User manual

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Expression maps (Cubase only)
Groups
You can sort the different articulations you define for an
expression map into one to four groups. Groups can be
used to combine directions and attributes in more com-
plex musical expressions by choosing articulations from
the different groups, for example to play a note arco AND
staccato AND with an accent.
The groups themselves are exclusive. This means articula-
tions residing within the same group cannot be used to-
gether. Since some of the articulations cannot be
combined – for example, a violin cannot be played arco
(bowed) and pizzicato (plucked) at the same time – these
articulations should be placed in the same group.
Furthermore, the groups represent the musical impor-
tance, with group 1 having the highest priority (expres-
sions in group 1 are more important than those in group 2,
3, and 4). This setting is required when the expression
map does not find an exact match for your data and tries
to identify the closest possible sound. Let’s say you have
added a staccato symbol and an accent to a note in an
editor. In the expression map, you have specified that
staccato is in group 2 and the accent is in group 3. The
connected instrument, however, does not have a sample
that corresponds to these settings. In this case, the pro
-
gram looks for a staccato sound, disregarding the accent.
Remote Key Settings
The remote keys specify which key on an external device
is used to play a certain sound slot, i.
e. these keys are
then used to insert articulations instead of notes.
The active remote keys (if any) are indicated in the Inspec-
tor for the track, see “Expression maps in the Project win-
dow” on page 422.
Ö If you do not plan to record or trigger articulations via a
MIDI input device, you do not need to specify remote keys.
Latch Mode
This setting determines whether the remote key function
reacts to note-off messages.
• When Latch Mode is deactivated, the key you press on
your MIDI input device is valid for as long as the key is
held, i. e. the sound slot plays until the key is released.
On release, the default (first) sound slot is played again.
• When Latch Mode is activated, the key you press is
valid until the next key is pressed.
Root Note
Here, you can specify the first key on your external device
that you want to use as a remote key. This is useful, since
it allows you to automatically adjust existing remote key
assignments to suit your needs, for example when you are
using a MIDI keyboard with a very wide or very narrow key
range.
Set Remote Keys
Remote keys can be specified manually for each slot in the
Sound Slots section of the window. However, you can
also automatically assign a range of keys on your external
device to the sound slots in the expression map. Proceed
as follows:
1. Click the Set Remote Keys button.
A dialog opens.
2. Use the Start Key field to specify the first key on the
MIDI input device that you want to trigger a sound slot.
Description Here, you can enter a descriptive text. For example, this
can be the name of the symbol (e.
g. Accent) or the long
name of a direction (e.
g. pizz and pizzicato).
Group This column allows you to specify the group, or impor-
tance of the symbol, see below.
Option Description
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Note that Latch Mode can only be generally activated/
deactivated in Cubase, not for single expression
maps.