Steinberg Nuendo Expansion Kit User Manual

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Tips and Tricks 

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Tips and Tricks
Useful editing techniques
Moving a note without transposing it
If you hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] while moving a note 
(or a number of notes) sideways, moving is restricted to 
horizontally only, i.e. you don’t have to worry about the 
notes being transposed. You can also set up a key com-
mand for this. This is done in the Key Commands dialog 
(Nudge category).
Moving and spacing several staves
If you have a number of staves that you want displayed 
with an equal distance (for...

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Tips and Tricks
Zero system lines
Having no system lines at all might seem like a stupid idea 
to start with. But this option allows you to create chord 
sheets really quickly, see “Using Make Chord Symbol” on 
page 152.
A lead sheet created by specifying “0” system lines.
Examples and scales
If you are creating scale examples and similar, you can use 
the Real Book option and manually hide all symbols at the 
beginning of the first staff to make the score appear like 
separate unconnected “lines”....

Index 

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Index
A
Accelerando 118
Accents above Staves 133
Accents above Stems 133
Accidentals
About 113
Distance From Note 114
Active Staff 62
Add Space 109
Adding Notes 84
Align
Dynamics 145
Symbols 143
Text 156
Alt/Option key 8
Apply closes Property Windows 65
Arranger mode 194
Auditioning 88
Auto Clef 68
Auto Group Notes 119
Auto Layout
About 182
Hide Empty Staves 182
Move Bars 182
Move Bars and Staves 182
Move Staves 182
Optimize All 183
Spread Page 182
Auto Quantize 74
Autoscroll 61
B
Bar Handles 141,...

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Index
Drum Editor
Creating and editing notes 48
Muting drum sounds 49
Selecting drum maps 52
Drum maps
About 50
Making settings 50
MIDI channel and output 52
Selecting 52
Setup dialog 52
Drum name lists 53
Drum Notes
About 186
Adding and Editing 188
Head Pairs 187
Setting Up The Staff 188
Single Line 188
Drum Sound Solo 49
Drumstick tool 48
Duplicate
Notes 89
Symbols 139
Using Bar Handles 141
Dynamics symbols
Adding 144
Affecting MIDI playback 194
E
Edit as Drums when Drum Map is
assigned 46
Edit...

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Index
Lines To Tracks
Explode Function 79, 100
Local Keys 69
Lock button 88
Lock Layers 138
Lyrics
About 157
In Voices 158
Inserting Manually 157
Verse 158
Lyrics from Clipboard 158
M
Make Chord Symbol 152
Marker Track to Form 167
Melisma Lines 155
Merge All Staves 103
MIDI channel
In drum maps 52
MIDI Input Button 90
MIDI Meaning 194
MIDI outputs
In drum maps 52
Modern Time Signature 174
Modifier keys 8
Monologue Synthesizer 41
Mouse Position Box 83
Move Bars
About 182
All Pages 182
Move Bars and...

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Index
Project Layer 127
Symbols 127
Prologue
Modulation parameters 17
Sound parameters 12
Q
Q tool 78
Quantize Tool 58
Quick menu 65
R
Rehearsal Marks 147
Repeats 117
Repeats Symbols 146
Reset Layout 183
Rests
Creating Multi-Rests 176
In Polyphonic Voices 97, 101
Ritardando 118
Ruler 63, 140
S
Scissors Tool 91
Score Drum Map
About 186
Display Pitch 186
Initializing 187
Setting Up 186
Score Settings
About 82
Switching Staves 82
Values For Note Input 82
Score Title 159
Score Toolbar
Showing and Hiding...

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Index
Text
Adding 155
Aligning 156
Block Text 159
Editing 156
Font, Size and Style 156
Importing from file 159
Lyrics 157
Melisma Lines 155
Page Text 159
Regular 157
Replacing Words 161
Text Attribute Sets
About 156
Creating 156
Using 156
Ties
About 85, 121
Adding As Symbols 134
Direction 115
Dynamics
Size 142
Flat 122
Shape and Direction 142
Splitting 91
Using the Cut Notes Tool 121
Time Signature
Composite 66
Editing 93
For Grouping only 66
Inserting 93
Modern 174
Relation to Tempo Track 67
Setting...