Creating new expression maps

You can create new expression maps from scratch and you can duplicate existing expression maps and edit the settings, for example, when using third-party sound libraries or MIDI devices that do not provide expression maps.

Procedure

  1. Choose Play > Expression Maps to open the Expression Maps dialog.
  2. Create a new expression map in one of the following ways:

    • To create an empty expression map, click Add Expression Map in the action bar.

    • To create a copy of an existing expression map, select it in the expression maps list and click Duplicate Expression Map in the action bar.

  3. In the Expression Map Data section, click Lock Info to unlock the fields.
    Figure 1. Locked
    Figure 2. Unlocked
  4. In the Expression Map Data section, enter information for your expression map in the relevant fields.
  5. Optional: In the Techniques list in the Techniques and Actions section, add a new playback playing technique in one of the following ways:

    • Click Add Technique.

    • Select an existing playback playing technique and click Duplicate Technique.

  6. Optional: If playback playing technique combinations you require do not exist in the expression map, create them in the Playing Technique Combinations dialog.
  7. In the Techniques list, select a playback playing technique.
  8. In the Techniques and Actions section, change any of the options relevant to the selected playback playing technique.

    For example, choose whether the volume of the selected technique is controlled by its Note velocity or a Control change.

  9. In the Actions subsection, add an action for the currently selected playback playing technique in one of the following ways:

    • Click Add Note Event.

    • Click Add Control Change.

    • Click Add Program Change.

    • Select an existing action and click Duplicate.

  10. Choose the type of event from one of the following options:

    • On events

    • Off events

  11. Optional: Repeat steps 9 and 10 for each action you require for each technique.
  12. Optional: To change the values for actions, double-click them and change their values.
  13. Optional: If you want to define mutual exclusion groups in your new expression map, add the mutual exclusion groups you want in the Mutual Exclusion Groups section.
  14. Optional: If you added mutual exclusion groups, add the necessary playback playing techniques to each mutual exclusion group.
  15. Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog.