Steinberg Nuendo Expansion Kit User Manual

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Working with symbols
Moving by using the computer keyboard
You can assign key commands for moving symbols, notes 
or rests graphically in the Key Commands dialog on the 
File menu. The commands are found under the “Nudge” 
category and are called “Graphical Left”, “Graphical 
Right”, “Graphical Top” and “Graphical Bottom”.
Selecting an object and using one of these commands is 
the same as dragging them with the Layout tool, but this 
method offers higher precision.
Moving and duplicating with the...

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 If you didn’t hold down [Alt]/[Option] when dragging the bar 
handle, the symbols (and other event types specified in the di-
alog) are removed from the “source” bar.
About moving note symbols
Note symbols, slurs and ties all have “default positions”. 
This determines the vertical distance between the note 
head(s) and the symbol. 
You can manually adjust the vertical positions of individ-
ual symbols, but if you move or transpose their notes, the 
symbols are automatically...

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By dragging the end points of a slur or tie, you can 
change its shape without affecting its “relation” to the 
notes it belongs to.
In other words, the end point of the slur/tie will then keep its relative dis-
tance to that note when the note is moved with the Layout tool or when 
the measure width is adjusted.
By holding down [Ctrl]/[Command] and dragging the 
end points of a slur or tie, it can be detached from the 
notes it belonged to.
To change the default shape and...

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Symbol details
This section further describes some of the symbol tabs.
The “Clefs etc.” tab
Clefs
You can insert a clef symbol anywhere in the score. This 
will have an effect on the notes, just as the first clef on the 
staff has. And just as with the first clef, the type is selected 
from a dialog that appears as soon as you click. See “In-
serting and editing clefs, keys or time signatures” on page 
93 and “Setting key, clef and time signature” on page 65.
When you...

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Working with symbols
 To insert a crescendo-diminuendo () symbol, select the 
double crescendo symbol from the tab and drag from left to 
right.
 To insert a diminuendo-crescendo (>

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The “Other” tab
Lyrics and text symbols are described in the chapter “Wor-
king with text” on page 154. Chord symbols are described 
in the section “Inserting Chord symbols” on page 151.
Pedal down and up symbols
When you insert a Pedal down or up symbol, you will also 
insert an actual MIDI event (damper pedal, control change 
64) at that position. Similarly, inserting or recording a 
damper pedal event in another editor will display a pedal 
down/up symbol in the score.
If the...

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The “Layout” tab
Rehearsal marks
These come in two flavors, as numbers and as letters.
When you place the first of these in the score, it will be la-
belled 1 or A (depending which you choose in the tab), 
the second will then automatically be labelled 2 or B, the 
next 3 or C etc. If you delete one, the labelling of the oth-
ers will be shifted so that they always make up a complete 
series of numbers/letters.
You can select a font and size for rehearsal marks in the 
“Text...

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User Symbols
The User Symbols tab lets you create your own graphic 
symbols and use these in the score. 
Creating a user symbol
Initially, the User Symbols tab is empty. To create symbols 
you use the User Symbols editor:
1.Double-click on the empty symbol field in the tab.
The User Symbols editor opens. You can also right-click on an empty 
symbol field and select “Edit…” to open the same dialog.
2.Pull down the Functions pop-up menu and select the 
desired zoom factor from the...

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The Note Linked pop-up lets you create symbols linked to 
note positions. This affects the whole symbol, not a se-
lected graphic object.
The Functions pop-up menu contains the following items 
(some of these can also be accessed on the context menu 
for the User Symbols tab):
Menu item Description
Not Linked The symbol will not be linked to notes.
Linked/Left The symbol will be linked to a note, appearing to the left 
of the note.
Linked/Center The symbol will be linked and...

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Working with chords