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The MIDI editors
How the Key Editor handles drum maps
When a drum map is assigned to a MIDI or instrument
track (see “Working with drum maps” on page 400), the
Key Editor will display the drum sound names as defined
by the drum map.
In Cubase, the name of the drum sound is displayed in the
following locations:
This allows you to use the Key Editor for drum editing, e. g.
when editing drum note lengths (which may be necessary
for some external instruments) or when editing several
parts, to identify drum events.
How the Key Editor handles expression maps
(Cubase only)
When an expression map is assigned to a MIDI track, the
musical articulations defined for that map are displayed in
the following locations of the Key Editor:
For more information, see the chapter “Expression maps
(Cubase only)” on page 419.
Note Expression data in the Key Editor
(Cubase only)
The Key Editor is the main editor for working with Note Ex-
pression. This functionality is described in detail in the
chapter “Note Expression (Cubase only)” on page 428.
Editing notes via MIDI
You can change the properties of notes via MIDI. For ex-
ample, this can be a fast way to get the right velocity value,
since you will hear the result even as you edit:
1. Select the note you want to edit.
2. Click the MIDI Input button on the toolbar to enable
editing via MIDI.
On the info line, in the
Pitch field
In the event itself (provided that
the zoom factor is high enough)
When dragging a note
On the status line, in the
Mouse Note Position field
On the info line
In the event itself if the vertical zoom factor
is high enough
On the controller
lane