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Working with symbols
Adding a slur/tie between two notes
1. Select two notes.
2. Click the correct slur/tie symbol in the Inspector, so
that the Pencil tool is selected.
3. Hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] and [Shift] and click on
one of the two notes.
The slur/tie is added between the two selected notes.
Inserting a slur over a selection of notes
1. Select a span of notes.
2. Pull down the Scores menu and select “Insert Slur”.
A slur is created, starting at the first selected note and ending at the last.
The Bezier slur
The Bezier slur is a special slur symbol, found on the Dy-
namics symbol tab. Unlike the regular slur, this symbol is
made up of a bezier curve, allowing you to create more ad-
vanced curve shapes.
To add a Bezier slur, click on the symbol in the Inspector
so that the Pencil tool is selected, and click or drag in the
score. Clicking creates a Bezier slur of the default length
and shape, while dragging creates a straight line.
You will find that the default Bezier slur has four curve
points – one at each end and two along the curve.
• To move the slur, click on it (but not on a curve point)
and drag.
• To resize the slur, click and drag the end points.
• To change the shape of the slur, click on one of the mid-
dle curve points and drag in any direction.
Right-clicking on a curve point brings up a context menu
with the following options:
Creating trills
If you have recorded or entered a trill, Cubase can help
you display this properly:
1. Select the notes that make up the trill.
2. Right-click on one of the notes and select “Build
Trill…” from the context menu.
3. Select an option from the dialog that appears.
The radio buttons determine how the trill should look. Activate the “Help
Note” option if you want an extra note to indicate between which notes
the trill should be played.
4. Click OK.
Now the following happens:
• All notes except the first one (and possibly the second) are
hidden.
• The first note automatically gets a display length matching the
length of the whole trill.
• If you choose to include a help note, the second note is con-
verted to a “Graphic” note, with brackets but without stem.
Otherwise, the second note is hidden, too.
• The trill symbols you selected in the dialog are inserted.
Inserting symbols across staves
If you hold down [Alt]/[Option] while adding a symbol to
one staff in a grand staff, this symbol will be put in at cor-
responding positions on all staves. This allows you for ex-
ample to insert rehearsal marks, repeats, etc. for all instru-
ments at the same time.
Option Description
Add Points/
Reduce Points
Adds another pair of curve points to the Bezier slur. This
allows you to create very complex slur shapes. After add-
ing points, there will be an additional menu item “Reduce
Points” – selecting it removes the additional curve points.
Add Thickness Makes the Bezier slur thicker.
Reduce
Thickness
Makes the Bezier slur thinner.
Hide This hides the slur symbol, see “Hiding/showing objects”
on page 599.