Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Score Layout And Printing Manual

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Exporting
To export the score, proceed as follows:
1.Make sure you are in Page Mode.
2.Pull down the Scores menu and select “Export Scores…” from the 
“Global Functions” submenu.
The Export Scores dialog appears.
3.Select a picture format.
You can select bitmap, portable network graphics (png) or Adobe Photoshop format.
4.Specify a resolution for the file.
This determines the accuracy with which the image will be created. 300dpi, for exam-
ple, is the...

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Troubleshooting 

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In this chapter you will learn:
• Reasons for problems you might encounter and how to solve them.
How to use this chapter
This chapter contains a number of questions that might arise when 
you use the Score Editor, and answers to each one. For more informa-
tion about the functions referred to below, please check the previous 
chapters. If you don’t know where to look, use the index.
Adding and editing notes
I enter a note with one value and it is shown as a note with...

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I change the display quantize settings in the Staff Settings dialog and 
nothing happens.
Did you remember to click Apply? Maybe you have already inserted 
display quantize events in the score? These override the staff settings.
Suddenly many display quantize events appear in the score.
This is not a malfunction. If you had Auto Quantize on and start insert-
ing display quantize events, the auto quantizing is automatically trans-
formed into display quantize events.
One...

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In polyphonic voices, notes that are on the same musical position are 
not displayed exactly vertically above each other.
This is not a malfunction. Cubase SX has built in automatic algorithms 
for making the score as legible as possible. Sometimes this will in-
clude adjustments of the “graphic” position of notes, especially with 
small intervals like seconds. You can always move the notes using the 
Graphic Move tool.
When using polyphonic voices, notes with small...

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Symbols and layout
Symbols from the Layout Symbols palette are sometimes invisible when 
I open the score.
This is not a malfunction. Those symbols are part of a layout. If you 
open the score with another layout, for example because you open an-
other combination of tracks, you will see another layout which might 
not contain any Symbols at all. See the chapter “Working with layouts”.
I can’t select an object on the screen, or I can’t select an object without 
selecting...

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Tips and Tricks 

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In this chapter you will learn:
• A number of useful techniques to help you work more efficiently with the 
Score Editor of Cubase SX.
❐Don’t forget to check out the example files in the Score Tutorial folder 
(included on the Cubase SX program CD). They provide a lot of hands-
on tips on how to use the program efficiently.
Moving a note without transposing it
If you hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] while moving a note (or a number 
of notes), and drag sideways, you don’t have...