Steinberg Nuendo 3 Score Layout And Printing Manual

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Composite time signatures and the For Grouping Only option
For composite signatures, the numerator can be made up of up to four 
groups. For example, ”4+4+3+/” on the upper line and 8 on the lower 
means the time signature is 11/8.
The reason for dividing the numerator into several numbers is to get 
beaming and tied notes displayed correctly automatically. This does 
not affect the metronome or anything else, only beams and ties. For 
more information on beaming, see page 134.
If...

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Setting the time signature by editing the tempo track
You can also add, edit and delete time signatures by editing the tempo 
track (this is described in the Operation Manual). Please note:
•The score always shows the time signature events on the tempo track, re-
gardless of whether or not the Master button is activated. Likewise, any time 
signatures you create in the Score Editor will be shown in the tempo track.
•You can not create composite time signatures from the tempo...

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In the Staff Settings dialog
1.Click in the staff to make it the active staff.
2.Double click just to the left of the staff, or select Setup from the Staff 
Settings submenu on the Scores menu.
The Staff Settings dialog appears, showing the current settings for the active staff.
3.Locate the Clef/Key section.
4.Use the left scroll bar to select one of the available clefs.
You will find out how to insert clef changes on page 87.
5.Click Apply.
•You can select another staff in the...

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Using Auto Clef
Auto Clef activated in the Staff Settings dialog.
In the Staff Settings dialog you will also find an option called Auto 
Clef. If this is activated, the program will automatically select a treble 
clef or a bass clef for the staff, depending on in which range the notes 
in the part fall.
Setting the initial key
In the Staff Settings dialog
1.Make sure the desired staff is the active staff and bring up the Staff 
Settings dialog from the Scores menu.
Or, you can...

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Setting the key for a split system
You might have a split system (see page 84 and page 109) with two 
staves.
1.Click in the system to make one of its staves the active staff.
2.Open the Staff Settings dialog.
3.Set a key for the upper staff.
This will automatically set the lower staff to the same key.
4.If you need to set a different key for the lower staff, activate the “Lower 
Staff” check box and set a key for this.
The Lower Staff check box
Directly in the score
If the...

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Working with transposing instruments
Scores for some instruments, for example a lot of brass instruments, 
are written transposed. Therefore, the Score Editor provides a “display 
transpose” function. With this function notes are transposed in the 
score, without affecting the way they are played back. This allows you 
to record and play back a multi staff arrangement, and still score each 
instrument according to its own transposition.
Setting display transpose
1.Make the desired...

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Working order
When you prepare a score we suggest you do things in the following 
order, since this will minimize the time needed if you make a mistake 
somewhere and need to redo a step. Try our suggestion first, and if 
you think another method suits your particular working situation bet-
ter, go ahead and do it!
•Preferably work on copies of recorded tracks.
If the parts are fairly complex you might have to change them permanently after which 
they don’t play back as they...

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Force update
If for some reason the screen isn’t redrawn properly (as a result of the 
computer’s recalculation of the page’s appearance), you can select 
“Force Update” from the Global Functions submenu on the Scores 
menu or click the Update button on the toolbar. This forces a total re-
draw of the whole page.
The Update button 

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Transcribing MIDI recordings 

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In this chapter you will learn:
•How to make initial staff settings to make a score as legible as possible.
•How to use the Display Quantize tool to handle “exceptions” in the score.
•How to resolve parts that contain mixed notes and triplets.
About transcription
This chapter assumes you have a MIDI recording that you want to 
transform into a printable score. However, if the parts are fairly compli-
cated, you will probably need to perform some manual editing of...