Cubase 6 Score -- trying to edit lyrics once entered

[punctuated_equilibri]

Hi, am new with Cubase 6.5 Scoring, was using Musescore before. I have a initial vocal score I am working on. I am having difficulty with editing the lyrics once they have been entered. For example, at one point I omitted a syllable when initially entering the lyrics, so the subsequent lyrics are off. I haven’t been able to insert the missed syllable so that it pushes the other lyrics ahead. And I can’t delete the lyrics that are off, I can select them (they appear as white on a blue background) and apparently delete them with the Delete key, but they reappear when I move the mouse away.
???
Thanks
Geoff

[vic_france]

Could you post a little screenshot, showing the “selected” lyrics, please?
I’m not sure where you would see “white on a blue background” (I’m on Mac here, and selected lyrics simply highlight in red here… and I can certainly delete them, once selected).

Anyways, once you have succeeded in deleting the existing lyrics, I’m afraid your troubles aren’t quite over yet …
(I’m still racking my brain, trying to find an easier way, but)…

1. Re-type your lyrics outside of Cubase, e.g. in a simple text editor (typing normally, using regular spaces…if you need to hyphenate, add the hyphen to the end of the first syllable, followed by a space, e.g. “sev- en”).
2. Copy your typing to the clipboard.
3. Back in Cubase, select the first note to wish you want the lyrics to belong.
4. Scores menu>Functions>“Lyrics from Clipboard”.
   (you could, instead, open the Score Settings>Text>Notepad pane, paste your external text into there, select it , then click the “Insert Lyrics” button at the bottom of the pane)

(Unfortunately, I don’t seem to be able to find a way to copy your existing Cubase lyrics to the clipboard… which would have made the whole thing a lot simpler )

[punctuated_equilibri]

will try to attach an image, but in taking screenshots I answered my own question. In the PC view, you can only enter text when it is selected (blue) but can only delete when it is selected (red)
Thanks
Geoff

[vic_france]

(just for my own info, please )…
I have never seen that blue selection in all the years I have been using Cubase (on Mac)!
If I select an event (such as a lyric), it simply highlights in red (like in your screenshot). What do you do, differently, to get it blue (and what is it supposed to do?). Thanks.

EDIT: Duh! that’s just what it looks like on PC when you double-click. (on Mac, it actually opens a “text field” box.)

[vic_france]

@vic_france

(I’m still racking my brain, trying to find an easier way, but)…

1. Re-type your lyrics outside of Cubase, e.g. in a simple text editor (typing normally, using regular spaces…if you need to hyphenate, add the hyphen to the end of the first syllable, followed by a space, e.g. “sev- en”).

[EDIT: see below ]

2. Copy your typing to the clipboard.
3. Back in Cubase, select the first note to wish you want the lyrics to belong.
4. Scores menu>Functions>“Lyrics from Clipboard”.
   (you could, instead, open the Score Settings>Text>Notepad pane, paste your external text into there, select it , then click the “Insert Lyrics” button at the bottom of the pane)

[easier] You can, of course, instead of re-typing into an external app, re-type the lyrics directly into Cubase’s Notepad pane (as per #4, above).

[raino]

Hey Nic, thanks for the answer. I’ve been struggling with this recently. Now I see that it is best to avoid entering lyrics directly into the score editor and use a text editor instead.