3.0

CUBASE SE
2 – 26 MIDI effects
• To turn the variation switch feature off, select the “No Switch” mode.
Compress
This MIDI compressor is used for evening out or expanding differences
in velocity. Though the result is similar to what you get with the Velocity
Compression track parameter, the Compress plug-in presents the con-
trols in a manner more like regular audio compressors. The parameters
are:
Note In this mode, the chorder will play one chord at a time – you cannot
play several different chords simultaneously. When the Note switch
mode is selected, you play a key to determine the base note for the
chord, then press a higher key to select a variation. The variation num-
ber will be the difference between the two keys. To select variation 1,
press a key one semitone higher than the base note, for variation 2,
press a key two semitones higher, and so on.
Parameter Description
Threshold Only notes with velocities over this value will be affected by the com-
pression/expansion.
Ratio This determines the rate of compression applied to the velocity values
above the threshold level. Ratios greater than 1:1 result in compres-
sion (i.e. less difference in velocity) while ratios lower than 1:1 result in
expansion (i.e. greater difference in velocity).
What actually happens is that the part of the velocity value that is
above the threshold value is divided by the ratio value.
Gain This adds or subtracts a fixed value from the velocities. Since the maxi-
mum range for velocity values is 0-127, you may need to use the Gain
setting to compensate, keeping the resulting velocities within the range.
Typically, you would use negative Gain settings when expanding and
positive Gain settings when compressing.
Switch mode Description