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Expression maps (Cubase only)
Creating and editing expression maps
• Apart from creating combined articulations, the Articulation columns also allow you
to prioritize articulations, by sorting them into different groups.
When the program is looking for sounds and no exact match is found, the group
setting defines the “closest match”, i.
e. the sound which matches most criteria
when searching from left to right is used. For example, if two sounds are found
which have the same articulation in group 1, the sound that also matches group 2
is preferred and so on. For more information on groups, see below.
• If you cannot find the articulation that you want to add on the pop-up menu, you
can define your own articulations by selecting “Add Custom Articulation”.
This adds a default articulation which you can define in the Articulations section,
see below.
• Click in the “Col” column to assign a color to the current sound slot.
When working in the MIDI editors, you can color your events according to the
color of the sound slots.
5. When you have made the desired settings, click the “+” button again to add
another sound slot.
Add as many sound slots as you need.
• In the Remote column, you can specify the key on your external device that triggers
this sound slot.
For more information, see “Remote Key Settings” on page 563.
Output Mapping
When you have added sound slots, you can map them to certain sound characters or
expressions of an instrument, e.
g. a bowed violin or a pizzicato violin. The available
sounds depend on the instrument that is selected for the MIDI or instrument track.
Some of the more complex virtual instruments require multiple key switches or
combinations of key switches and controllers to select a particular articulation. This
can be accomplished by stacking multiple output events to a single sound slot. You
can add a new slot by clicking the “+” button above the list.
You can make the following settings for the slots: In the Status column, you can
specify a note-on, program change, or controller message. Additionally, you can make
settings in the Data 1 and 2 columns (if applicable). If you have an instrument that
uses key switches (for example Steinberg’s HALion Symphonic Orchestra), you can
specify these key switches here. This allows you to switch between a bowed and a
pizzicato violin, or to switch to another program containing a different articulation.
You can also create expressions by editing the incoming MIDI data, for example by
changing the note length or velocity. For this, you can make the following settings in
the lower part of the Output Mapping section:
Parameter Description
Channel Here you can specify the MIDI channel. When using HALion
Symphonic Orchestra for example, this allows you to switch to a
different program.
Length Here you can specify the note length. This way, you can create
staccato or tenuto sounds.
Velocity Here you can specify the desired velocity. This allows you to create
accents, for example.
Min. Velocity If you are using an instrument that has different velocity ranges on the
same key, you can specify a minimum velocity here, to make sure that
the sample mapped to a particular range is used.