Plug-in Reference

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MIDI effects
Inputs section
In this section you can choose whether to monitor Live
Events or Playback Events.
Show section
Here, you can activate/deactivate the different types of
MIDI events, e.
g. notes or program change events. If you
choose the Controller option you can also define which
type of controller to monitor.
Data table
In the table in the lower section of the window, you will see
detailed information about the monitored MIDI events.
Buffer pop-up menu
In the Buffer pop-up menu you can set the buffer size to
100, 1000 or 10000 events. This is the maximum number
of events that is kept in the list of monitored events. Once
this list is full, the oldest entries will be deleted when new
events are received.
Ö The larger the buffer, the more processing resources
are required. To avoid a negative impact on your system’s
performance, make sure to use the smallest possible buf
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fer size.
Export function
Click the Export button to export the monitoring data as a
simple text file.
Record events button
Use this button to the left of the Inputs section to start or
stop the monitoring of MIDI events.
Clear list button
The Clear List button to the left of the Show section al-
lows you to clear the table of recorded MIDI events.
Note to CC
This effect will generate a MIDI continuous controller event
for each incoming MIDI note. The value of the controller
event corresponds to the velocity of the MIDI note, which is
then used to control the selected MIDI controller (by default
CC 7, Main Volume). For each note end, another controller
event with the value 0 is sent. The incoming MIDI notes
pass through the effect unaffected.
The purpose of this plug-in is to generate a gate effect.
This means that the notes played are used to control
something else. For example, if Main Volume (CC 7) is se
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lected, notes with low velocity will lower the volume in the
MIDI instrument, while notes with a high velocity will raise
the volume.
Quantizer
Quantizing is a function that changes the timing of notes
by moving them towards a “quantize grid”. This grid may
consist of e.
g. straight sixteenth notes (in which case the
notes would all get perfect sixteenth note timing), but
could also be more loosely related to straight note value
positions (applying a “swing feel” to the timing, etc.).
Ö The main Quantize function in Cubase is described in
the Operation Manual.
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Note that a controller event is sent out each time a
new note is played. If high and low notes are played
simultaneously, this may lead to confusing results.
Therefore, the Note to CC effect is best applied to
monophonic tracks (playing one note at a time).