User manual

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Expression maps (Cubase only)
Creating and editing expression maps
Creating expression maps based on the key switches used in an instrument
You can automatically extract mapping information from your connected VST
instruments and convert it into a new expression map. This makes it very easy to set
up expression maps for the instruments you often work with.
Proceed as follows:
1. Load the VST instrument you want to use and assign it to a MIDI or instrument
track.
2. Select the track, open the Expression Map section in the Inspector, and select
“Import Key Switches” on the pop-up menu. Note that this menu option will only be
available when the loaded program contains key switches.
The Expression Map Setup window opens.
3. Make the desired settings for the created map and click the Save button, see
“Creating an expression map from scratch” on page 560.
The expression map is saved and can now be loaded via the pop-up menu on the
Expression Map section of the Inspector.
Adding sound slots
Now, you create one sound slot for each articulation that you want to add. Proceed as
follows:
1. In the Sound Slots section to the right of the Maps list, a sound slot is added
automatically when a new map is created.
This is the default slot that is used. You can specify an articulation for it or leave it
empty, depending on your preferred default setting.
2. Click in the first Articulation column (Art. 1) for the sound slot and select an
articulation from the menu.
A new entry is added in the Articulations section in the lower right corner of the
window.
3. When adding articulations, the name of the sound slot is automatically set to the
articulation. To change the name, click in the name field and enter a new name.
The names of the sound slots are displayed in the Inspector for the track, see
“Expression maps in the Project window” on page 557.
4. To create a complex articulation, made of several different single articulations, click
in the other Articulation columns (Art. 2-4) for the sound slot and add the
corresponding articulations.
For each new articulation, an additional entry is added in the Articulations section.