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Note Expression
Note Expression and MIDI
3. On the MIDI menu, open the Note Expression submenu and select “Convert to
Note Expression”.
The MIDI data of the types you specified in the Note Expression MIDI Setup dialog
is converted from controller lane data into Note Expression data, leaving the
corresponding controller lanes empty.
During this process, the program searches for notes that are sounding at the same
time as the controllers and if several notes are playing at the same time, the same
Note Expression parameters will be attributed to them, with the same values.
Ö When converting MIDI controllers into Note Expression data, release phases (see
“Editing the release phase of a note” on page 575) are automatically created where
necessary, so that no controller data is lost during this process.
Consolidating MIDI overlaps
It can be problematic to convert regular MIDI controllers into Note Expression data or
to edit MIDI controllers which have been recorded as Note Expression data. For
example, when you move notes so that they overlap other notes containing the same
controllers (e.
g. by moving or quantizing), these controllers are conflicting. This might
cause trouble, especially for connected MIDI devices.
You can eliminate such controller conflicts using the “Consolidate Note Expression
Overlaps” command on the Note Expression submenu of the MIDI menu. When you
select this command, the following happens:
• If notes overlap that contain data for the same controller, the controller values of
the second note are used from the beginning of the overlap.
• If a note is moved so that it is positioned entirely within a longer note and if these
notes contain controller data for the same controller, the controller values of the
longer note are used until the encompassed note starts. The controllers for the
“embedded” shorter note are used for the entire length of that note. At the end of
the shorter note, the controllers of the longer note are used again.
Distributing notes to different channels
If you do not have a VST 3 instrument, but still want to use the Note Expression
functions, proceed as follows:
1. Add a multi-timbral instrument, open its control panel, and assign the same sound
to different channels.
2. In the Inspector for the corresponding MIDI track, make sure the MIDI output pop-
up menu is set to “Any”.
3. Enable the “MIDI as Note Expression” button and record or enter MIDI notes with
expression as needed.
4. On the MIDI menu, open the Note Expression submenu and select “Distribute
Notes to MIDI Channels”.
This will distribute the MIDI notes to different channels (starting at channel 1).
5. Edit Note Expression for each note independently without controller conflicts.
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When you are editing the MIDI notes after the conversion, it might be necessary to
consolidate the controller data.