Operation
This setting determines what to do with the Action Target. The options on this pop-up menu are different depending on the selected Action Target.
Below, all available operations are listed:
- Add
Adds the value specified in the Parameter 1 column to the Action Target.
- Subtract
Subtracts the value specified in the Parameter 1 column from the Action Target.
- Multiply by
Multiplies the Action Target value with the value specified in the Parameter 1 column.
- Divide by
Divides the Action Target value by the value specified in the Parameter 1 column.
- Cubase Pro only: VST 3 Value Operation – Invert (Logical Editor only)
Inverts Note Expression data containing the specified VST 3 event parameter.
- Round by
This “rounds” the Action Target value using the value specified in the Parameter 1 column. In other words, the Action Target value is changed to the closest value that can be divided by the Parameter 1 value.
For example, if the Action Target value is 17 and Parameter 1 is 5, the result of rounding will be 15 (the closest value that can be divided by 5). Another word for this type of operation would be “quantizing”, and it is actually possible to use it for this, by setting the Action Target to “Position” and specifying a quantize value with Parameter 1 (in ticks, with 480 ticks per quarter note).
- Set Random Values between
This will set the Action Target value to a random value within the range specified with Parameter 1 and 2.
- Set to fixed value
This sets the Action Target to the value specified in the Parameter 1 column.
- Set Relative Random Values between
This will add a random value to the current Action Target value. The added random value will be within the range specified with Parameter 1 and 2. Note that these can be set to negative values.
For example, if you set Parameter 1 to - 20 and Parameter 2 to + 20, the original Action Target value will get a random variation, never exceeding ± 20.
- Add Length (Logical Editor only)
This is only available when Action Target is set to Position. Furthermore, it is only valid if the found events are notes (and thus have a length). When Add Length is selected, the length of each note event will be added to the Position value. This can be used for creating new events (using the Insert function) positioned relative to the end positions of the original notes.
- Transpose to Scale
This is only available when Action Target is set to Value 1, and when the filter conditions are specifically set up to find notes (a “Type = Note” filter condition line has been added). When “Transpose to Scale” is selected, you can specify a musical scale using the Parameter 1 and 2 columns. Parameter 1 is the key (C, C#, D, etc.) while Parameter 2 is the type of scale (major, melodic or harmonic minor, etc.).
Each note will be transposed to the closest note in the selected scale.
- Use Value 2
This is only available when Action Target is set to Value 1. If this option is selected, the Value 2 setting in each event will be copied to the Value 1 setting.
This is useful, for example, if you are transforming all Modulation controllers to Aftertouch events (since controllers use Value 2 for their amount, while Aftertouch uses Value 1).
- Use Value 1
This is only available when Action Target is set to Value 2. If this option is selected, the Value 1 setting in each event will be copied to the Value 2 setting.
- Mirror
This is only available when Action Target is set to Value 1 or Value 2. When this option is selected, the values will be “mirrored” around the value set in the Parameter 1 column.
In the case of notes, this will invert the scale, with the key set in the Parameter 1 column as “center point”.
- Linear Change in Loop Range (Logical Editor only)
This will affect events within the loop range (between the left and right locators) only. It will create a linear “ramp” of values (replacing the original values) starting at the value in the Parameter 1 column and ending at the Parameter 2 value.
This can be used for creating linear controller sweeps, velocity ramps, etc.
- Relative Change in Loop Range (Logical Editor only)
As with the previous option, this will create a ramp of values, affecting events in the loop range only (i. e. between the locators). However, here the changes are “relative”, meaning that values will be added to the existing values.
In other words, you set up a value ramp starting at Parameter 1 and ending at Parameter 2 (note that the Parameter values can be negative). The resulting value ramp is then added to the existing values for the events within the loop range.
For example, if you apply this to note velocities with Parameter 1 set to 0 and Parameter 2 set to -100, you create a velocity fade-out, keeping the original velocity relations:
- Cubase Pro only: NoteExp Operation – Remove Note Expression (Logical Editor only)
This option is only available for notes. It allows you to remove all Note Expression data from a note.
- Cubase Pro only: NoteExp Operation – Create One-Shot (Logical Editor only)
This option is only available for notes. It allows you to add Note Expression data for notes in “One Shot” mode, meaning that you add a parameter as Note Expression data. After having added the one-shot parameter, you have to set it to the desired value in a second go.
- Cubase Pro only: NoteExp Operation – Reverse (Logical Editor only)
Reverses the Note Expression data.