Expression Maps for Dorico 3.5+

This example is for Spitfire Solo Strings, but some of the approach may be applicable to other Spitfire libraries that support UACC.

Note that articulations use the middle C=C4 convention.

Load the instrument patches and then click the padlock icon on the bottom left and select ‘Locked to UACC’.

There are no dedicated shorts - use stacc: ‘This creates a sound that can be used either as a nice short staccatissimo, but also as part of a sequence of fast short notes’.

All articulations use velocity + CC1 for dynamics. The velocity and CC ranges are set to 30-127 to prevent ppp dynamics from being too quiet.
If you find that the dynamics feel too ‘jumpy’, try reducing the range of the CC1 dynamic to 60-127 or setting the dynamic curve to 1.5 or 2.

If the notes sound too detached then try increasing the Release very slightly (CC17)

Cubase expression maps: https://spitfireaudio.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006347473-Using-Expression-Maps-with-UACC
Spitfire Solo Strings.zip (1.68 KB)

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