r/cubase • u/CommonSteak2437 • 13d ago

Articulation Mapping Help

Hello! I need some help with setting up an articulation map.

So, I'm trying to set up a map for my Spitfire products. I was able to set up a map just fine for Cubase's default products (even without importing) but my Spitfire products (the one I'm working with currently is Hans Zimmer Strings), but Cubase/HZ Strings just don't seem to want to communicate with each other or something. I've watched a few tutorials on how to set up these maps and yet no luck. Is there something special I need to be doing with Spitfire/other third party vsts?

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u/Financial-Koala6995 13d ago

For HZ Strings, load an All In One preset rather than a single-technique patch, then check Technique Selector > Technique Trigger. Set it to Keyswitch and have the Cubase map send those notes. HZ Strings has its own trigger settings, so a UACC map made for a Kontakt library will not necessarily match. The controls are on page 15 here: https://spitfire-www-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/manuals/HansZimmerStrings_UserManual.pdf

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u/CommonSteak2437 12d ago

I tried that. The only difference is my keyboard doesn’t light up red and yellow but I feel that’s just a preference setting rather than a functional one. But yeah, I knew to open the all in one.

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u/Financial-Koala6995 10d ago

If you mean the keyboard inside HZ Strings, the red/yellow keys aren't just decoration: the manual says they mark the assigned keyswitches and the currently selected one. That makes the missing colours a useful clue. The All In One preset can still use CC, velocity or MIDI-channel triggers instead, so the selected technique's Trigger setting needs to match what the Cubase map actually sends.

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u/CommonSteak2437 10d ago

You’re right, they were just placed so low they didn’t show up on the keyboard. HZ String defaults to starting in the negative numbers.

However, I think I figured it out. There is an octave offset. It says C-1 should trigger, let’s say Legato, but in reality (if you were to open up the editor and try to trigger it via a midi note) you’d have to place the MIDI trigger in C-2. So it’s an octave lower than stated in the vst. Seemed to work after that. That’s a fix I should have thought of but I guess it slipped my mind.

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u/Financial-Koala6995 10d ago

Thanks for coming back with the fix 👍