Score Editor - Keep on Screen?

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Hi all,

I use the score editor a lot. If I’m working on a piece and need to record the parts, I like to follow along with the notation so I don’t have to memorize anything. It also helps me line up any rhythmic issues I have and check for pitch discrepancies.

However…it keeps disappearing! I’ll open it up either in another window or in the bottom zone, but when I undo my take, it disappears. Example; I’ll have a synth part written out on a virtual instrument track, but I want to record on another MIDI/VI track or a live audio instrument while looking at the synth part so I know what notes to play. I have it in the score editor, then I click on the track(s) to record on and it’s fine. But, if I undo my take because I messed it up, it closes the score editor. I can record a video and post it if that’s easier.

How do I lock it like how it works in Cakewalk/Sonar? I’m on Cubase Pro 13 on a Windows PC, but it also does the same thing when I work the desktop Mac at my other studio or my MacBook Pro.

Thanks!

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Nothing, huh?

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If there is no content in the editor it will close, so maybe put a single note somewhere unobtrusive before recording so undoing doesn’t delete all the content in the editor

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For what it’s worth, the Score Editor in Cubase 14 allows to show empty parts, and will therefor not close.

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Maybe I should upgrade, then.
I’m also getting this issue…where I’m just seeing rests (see “The Grandeur”).

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Does 14 fix this? Why is this even an issue? I must be doing something wrong because I never had these issues with any of the other DAWs I’ve been using since 1993.

[I know there’s bad voice-leading in the strings and a very weak chord progression; I’m fixing this for a client, haha]

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You will find the Score Editor in Cubase 14 to be different in many aspects. It’s built on the technology that also powers Dorico. Give the trial version a go to see how it fits your workflow.