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Designing your score: additional techniques
Multiple rests
Multiple consecutive rests can be automatically displayed
as multi-rests. Proceed as follows:
1. Open the Score Settings–Layout page.
2. Set the Multi-Rests option to the number of empty
bars that should be “allowed” before Cubase will display
them as a multi-rest.
For example, a value of 2 means that three or more consecutive empty
bars will be displayed as a multi-rest. If you set this to “Off”, multi-rests
will not be used.
3. Click Apply and close the dialog.
The multi-rests now appear in the score.
A multi-rest over three bars.
Splitting multi-rests
To divide one long multiple rest into several shorter ones,
proceed as follows:
1. Double-click on the multi-rest symbol.
The Split Multi-Rest dialog appears:
2. In the dialog, enter the bar number where you want the
first split.
3. Click OK.
If you need more splits, double-click on any multi-rest symbol and pro-
ceed as above.
Multi-rest appearance
The Score Settings–Project page contains several sub-
pages, on which you can make settings for multi-rests:
• The subpage “Notation Style” contains the following
settings concerning multi-rests:
• On the Spacings subpage of the dialog, you can adjust
the height and width of multi-rest symbols.
• On the Text Settings subpage, you can select a font for
the multi-rest numbers (select “Multi-Rests” in the “Font
For” pop-up menu and make the desired settings).
Editing bar lines
Editing existing bar lines
For each bar line, you can choose whether you want a reg-
ular, single bar line, a double bar line, a repeat sign, etc.
1. Double-click on the bar line for which you want to edit
the settings.
A dialog appears with a number of bar line types.
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The program automatically splits multi-rests at time
signature changes, double bar lines, repeat signs
and rehearsal marks.
Option Description
Multi-Rests –
Church Style
When this is activated, multi-rests are shown in “church
style” (vertical bars), rather than with the regular, horizon-
tal symbols.
Multi-Rests –
Numbers above
Symbol
When this is activated, the numbers are shown above the
multi-rest symbol, instead of below it.
Multi-Rests –
Snap Rests
moved with the
Layout tool
When this is activated, rests will automatically snap to
“intelligent” positions in the score (i.e. positions used in
regular notation) when moved with the layout tool. If this
is deactivated, rests can be positioned freely.
Barnumbers –
Show Range
with Multi-Rests
When this is activated, and barnumbers are displayed,
the bar numbers of a multi-rest will be shown as a range.