Add MIDI Inserts or Modifiers to specific notes?

Cubase
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Hi,

Is it possible to add a MIDI Insert or a MIDI Modifier to only a specific note range?

For example if I’d like to randomize velocity or shift position +10 to only F1-C2 on an Instrument track?

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Hi,

Yes, it’s possible. User the Transformer MIDI Insert. As condition, set the wanted range. Something like:

Type Is | Equal | Note | And
Pitch | Equal or Higher | F1 | And
Pitch | Equal or  Lower | C2

Action
Shift Position

Transform

I’m not with Cubase at this moment, the formula might be different a bit.

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Thanks Martin,

Yes, I tried doing just that but there is no action I can use. All actions I can insert are Value 1, 2, 3, Channel or Type. None of these affect note position :frowning:

I’m still on Cubase 12 - is there any difference in C13?

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The MIDI plugins and modifiers are rather for live usage, ie. changing things while they are being recorded/played back.

If you have already recorded your MIDI events and what to alter them afterwards I’d rather use the Logical Editor from the MIDI menu.

What is your use case?

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Hi,

You can Randomize Velocity, but you can’t shift position in the MIDI Insert, as it’s processed in real time (as Johnny mentioned).

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Thanks for the replies Johnny and Martin,

I understand. I want to add randomization/humanization to MIDI for playing back, not when recording. MIDI Modifiers can randomize the position - even with negative values - in real-time so it really should work with the Transformer or another MIDI insert?

My use case varies but to give a clear example:

A VST Instrument Track with a Kontakt Drum Kit, I want to humanize the hi-hats (on F1-C2) by randomizing the position relatively -4 to +15.

I know I can do this after the fact with the Logical Editor but:

  • it’s time-consuming and I’d love to have it set up in my template all the time
  • it complicates moving/copy-pasting notes since they are not on a grid
  • copying one MIDI event will have the same humanization every time if I just copy the whole MIDI Event.

Thankful for any tips you may have!

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That would be the Logical Editor setting:

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After saving this as a preset you can assign it a key command (in the Key Command dialog).

You can use the same settings on the Transformer plugin if you like and use the plugin on a MIDI insert instead.

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Thanks Johnny,

As I mentioned I don’t want to do it “destructively” so to speak, with Logical Editor visibly moving the notes. That’s what I like about the MIDI Modifiers and Transformer - they do these changes in real-time.

I’m not by the computer now but I believe, unfortunately, that I can’t set up that same setting in Transformer because it doesn’t allow commands that modify Note Position :slightly_frowning_face:

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In that case your only option is to create a duplicate of the track and split the notes between them. Everything that needs to be modified goes in one track and then you use the MIDI Modifier - Position on it.

You cannot have everything on the same track and only modify a specific note range in real-time in Cubase. You’ll have to make a compromise.