Working with Note Expression

When working with Note Expression, start by activating the “Show Note Expression Data” button on the Key Editor toolbar. This will give you a visual feedback of your actions. Use the slider to the right of the button to modify the display size of the Note Expression data in the event display.



  • If you want to listen to your editing, activate the Acoustic Feedback button on the Key Editor toolbar.

    Playback is triggered when you enter or change Note Expression data. All controllers that are present at the mouse position will be used during playback.

Note Expression can be used in the following ways:

  • You can record notes live into Cubase while attaching some or all of the used controllers as Note Expression events to the notes.

  • You can replace the existing Note Expression data of a MIDI part by recording Note Expression events for the MIDI notes during playback.

  • You can add Note Expression data to one MIDI note after another using the “Note Expression MIDI Input” button.

  • You can draw in Note Expression events for MIDI notes in the Note Expression event editor.