Inputting Time Signatures

Cubase Elements Score Editor Help
Product
Cubase Elements
Version
14.0
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You can input time signatures using the Time Signatures options on the Symbols tab. You can also add time signature events via the Tempo Track Editor.

Note

For a full description of the Tempo Track Editor, refer to the Editing Tempo and Time Signature chapter of the Operation Manual.

Procedure

  1. On the Symbols tab, open the Time Signatures options.
  2. Do one of the following:

    • In the Common section, click one of the time signature symbols to load the mouse cursor.

    • In the Add Time Signature section, use the Numerator and the Denominator to specify a custom time signature, and click the displayed time signature symbol to load the mouse cursor.

    Tip

    You can add a pick-up bar by activating Pick-up Bar of and selecting one of the options from the menu.

    Clicking a time signature loads the mouse cursor
  3. In the score display, click at the position where you want to input the time signature.
  4. Press Esc to unload the mouse cursor again.

Result

The time signature is shown in the score display, and all notes that you subsequently input follow the time signature.

Note

The Music Font that is selected on the Fonts page of the Score Settings dialog is used.

Clicking in the score display inputs the time signature
Note

On the Time Signatures page of the Layout tab in the Layout Settings dialog, you can choose to show time signatures on every staff, or once per bracket, or at system object positions and above the staff. These settings have an effect on all tracks/instruments that are contained in the active layout.