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Note Expression (Cubase only)
Setting the length of the release phase
To determine the length of the release phase, drag the re-
lease length handle or enter the value manually on the info
line. You can also modify the release length after having
edited or recorded controller data. Only the controllers
within the specified length will be heard during playback.
Ö When you have opened the editor for several notes
and hold down [Alt]/[Option] while setting the release
length for one note, the release phase of all the notes will
be changed accordingly, i.
e. they will all end at the same
time position.
Adding controllers in the release phase
You can add controllers in the release phase by overdub-
bing or by manually entering Note Expression data in the
editor. When you are overdubbing Note Expression data,
the length of the existing release phase will be used to as-
sociate newly recorded data to the notes. When the sus-
tain pedal of your external device is held during recording,
the notes automatically get a corresponding release
phase.
Editing multiple notes simultaneously
When you have opened the editor for several notes, any
editing (e. g. entering Note Expression data, applying time
stretch or modifying the length of the release phase) af
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fects all the notes that are present at the time position
where you perform the editing.
Note Expression and MIDI
Making global settings
In the Note Expression MIDI Setup dialog, you can make
some global settings for the use of the Note Expression
functionality with MIDI. In this dialog, you can specify ex
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actly which MIDI controllers will be used when recording
Note Expression data, for example.
Proceed as follows:
1. On the MIDI menu, open the Note Expression sub-
menu and select “Note Expression MIDI Setup…”.
The Note Expression MIDI Setup dialog opens.
The dialog contains the following options:
2. When you have made the desired settings, click OK to
close the dialog.
The settings you made in the Note Expression MIDI Setup dialog will be
used every time that you use the “Convert to Note Expression” function
or record MIDI controllers as Note Expression data.
Option Description
Controller Activate this option if you want to use MIDI controllers
when working with Note Expression. In the table below, ac
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tivate the MIDI controllers you want to use and deactivate
the MIDI controllers that should be disregarded in the Note
Expression context.
If MIDI controller data for a deactivated controller is re-
ceived in Cubase, it will end up on the controller lane.
Pitchbend Activate this option if you want incoming Pitchbend data to
be used when working with Note Expression.
Aftertouch Activate this option if you want incoming Aftertouch data to
be used when working with Note Expression.
Poly
Pressure
Activate this option if you want Poly Pressure data to be
used when working with Note Expression.
Controller
Catch Range
This allows you to associate controllers with a note, al-
though they were sent slightly before the note-on message.
Specify the number of ticks in the value field. For example,
this might be necessary when working with some elec
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tronic drums for which the drum head position message is
sent before the note.