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Working with symbols
Adding symbols to the score
4. Click on one of the notes.
The symbol is added to each selected note, at a predefined distance. The symbols
can be moved later.
Adding a symbol without tying it to a note
Note-dependent symbols can be entered freely, too. This allows you to add a fermata
to a rest symbol for example.
1. Make sure that the correct staff is active.
2. Click the symbol so that the Draw tool is selected, as described above.
3. Hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] and click where you want to add the symbol.
Adding other symbols
1. In the Symbols Inspector, open the desired symbol tab.
2. Click on the symbol that you want to add.
3. Click once or click and drag somewhere in the score.
The symbol appears. For many symbols with a length, you can drag to set the
length of the symbol directly. The symbol appears with its handles selected (if it
uses handles) so that you can change its size directly if you wish. This is all
described in detail in the section
“Changing length, size, and shape” on page 830.
Press the mouse button – drag – and release!
• You can change the size of most of the note symbols and dynamics in a score by
right-click on the corresponding object and selecting the desired option from the
Size submenu on the context menu.
About note-dependent symbols
Note-dependent symbols like arpeggios and strum directions must be put in front of a
note or they belong to the following note instead (if there is no following note, the
symbols are not inserted at all).
Adding text
There are special methods for working with text, described in their own chapter,
“Working with text” on page 845.
Adding slurs and ties
Slurs can be drawn in manually or inserted automatically for a group of notes. Ties are
usually added by the program but can also be drawn in as “graphic” symbols.
Ö There are two types of slurs – “regular” slurs and Bezier slurs (with which you have full
control over thickness, curve shape, etc.).
Slurs, ties, and the Display Quantize value
Since a slur or tie “musically” always spans from one note (or chord) to another, the
beginning and end of a slur/tie in Cubase is always related to two notes in the score.