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Working with MusicXML
Importing and exporting MusicXML
files
Cubase can import and export MusicXML Files, which
makes it possible to transfer musical scores to and from
applications that support this file format. However, there
are some restrictions concerning the parameters sup-
ported by Cubase:
Importing MusicXML files
1. Pull down the File menu and open the Import submenu.
2. On the submenu, select “MusicXML…”.
3. In the file dialog that opens, locate and select the Mu-
sicXML file and click “Open”.
4. Another file dialog opens in which you can select the
project folder for the new project.
Select an existing project folder or create a new one by clicking on “Cre-
ate” and entering a name in the dialog.
5. A new project is created with the name of the of the
MusicXML file.
Export Import
Notes
Pitch Yes Yes
Length Yes Yes
Staves Yes Up to two per part
Voices Yes Up to four per staff
Accidentals Yes Yes
Ties Yes No
Dots Yes No
Stem Yes Yes
Beams Yes No
Grace Notes Yes Yes
Rests Yes Yes
Layout
Page Size Yes No
Page margins Yes Yes
Page scaling Yes Yes
Page breaks Yes No
System breaks Yes Yes
Distance between
staves and systems
Yes Yes
Left/right Inset Yes No
Distance between
measures
Yes No
Hidden staves Yes Yes
x and y positions of
symbols
Yes Yes
Symbols
Keys Yes Yes
Clefs Yes Yes
Time Signature Yes Yes
Dynamics Yes Yes
Ornaments Yes / incomplete Yes / incomplete
Articulations Yes / incomplete Yes / incomplete
Technicals Yes / incomplete Yes / incomplete
Lyrics Yes Yes
Chord Symbols Yes Yes
Damper Pedal Yes Yes
Dynamics Yes Yes
Rehearsals Yes Yes
Text Yes Yes
Layout Text Yes N.A.
Global Text Yes “Credits”
Dashes Yes Yes
Endings Yes Yes
Octave Shift Yes Yes
Bar line types Yes Yes
Slurs Yes Yes
Hammer-on/pull-off No No
Formatting
Display transpose Yes Yes
Drum notation Yes Yes
Short / long staff names Yes Yes
Program changes Yes N.A.
Music font Yes (if Jazz font) Yes
Tablature (including
String tunings)
Yes Yes
Export Import