Expression Maps In Cubase 15 Stop Working After 'Trigger' Is Sent From Control Surface

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@JBuck

I don’t display the sound slots lane usually, I assume you mean the ‘Articulations’ Controller Lane at the bottom of the Key Editor.

Yeah the sound slots lane is a new lane that is a sub-component of Articulations controller lane in Cubase 15 that shows you what slot Cubase intends to play at a certain point, it can be turned on or off within the Articulations controller lane. You can see it in my screenshot here:

It is useful for troubleshooting because it tells you what Cubase intends to trigger at a certain point, which helps you distinguish between issues triggering or logic problems.

Regarding the note-off, you can see it in this previous two threads:

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