Key Editor Operations V4 in Cubase 12

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Key Editor Operations V4  in Cubase 12

Drum Map Handling

Expression Map Handling

Note Expression Data

Editing Note Events via MIDI Input

Step Input

Drum Map Handling

When a drum map is assigned to a MIDI or instrument track, the Key Editor displays the drum sound names as defined by the drum map. This allows you to use the Key Editor for drum editing, for example, when editing drum note lengths or when editing several parts to identify drum events.

The name of the drum sound is displayed in the following locations:

• On the info line in the Pitch field.
• On the status line in the Mouse Value field.

• In the note event if the zoom factor is high enough.
• When dragging a note event.

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Expression Map Handling

When an expression map is assigned to a MIDI track, the musical articulations that are defined for that map are displayed in the following locations of the Key Editor:

• On the info line in the Articulations field.
• On the controller lane.
• In the note event if the vertical zoom factor is high enough.

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Note Expression Data

The Key Editor is the main editor for working with Note Expression.

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Editing Note Events via MIDI Input

You can directly hear your editing results. Editing the properties of note events via MIDI can be a quick way to, for example, set the velocity value of a note event.

Procedure

1. In the Key Editor, select the note event that you want to edit.

2. Click MIDI Input on the toolbar.
   Editing via MIDI is enabled.

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. For example, you can get the pitch and velocity values of the notes input via MIDI, but the note-off velocities remain as they are.

4. Play a note on your MIDI instrument.

Result

The selected note gets the pitch, note-on velocity and/or note-off velocity of the played note. The next note in the edited part is automatically selected to allow quick editing of a series of notes.

After Completing This Task

To try another setting, select the note again and play a note on your MIDI instrument.

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Step Input

Step input, or step recording, allows you to enter note events or chords one at a time without worrying about the exact timing. This is useful, for example, when you know the part that you want to record but are not able to play it exactly as you want it.

Procedure

1. On the toolbar, activate Step Input.
2. Use the note buttons to the right to determine which properties are included when you insert the note events.
   For example, you can include the note-on velocity and/or note-off velocity of the played notes. You can also deactivate the pitch property, in which case all notes get a pitch C3, no matter what you play.
3. Click anywhere in the note display to set the start position of the first note event or chord.
   The step input position is shown as a vertical line in the note display.
4. Specify the note event spacing and length with the Quantize and Length Quantize pop-up menus.
   The note events that you insert are positioned according to the Quantize value and have the length of the Length Quantize value.
   Note
   If Length Quantize is set to Quantize Link, the note length is also determined by the Quantize value.
5. Play the first note event or chord on your MIDI instrument.
   The note event or chord appears in the editor and the step input position advances by one quantize value step.
   Note
   If Move Insert Mode is activated, all note events to the right of the step input position are moved to make room for the inserted note event or chord.
6. Continue in the same way with the rest of the note events or chords.
   You can adjust the Quantize or Length Quantize values to change the timing or note event lengths. You can also move the step input position manually by clicking anywhere in the note display.
   To insert a rest, press the Right Arrow key. This advances the step input position by one step.
7. When you are done, click Step Input again to deactivate step input.

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