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Cubase Pro 11.0.0

Score Layout and Printing

Table of Contents
Entering and Editing Notes
You can create scores by entering and editing notes in the Score Editor.
Note Selection
There are several options to select notes.
Deselecting Notes
You can deselect notes.

Introduction
The documentation covers the Score Editor in Cubase Pro that includes an extensive set of functions and tools for music notation and score printing.
Score Editor
The Score Editor window shows MIDI notes as a musical score. It is divided into several sections.
Score Editor Basics
The Score Editor allows you to display any possible piece of music as a score, complete with all the necessary symbols and formatting. You can extract parts out of a full orchestra score, add lyrics and comments, create lead sheets, drum scores, tablatures, etc.
Transcribing MIDI Recordings
You can create scores by transcribing your MIDI recordings.
Entering and Editing Notes
You can create scores by entering and editing notes in the Score Editor.
- Snap
  The notes that you enter or edit in the Score Editor snap to positions defined by the note length and quantize values.
- Acoustic Feedback
  Acoustic Feedback allows you to hear the pitch of the note while moving to hear the pitch of the note at the mouse position.
- Lock Layers
  You can assign different types of objects to different lock layers and instruct Cubase to lock one or two of these layers. This way, you cannot accidentally move other edit them.
- Setting up the Staff
  Before you start entering notes, you must make some initial staff settings.
- Note Values and Positions
  The most important settings for entering notes are the position of the note, the length of the note, that is, the note value, and the minimum spacing between notes, that is, the value that is selected in the Quantize Presets pop-up menu.
- Note Input
  You can show bars and beats positions when you insert notes.
- Note Selection
  There are several options to select notes.
  - Selecting Notes by Clicking
    You can select notes by clicking.
  - Selecting Notes with the Object Selection Tool
    You can select notes with the Object Selection tool.
  - Selecting Notes with the Arrow Keys
    You can select notes with the keyboard.
  - Selecting Tied Notes
    You can select tied notes.
  - Deselecting Notes
    You can deselect notes.
- Editing Note Positions
  You can edit note time positions by dragging, by using the info line or by using key commands.
- Editing Note Pitches
  You can edit note pitches by dragging, by using the info line or by using key commands.
- Moving Notes across Staves
  You can move notes from one staff to another. This is useful if you edit several tracks.
- Duplicating Notes
  You can duplicate notes, even on different systems at the same time.
- Cut, Copy, and Paste
  You can use the regular commands to cut, copy, or paste notes.
- Note Editing Overlay
  The Note Editing Overlay allows you to edit note durations, note time positions, display durations, and note velocities in a similar way as in the Key Editor.
- Further Note Length Adjustment Methods
  You can edit the actual length of the notes, or you can edit the displayed length of the notes.
- Splitting Notes
  You can split two notes that are strung together by a tie.
- Deleting Notes
  You can delete notes.
- Setting up a Split Staff
  You can set up a split staff.
- Multiple Staves
  When you have parts on several tracks selected in the Project window, these are put on one staff each when you open the Score Editor. This allows you to work on several staves in parallel.
- Inserting Clefs, Keys, or Time Signatures
  You can insert clef, key, or time signature changes anywhere in the score.
- Troubleshooting for Note Display
Score Settings Dialog
The Score Settings dialog is divided into several tabs that allow you to set up your score.
Polyphonic Voicing
Cubase allows you to set up polyphonic voicing with up to eight voices. This can make music with multiple voices clearer and easier to read.
Additional Note and Rest Formatting
Cubase provides advanced options for formatting notes and rests.
Working with Symbols
Cubase provides a Symbols tab that holds specific symbols that you can insert in your score.
Working with Chord Symbols
You can insert chord symbols into your score or have Cubase analyze selected notes and create chord symbols.
Working with Text
You can insert lyrics and other text types into your score.
Working with Layouts
Cubase automatically creates layouts when you edit a single track or a combination of tracks. Layouts are presets that contain settings for the layout layer. They are an integral part of the specific track combination.
Working with MusicXML
Cubase can import and export MusicXML files.
Additional Techniques for Designing Your Score
Cubase provides advanced options for designing your score.
Scoring for Drums
In Cubase, you can score for drums and assign unique noteheads to individual pitches and note values.
Tablature
In Cubase, you can display staff notation in tablature, or you can create tablature from scratch.
Rhythmic Notation
In Cubase, you can display your score in rhythmic notation. This is useful if you want to focus on rhythmic information only, for example in cues or the conductor’s score. Rhythmic notation can also help you to create lead sheets.
Playback
In Cubase, you can play back repeats, project symbols, and mapped dynamics.

Deselecting Notes

You can deselect notes.

Procedure

Click in an empty area of the score with the Object Selection tool.

Selecting Tied Notes Editing Note Positions

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