The documentation covers the Score Editor in Nuendo that includes an extensive set of functions and tools for music notation and score printing.
In our documentation, we use typographical and markup elements to structure information.
The documentation applies to the operating systems Windows and macOS.
The following typographical elements mark the following purposes.
Bold text indicates the name of a menu, option, function, dialog, window, etc.
Many of the default key commands, also known as keyboard shortcuts, use modifier keys, some of which are different depending on the operating system.
The Score Editor window shows MIDI notes as a musical score. It is divided into several sections.
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.
You can create scores by transcribing your MIDI recordings.
You can create scores by entering and editing notes in the Score Editor.
The Score Settings dialog is divided into several tabs that allow you to set up your score.
Nuendo allows you to set up polyphonic voicing with up to eight voices. This can make music with multiple voices clearer and easier to read.
Nuendo provides advanced options for formatting notes and rests.
Nuendo provides a Symbols tab that holds specific symbols that you can insert in your score.
You can insert chord symbols into your score or have Nuendo analyze selected notes and create chord symbols.
You can insert lyrics and other text types into your score.
Nuendo 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.
Nuendo can import and export MusicXML files.
Nuendo provides advanced options for designing your score.
In Nuendo, you can score for drums and assign unique noteheads to individual pitches and note values.
In Nuendo, you can display staff notation in tablature, or you can create tablature from scratch.
In Nuendo, 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.
In Nuendo, you can play back repeats, project symbols, and mapped dynamics.