User manual

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Working with symbols
Deleting 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 819.
There are two types of slurs and ties in the Symbols Inspector. 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
positioning 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 measure 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 830.
• To change the default shape and spacing of slurs and ties, open the Score
Settings dialog on the Project–Spacings 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 on the Layout and Project layers can be copied and pasted
just as any other object in Cubase. 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 828.