How to build tuplets in the score editor with a tie

[attaboy_jhb]

Hello. I am trying to learn how to build tuplets in the score editor in Cubase.

Here I built a triplet figure using the “Build Tuplets” dialog but I want to join the two Ds so it ties over. If I glue the two notes together in my key editor this is what I get

This is wrong, the 1st D of the triplet has now dissapeared and there is a triplet rest.

What I need is the 8th note D to tie to the 8th note triplet D. How can I achieve this?

Here is the midi in the key editor in case there is confusion.

[WallyV]

Apply the glue tool to the first note to be tied (D) in the score editor.

[attaboy_jhb]

Hi Wally, I did exactly what you said and this is the result.

I went from this

To this

In other words the same thing as before. Can you please hel p me get it right?

[Maestro]

The lengths in the Key Editor do not seem to match that of the notes in the score.
You should have this:

[attaboy_jhb]

My song has a swing groove and I have 8ths selected as my prefered quantization value. Is this why there is a discrepancy. I have the 8ths selected because otherwise the score editor shows brackets with 3 all over the place when my entire song has a swing feel and I just want normal 8th notes shown as is usual when notating a swing groove

Here is a shot of my score settings

[attaboy_jhb]

Ok I got it to work, there was a “3” in the earlier bar that was causing the display to be all weird for that bar. and also, I realized that I have to use 16th notes with “shuffle” if I want to show swing notes as normal 8th notes else the editor shows each triplet with brackets on top. Is this supposed to be like this?