User manual

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Working with symbols
Altering the shape and direction of slurs and
ties
Ö This section describes how to alter the “regular” slur
and tie symbols. How to add and edit Bezier slur symbols
is described in the section
“The Bezier slur” on page 624.
There are two types of slurs and ties in the Symbols In-
spector. The up/down variation of each actually represent
the same symbol but with different initial direction. You
can perform the following editing to slurs and ties:
• By dragging the middle handle up/down and left/right
you can change the shape of the curve.
• By selecting a slur or a tie and clicking the “Flip” symbol
on the extended toolbar or by selecting “Flip Position” on
the context menu, you can change the direction and posi
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tioning of the slur or tie.
Actually, there are three “modes” for a slur or tie. You step through these
three modes by clicking the button.
• By dragging the end points of a slur or tie, you can
change its shape without affecting its “relation” to the
notes it belongs to.
In other words, the end point of the slur/tie keeps its relative distance to
that note when the note is moved with the Layout tool or when the mea
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sure width is adjusted.
• By holding down [Ctrl]/[Command] and dragging the
end points of a slur or tie, it can be detached from the
notes it belonged to.
Ö To restore the default shape of a symbol, right-click on
it and select “Default position” from the context menu, see
“Moving note symbols” on page 632.
• To change the default shape and spacing of slurs and
ties, open the Score Settings dialog on the Project–Spac
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ings subpage and edit the “Slur’s Start & End Distance
from Note Head” and “Slur’s Middle Distance from Note
Head” settings.
These settings are used for all new slurs and ties you create, as well as
for all existing slurs for which you have not manually changed the shape.
Deleting symbols
This is done as with all other objects in Cubase, either
with the Erase tool or by selecting it and pressing [Delete]
or [Backspace].
Copy and paste
All symbols except those in the Layout and Project tabs
can be copied and pasted just as any other object in Cu
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base. The following applies:
• Symbols that were tied to notes (e.g. accents) become
“free-floating” objects when pasted.
That is, they are not tied to any note any more. If this is not what you
want, consider copying with the bar handles, as described in the section
“Moving and duplicating with the bar handles” on page 631.
Alignment
Symbols can be aligned as in drawing programs. Proceed
as follows:
1. Select all objects that you want to align.
2. Open the Scores menu and select an option from the
Align Elements submenu.