Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Score Layout And Printing Manual

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Switches
OptionDescription
Flat Beams Activate this when you want the beams over notes to be flat (as 
opposed to slanted). See page 141.
No  Beams Activate this when you don’t want any beaming at all on the staff 
(for example for vocal scoring). See page 134.
Beam Subgroups Use this when you want sixteenth notes displayed under a 
beam to be divided into groups of four notes. See page 140.
Beam Subgroups off and on
16th Subgroups Use this when you want even...

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Score Drum Map
These settings are all described in the chapter “Scoring for drums”.
System Sizes
This section allows you to set the number of system lines and to con-
trol spacing between the lines. See page 289 for an example of how 
this can be used with tablature.
Fixed Stems
Activate this if you want all note stems to end at the same vertical po-
sition. The Up and Down fields let you specify the desired positions 
for stems in the respective direction,...

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Situations which require additional techniques
The notes may not always appear in the score as you expect them to, 
initially. This is because there are a number of situations which require 
special techniques and settings. Below follows a list of some of these 
and where to find more information about handling them:
• Notes at the same position are considered parts of a chord. To get indepen-
dent voicing (e.g. notes with different stem directions), such as...

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• If a note has the wrong accidental, this can be changed. See page 127.
• Stem direction and length are automatic, but you can change them manually if 
you wish. See page 122.
• If you are scoring for piano and therefore (or for other reasons) need a split 
staff, there are special techniques for this – see page 85 and page 101.
If you run into trouble
Below follow a few simple troubleshooting steps that will help you pin-
point other common problems:
•The...

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Inserting display quantize changes
There are instances when you will want different staff settings on dif-
ferent sections of the track. The staff settings are valid for the entire 
track, but you can insert changes wherever you like:
1.Select the Display Quantize tool from the toolbar or Quick menu.
The Display Quantize tool on the toolbar.
2.When you select the tool, the Display Quantize dialog appears.
3.Activate the flags you need and set the quantize...

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6.Click the mouse button to insert a display quantize event.
The new quantize settings are now inserted into the staff at the position where you 
clicked. The settings are valid until a new change is inserted. 
•If you are using polyphonic voices (see page 101), you can insert a 
display quantize event for all voices by pressing [Alt]/[Option] and 
clicking with the tool.
If the option “Display Quantize Tool affects all Voices” is activated in the Notation...

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The Explode function
This function allows you to “split” the notes on a staff into separate 
tracks. It is also possible to use this function to convert a polyphonic 
staff into polyphonic voices – this is described on page 112.
❐You may want to create a copy of the original track first, since this will be 
changed by the operation.
1.Pull down the Scores menu and select “Explode…” from the Global 
Functions submenu.
The Explode dialog, set to create tracks....

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4.Use the options in the bottom section to set up the criteria for the split.
Choose from the following options:
5.Click OK.
A number of new tracks are now added to the score and the project window.
Option Description
Split Note Use this to move all notes below a certain pitch to another track. 
When this is selected, it is pointless to specify more than 1 new 
track.
Lines To tracks Use this when you want all musical “lines” to be put on one track 
each. The...

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Using “Scores Notes To MIDI”
For very complicated scores, there may be situations where you have 
tweaked the parameters for display quantize and interpretation best 
you can, and you still can’t get the score exactly as you want it. Per-
haps one setting works fine in one section of the track and another is 
needed for another section.
In this case, “Scores Notes To MIDI” will help you out. It changes the 
lengths and position of some or all the MIDI notes in...

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