Recording Notes and Note Expression Data with MPE Input Devices

Prerequisite

Your MPE input device is connected to your computer, and correctly set up in Cubase.

Procedure

  1. In the global track controls area of the track list, click Add Track .
  2. Click Instrument.
  3. Open the Instrument pop-up menu and select HALion Sonic SE, for example.
  4. Click Add Track.

    The instrument track is added to the track list, and the control panel of the selected VST instrument is opened.

  5. In the top section of the Inspector for the instrument track, open the Input Routing pop-up menu, and select your MPE input device from the list.
    Note

    Make sure that the MIDI channel is not set to Any.

  6. In the Inspector, open the Note Expression section.

    The expressions should be correctly mapped to the input movements of your MPE device.

  7. Use your MPE input device to record MIDI notes together with note expression data.

Result

The notes are recorded together with the note expression data. If you activate Show Note Expression Data on the Key Editor toolbar, the note expression data is shown on the notes for which they were recorded.