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Working with text
Different types of text
Adding a second verse
To insert a second line of lyrics, proceed as follows:
1. Enter the new lyrics above or below the existing verse.
2. Select all the words that should be in the new verse.
3. Right-click the selected words to open the context menu.
4. Select the appropriate verse from the Move To Verse submenu (Verse 1–6).
This assigns the selected lyrics to the selected verse.
To indicate that the words belong to another verse, they are automatically displayed in
another color. However, all verses are printed in black as usual.
• To select all words in one verse only, press [Shift] and double-click on the first
word in that verse.
This selects all following words in the verse.
Inserting lyrics into voices
Each voice can have its own lyrics. If you have a vocal arrangement with several
voices, you can add lyrics to them, one by one. Proceed as follows:
1. Make sure that the correct voice is selected (on the extended toolbar), see
“Entering notes into voices” on page 783.
2. In the Symbols Inspector, open the Other tab and click on the Lyrics symbol.
3. Click on the first note in the selected voice.
4. Enter the lyrics for this voice, using the [Tab] key to move from note to note, as
described above.
5. Start over, by activating the next voice, clicking on the first note in that voice and
proceeding as with the first voice.
6. If needed, adjust the position of the lyrics for each voice (see below).
Moving lyrics
If you want to move the lyrics up or down, for example to make room for a second
verse, proceed as follows:
1. Hold down [Shift] and double-click on the first word in the lyrics.
All lyric “blocks” are selected.
2. Drag one of the lyric blocks up or down.
All selected lyric blocks are moved accordingly.
Adding lyrics from the clipboard
If you want to prepare your lyrics in another program, you can import them into
Cubase the following way:
1. Create the lyrics in another program.
Separate words with space as usual, syllables within words with dash signs (-).
2. Copy the text.
3. In Cubase, select the first note to which the lyrics will be added.
4. Open the Scores menu and select “Lyrics from Clipboard” from the Functions
submenu.
The lyrics are added, starting at the selected note.