Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Score Layout And Printing Manual

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•If you have several notes selected, hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] and 
change the pitch on the info line, the changes will be absolute.
That is, all selected notes will be set to the same pitch.
Via MIDI
1.On the toolbar, activate the MIDI Input button and the Record Pitch 
button to the right.
If you also want to change the note-on and/or note-off velocity of the notes via MIDI, 
this can be done by also activating the corresponding velocity...

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Changing the length of notes
When it comes to note lengths, the Score Editor is special in that it 
doesn’t necessarily display the notes with their actual length. Depend-
ing on the situation, you may want to change the “physical length” of 
the notes or the “display length”.
Changing the “physical” length
This will change the actual length of the notes. The change will be re-
flected when you play back the music.
❐Remember that the appearance...

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By using the info line
You can also edit length values numerically on the info line. The same 
rules apply as when changing the pitch of notes (see page 80).
Lengthening a note by gluing two notes together
You can create unusual note length values by gluing notes of the 
same pitch together.
1.Insert the notes you want to glue together (if they don’t already exist).
2.Select the Glue tool from the toolbar or Quick menu.
The Glue tool on the Quick...

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Changing the display length
If you want to change the displayed length of notes without affecting 
how they play back, the first thing to try is to adjust the display quantize, 
either for the whole staff or for a separate section, using the Display 
Quantize tool (see page 55). But you can also make length adjustments 
to individual notes in the Set Note Info dialog:
1.Double click on the head of the note.
The Set Note Info dialog opens....

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Split (piano) staves
Setting up the split staff
1.Make a staff active.
2.Open the Staff Settings dialog for the staff and select the Polyphonic 
tab.
3.From the Staff Mode pop-up, select Split.
4.Set the Splitpoint value to a suitable note.
All notes below this will be put on the lower clef, all above will be put on the upper clef.
Split mode selected.
5.Open the Main tab and select a clef and key.
When you set a key for the upper staff, this...

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Adding notes
This is done just as on a single system, see page 68. Please note the 
following:
• When you enter a note, use the pitch box (on the toolbar) to determine the 
pitch. Whether it ends up on the upper or lower staff has nothing to do with 
where you aim with the mouse. The splitpoint setting always decides if a note 
goes on the upper or lower clef. If you change the split point, this will affect 
existing notes, see below.
• Sometimes...

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Strategies: Multiple staves
As described above, when you have parts on several tracks selected 
in the project window, these will be put on one staff each, when you 
open the Score Editor. This allows you to work on several staves in 
parallel.
Working with several staves is not much different from working with 
one. Below follow some guidelines that apply specifically to working 
with multiple staves.
Staff settings
• As described above, the...

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Inserting and editing clefs, keys or time 
signatures
It is possible to insert a change of key signature, clef, or time signature 
anywhere in the score:
Inserting a symbol on one staff
1.Select “Clef etc.” from the “Symbol Palettes” menu on the Scores 
menu.
This opens the “Clef etc.” palette, which contains clef, key and time signature symbols.
The Symbol Palettes submenu and the “Clef etc.” palette.
2.Click in the palette to select the symbol...

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5.Select an option from the dialog and click OK.
The symbol appears. If there is room for it in the bar, the notes are moved to make 
room for it. If not, you will have to use Auto Layout or make manual adjustments (see 
“Moving clefs” below).
❐Inserting a symbol at position 1.1.1.0 is the same as changing the staff 
settings which are stored in the track. Inserting anywhere else adds the 
change to the part.
Inserting a symbol on all staves
If...

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Moving clefs
Clefs inserted into the score have an effect on how notes are dis-
played. If you for example insert a bass clef in the middle of a treble 
staff, the staff switches to show bass pitches. Therefore it is very im-
portant where you insert the clef.
However, you might want to move the clef graphically, without disturb-
ing this relation between the clef and the notes. Proceed as follows:
1.Select the Graphic Move tool.
This is...