Is it possible to get the display in the Note Editor to look just like it does in the Chord Track? I want to see “C dim” written as “C dim” here and there—not “Cm(b5)” in the notation.

Go to Menu Score–> Engraving Settings–> Chord Symbol Presets. Change “Default” to “Jazz Standards”:

Noone with a musical education wants to see ‘Cm(b5)’ ever!

Technically speaking, Cdim would require a 7th while Cm(b5) is just a minor chord with a dimished 5th.

[image] BrunoDSL: Cdim would require a 7th No, that would make it a Cdim7. Technically speaking. :wink:

sorry, that´s not correct Cdim is a diminished triad C Eb Gb Cdim7 is a seventh chord C Eb Gb Bbb Cmb5 is not used for any chord

Funny discussion, but how do I actually make C Dim visible? :upside_down_face:

Yeah !!! Thank you so much. Very interesting settings there. I never would have believed it. :+1:

[image] wolfger: Go to Menu Score–> Engraving Settings–> Chord Symbol Presets. And that effects the Chord Track? Cool.

[image] raino: And that effects the Chord Track? Cool. The chord track already shows Cdim, it affects how the chord is displayed in the score-editor.

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Cmb5 -> CDim

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Rene_L July 31, 2026, 10:35am 12

Please revise chord track symbol editor to provide correct spellings Cubase

Will there be a revision of the chord track editor one of these days? I sometimes find it limited and inaccurate in the interpretation of chord symbols. Here is an example among many others: Gadd9 (G-B-D-A). The interpreter indicates G9 as a symbol. In music theory, this symbol implies the presence of a minor 7th in the chord. Since GMAJ9 implies a major 7th in the chord (MAJ = 7Maj / 9 = major 9), therefore, in this case, G9 does not represent the chord played at all. The closest alternative a…

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