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The MIDI editors
Key Editor operations
How the Key Editor handles expression maps (Cubase only)
When an expression map is assigned to a MIDI track, the musical articulations defined
for that map are displayed in the following locations of the Key Editor:
For more information, see the chapter “Expression maps (Cubase only)” on page 555.
Note Expression data in the Key Editor (Cubase only)
The Key Editor is the main editor for working with Note Expression. This functionality is
described in detail in the chapter
“Note Expression” on page 565.
Editing notes via MIDI
You can change the properties of notes via MIDI. For example, this can be a fast way
to get the right velocity value, since you will hear the result even as you edit:
1. Select the note you want to edit.
2. Click the MIDI Input button on the toolbar to enable editing via MIDI.
3. Use the note buttons on the toolbar to decide which properties are changed by
the MIDI input.
You can enable editing of pitch, note-on and/or note-off velocity.
With this setting, the edited notes will get the pitch and velocity values of the notes input via
MIDI, but the note-off velocities will be kept as they are.
4. Play a note on your MIDI instrument.
The note selected in the editor will get the pitch, velocity and/or note-off velocity of
the played note.
The next note in the edited part is automatically selected, making it easy to quickly edit
a series of notes.
• If you want another try, select the note again (e. g. by pressing the left arrow key on
the computer keyboard) and again play a note on your MIDI instrument.
On the info line
In the event itself if the vertical zoom factor is
high enough
On the controller lane