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Note Expression (Cubase only)
MIDI Learn
Another way to assign the knobs and faders of your MIDI
instrument to Note Expression parameters is using the
MIDI Learn function. Proceed as follows:
1. Select the parameter to which you want to assign a
MIDI controller.
2. Below the list, click the MIDI Learn button to the right
of the MIDI assignment pop-up menu.
3. Use the knob or fader on your MIDI device that you
want to assign to the selected Note Expression parameter.
This control is now automatically assigned.
4. Repeat this step for all the parameters you want to
control with your MIDI device.
Now, you can record Note Expression data using the con-
trols on your MIDI device.
Using mapping presets
When you have set up the mapping for a connected MIDI
device, you can save these settings as mapping presets
for future use, e.
g. when working again with this device.
Proceed as follows:
1. Open the Parameter pop-up menu and select “Save
MIDI Input Assignment”.
2. In the file dialog that appears, specify a name and a lo-
cation for the file.
A file with the extension “*.neinput” is created.
You can recall the mapping presets you created by using
the “Load MIDI Input Assignment” command on the Pa
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rameter pop-up menu.
Recording
Recording notes and Note Expression data
To record MIDI notes together with Note Expression data
using an external MIDI device, proceed as follows:
1. Create an instrument track, e. g. using HALion Sonic
SE as VST instrument.
The Note Expression Inspector tab shows which parameters are avail-
able for recording.
• You can also load one of the available presets. Some
presets were created especially for the use with Note Ex
-
pression. These have the suffix “.NoteExp”.
2. Select a parameter from the list.
3. Set up the record mapping for the parameters, see
“Mapping controllers” on page 431.
You can use the data range controls to use only a subrange of the full pa-
rameter range. This allows for finer recording and editing.
4. Record some MIDI notes and use the mapped con-
trols on your MIDI device to record the corresponding
Note Expression data.
5. Open the Key Editor and activate the “Show Note Ex-
pression Data” button on the toolbar.
The Note Expression data is shown on the notes for which it was re-
corded.
Overdubbing
You can also record or replace Note Expression data for
existing notes. This is achieved by overdubbing. To acti
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vate this mode, click the Overdub button on the Note Ex-
pression Inspector tab. When this is activated, no notes
are recorded when you click the Record button. Instead,
you can use the controls on your MIDI device to record
Note Expression data for the note that is playing.
!
To be able to record MIDI notes again, you have to
deactivate the Overdub button when you have fin-
ished recording the Note Expression data.
!
If notes are selected when you start overdubbing,
controllers will be recorded for these notes only. To
record controllers for all notes touched by the posi
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tion cursor, make sure to deselect all notes in the
event display before you start overdubbing.