Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual

Expression maps (Cubase Pro only)
Creating and editing expression maps
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Saving your settings
When you have made the desired settings, you need to save the expression map. 
To do so, click the Save button in the Expression Maps section of the window, 
specify a file name and a location for the expression map, and click Save. 

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Note Expression
Introduction
Note Expression offers a very intuitive way of controller editing in Cubase. As an 
alternative to working with controller lanes in the Key Editor, controller data can be 
viewed and edited directly on the associated MIDI note events in the event display.
With Note Expression, a note and its associated controller data are treated as a unit. 
When you quantize, move, copy, duplicate, or delete notes, all their associated 
controller information will follow. This allows for...

Note Expression
Introduction
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VST 3 controllers
VST 3 controllers are provided by the VST instrument. Therefore, different 
controllers can be available, depending on the instrument.
VST 3 controllers provide articulation information for each individual note. Unlike 
MIDI controllers (which are channel-specific), VST 3 controllers are note-specific 
and are suitable for polyphonic contexts. Articulating each note in a chord 
individually creates a much more natural feel. Furthermore, VST 3 controllers...

Note Expression
Setting up the Note Expression Inspector tab
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• If you want to listen to your editing, activate the Acoustic Feedback button on 
the Key Editor toolbar.
Playback is triggered when you enter or change Note Expression data. All 
controllers that are present at the mouse position will be used during 
playback.
Note Expression can be used in the following ways:
• You can record notes live into Cubase while attaching some or all of the used 
controllers as Note Expression events to the...

Note Expression
Setting up the Note Expression Inspector tab
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1) In the CC column, the controller assignment is shown, if any.
2) VST 3 controllers
3) MIDI controllers
4) Settings for the selected controller
5) Global settings
In the middle section of the tab, you can make settings for the parameter that is 
selected in the list. The following options are available:
Parameter name and color selector
By clicking on the colored square to the right of the parameter name, you can 
specify which color is...

Note Expression
Setting up the Note Expression Inspector tab
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In the lower part of the Note Expression tab, the following global settings and 
parameters are available:
MIDI as Note Expression
If this button is activated, incoming MIDI controllers will be recorded as Note 
Expression data.
Channel Rotation
If this option is activated, individual MIDI channels are assigned to incoming 
MIDI notes and their controllers.
IMPORTANT
In order to use the Channel Rotation mode, the input controller must...

Note Expression
Mapping controllers
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Filtering the list
If you click on the Parameter column header, a pop-up menu opens, containing the 
following filter commands:
Show only used Parameters
Select this command to only display the parameters in the list for which data 
exists.
Make all Parameters visible
Select this command to display all available parameters in the event display.
Make only edited Parameter visible
Select this command to display only the currently edited parameter in the 
event...

Note Expression
Mapping controllers
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The VST 3 parameter Tuning is automatically assigned to the pitchbend wheel of 
your MIDI controller. All other parameters are assigned by default to the first MIDI 
controller (CC1: Modulation).
To manually specify the record mapping for the parameters, use the MIDI Learn 
function, or load a mapping preset, see below.
Manual mapping
To manually map a MIDI controller to the selected Note Expression parameter, you 
can select the MIDI controller from the MIDI...

Note Expression
Recording
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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.
PROCEDURE
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 location for the file.
A file with the extension “*.neinput” is created.
RESULT 
You can recall the mapping presets you created by using the...

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Recording
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Channel Rotation
Some input controller can assign individual MIDI channels to incoming MIDI notes 
and their controllers. Each new MIDI note event gets its own internal MIDI channel 
and all controller that belong to this note event are created with the same MIDI 
channel. This allows a 16 voice polyphony, which is sufficient for most 
performances.
The Channel Rotation mode allows a correct mapping of these data as Note 
Expression data per note event. This reduces the...