the following settings:
Option Description
Note Head Used for selecting custom note head shapes (see page 129).
Tablature on/off 
and numberUsed for creating or editing tablature (see page 285). This fea-
ture can be used for individual notes or together with the auto-
matic tablature function.
Bow Up/Bow Down Used for adding bow up/bow down articulation.
Bow up and down
Display Length This allows you to change the...

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About colored notes
You can colorize selected notes using the color pop-up menu on the 
toolbar.
If you have activated the option “Use Colors for Additional meanings” 
in the Preferences–Scores dialog, some objects will automatically be 
displayed in color, to indicate that they are “special” in any way. For 
example, slurs and note symbols that are moved from their default po-
sitions (see page 192) will be displayed in red.
Hide Note Ticking this...

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Copying settings between notes
If you have made various settings in the Set Note Info dialog for a 
note, and want to use these settings for other notes as well, there is 
an easy way to do this:
1.Set up the first note as desired.
This includes the settings in the Set Note Info dialog, but also any note-related symbols 
(such as accents, staccato, articulation, etc. – see page 170).
2.In the score, select the note and select “Copy” from the Edit...

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Handling beaming
Turning beaming on/off
Beaming is turned on/off independently for each staff.
1.Open the Staff Settings dialog.
See page 44 and page 91 for details.
2.Click the Options tab.
3.To turn off beaming, activate No Beams and click Apply.
Even if beaming is turned off for the staff, you can put some notes un-
der beams, as described below.
Grouping
When beaming is on, the program automatically groups notes under 
beams. However, there are a...

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4.Activate “For Grouping Only”.
The time signature dialog with “For Grouping Only” activated.
5.Click OK.
❐Please note that the “For Grouping Only” only refers to how the numera-
tor is divided. Any changes you make to the “sum” of the numerator num-
ber or the denominator will result in a change of actual time signature in 
the piece. If you need a grouping which can’t be entered in the current 
time signature, you will have to group notes manually,...

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Group options
You can choose individually for each group whether you want it to be 
shown with regular beaming or as “Repeats”:
1.Display the display filter bar in the Scores window (by clicking the 
“Show Filter View” button on the toolbar) and make sure the “Grouping” 
checkbox is activated.
Now, you will see the text “Grouping” below all created groups.
2.Double click on the “Grouping” text for the group you want to make 
settings for.
A dialog...

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Grouping quarter notes (or larger)
It is possible to use the grouping feature for notes that are not displayed 
with beams (quarter notes, half notes, etc.). The result is “spectacle 
bass” symbols, commonly used for indicating tremolo, etc.
•Double clicking on the “Grouping” text opens the Grouping dialog, al-
lowing you to adjust the “note value” for the symbols.
Removing groups
If you have made a grouping as described above, and wish to remove...

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Removing a note from a group
There is no dedicated “ungroup” command, simply because it isn’t 
needed. A group can consist of one note if you wish. In other words… 
• To remove one note at the end of a group, select it and proceed with grouping 
as above.
• If you select notes in the middle of a beam and then group, three groups are 
created.
Before and after grouping.
Automatic grouping
The program can also go through the selected notes and automati-...

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Cross staff beaming
To create a beam that extends from one staff to another, proceed as 
follows:
1.Set up a split or polyphonic voicing system or open the Score Editor 
with more than one track.
2.Set up a beam of notes (using the group command) and adjust their 
pitches so that they are correct even though some of the notes are on 
the wrong staff.
Use the info line to edit the pitches if they are very low or high.
3.Select the note(s) that should...

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The notes are “graphically” moved to the selected system, but keep 
their actual pitch.
Before and after moving a note to the lower staff.
5.If needed, adjust the beam appearance (see page 142).
Cross staff beaming with the beam in the middle.
The Move To Staff operation doesn’t really move the note to another 
track. It only makes it “look” like the note belonged to the other staff.
Handling beam groups
There are two settings for groups under a beam,...